Andor: “What a Festive Evening” (Season 2, Episode 6)
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Andor: “What a Festive Evening” (Season 2, Episode 6)

In our recap of “What A Festive Evening” (S2, E6), we dive into relationships in the Rebellion. Should our Rebels be giving them up for the cause, or clinging to what makes them feel human? We dive deep into engineering ethics and why Dr. Gorst definitely should have suffered more. And we parse whether a show with such a high death toll can still be faulted for Burying Its Gays.

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Andor: “I Have Friends Everywhere” (Season 2, Episode 5)
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Andor: “I Have Friends Everywhere” (Season 2, Episode 5)

This week, we’re asking what makes a Rebel cell the “real deal.” Is it Saw Gerrera’s Cave Angels, who have all the fire—but lack direction? Is it the Ghorman Front, who want the Empire gone, but haven’t looked past their front doorstep? And do Luthen, Kleya, and Cassian count, when they keep raising the barrier to entry to the Rebellion?

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Andor: “Harvest” (Season 2, Episode 3)
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Andor: “Harvest” (Season 2, Episode 3)

In the final installment of Andor’s first triptych, “Harvest” (S2, E3), we’re counting the cost of freedom. Mon sells her daughter to the Rebellion, Vel catches a glimpse of a lover who never spares the time…and one of our faves gives their life to the cause. 

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Andor: “Sagrona Teema” (Season 2, Episode 2)
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Andor: “Sagrona Teema” (Season 2, Episode 2)

In “Sagrona Teema,” (Andor S2, E2), the differences between Andor’s seasons become clear: Season 2 is faster, more mysterious, and altogether more oblique. But the parallels to life in 2025 have become even more clear. In our recap this week, we draw the lines connecting Andor to ICE deportations, leftist infighting, and issues of consent. 

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Andor Season 2 Premiere: “One Year Later”
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Andor Season 2 Premiere: “One Year Later”

Fast, pointed, and irresistibly astute: Andor’s Season 2 premiere, “One Year Later,” isn’t holding any punches.

In its zippy season premiere, Andor manages to mock leftist infighting (again), stage a gloriously tense TIE Avenger heist, and throw open the Mothma estate for a splashy pre-nuptial bash. We knew Season 2 wasn’t going to disappoint—but even we weren’t expecting it to look this good while doing it.

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Episode 117: Andor: Announcement
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Episode 117: Andor: Announcement

This week, our recap of “Announcement” (Andor S1, Ep. 7) focuses on the rapid slide of the Empire from an authoritarian state to totalitarianism—and why Luthen is intentionally pushing it that direction even faster. We also dive deep into the Hero’s Journey (Cassian is refusing the call—while Maarva is answering it) and discuss Mon Mothma’s cunning, subversive form of rebellion.

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Episode 117: Andor: The Eye
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Episode 117: Andor: The Eye

The train heist in Solo walked so the Aldhani heist in Andor could run. And that just scratches the surface of why “The Eye” (Andor S1, Ep. 6) is phenomenal television.

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Episode 116: Andor: The Axe Forgets
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Episode 116: Andor: The Axe Forgets

Andor is a show that loves grassroots revolution. And we love that for Andor. In this week’s recap, we talk about rising up against tyranny, the claustrophobia of group projects, what seeds Star Wars is sowing for its grand, future rebellion—and what it costs you to rebel.

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