Everything about the opening minutes of this episode is done splendidly. We are quickly building such a lively and breathtaking atmosphere for the show. The serious tone and lack of censorship make it genuinely feel like an HBO show. Between more sexual innuendos and the use of a curse word, I'm honestly surprised just how ballsy they're being with the Star Wars brand.
Maarva is such a nice addition to the cast as a parental figure for Cassian. She is a great character to keep Cassian in check and you can feel her fear for her adopted son's safety.
Sgt. Mosk is also great. His enthusiasm over keeping the empire's fascist ways in place along with the way he looks up to Syril and bounces off his personality makes both villains more fun. We are shown Syril's incompetence as a leader but strong need to keep people like Andor in check. This is proving to be an interesting take on a Star Wars villain, compared to the usual over-competence they have.
While I'm understanding the concept of Syril's character more, Timm is easily the most annoying part of this episode. Him anonymously tipping felt like something only in the script to further the plot along. He's absolutely awful for not even telling Bix what he did afterward.
The flashbacks in this episode were very exciting. Seeing this primitive group of children be endangered by the separatist/republic fighting they knew nothing of is heartbreaking.
On top of how solid this was, the tease of Stellan's character excites me even more for the next episode as we continue to see the cast be rounded out with interesting faces.
We're just starting up, and this episode is just as good as the premiere.
Maarva is such a nice addition to the cast as a parental figure for Cassian. She is a great character to keep Cassian in check and you can feel her fear for her adopted son's safety.
Sgt. Mosk is also great. His enthusiasm over keeping the empire's fascist ways in place along with the way he looks up to Syril and bounces off his personality makes both villains more fun. We are shown Syril's incompetence as a leader but strong need to keep people like Andor in check. This is proving to be an interesting take on a Star Wars villain, compared to the usual over-competence they have.
While I'm understanding the concept of Syril's character more, Timm is easily the most annoying part of this episode. Him anonymously tipping felt like something only in the script to further the plot along. He's absolutely awful for not even telling Bix what he did afterward.
The flashbacks in this episode were very exciting. Seeing this primitive group of children be endangered by the separatist/republic fighting they knew nothing of is heartbreaking.
On top of how solid this was, the tease of Stellan's character excites me even more for the next episode as we continue to see the cast be rounded out with interesting faces.
We're just starting up, and this episode is just as good as the premiere.
