Andor S02 E04. E05, E06 Originally Posted by CG2014My first disappointment of the series came in episode 6. It felt rushed at the end. I found out later why: allegedly the original plan was to have the series go 5 seasons. Covid delayed the start, then the writer’s strike caused another delay after season 1. There was concern that the revised timeline would have Diego Luna (Andor) in his 50s by the time they filmed the final season. Since he has to survive to go on to be the swashbuckling young hero of Rogue One, they couldn’t have him be like Roger Moore at the end of his run as James Bond. So they came up with the idea to condense four seasons into 4 3-episode arcs.
I think they could have found a way to condense it without rushing the thing. Perhaps condense 4 seasons into 2, or perhaps into one extended split season as several excellent series have done.
I hope the remaining episodes don’t feel as rushed as episode six. This has been such an interesting and refreshing departure from other efforts in the Disney-era Star Wars franchise that it would be a shame if it ended up as disappointing as so many of those other projects have been.
