Andor Season 2 Review

"The Empire cannot win" has been a line regularly used by the marketing for Andor season 2, indicating the desperation that permeates the entire show. The conclusion of what is still going to be the frontrunner for the best Star Wars TV show (at least of the Disney+ originals) only goes further with its depiction of the brutality of the Empire, showing how people on both sides are beginning to crack, and irrevocably changing the subtext of Star Wars.

Andor season 2 is more about Diego Luna's Cassian Andor than season 1 is, but it still frames his story with a rotating roster of supporting characters who denote that what's happening is bigger than one person, all with the ever-looming threat of the Death Star hanging over them. Intrigue and tension expertly build and boil over into action and catharsis with each arc.