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Andor | Season 2 Episodes 7-9 | Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2025-10-17 22:04:53
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These episodes were heavy. Andor has always carried the weight of rebellion with a kind of honesty that mirrors our own world. And here it was unmistakable and chilling. The fear, the propaganda, the quiet bravery. It all felt like such an echo of the revolutions and resistances that have shaped our own real history. Watching it play out in these episodes was heartbreakingly powerful. You can feel how easily tyranny grows when good people stay quiet. And in the same breath, how fragile hope becomes when it dares to rise.Messenger immediately set a heavier, darker tone. The tension felt so thick you could slice it. Cassian feels so distant from himself. Moving through the galaxy as a ghost of what survival has really made him. But yet there is still a flicker in him, always. A tiny spark of destiny beginning to catch beneath all of the fear and the loss.By the end of 'Who Are You?', I realized that question doesn't just belong to the characters. It belongs to all of us. Who are you when everything you believed to be true starts to unravel? When the system you served becomes the monster you fear? Who are you?By the time we got to Mon Mothma's speech, it felt like the galaxy finally let out a huge exhale. Not really in relief, but in inevitability. Her voice shook, but her conviction never did. Her truth cut deeper than any lightsaber. It's not about victory, it's about courage. Courage to name out the evil. Courage to begin, even when beginning mean losing everything.These episodes were about awakening. The fire is now too bright to ignore. And I think that's what Andor captures better than anything else. That rebellion doesn't start with blasters or banners. It starts in silence, grief, and the unbearable realization that you can't go back. I honestly finished these episodes with tightness in my chest. Mourning what has been lost and will never be the same, but excited at how much new hope that brings. I'll see you all next week for the final 3 episodes in Season 2.. I'm not ready at all ❤️‍🔥Thank you for your support on Patreon!Relax and enjoy 🍿🌿LINK: https://youtu.be/msRA2inGZIMI watched this on Disney Plus

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Andor | Season 2: Episodes 7-9 | Watch Along

Welcome in! Grab a snack and get settled in 🌿 0:00 Intro 1:10 Episode 7: Messenger 45:14 Episode 8: Who Are You? 1:31:17 Episode 9: Welcome to the Rebellion The Andor Ambience I've been listening to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaK3MySmLAE Also this as well on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6qvx9oBfEE8N5KshTZBD81?si=V6vYw7sJQuCY0LjjzxAV1A

Comments

AdmiralZhou

What an incredible arc. The way they show that Cassian is a “messenger” is so good. And with Wilmon saying similar words that Melshi told him when they got off the prison planet, Narkina 5. “People have to know. We have to tell people about this”

The Dingo

This show resonates because of the direction of our country is mirrored in the rise of the Empire

SultanOfSwing

Great show! A couple more weeks until Battlestar is back. Counting down the days, so say we all!

Mayday

I'm a die hard Star Wars: Clone Wars fan, and the prequel era is my favorite era, but I really do believe Andor is peak Star Wars. The storytelling is unbelievable, and their ability to use what we already know is going to happen to Cassian to play with our emotions and hurt us even more is unparalleled. I can't wait for the finale next week.

Lastboyscout73

The Blaster that Vel held up that was claimed by Melshi was given to him by Andor after they escaped the prison and got back to the beach planet (forget the name) where Andor had stowed his stuff in the hotel room. It came from season 1 and was the blaster he took off Syril Karn when he was trying to apprehend Andor on Ferix. It was Corporate issued and the insignia on it was from that. So it came full circle, and Vel recognized it from the payroll heist. Just a fun callback I suppose. They put a lot of detail into this show, and that's what makes it so special. Also, I always took Syril's puzzled look right before he was shot came from the fact that he had been obsessing about Andor for 3-4 years and Andor didn't even know who he was. When he took the blaster off him, back in season 1, he never really got a look at his face. Although, your explanation is a good one, so maybe that's why he paused.

Paul Walker

Syril is one of my favorite examples of "hero of their own story". So many times I've heard actors say they portray their villainous characters in a nonjudgemental way as they often don't view themselves as "villains". This is exactly how Syril's story plays out... sadly for him he actually realizes how wrong he was in the end and by then it's far too late. I also love the double meaning behind "who are you?". Syril spent two seasons chasing/obsessing about a man who had no clue who he was and in an ironic turn of events the question not only reflects Cassian not knowing him but a question he could ask of himself.

Mem

glad i came to your patreon to watch the season again with your reaction & commentary, this show is something else! I got a bit emotional again.

Dude Longcouch

Andor, where even the blasters have incredible character arcs.

Chris

And here we are: we've arrived at, for my money, the best run of TV episodes since the end of season 4 of The Wire. Such a clinic in how to do a prequel: weaponize the audience's knowledge of what comes so that when Bix says "we'll do all the things we always wanted" it hits like a nuclear bomb to your heart. It just destroys me when she says "it's a choice" and "I'm choosing for the both of us. And I choose the Rebellion." Because we've watched them actually experience the costs of making that choice--torture, prison, losing friends--but they keep making the choice anyway. Which is why I don't really care whether Dedra feels bad about what happened--no interest at all in how she feels. She knows exactly what the Empire is--clearly--but what matters is what she does, or doesn't, choose to do. A couple points of clarification--Cassian's butting heads with Luthen isn't just over Luthen's ruthlessness. It's like he says to Wil--Cassian wants to win, not just fight. And winning is gonna require an actual army, with all the things that come with armies (hierarchies, politics, security risks)... and Luthen isn't really about that. He (sort of) birthed the Rebellion.. but it's grown beyond him. And that's also what the "rewrite the story" bit is about--it's not Mon Monthma rewriting the Ghorman story (truthfully)--it's rewriting the story of her escape, from a cloak and dagger op run by this shadowy guy, to a triumphant escape orchestrated by the knights in shining armor from the Rebellion. Because that's what's needed politically. And as we saw, that doesn't really bother Cassian. Whatever it takes to win.

David Perkins

hey Kali, thanks for yet another awesome reaction! i have thoroughly enjoyed joining you on this journey. it may be somewhat controversial to some but i rate Andor alongside the lotr trilogy. i fully understand that many would disagree with me and, given that all art is subjective, i totally accept their right to their (incorrect!) opinion. all joking aside, we could discuss the technical aspects all day, the cinematography, the writing, the acting, the wardrobe (incidentally, if they don't replicate at least some of those costumes to sell as merch, they're crazy!) but what makes it goat worthy for me is something intangible. it's the feeling you get at the end, when you come to the inevitable realisation that, this is the end. there will be no more and you feel that emptiness, a punch in the stomach, like you just lost a best friend. and then you start trawling reaction channels to try and get it back again! oh, since i'm here i'll ask; are you going to be rewatching Rogue one? i'm moderately confident that i already asked you at some point but i'm a bit of a dunce and i have a terrible memory! i hope you do. it's honestly a completely different experience after having watched Andor. anyway, thanks once more, see ya next week.

Dude Longcouch

This block of episodes is a masterpiece. Peak cinema. I've never seen anything else quite like. The poignancy, the intensity, the weight of everything. Gut punch after gut punch. I've never seen Kali cry so much! I think the subplot with the Force healer confirms that Bix is force sensitive, even though she doesn't fully understand it. One of my favorite parts of these episodes is the conversation between Luthen and Cassian about making their own choices. It's the age old conflict about fate vs free will. Luthen is a man who accepted his fate a long time ago ("I burn my life for a sunrise that I know I'll never see!") Whereas Cassian still holds to the ideal that his choices are his own, and he doesn't have to sacrifice his life in service to the Rebellion if he chooses not to. In real life, of course, there is no correct answer to this, but in the Star Wars universe, we actually know that Luthen is correct :p Cassian may not be Force sensitive himself, but as a living being, he's still connected to it, subject to it. And we know that the Force has a will of its own, and is always driving events and giving people purpose, especially people who are connected to the fate of the galaxy. Cassian is struggling in these episodes because he's resisting his fate, he's struggling to avoid it because somewhere inside he knows it will claim his life. I think the blaster burn is a physical manifestation of this. When he's in hiding, not accepting jobs, the burn persists; when he accepts the Ghorman job, the wound begins to heal. So I think the wound was not directly healed by the Force healer, but it inadvertently was, because her conversation with Bix is what prompts Bix to make the decision she makes to leave Cassian, which seals his fate of death while doing his part to save the galaxy, which makes his character extra tragic. What an amazing narrative! I think Syril must have had the shortest service record of any Rebel member in the entire galaxy, if you subscribe to the idea that he was switching sides when he lowered the pistol (and I do). I think that's the significance of "Who are you?", just like Kali said. There's the obvious significance of the absurd hilarity that Syril has been obsessed with Cass for all these years while Cass doesn't remember Syril at all, but there's also some double speak there about who is Syril as a person now? He's realized he's the baddie and the government of "truth and order" that he foolishly served are actually some real rotten bastards, and now when he has the chance to kill the man who ruined his life, he realizes that's not actually what he wants anymore, and maybe Cassian is fighting for something Syril didn't even realize was necessary until now. But just as he's coming to grips with all that, he gets got by the consequences of his own actions. Too little, too late.

M1 Maz

Man this three episode block was so powerful. Not only is this show so deep, real, and impactful, but I think my favorite part about it is that it completely re-contextualizes Star Wars for me in the best of ways. Seeing the way the rebellion started from the ground, and ALL the sacrifices (including relationships) that allowed it to rise makes me want to now go back and rewatch the original 6 and Rogue One and appreciate it all in a totally different light On that point, I think Mon Mothma has been a big part of it. She was such a slow-burn character through season 1, and the early parts of this season. But getting to see the force that she's turned into through all that build, and the instrumental role she had in sowing the seeds of change has been so cool to see And with Syril, I definitely felt the same change of heart about him as you had. His feeling of raw betrayal was portrayed so well. He's been so quiet, and subdued through everything so far. But then seeing him shout like that at Dedra and the way she jumped in surprise, just showed how strongly he felt about everything that happened . I'm definitely feeling that overall build and tension in this series as we approach the point of Rogue One as the train is speeding toward the edge of the cliff. And I can't wait to see how this all wraps up!

MattN

You touched briefly at the end of episode 8 about making references to real life and you’re not wrong though I think you were referring to more current times. A lot of inspiration and actual events were drawn from history. Tony Gilroy stated that he pulled from a lot of older revolutions, especially in Latin America and that the false flag aspect of the ghorman massacre was inspired by the Tlatelolco massacre, and the Aldhani heist was inspired by the russion bank robbery perpetrated by Stalin to fund the Russian revolution. There are probably more, which more informed chatters can comment on, but those are the ones I know off the top of my head I love your belief in the good in people, specifically when you speculate on whether Syril would now switch to the rebellion based on what they say or knew. I love that sentiment but one of the things I think Andor has done so brilliantly was illustrated someone's path to radicalization and throwing away a lifetime worth of social conditioning and state propaganda isn't as easy as seeing your aunt & uncle killed at your moisture farm. It's a long process that includes back sliding, moments that peal through previous layers of propaganda, and people to help restructure your world view. The show illustrates beautifully how the actions of the rebellion, specifically Luthen, aren't necessarily good or moral. We rationalize it (in part because we get to cheat and know the future but also) by convincing ourselves it's for the greater good... to get us where we think things will be better. But if we can rationalize bad actions for the rebellion then Syril can rationalize what happened in Ghorman as an "unfortunate" act for the greater good. If the Ghorman front is eliminated & they secure the resources needed for sustainable & unlimited energy for every world then isn't it worth it? Let me highlight I am not condoning nor am I making excuses for the massacre, I am just illustrating how bad actions can be justified depending on your perspective and distance from the action itself. With regards to Syril I don't believe this would be his turning point. Based on his past, his upbringing, and his actions, he seems like someone who craves order, authority, perfection, and justice that aligns with the state. He was a cop, tailored his own clothes, worked for the bureau of standards, obsessively pursued Cassian because he violated the law, and was almost OSD in his personal life. I think what happened in Ghorman just offended his sense of *how* the goals should be achieved, not that they were doing it. In this case, it isn't the system that is offensive but how "bad actors" operated *within* the system. Admittedly, I can't tell for sure because he paid the ultimate price for his actions, but to me, based on his (brilliantly created) character, I don't think this would have even come close to flipping him. In my opinion, and I admit I can be wrong, when Cassian said, “who are you?” Syril realized the thing that he had obsessed over the last 5 years didn’t even know he existed. Awesome react! And I can’t wait for next week!! Ps this episodes still make my cry

Calu

This show, man! I know people throw around "peak Star Wars" a lot, but this is just peak TV. Forget Star Wars, ignore the fact that there are aliens and droids and people are using blasters, and this show would be a superb political thriller, independent of the world you place it in. Like you said, the acting, the writing, the locations, the sound design, the practical effects, the production values. Also, the relevance to our current political moment... Just check out how many people will be carrying signs that say: "I have friends everywhere" in the No Kings marches tomorrow. Also, is it eerie that Ghorman kind of rhymes with Portlan-d? 😲

RP

What came to me in this reaction is that BIX! is the reason the rebellion took down the Death Star. Always a new perspective every watch. 🍻

AJ

these episodes and the whole show is absolutely incredible , this is top tier Star Wars content , and you got it right it was someone on Bails team that was corrupt not Bail himself , also SO GOOD to see K2SO again and hear his voice !

Chris Chatham

There's a new youtube channel called Former Feds & Freinds. The first episode is about the massacre of Ghorman, and the real world parallels. When they said the radio call at end was exactly the messages you hear from people, it was so disturbing.

Amko Basic

These episodes were very heavy even the first time I watched them alone (in a good way) they were even more so this time and not because of the show itself but because you are so empathic. Every time I watch a movie / Episode with you I put you on the left side of the screen and glance over during the watch along and we've all seen you going through all kinds of emotions. However, whenever I looked over to the left today it the feeling of dread I could see the feeling on you especially during the first 2 episodes. Which is one of my favorite parts of watching all your content with you! Thanks for sharing a part of yourself with us! Side note: I'm really happy that you're doing an Eternals video!

Alex

watch attack on titan!!!!!!!

Marty McGee

Every time I watch this arc I'm blown away with just how good it is. This show was already top-tier tv before this. But this arc just blew past the gold standard! Everything from the tension building, the character arcs, the story-telling, the pacing, the dialogue, and the acting was absolute perfection. To make a sports reference it was like watching Tiger Woods win his first Masters by 12 strokes! I don't think Dedra had any qualms about the massacre. She just felt like the decisions were being made above her and she was only being told bits of the plan. Her emotional breakdown I think was about betraying and losing Syril. I also don't believe Syril was turning to the rebel side. I don't think he could ever be a rebel in truth. He was all about order and control. He surely felt betrayed and played for a fool about his role in Ghorman. I also think he saw the massacre as chaos and devoid of order. The shot of him just standing in the middle of the square as all the chaos is going down was a nice callback to Ferrix when his big plan unraveled, and he just stood there as his officers were getting killed. I don't know what to say about Mon Mothma's speech. In a show of great monologues, I feel like this one may be the best. At least it ties Luthen's in Season 1. I don't want to get political, but the "death of truth" really hits so hard. Genevieve O'Reilly absolutely killed it! She definitely tore the shit out of that place! Bix leaving was a definite gut punch. But I think it was her only way to ensure Cassian stayed in the Rebellion. She believed what the Force Healer was talking about. She said she felt it and dreamed about it too. I feel like she maybe has some Force sensitivity as well. You're right about needing that scene with K2SO powering up to bring some levity to the end. Hard to believe only one more arc to go. I've so enjoyed being able to rewatch this with your reactions. Incidentally, you're the first reactor I've seen that caught on that it was Melshi who had the gun. I mean I didn't catch it the first time either, but it had been a long while since I had seen the first season or Rogue One.

kaliwali

I loved that reveal of "the messenger" so much! It brings a whole layer to him. Destined even if he kicks and screams the whole way. And Bix believes in all of it, which honestly makes her the real reason why Cassian does what he does in Rogue One and pushes him into that path 🔥 The writing in this is SO good!

kaliwali

It's chilling isn't it 👀

kaliwali

I can't believe October is already more than halfway through!

kaliwali

I believe that too. I haven't seen Clone Wars yet! I can't wait to get into more after Andor.. But I do have to say Andor is one of my number one favorite Star Wars atmospheres to be in. The storytelling has been SO good and all of the actors were absolutely brilliant! I can't wait for the finale too. Someone on YouTube said I should rewatch Rogue One before the finale which I think I'll do tonight!

kaliwali

Thank you so much!! I knew the blaster had to be important and I was kicking myself that I couldn't place it. I actually love that.. The writing in this is so brilliant that everything really is coming full circle now in this Season. I always forget that Andor doesn't know who Syril is LOL. I was going way more literally and deeper with it all (like usual) but your explanation makes perfect sense!

kaliwali

Thank you for hanging out during this epic one! I'm glad you've been enjoying it as much as I have!

kaliwali

Omg that line from Bix.. JEEZ that stung! And it's incredibly brilliant too. In that moment, it made me so glad I didn't listen to the people begging me to watch Rogue One and Andor in chronological order. For that line right there.. It made it all worth it. This show was written as intended to just punch us square in the gut with that line knowing what we already know from Rogue One! Also thank you for clearing it up about Luthen and Cassian and why they're butting heads so much. It makes complete sense and I got that "grown beyond him" vibe from Luthen back in the past arc.. He seems so much more disheveled and tired. Still trying to fight the good fight, but thinking about it in ways that were the past not the future. Cassian is definitely the future, and he proves that in Rogue One! Such a well written show!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

kaliwali

Hi David! I know they're different universes, but I totally agree with you holding Andor up there with LoTR. The world building has been absolutely incredible. And the writing? Definitely up there with the brilliance of LoTR and it's epic speeches and message. I definitely plan on watching Rogue One again after Andor! I saw a few people mention I should watch it before I finish out this last arc of Season 2 which is interesting.. Would you be interested in seeing my reaction recorded for my re-watch of Rogue One or just chat about it along the way? Let me know!

kaliwali

Ahh, I never thought about Bix being force sensitive.. I feel like it makes a lot of sense though! Thank you for sharing that!! It's really because of Bix that Cassian continues on with the mission.. You can tell he's growing tired of the losses and just wants to be done because each mission never feels like a win. Just more hurt. It can drive anyone mad. But Bix feels there is more to him, and confirms it in the meeting with the healer! This show is definitely brilliant. The writing coming full circle in these final episodes. The speeches. The double meaning to literally everything! I don't want it to end...

kaliwali

Oh man, yes! I absolutely loved Mon Mothma in this entire series. At first I thought Luthen was my favorite, but between the two of them now I just absolutely love Mon Mothma. Her speech was incredible and shows how far she has come from the woman in Season 1. I kinda felt for Syril, too. I know that Andor also had absolutely no clue who he was, which is hilarious 😂 but this show has such brilliant writing that I always find myself wondering the double-edge meaning of each line. And the Who Are You? line just hit me. This show is just way too good! I can't wait to see how it ends but I'm also so sad about it being over already LOL

David Perkins

absolutely would want to watch along with you! i honestly can't stress enough how different it is to watch post Andor. i'm interested in what you will notice this time around and also how you view Cassian , given the extra context you now have.

Darian Harman

I began seriously paying attention to geopolitical affairs during Yulia Tymoshenko's "loss" to Yanukovych, and the ensuing political persecution of her. It was then that I learned about The Orange Revolution, and began to understand what was really happening in the region. I was already a student of WWII at the time, so the parallels were becoming undeniable to me. For 15 years, I have watched the world, in its paralytic apathy, do nothing in response to the rise of fascism and imperialistic atrocities. That is, until our brothers and sisters in Ukraine said, "No". I say all of this to say, when the Ghormans began to sing, I immediately sobbed, just as you did. Only the power of a free and spirited people can stand against tyranny. Guns, howitzers, missiles, F-16's, etc; these things help, but they don't win the war. It's the little girl playing the Ukrainian national anthem on her violin in the street, the civilians in underground bunkers and subways singing that same anthem together as their city is being bombed, the Japanese man who began feeding people for free in Kharkiv after raising awareness for the plight of the Ukrainian people on social media. There is no way to intelligently discuss this show without talking about these things, because that IS what the show is ABOUT! Sure, the writing and the characters are very compelling, the story is engrossing, and the show elevates all of Star Wars. However, this show is more than all of that. As a life-long fan of Star Wars, this show is something that Star Wars has never before been for me: Important.

Jacob Seeloff

in episode 9, when they say they want to “rewrite the story” about Mon Mothma, it’s less about Ghorman and more about the story of how she escaped. They want it to look like a triumphant announcement and rescue by Gold Squadron, who are much more rank-and-file rebel soldiers, rather than a dirty rescue that had Luthen’s involvement

David T

What’s really interesting about your viewing of the Andor series is that it’s also setting you up for the exact same point in the Battlestar Galactica series—you had paused that show right at the arrival of a superior invading force, and the need for a resistance. So you’ll come back to BSG with a full realization of the emotional parallels.

David Hollinger

That and the second half of her escape story has already been told in S3E18 of the Star Wars Rebels animated show as it shows her escape and her second speech (or third depending on what you believe). The Ghorman Massacre ends up being the catalyst that causes most of the Rebel Cells to form into the Rebel Alliance as up until that point, the "Rebellion" was NOT a united front. Genevieve O'Reilly also voices Mon Mothma in that show.

David Hollinger

Episode 9 "Welcome to the Rebellion" won the Emmy this year for "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series", beating out Severance, The Pitt, The White Lotus, and Slow Horses.

kaliwali

Ahh I haven't' seen any of those other shows yet, but I'm still not surprised haha