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Andor, Season 1, Episode 5 - Uncut Version (Patreon)

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2026-05-22 21:41:07
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2026-08

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The Axe Forgets

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Neill Shaughness

This is where I really started to fall in love with the show. Having this heist pulled by such a motley crew of characters, each with their own reasons for being there, is such a strong choice, and an historically reinforced idea of where rebellions start

Youtalkingtome

The dialogue in this episode really added depth to the idea of rebellion in the SW universe in a way that has been historically missing, beyond "the Empire is evil."

Suzanne Whyte

Seeing more of Cyril’s mother is certainly enlightening. You can see how he became the man he is. Also I get the sense that uncle Harlow isn’t actually Cyril’s uncle. With the way they talk about him it seems like he’s more of an honorary uncle rather than close family.

ScarlettMi

I think one of the coolest things about Mon Mothma’s casting was that George Lucas cast her for Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith in a scene where she, Padme, and Bail Organa meet and kind of start the initial steps that lead to the creation of the Rebellion. The scene was filmed but not included. Then, all these years later the timeline lined up and she was the perfect age to continue playing the character in Andor.

Youtalkingtome

Oh, of course! More of a "Harlow is your uncle because we can't really call him stepdad" situation.

Youtalkingtome

That's great! Genevieve O'Reilly is excellent in the role.

Chris

Basically nothing happens in this episode, but you get "the axe forgets but the tree remembers", "a surprise from above is never as shocking as one from below" and "it's easier to hide before 40 atrocities than a single incident"... Like someone else said, this is the one that made me say, oh, this isn't just gonna be a good show, it's gonna be REALLY good.

Youtalkingtome

The writing and direction of this episode really stood out.

Yannick, from Montréal

Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma was, as said by ScarlettMi, cast and removed from the edit of Episode 3, but she was also the voice actress for Mon Mothma in the animated series Rebels (if you're into SW, this is quite interesting to watch), and the series Ashoka (not a mandatory watch!). The actor that plays Krenik is the great Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn.

Crawnch!

The planet where Cassian is from originally is Kenari. He was living with his adoptive mother Marva on Ferrix.

Michael Bennett

You were asking about timelines, Return of the Jedi takes place in 4 ABY, and Andor Season 1 is 5 BBY (After/Before Battle of Yavin, which takes place at the end of A New Hope). Nemec's navigation device is a Polaroid camera. :) Very 1970s inspired, and very much in tune with his description that it's a simple mechanical device you can fix yourself without relying on proprietary technology. The best part of this arc is how much life they breathe into all the new characters in just these two episodes. They've introduced Mon Mothma, her husband and daughter, all of the heist members, and Syril's mom, and all of them feel very fleshed out in a short amount of time.

Michael Bennett

"The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it" hit *squarely* on the mark.

Roland

To have so many interweaving story arcs and characters, and yet have the show never feel rushed or confusing, is sheer brilliance in showrunning.

Carl Wilson

This episode is the best one so far by a long stretch. The writing really stepped up. One thing about your reactions: When Andor says he's just doing it for the money, that's just him continuing to be evasive, no? Stellan Skarsgard won him over by asking if he didn't really want to fight the Empire. Andor hates the Empire as much as anyone for what its operations did to his home planet (whose name I forget at the moment), which seems similar to the devastation it's currently wreaking on this one where the rebel camp is (whatever its name is).

Carl Wilson

Oh, also a shoutout to my manifesto writin' cuz, Nemick. As a would-be leftie writer in my own post-adolescence, loved a good manifesto. And his analysis of the Empire's workings actually seems pretty on point. I suspect this does not bode well for his survival tho.

Lola Lirola

I believe the creator of the show said the entire premise of Andor is to map out how a regular person becomes politically aware and determined enough to join an organized resistance movement and end up in the [big spoiler] on Rogue One. So far, Cassian has hated the Empire, but his philosophy has been "it's better to just live" than fight for a cause. He'll kill Empire henchmen and fight for his own survival and his own wellbeing, but he won't join an organized, cause-driven movement where he's fighting for others. In the first episodes, we see how resistant (heh) he is to the idea of having a cause. And this episode in particular, although it feels like it's "spinning the wheels" a bit in terms of preparing for the heist, it's very explicitly a battle for Cassian's soul: He has Skeen on one side, for whom everything is just a personal grievance, and who thinks violence is always the answer and is eager to just break shit, all action with very little thought. And then he has Nemik, who is all ideas and very little concern with practicalities. A lot of political thought, but very little actual action (it's not random that when we first meet him, he's asleep on the job). We also see Vel, representing how fragile and it is to lead when the rebellion is just a ragtag team of only-partially aligned people who constantly challenge each other, like all leftist movements inevitably are. Cassian sits in the middle, with personal stakes, but now discovering an ideological framework to organize all those gut feelings of injustice. This episode really is the heart of the show, even though it looks like nothing moved in the plot!

Lola Lirola

I believe the creator of the show said the entire premise of Andor is to map out how a regular person becomes politically aware and determined enough to join an organized resistance movement and end up in the [big spoiler] on Rogue One. So far, Cassian has hated the Empire, but his philosophy has been "it's better to just live" than fight for a cause. He'll kill Empire henchmen and fight for his own survival and his own wellbeing, but he won't join an organized, cause-driven movement where he's fighting for others. In the first episodes, we see how resistant (heh) he is to the idea of having a cause. He's trying to find and save his sister, but only her, he doesn't care about anybody else. And this episode in particular, although it feels like it's "spinning the wheels" a bit in terms of preparing for the heist, it's very explicitly a battle for Cassian's soul: He has Skeen on one side, for whom everything is just a personal grievance, and who thinks violence is always the answer and is eager to just break shit, all action with very little thought. And then he has Nemik, who is all ideas and very little concern with practicalities. A lot of political thought, but very little actual action (it's not random that when we first meet him, he's asleep on the job). We also see Vel, representing how fragile and difficult it is to lead when the rebellion is just a ragtag team of only-partially aligned people who constantly challenge each other, like all leftist movements inevitably are. Cassian sits in the middle, with personal stakes, but now discovering an ideological framework to organize all those gut feelings of injustice. This episode really is the heart of the show, even though it looks like nothing moved in the plot!

Youtalkingtome

Everyone feels incredibly fleshed out. It's incredible