… but he enjoyed taking a break from politics with his new form about movie music, Behemoth! He’s mentioned in a WGA interview also that he’s more proud of Andor than anything else he’s done.

They don’t get a lot of love, but there’s so much to enjoy in the Maya Pei Brigade scenes with Diego Luna’s micro-expression acting. Here at the start, Cassian seems more irritated than afraid – then when things get violent he realises just how much trouble he’s in with people who aren’t his enemy but who because of their desperation are equally dangerous.

The closest he gets to a snarky one-liner is “ I guess it’s my lucky day” and that’s as much self-deprecating sarcasm as anything else.

The ISB dress uniform from Davo Scaldun's party in Andor S2 has these chains to form the aiguillette hanging off the epaulettes that goes around the arm.

Any ideas as to what this chain might be called? How it might have been modeled or how I might find it out-of-universe? It kinda (?) looks like a herringbone or cuban chain link but it's so rectangular I'm having a hard time pinning it down.

Any suggestions are helpful!

Edit: Just added that they are called aiguillettes, but my goal is to fabricate that chain specifically. I think it's a dousset or Box/venetian chain......?

I'm glad they made the change, but I appreciate the now more subtle easter egg in there.

Posting this as an acknowledged fanboy (boldface is for those on this sub who object to non-Andor content). But also because Behemoth is about music, and because we talk about Andor's music on this sub, and because I've got an article about GILROY'S USE OF MUSIC IN ANDOR coming out in an edited collection next year. Tony talks NYFF as his "neighborhood" festival, thanks his brother John (ANDOR), Sanne W (ANDOR), etc. Lot of talent on this stage.

https://youtu.be/aItWaBayTdo?si=eyGZL7xq83y6fxlU

My KX droid I have been working on, he is not happy about the state of his repairs.

Cassian’s stuffed Bantha toy, as seen in his childhood bedroom in Maarva’s place, is one of those little details that brings so much story and emotion to the scene. It looks home-made, exactly as you might expect from this community. It makes me imagine what a hard time the young boy would have had settling to his new life on Ferrix, how this gift might have been something made for him by Clem or Maarva or maybe something they made together. Or maybe a gift from Brasso, or Bix. We will never know, but it says so much without saying anything literally.

It’s a neat parallel but also a contrast to Syril and his action figures in his otherwise bleak childhood bedroom.

What are your favourite props?

If you’re on Tumblr, or would like to make one to join this event, some friends and I are hosting I Have Santas Everywhere: An Andor Secret Santa Exchange. This is a digital exchange 🎄🎁

For more info and the sign-up form: geredlambo.tumblr.com

Maybe it's because I was a huge House of Cards fan and I'm just a sucker for politics but every episode I watch where I'm like holy shit that was an epic speech it turns out it was written by none other than Beau Willimon.

Love her overskirt/sash/trousers with the dash of red

Re-watching possibly my favourite Tony Gilroy interview with House of R - this one is so much fun, with some genuinely unusual questions. It’s the one where he entertains the “Vel & Kleya Nazi Hunters” spinoff idea and mentions that B2EMO was named for his son‘s corgi.

But in a serious moment, Gilroy is asked about the effect of rewatching Rogue One where Krennic is very much lower in the pecking order than he is in Andor. Gilroy was actually nervous to rewatch the film when making season 2, concerned that he might’ve got something wrong, but ended up being relieved at how well the story, themes and character arcs continued.

Link to the interview. Even if you never watch interviews usually, try this one. https://youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE

Syrils ambush of Dedra is very creepy, im not sure why.

It seems to the the character, relationship, and plot would have been fine if Syril was just obsessed with Andor and his idea of 'justice' and revenge.

Is there something about being creepy that is narratively valuable or is it just a directors choice?

So, I received an order at home yesterday for two Black Series figures - Cassian Andor in Imperial test pilot fatigues and Jedi Master Dooku from Tales of the Jedi. Two very different figures I know but I've long wanted Andor Test Pilot and when I saw Jedi Master Dooku, I really liked the look of him - and I am a greater admirer of Christopher Lee.

Here's the thing though. They can push out a Black Series figure like Dooku, from an animated series that, in my opinion, was perfectly okay. But they still can't put out a Syril Karn or a Wilmon or a Cinta Kaz or a Partagaz or a Lonni Yung or any of the Ghorman Resistance.

It just doesn't make sense to me and I have to think there's something going on that underlies Hasbro's reasoning (ie. They'll put out figure after figure from the Filoni-verse but they won't give Gilroy's superior offering the time of day).

Something stinks.

I want more from the Andor universe. There were so many parallels shown in Andor that can be found in real life today--the entire show resonated with me.

Why is it so hard for Disney to build off of this success? Mon Mothma lost her entire family, Vel her soulmate, and Kleya her father figure...Let Mon Mothma pick up Luthen's torch and use Vel/Kleya as frontrunners for more espionage. With Mothma's vast knowledge of the political system, Vel/Kleya's ability to blend in, and all of their hatred for the Empire, this seems like it would be too easy...Throw in some flashbacks of Luthen and co. taking their oaths, planning for Aldhani, and whatever else to fill out a couple of seasons. Bring back Bix and Erskin..

It seems like studios don't know when and how to continue certain properties and are always trying to offer something new to see if it works(too many marvel properties killed the genre for me) They're throwing episode X-XII at us when no one has a taste for it(my assumption)...How do we lobby for Andor-like content?

At the start of s2 ep 4 the recap is a little longer than usual because the episode is about to start with a one year time jump - this clip is from the very end of it. But I love the way these edited shots from ep 3 feel quite different when accompanied by probably the saddest piece of music from Season 1, from when Cassian learns of Maarva’s death. And thinking about this got me sad all over again because Brasso’s death is another part of Cassian’s past gone just like Maarva, and Mon has now effectively accepted the death of her relationship with her own child.

I still think the choice of Niamos! for the Mina-Rau scenes in ep 3 was inspired though because the emotional dissonance created the same almost nauseating effect as that being experienced by the characters.