Correct me if I'm wrong, but the events of level 2-5 went like:

1) Just released level 4 inmate ends up on level 2-5 day shift

2) Word spreads on the 2-5 floor who somehow manage to finish their shift

3) During the day/night shift exchange, on the 2-5 bridge both day and night shift inmates start causing a disruption after learning nobody is leaving

4) The disruption is severe and long enough that other floors notice and word spreads live around the building to 5-2 and Andor, who are wondering what the delay is.

5) Suddenly the entire bridge of 2-5 is fried, killing 100 men and causing a brief power outage, and alarms start going off

6) Others floors and bridges are witnessing the brutal deaths of 2-5, word spreads rapidly around the building. "Somethings REALLY wrong on 2!"

7) Shift exchange goes on, maintenance techs are dispatched to 2-5 to fix the grid. So they know the aftermath, but not WHY it happened.

8) The doctor is also sent to 2-5, hears from dying prisoners what exactly happened, then euthanizes them. "Another week like this, and you'll be begging for what he's getting"

9) Maintenance tech tells what happened to 5-2 night shift manager Zinska, who shares with his men

10) Who tell the news to 5-2-D, and Andor/Kino learn from the doctor what really happened.


If the above timeline is true, the meticulous attention to detail is absolutely amazing. This show is bananas.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the events of level 2-5 went like:

1) Just released level 4 inmate ends up on level 2-5 day shift

2) Word spreads on the 2-5 floor who somehow manage to finish their shift

3) During the day/night shift exchange, on the 2-5 bridge both day and night shift inmates start causing a disruption after learning nobody is leaving

4) The disruption is severe and long enough that other floors notice and word spreads live around the building to 5-2 and Andor, who are wondering what the delay is.

5) Suddenly the entire bridge of 2-5 is fried, killing 100 men and causing a brief power outage, and alarms start going off

6) Others floors and bridges are witnessing the brutal deaths of 2-5, word spreads rapidly around the building. "Somethings REALLY wrong on 2!"

7) Shift exchange goes on, maintenance techs are dispatched to 2-5 to fix the grid. So they know the aftermath, but not WHY it happened.

8) The doctor is also sent to 2-5, hears from dying prisoners what exactly happened, then euthanizes them. "Another week like this, and you'll be begging for what he's getting"

9) Maintenance tech tells what happened to 5-2 night shift manager Zinska, who shares with his men

10) Who tell the news to 5-2-D, and Andor/Kino learn from the doctor what really happened.


If the above timeline is true, the meticulous attention to detail is absolutely amazing. This show is bananas.

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Level 2-5?

Shoutout to everyone on this thread. Hadn't planned to watch Andor as most of the recent Star Wars creations had been disappointing. Saw this thread which caused me to read additional reviews of the show. Ended up binging the existing episodes in two days. Think it is my favorite show of the year so far, yes even over House of the Dragon and Severance.

I know getting 100% agreement among the fanbase is impossible, but I feel like this show, and Rogue One, are the closest we've come to it.

I love watching election night coverage, no matter who wins. It's such a rare, communal event in which the entire country participates, and staying up late to catch all the returns is a big part of that. Getting to roll that right into Andor tonight makes it all the more fun/special, especially considering it's almost assuredly the prison break episode. Would only be appropriate, and a nice little cherry on top, if we get some good Mon Mothma political intrigue as well.

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Level 2-5?

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Level 2 unit 5, who would be using the bridge on the far side of the building from Andor, who is on level 5, unit 2. Which is why Kino is shouting at his men why worry what's happening on the far side of the building.

In fact, the level of detail is absolutely insane, because the killing of 2-5 is being witnessed and spread across the circular building in both directions.

From bridge 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 where Andors table coworker, Taga, is reading hand signals. "Level 2, far side"

From bridge 2 -> 1 -> 7 -> 6 -> 5 where the night shift hand signaler who's walking in the opposite direction of Andor in the other lane, confirms something bad on level 2. "Level 2, It's coming around this way now"

Again, that one line from the 5-2 night shift hand signaler really shows the fantastic attention to detail.

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I said several pages ago that this show didn't resonate with me like other SW shows and got beat up for it. Seems I was not alone.

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Well they deserve to be beat up too.

oragator said:

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I said several pages ago that this show didn't resonate with me like other SW shows and got beat up for it. Seems I was not alone.

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I think this show suffers from following the **** show that was Kenobi, which also followed the disappointment that was Book of Boba Fett
They whiffed on two shows in a row, and seemingly only hit it off with Mandalorian.
I think Andor will do just fine in the long run

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I said several pages ago that this show didn't resonate with me like other SW shows and got beat up for it. Seems I was not alone.

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I think this show suffers from following the **** show that was Kenobi, which also followed the disappointment that was Book of Boba Fett
They whiffed on two shows in a row, and seemingly only hit it off with Mandalorian.
I think Andor will do just fine in the long run

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Boba Fett at least ran the count full. Kenobi was three awkward corkscrew swings nowhere near the ball.

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Boba Fett was smart enough to sub Mando in for a few episodes
I do understand people not vibing with Andor, but I expect it to end up being a big hit with fans in the long run.

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I do understand people not vibing with Andor.

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I don't, at all.

Reviews for ESB weren't effusive at the start either. Give it time. This is all-time great SW content and it'll be widely recognized within the decade.

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Reviews for ESB weren't effusive at the start either. Give it time. This is all-time great SW content and it'll be widely recognized within the decade.

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I think this series will really shine on re-watch.

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An L of an Ag said:

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oragator said:

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I said several pages ago that this show didn't resonate with me like other SW shows and got beat up for it. Seems I was not alone.

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I think this show suffers from following the **** show that was Kenobi, which also followed the disappointment that was Book of Boba Fett
They whiffed on two shows in a row, and seemingly only hit it off with Mandalorian.
I think Andor will do just fine in the long run

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Boba Fett at least ran the count full. Kenobi was three awkward corkscrew swings nowhere near the ball.

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Boba Fett was smart enough to sub Mando in for a few episodes
I do understand people not vibing with Andor, but I expect it to end up being a big hit with fans in the long run.

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To be fair, I thought the first 3 episodes were interesting, but pretty boring. So Cassian killed a couple guys in self defense on a run down planet and some low level police officer was after him. Not really sure what the stakes were.

Plus Game of Thrones and LOTR was back and in full swing.

Now I'm Andors biggest fan, so I'm sure the show will do very well in the long run.

I wish Disney would just say **** it and put this thing out in about 3 hours.

I wish they dropped every episode at a reasonable ****ing time.

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PatAg said:

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An L of an Ag said:

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PatAg said:

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oragator said:

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I said several pages ago that this show didn't resonate with me like other SW shows and got beat up for it. Seems I was not alone.

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I think this show suffers from following the **** show that was Kenobi, which also followed the disappointment that was Book of Boba Fett
They whiffed on two shows in a row, and seemingly only hit it off with Mandalorian.
I think Andor will do just fine in the long run

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Boba Fett at least ran the count full. Kenobi was three awkward corkscrew swings nowhere near the ball.

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Boba Fett was smart enough to sub Mando in for a few episodes
I do understand people not vibing with Andor, but I expect it to end up being a big hit with fans in the long run.

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To be fair, I thought the first 3 episodes were interesting, but pretty boring. So Cassian killed a couple guys in self defense on a run down planet and some low level police officer was after him. Not really sure what the stakes were.

Plus Game of Thrones and LOTR was back and in full swing.

Now I'm Andors biggest fan, so I'm sure the show will do very well in the long run.

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The first scene of the pilot episode of a Star Wars series, for a franchise that has so far been aimed mostly at kids and teens, opened in a brothel, which immediately grabbed my attention. That + Andor then killing two security guards, and immediately becoming the primary suspect in a manhunt, was anything but boring to me, personally. I mean, his freedom and his life were literally at stake. I'll give you that episode two was a bit of bridge/filler episode, but to then end that three-episode arc with the Andor/Luthen escape, and all that action/drama, all expertly juxtaposed against Andor's childhood backstory, was just endlessly captivating to me. Combined with the incredible cinematography and score, I don't know what more anyone could have asked for out of the gate from something like this.

First scene felt straight out of Blade Runner, with the music and that aesthetic, and even the mystery/detective aspect of looking for his sister.

Exactly. With just a hint of Tron: Legacy too. I thought it was such a cool vibe and attention-grabber.

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I wish they dropped every episode at a reasonable ****ing time.

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TCTTS exerted his west coast influence to get those times set to his schedule.

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No offense, but if I were a big deal I wouldn't be spending as much time on TexAgs as I do.

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Rude