From Chris Snellgrove
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Andor Was an astonishingly successful Star Wars TV show that achieved this success without Dave Filoni, the man whom many fans consider as a creative heritage by George Lucas. What Filoni The clone wars Cartoon, which presented the fan favorite character Ahsoka. Although the man doesn’t work Andor However, it is clear that this show learned a decisive lesson The clone wars: namely that the fans are too ready for a deep immersion in characters that this science fi franchise could not do before.
What Andor learned from Dave Filoni
To understand how Andor was influenced by Dave Filoni’s The clone warsIt is important to remember what made this cartoon popular. The show promoted strong characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, who were not really developed in the Star Wars prequels and at the same time give the machine from Order 66 and Chancellor Palpatine depth. Almost a decades and a half after The clone wars premiered, Andor Showrunner Tony Gilroy used the same formula in his show to train the Kassian andor character that had previously appeared Rogue one.
Before that, this character was very one -dimensional … a pragmatic soldier who made the kind of hard shouting that the heroes like Luke Skywalker Would never have to do. But he didn’t get much in a bow Rogue one. He is basically a rugged guy with a heart of gold from his first scene to his last. Oh, and in his last scene (spoiler, sweet!) He dies, there was never a chance to get a sequel to train his character.
Fortunately, Andor did what Dave Filoni’s The clone wars For the heroes of the Prequel trilogy: added the dimensions for characters by expanding their backgrounds and motivations. For example, many fans noticed how the last duel of the Revenge of the Sith becomes much more sensible after watching everyone The clone wars And to see how the relationship between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker developed. The prequels have never really developed this relationship between every film and a relatively short term thanks to their leap. However, the cartoon had 133 episodes that covered the years of this Jedi bond as Battle Brothers.
Andor Will end after the second season, so that there are not nearly as many episodes as Dave Filoni’s classic cartoon. Nevertheless, the formula of the previous show is used to find out how someone ended as brutally pragmatically as Cassian Andor ended with the idealistic rebels. In particular, a simple search to find his sister ended up in the gears of an imperial machine. It is represented as a character that is motivated by despite, which means that he has the most realistic motivation of a hero in a distant galaxy.
While AndorThe second season has not yet been broadcast (although the trailer looks phenomenal), it is a safe bet that he will follow Dave Filoni’s The clone wars In a different important way: reconcontial the noble death of Cassian Andor. Sure, his last scene in Rogue One is already moving, but the blunt truth remains that the death of a brand new character, which was only part of a large ensemble cast, can only have so much emotional effects. But after seeing a few dozen episodes of AndorThe chances are good that his last scene in Rogue one Will move the fans to tears when they see the climax of his long journey.
None of it means that Andor However, would have been a better show with Dave Filoni’s participation. Showrunner Tony Gilroy has made a career to tell more realistic Star Wars stories, and Filoni’s special brand for fannhy mythmaks would be out of place in Andor. Still, it’s fair to say that Andor Would never have been made If Gilroy didn’t notice how wise Filoni was to create a Prequel TV show that was some one-dimensional characters in an amazing life.
And in view of the failure of completely original Disney+ shows like The AkolytThe House of Mouse would be very wise to invest in Prequel -TV shows that are based on other underdeveloped characters, such as a Finn- and Poe Dameron -Buddy comedy that leaned into the endless speculation of the fans about whether they would join them. Do the sequel declines better while leaning into Booktok’s dirt? I will take cash or look this idea, Disney!
