this episode gave us plenty of amazing lines! I mean how that show managed to make a simple line like "I can't swim" so tragic and heartbreaking in just three episodes is insane
Knowing in hindsight that Kino couldn't swim and knew there was only "one way out," the "die fighting than giving them what they want" and "I'm going to assume I'm already dead" hits hard. The writing in this show comes full circle.
When the realization sinks in... he always knew. "Help each other. If you see someone who's confused, someone who's lost, you get them moving and keep them moving until we put this place behind us."
The way they presented it, he seems to be so swept up with the fact that they actually succeeded that he briefly forgets that he cannot swim and it hits him so hard when he sees the water. Last we see him, he is laughing at the cruel joke of it all.
Andy said in an interview that he knew the ending and played episode 10 with that undertone in mind, and it shows subtly in that performance. Kino knew he wasn't getting out. I feel like was part of the mental journey he was going through getting to the point of addressing his men. Just like Luthen. Just like Cassian and Jyn.
@@przemekkozlowski7835 yeah I love this detail. Who wouldn't have that moment of adrenaline giving one so much belief and hope that it may just be possible after all in some delusional way only to get there and realise it's exactly the same as when they first flew in.
My heart shattered when Kino just stood there and said "I can't swim......" OMG after all that please tell me he got away!!!!!! Also the echo on "EVERYTHING"............chills, that whole speech was such a sobering reminder just how much had to be sacrificed for the rebellion the get off the ground and to the point in Rouge One
This show is at a level that I always wanted to see in the Star Wars Universe. For me it is the best thing Disney has done so far, and I think it is very important that we give it as much positive feedback as possible so that they realize that this is the way to go.
This episode has some of the best and most compelling writing I have ever seen! The speeches Kino gives when he motivates the men for the escape and Luthen gives when he says he has sacrificed any hope of a good and peaceful life after Rebellion has won both just cut to my core. Writer Beau Willimon as well as actors Andy Serkis and Stellan Skarsgård WILL NOT BE DENIED EMMY OR BAFTA NOMINATIONS! ONE WAY OUT! ONE WAY OUT! ONE WAY OUT!
there's soo much peak talent in and behind this series it's crazy, was ecstatic to see Beau Willimon working on these episodes, the first few seasons of house of cards were some of my favorite television.
Man, and I thought Mando was good... I was not ready for this show. I had no idea this was possible from Star Wars. It's my favorite piece of media right now.
Agreed 100%! This is a new level for not only star wars, but modern fantasy TV shows!! The expectations were so low for this show and it blew everything out of the water!
@@HiHi-lt1cb you can blame all of the adult children who only care about the action figure characters. This genre can be great if people accept great writing instead of lightsabers and cameos.
16:05 "Whatever happens now...we made it..." Seeing Hector get emotional was beautiful man. I can't believe what this show has become. The new high water mark for Star Wars. Stunning. Emotional. Brilliantly written. Not enough superlatives.
The dialog is what sets this series apart (and in my opinions above) from all other Star Wars media. This is dialog that even Aaron Sorkin would be proud of.
As MLK said: "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." We are watching the dark passage of that arc, the sacrifices that never saw the light of gratitude and it's amazing to witness. This episode was beautifully written, with absolutely stunning monologues from Serkis and Skarsgård. Even the one Mon Mothma scene was vibrating with energy, her being caught between a rock and hard place trembling with anxiety and fear. Like Adam said it completely changes the way I'll watch anything star wars related from now on.
Kino's speech did one additional huge thing...by using Cassian's words, he taught Cassian that he has all the leadership skills he could possibly need. He's not just Aladdin, theiving and scuffling, owes money, etc...now he's got the vision of a LEADER and the motivation.
hands down my favorite episode of the season! i especially love that no one suddenly becomes over the top vengeful, skilled at fighting, or ready to kill. they're all very desperate & ready to make a move. but they're still a ragtag group of prisoners suddenly going for a prison break. which makes it feel more visceral because there's all this risk there that wouldn't exist if everything was perfectly planned or they were all just fully capable out of nowhere.
Every single performance in this series has been exceptional. The casting director needs to get an Academy Award just for choosing these amazing people. Kino and Luthen's monologues were both epic. I had tears in my eyes when we were looking down on the prison building and thousands of people were swimming away from there. Wow.
@@s.patterson5698Lucasfilm needs to study this series and completely grasp why it is so great and why many of the other Star Wars shows and movies have been a disappointment (e.g. "The Last Jedi", "Ahsoka", etc). And what's interesting is that "Andor" is missing almost all of the core things that we thought made a Star Wars presentation: The Force, lightsabers, lots of non-human aliens, space battles. "Andor" has none of these things, except a tiny bit of space battle (which was KICK-ASS!) and yet it FEELS more like Star Wars than just about anything else we've seen in many years.
Agustin was me the whole time saying "PUT ON THE DAMN BOOTS!!!". But I was legit tearing up during Kino's speech when he was mentioning if you see someone lost or confused. It kind of gave me vibes of Waymond, when he was giving his speech towards the end of "Everything, Everywhere..." about being confused and not knowing what's going on.
the boots were never going to be enough- a facility with an estimated 84 guards was never going to have enough boots for nearly 5 thousand inmates, and the time taken to put boots on where they were available was time the remaining guards could use to stage a counterattack
I think one of the most fascinating character journeys--which isn't really going unnoticed, but maybe the full implications aren't--is that Mon Mothma, while trying to start a rebellion, is still trying to use the system the way it's meant to be used to solve these problems. And the thought-provoking question is what do people of conscience do when they've played by the rules and nobody is listening?
He made zero sacrifice, it was Cassa and Birnok who planned the escape and it was Birnock who ACTUALLY died trying to take down one of the guards. He was the real hero not Kino. Kino had to be bullied, cajoled and persuaded to break out and only did so when it became clear there was only one choice, one way out you could say. He didn't sacrifice anything, Birnok sacrified his life. Kino was a loser and it didn't surprise me at all he couldn't swim, he's a man out of his depth !!!!!!
@@beanbag_37 That was practically the last act of the prison break, it was Cassa who told the prison guard to shut off the power. All that had to to be done was to hail the prisoners to get out, most of them were already climbing out at that point as the screen of dots showed quite clearly. That's not a heroic act it's made out to be. And Kino had to be cajoled into making a more forceful speech by Cassa. The real heroes of the prison break are Cassa and Birnok, who planned and executed the break. Cassa used Kino to help him him 'rally' the other prisoners but they already knew what to do, to insinuate otherwise would be incredibly insulting,
I dont understand why they can't all be heroes. Kino did all of that knowing that he was not going to get out. Regardless of the time it took him to convert, he was influential in giving those prisoners' the courage to touch those floors and escape. There is no one hero here or there. They are ALL heroes including Cass, Birnok AND Kino.
@@tawntawn7225 Which was the point I was trying to make. This needless hagiographic depiction of Kino is so disparaging of the others who made more telling and significant contributions to the escape. Yes Kino helped, finally, but only when it became clear there was no other way. Look at Melshi snide remarks to Kino, he knew what kind of person Kino was. That's why I believe Melshi and Cassa became friends.
It was a great success to involve Diego, not only as an actor, but in the development of the entire concept and story as an executive producer. Anyone who knows Luna's work knows that they will always find something authentic and profound. He agreed to return to the character after Rogue One because he wanted to tell Andor's story as it should be, a grown-up story of a rebel navigating between light and dark.
Definitely the best interpretation of how a revolution happens that has been done in Star Wars. The writing in this show just keeps getting better. Can't wait for the last two episodes, they're going to be amazing.
Kino’s speech was the best motivational speech I’ve ever heard!! Seeing the prisoners escape was awesome!! This episode was too short but amazing! I am hoping that the last episodes are gonna be longer, but I think we’re gonna be hanging on the edge of our seat!
Not gonna lie, Keeno’s speech literally brought tears to my eyes. Just give Andy Serkis all the awards now, please. This episode was sweaty palms from the first moment all the way through to the end. Please, please PLEASE tell all your friends about this show and get them to watch it, bring those viewership numbers up and let’s send a message loud and clear that THIS is the Star Wars we want to see moving forward. I think they know what a gem they’ve got here, how could they not, but we’ve got to let them know in the only language they know that we see it too and we appreciate the hell out of it!
The body language in the scene with Mon, Tay, and Davo: Mon and Tay are sitting upright and tight. Davo is lounging, spreading himself wide. He's in control and knows it.
I think this might be the best episode so far. Between the excitement of the breakout, the tense left turn scene with Mon, and the showstopper performances by Andy Serkis and Stellan Skarsgard, as well as the music, I was glued from start to finish.
Almost to 100K!! Y'all deserve a mil by now, but everyone's time come's eventually. I look forward to y'all's videos every week, keep up the great work!
You guys are absolutely my favorite reactors to watch anymore. Great insight into the business, great knowledge of the material, stellar takes on the real life implications of what we're watching. Stay gold Ponyboy.
I really really want the Empire to have recordings of the escape because I really really want to see the look on Dedre's face when she recognizes Cassian.
Even if I can kinda expect what is gonna happen,this show still surprises me every week with its amazing writing and stellar performances,it deserves to be watched by more people :)
Another episode of pure awe! Space wizards had their day and this is the vacuum they created. The lay people now have to fix things and take destiny into their own hands to survive. There will be a time when the Jedi return but this time is not now. This is the nitty gritty reality where everyone is under tyranny unless they are a part of it. This era of Star Wars is the people's era and it's so fascinating. Everyone doing what they must to survive. I think Disney and Lucasfilm should take a look at your reactions to this show and plan the future of Star Wars off the back of it. New stories focussing on the grey areas...the seeds of dissent and all the things in between. I'm up for all of that!
The reframing of all of SW is the true power of Andor. It goes from a space opera about space wizards and stuff to very stark warning against fascism, the banality of its evil and how, once good people have been complacent for long enough, it takes sacrifice of epic proportions to get out from under it. And it is warning addressed to us today.
i think leaving Kino's story tragically unanswered makes it have the most impact. it ties together with Luthen's speech beautifully since he knowingly burned his life to make a sunrise he'll never see.
@@PaulMcElligott He needs not to know if Luthen knew about the ambush. That will still look very suspicious (not even for someone as paranoid as Saw), considering how hard he tried to "sell" that cooperation with Kreegar. Now he might think he was being set up.
Fun fact, the guy that Andor ends up running with on the beach at the end is actually a character from Rogue One. He ends up being one of the team members on the beach who help steal the death star plans. It's the same actor/same character. Very cool continuity. (real) Almost continuity as cool as the fact that Kino is then captured by the empire, tortured until he loses his mind, his memory and his identity, only to discover long dormant force powers where he assumes the new moniker.....snoke
This series is incredible and at this point it is easily the best written Star Wars content. Add the production quality and fantastic performances on top and you have the best thing Star Wars has made since Empire.
Every time you see them on that bridge where there is another group of people facing the other way... THAT is the night shift. They basically just swap back and forth between working and sleeping in the same exact area. That way, you only need to have half as many beds as you have prisoners.
I love this show. The prison break was better than I thought. So many side characters, not just Cassian and Kino, got chances to shine. It really shows that Andor is about the everyman, dozens of stories of rebellion. Also... can we talk about how Luthen implied he'd kill his baby daughter if Lonni backed out? Goddamn the rebellion is dark and I like it.
Ive been thinking about it why i love this show so much and this episode settle it, we are learning the stories of the heroes behind the heroes, to have a Luke, Leia, Han, there was Andor, Mitch, Lony, Vel, Cinthia people who gave everything not knowing they would succeed or not, sacrificing for something most of them would never see, so tell me whats more Star Wars than that? For the first time a couple of civilians with no lightsabers or powers made a vow to defy an empire they paved the way fought through darkness for the last jedi to end it all, how poetic is that and how this opens our eyes for the whole triology when the rebels are a well oiled machine, this show made me love Star wars again.
Cassian Andor is obviously going to hijack or hotwire a ship next episode in order to get off of this planet. I would love to see him go back for Kino Loy and anyone else who was too afraid to jump. Melshi and Loy hugging after their reunion would also be nice and hopeful. I have no faith that this show will go there, but it would be really nice. And I really really want to see that happen.
@@Superdelphinus It's never pointless to have one hopeful moment in a series this dark and gritty. Agreed, it's very unlikely, but I still really want to see it.
@@kerouac.jackson I mean that it’s not a literal show though. I think if you asked the writers they’d give one of those answers that nothing happens to him because it’s a story and we didn’t write what happens to him. In a show like this the reason his character exists is to demonstrate the impact of oppression, the spark of hope and selfless sacrifice. As soon as he’s shown each of those things, it’s totally irrelevant what happens to him as an actual character. Lesser shows might show him jumping or someone rescuing him, but it’d be a waste of 30 seconds and wouldn’t serve any of the themes of the episode or series it would just make viewers feel good for a couple of minutes. Imho. Watch him turn up in a bar on tattoine in the next episode now lol
I think another thing that’s so great about Kino’s arc is that if you re-watch this episode you see in the subtext that Kino knows he’s not going to make it out alive because he knows the only way out is one he can’t survive but he also knows he is the only man who can lead this jailbreak. Regardless, he gets to free his fellow kin and die on his own terms. Pour one out for this unsung hero of the rebellion.
Luthen’s monologue is amazing! Like Adam (from pReview’d channel) said - it’s a perfect monologue for those in drama class. Love your reactions on this. So intense.
Ugh this is why watching reactions is so useful, discovering yet another small moment in show that I hadn't noticed before: When the prisoners are running through the halls with the guns, working towards their freedom there's a small moment when they turn a corner and meet the other prisoners doing the same. Pointing their guns at eachother for a second and then they give eachother a look... its the first time they're not AGAINST eachother, like in their assembly groups. They're working together, towards liberation.
I have always, always, always equated Star Wars with space WWII. After seeing the more well known side of things (Axis and Allies) in the films, we’re finally, FINALLY getting the resistance fighters. The French, Belgian, Polish, and German Undergrounds. Lives will always be sacrificed for the greater cause. Fifty men here, 100 men there. Real “The good of the many outweighs the good of the few. Or the one.” type shit. Brilliant.
I am glad I am not the only one who had the same reaction to Kino's speech. I was in tears and chanting "one way out". Thank God I was alone in my apartment at the time. LOL Also, Luthin's talk about his sacrifice is right up there with the speech from the Chernobyl miniseries.
So I don’t know if you guys are aware but Duncan Pow, he plays as Meishi (I didn’t have time to spellcheck so forgive me if it’s wrong), he reprised his role as this character from rouge one. I was re watching rouge one and you can see him in the last act of the movie. The raid on scarif to be exact. I even did some credits digging and you can see the character’s name as sergeant meishi. So that’s why the ending of this episode is so crucial to the story leading up to rouge one. So we just got a glimpse of this character’s backstory within Andor. And with that revelation alone gives me hope for the future of Star Wars. Like the Heroes said, I want a Lonni backstory now as well.
Luthen’s view point on letting the 50 men go reminds of a scene from “Imitation Game” - a movie about WWII code breaking. To keep the nazi’s from knowing the allies had broken their communication network, they had to let some bad things happen. A rough series of decisions
When serkis was climbing up the railings all I could think about was Cesar. 100% shows how much his performance translated Climb - Karis Climb - Kino Climb - K2SO
I cried throughout half of this episode realizing the real-life applications his show is displaying post-midterms and during this craven cry to make "America Great Again." Harkina 5 is Rikers. The Empire is a vast representation of half of our government and population. It's w i l d. One of the best shows of the year. hands. down.
6:17 "This is how the rich get richer, y'all." Absolutely correct. And he's also right about Mom Matha is being courted in this moment by the "Dark Side." Luthern has already been seduced by the Dark Side (hence his symbolic attire). The only thing is that they are not force-sensitive, but the Dark Side is about PERSONAL enslavement. Andor was tempted by the Dark Side to kill the two men in the courtroom, but he chose at that moment to spare them. Their motivations may be good, but the personal cost...is it worth it? Man this is a great show!
The writing for this show has just been so amazing. Everyone's acting has been fantastic. This show deserves all the rewards but it's going to be tough to not reward House of hte Dragon too.
This show is so incredible! Star Wars or not, this is so well written and thought out step by step. Intensity is amazing. Kills me every week waiting for the next episode.
"And what do you sacrifice?" "Calm. Kindness, kinship. Love. I've given up all chance at inner peace. I've made my mind a sunless place. I share my dreams with ghosts. I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there's only one conclusion; I'm damned for what I do. My anger, my ego, my unwillingness to yield, my...my eagerness to fight, they've set me on a path from which there is no escape. I yearned to be a savior against injustice without contemplating the cost and by the time I looked down, there was no longer any ground beneath my feet. What is my...what is my sacrifice? I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy, to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else's future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I'll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything!"
Luthen reminds me of the Operative from the Serenity movie. Both men allow themselves to become monsters in the service of something greater. Luthen chose correctly, the Operative didn't. That's the only distinction.
The single greatest hour of Star Wars ever created. The level that this story is being told in unreal. The writing. The heart. The incredible depth of storytelling mastery is breathtaking.
Yeah, in the introductory prison ep, they explain that there are two alternating 12hr shifts per work room. And the work rooms are the only way in or out because they circle the central control hub. They wrap around in groups of 7, seven floors deep. The doors opposite the elevator platforms open to the windowed walkways leading to the cell blocks in the outer ring.
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“I’ve burned my life for a sunrise that I will never see.” “Power doesn’t panic.” 2 of the greatest lines in a TV show all year long 🤯🤯🤯
Why are there only 16 likes on this!?!?!?!!!
"Help each other. If you see someone who's confused, someone who's lost, you get them moving and keep them moving until we put this place behind us."
"Power doesn't panic" was such aa powerful response.
And of course, the monologue
this episode gave us plenty of amazing lines! I mean how that show managed to make a simple line like "I can't swim" so tragic and heartbreaking in just three episodes is insane
"ONE WAY OUT!"
Never before has Star Wars been scripted so perfectly.
Yeah its surreal, and very unexpected after everything we have gotten so far with the other shows. Its so mature in every way!
Luthen's "What have I sacrificed?" monologue was chef's kiss writing by Beau Willimon brilliantly acted by Stellan Skarsgard!
It was almost Shakespearian.
Knowing in hindsight that Kino couldn't swim and knew there was only "one way out," the "die fighting than giving them what they want" and "I'm going to assume I'm already dead" hits hard. The writing in this show comes full circle.
When the realization sinks in... he always knew. "Help each other. If you see someone who's confused, someone who's lost, you get them moving and keep them moving until we put this place behind us."
The way they presented it, he seems to be so swept up with the fact that they actually succeeded that he briefly forgets that he cannot swim and it hits him so hard when he sees the water. Last we see him, he is laughing at the cruel joke of it all.
Kino never got to see the sunrise just as Luthen knows he won't, yet they're both doing what needs to be done for the benefit of the many.
Andy said in an interview that he knew the ending and played episode 10 with that undertone in mind, and it shows subtly in that performance.
Kino knew he wasn't getting out. I feel like was part of the mental journey he was going through getting to the point of addressing his men.
Just like Luthen. Just like Cassian and Jyn.
@@przemekkozlowski7835 yeah I love this detail. Who wouldn't have that moment of adrenaline giving one so much belief and hope that it may just be possible after all in some delusional way only to get there and realise it's exactly the same as when they first flew in.
My heart shattered when Kino just stood there and said "I can't swim......" OMG after all that please tell me he got away!!!!!! Also the echo on "EVERYTHING"............chills, that whole speech was such a sobering reminder just how much had to be sacrificed for the rebellion the get off the ground and to the point in Rouge One
This show is at a level that I always wanted to see in the Star Wars Universe. For me it is the best thing Disney has done so far, and I think it is very important that we give it as much positive feedback as possible so that they realize that this is the way to go.
100% agree. The feedback matters. This show truly deserves it. Best writing in the history of the franchise.
Impeccable episode. Stellan Skarsgard and Andy Serkis were incredible.
This episode has some of the best and most compelling writing I have ever seen! The speeches Kino gives when he motivates the men for the escape and Luthen gives when he says he has sacrificed any hope of a good and peaceful life after Rebellion has won both just cut to my core.
Writer Beau Willimon as well as actors Andy Serkis and Stellan Skarsgård WILL NOT BE DENIED EMMY OR BAFTA NOMINATIONS!
ONE WAY OUT! ONE WAY OUT! ONE WAY OUT!
there's soo much peak talent in and behind this series it's crazy, was ecstatic to see Beau Willimon working on these episodes, the first few seasons of house of cards were some of my favorite television.
You guys need to watch more tv. Seriously. There is so much more good writing out there.
@@kassiogomes8498 Just because there’s great tv out there doesn’t mean people can’t praise this show. It’s objectively great writing and directing
Man, and I thought Mando was good... I was not ready for this show. I had no idea this was possible from Star Wars. It's my favorite piece of media right now.
Agreed 100%! This is a new level for not only star wars, but modern fantasy TV shows!! The expectations were so low for this show and it blew everything out of the water!
@@HiHi-lt1cb you can blame all of the adult children who only care about the action figure characters. This genre can be great if people accept great writing instead of lightsabers and cameos.
@@meowski617 Condescension is such a great look for "fans".
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@@HiHi-lt1cb have you never watch GoT?
Tony Gilroy took the expression "Always leave them wanting more" way too far..... I always scream NO when the credits start. Masterful and genius....
Lol! This made me smile. I know exactly how you feel😊
Kino is so chill at the end, and for what? Because power doesn’t panic, y’all.
"I can't swim." MANLY TEARS WERE SHED
16:05 "Whatever happens now...we made it..." Seeing Hector get emotional was beautiful man. I can't believe what this show has become. The new high water mark for Star Wars. Stunning. Emotional. Brilliantly written. Not enough superlatives.
The way I nodded when Agustín said "It's the only way out" as they carried Ulaf out in a body bag because it had two meanings.
The dialog is what sets this series apart (and in my opinions above) from all other Star Wars media. This is dialog that even Aaron Sorkin would be proud of.
oh god don't compare Sorkin to this masterpiece
As MLK said: "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." We are watching the dark passage of that arc, the sacrifices that never saw the light of gratitude and it's amazing to witness.
This episode was beautifully written, with absolutely stunning monologues from Serkis and Skarsgård. Even the one Mon Mothma scene was vibrating with energy, her being caught between a rock and hard place trembling with anxiety and fear. Like Adam said it completely changes the way I'll watch anything star wars related from now on.
Absolutely ✊🏽
Kino's speech did one additional huge thing...by using Cassian's words, he taught Cassian that he has all the leadership skills he could possibly need. He's not just Aladdin, theiving and scuffling, owes money, etc...now he's got the vision of a LEADER and the motivation.
Luthen, Kino, heck the prisoner who stepped out on the floor on faith!! This show has wrecked me!! More please!
hands down my favorite episode of the season! i especially love that no one suddenly becomes over the top vengeful, skilled at fighting, or ready to kill. they're all very desperate & ready to make a move. but they're still a ragtag group of prisoners suddenly going for a prison break. which makes it feel more visceral because there's all this risk there that wouldn't exist if everything was perfectly planned or they were all just fully capable out of nowhere.
Correct. Because people that are instantly good at everything don't resemble reality in any way.
Every single performance in this series has been exceptional. The casting director needs to get an Academy Award just for choosing these amazing people. Kino and Luthen's monologues were both epic. I had tears in my eyes when we were looking down on the prison building and thousands of people were swimming away from there. Wow.
Same here, i love GREAT WRITING. Combine great writing with epic performances, tears fam.
Yesssss yes...casting needs an award...
@@s.patterson5698Lucasfilm needs to study this series and completely grasp why it is so great and why many of the other Star Wars shows and movies have been a disappointment (e.g. "The Last Jedi", "Ahsoka", etc). And what's interesting is that "Andor" is missing almost all of the core things that we thought made a Star Wars presentation: The Force, lightsabers, lots of non-human aliens, space battles. "Andor" has none of these things, except a tiny bit of space battle (which was KICK-ASS!) and yet it FEELS more like Star Wars than just about anything else we've seen in many years.
Agustin was me the whole time saying "PUT ON THE DAMN BOOTS!!!".
But I was legit tearing up during Kino's speech when he was mentioning if you see someone lost or confused. It kind of gave me vibes of Waymond, when he was giving his speech towards the end of "Everything, Everywhere..." about being confused and not knowing what's going on.
the boots were never going to be enough- a facility with an estimated 84 guards was never going to have enough boots for nearly 5 thousand inmates, and the time taken to put boots on where they were available was time the remaining guards could use to stage a counterattack
Everyone when it cuts from the prison to the mole: “no go back!”
Everyone when Luther begins the monologue: “wait what was I asking for again?”
😊😊😊
The best acting in the entire franchise
Hands down!!!
I think one of the most fascinating character journeys--which isn't really going unnoticed, but maybe the full implications aren't--is that Mon Mothma, while trying to start a rebellion, is still trying to use the system the way it's meant to be used to solve these problems. And the thought-provoking question is what do people of conscience do when they've played by the rules and nobody is listening?
And we see this in our own world right now.
Keno's sacrifice was heartbreaking.
He made zero sacrifice, it was Cassa and Birnok who planned the escape and it was Birnock who ACTUALLY died trying to take down one of the guards. He was the real hero not Kino.
Kino had to be bullied, cajoled and persuaded to break out and only did so when it became clear there was only one choice, one way out you could say. He didn't sacrifice anything, Birnok sacrified his life. Kino was a loser and it didn't surprise me at all he couldn't swim, he's a man out of his depth !!!!!!
@@bitchoflivingblah you’re acting as if Kino wasn’t the rallying force on the intercom that rallied the entire prison to freedom…
@@beanbag_37 That was practically the last act of the prison break, it was Cassa who told the prison guard to shut off the power. All that had to to be done was to hail the prisoners to get out, most of them were already climbing out at that point as the screen of dots showed quite clearly.
That's not a heroic act it's made out to be. And Kino had to be cajoled into making a more forceful speech by Cassa.
The real heroes of the prison break are Cassa and Birnok, who planned and executed the break. Cassa used Kino to help him him 'rally' the other prisoners but they already knew what to do, to insinuate otherwise would be incredibly insulting,
I dont understand why they can't all be heroes. Kino did all of that knowing that he was not going to get out. Regardless of the time it took him to convert, he was influential in giving those prisoners' the courage to touch those floors and escape. There is no one hero here or there. They are ALL heroes including Cass, Birnok AND Kino.
@@tawntawn7225 Which was the point I was trying to make. This needless hagiographic depiction of Kino is so disparaging of the others who made more telling and significant contributions to the escape. Yes Kino helped, finally, but only when it became clear there was no other way.
Look at Melshi snide remarks to Kino, he knew what kind of person Kino was. That's why I believe Melshi and Cassa became friends.
A big theme for these stories throughout the entire franchise is that not everyone can be a hero, but a hero can come from anywhere.
It was a great success to involve Diego, not only as an actor, but in the development of the entire concept and story as an executive producer. Anyone who knows Luna's work knows that they will always find something authentic and profound. He agreed to return to the character after Rogue One because he wanted to tell Andor's story as it should be, a grown-up story of a rebel navigating between light and dark.
Definitely the best interpretation of how a revolution happens that has been done in Star Wars. The writing in this show just keeps getting better. Can't wait for the last two episodes, they're going to be amazing.
Man the smile when he repeated "I can't swim" 😭😭
The extra reverberation when he said Everything, it hints at an underlying power in him.
Kino’s speech was the best motivational speech I’ve ever heard!! Seeing the prisoners escape was awesome!! This episode was too short but amazing! I am hoping that the last episodes are gonna be longer, but I think we’re gonna be hanging on the edge of our seat!
Stellans acting in the monologue is just *chefs kiss*! Soooo good!! And the writing!!
I’ve been saying these last couple days “Inmates. Together. Strong”
Stellan Skarsgård should get an Emmy nom for that scene by itself.
How does every episode keep getting better and better??
The writing on this show is amazing 🤩
Please write all future Star Wars this way
Not gonna lie, Keeno’s speech literally brought tears to my eyes. Just give Andy Serkis all the awards now, please. This episode was sweaty palms from the first moment all the way through to the end. Please, please PLEASE tell all your friends about this show and get them to watch it, bring those viewership numbers up and let’s send a message loud and clear that THIS is the Star Wars we want to see moving forward. I think they know what a gem they’ve got here, how could they not, but we’ve got to let them know in the only language they know that we see it too and we appreciate the hell out of it!
I already did mate👍
Andy Serkis better get some kind of acting award nomination after this episode. And to be honest, Stellan Skarsgard should be up there with him.
The body language in the scene with Mon, Tay, and Davo: Mon and Tay are sitting upright and tight. Davo is lounging, spreading himself wide. He's in control and knows it.
I think this might be the best episode so far. Between the excitement of the breakout, the tense left turn scene with Mon, and the showstopper performances by Andy Serkis and Stellan Skarsgard, as well as the music, I was glued from start to finish.
Almost to 100K!! Y'all deserve a mil by now, but everyone's time come's eventually. I look forward to y'all's videos every week, keep up the great work!
Holy cow! What an episode!?! Magnificent performances by multiple actors. Incredible dramatic acting and story. Please give us more!!
Such a catch casting Stellan Skarsgard in this, incredible monologue. They'll use this for casting tapes in the future.
Andor is a masterclass in writing, storytelling, art direction, acting, directing, composing etc.
Can't believe we've gotten a star wars heist & a star wars jail break. WOOOO!
You guys are absolutely my favorite reactors to watch anymore. Great insight into the business, great knowledge of the material, stellar takes on the real life implications of what we're watching. Stay gold Ponyboy.
I really really want the Empire to have recordings of the escape because I really really want to see the look on Dedre's face when she recognizes Cassian.
Even if I can kinda expect what is gonna happen,this show still surprises me every week with its amazing writing and stellar performances,it deserves to be watched by more people :)
Another episode of pure awe! Space wizards had their day and this is the vacuum they created. The lay people now have to fix things and take destiny into their own hands to survive. There will be a time when the Jedi return but this time is not now. This is the nitty gritty reality where everyone is under tyranny unless they are a part of it. This era of Star Wars is the people's era and it's so fascinating. Everyone doing what they must to survive.
I think Disney and Lucasfilm should take a look at your reactions to this show and plan the future of Star Wars off the back of it. New stories focussing on the grey areas...the seeds of dissent and all the things in between. I'm up for all of that!
"I'm Not Interested In Other Characters!" to "I Need To See A Lonnie Spin Off!" 😂🤣😅
I LOVE how they are showing that there IS more happening than just the story of the Skywalkers.
The reframing of all of SW is the true power of Andor. It goes from a space opera about space wizards and stuff to very stark warning against fascism, the banality of its evil and how, once good people have been complacent for long enough, it takes sacrifice of epic proportions to get out from under it. And it is warning addressed to us today.
O, Captain, my Captain. Hector! I was right there with you, crying my eyes out during that speech!! Andy Serkis is such a phenomenal actor.
i think leaving Kino's story tragically unanswered makes it have the most impact.
it ties together with Luthen's speech beautifully since he knowingly burned his life to make a sunrise he'll never see.
I cried too Hector 😢 this episode was just so very very good
Wonder how pissed Saw Gerrera will be when he learns that Luthen knew about the Imperial ambush?
@@PaulMcElligott He needs not to know if Luthen knew about the ambush. That will still look very suspicious (not even for someone as paranoid as Saw), considering how hard he tried to "sell" that cooperation with Kreegar. Now he might think he was being set up.
As soon as watched the episode, I started looking for you guys' reaction!
So many emotions!
Fun fact, the guy that Andor ends up running with on the beach at the end is actually a character from Rogue One. He ends up being one of the team members on the beach who help steal the death star plans. It's the same actor/same character. Very cool continuity. (real)
Almost continuity as cool as the fact that Kino is then captured by the empire, tortured until he loses his mind, his memory and his identity, only to discover long dormant force powers where he assumes the new moniker.....snoke
This series is incredible and at this point it is easily the best written Star Wars content. Add the production quality and fantastic performances on top and you have the best thing Star Wars has made since Empire.
Brilliant writing and acting. These are the real strengths of Andor.
This one episode gave us two of the best monologues in SW history straight up
Every time you see them on that bridge where there is another group of people facing the other way... THAT is the night shift. They basically just swap back and forth between working and sleeping in the same exact area. That way, you only need to have half as many beds as you have prisoners.
I love this show. The prison break was better than I thought. So many side characters, not just Cassian and Kino, got chances to shine. It really shows that Andor is about the everyman, dozens of stories of rebellion. Also... can we talk about how Luthen implied he'd kill his baby daughter if Lonni backed out? Goddamn the rebellion is dark and I like it.
Ive been thinking about it why i love this show so much and this episode settle it, we are learning the stories of the heroes behind the heroes, to have a Luke, Leia, Han, there was Andor, Mitch, Lony, Vel, Cinthia people who gave everything not knowing they would succeed or not, sacrificing for something most of them would never see, so tell me whats more Star Wars than that?
For the first time a couple of civilians with no lightsabers or powers made a vow to defy an empire they paved the way fought through darkness for the last jedi to end it all, how poetic is that and how this opens our eyes for the whole triology when the rebels are a well oiled machine, this show made me love Star wars again.
Cassian Andor is obviously going to hijack or hotwire a ship next episode in order to get off of this planet. I would love to see him go back for Kino Loy and anyone else who was too afraid to jump. Melshi and Loy hugging after their reunion would also be nice and hopeful. I have no faith that this show will go there, but it would be really nice. And I really really want to see that happen.
It would be nice but completely pointless in the context of this show imho
@@Superdelphinus It's never pointless to have one hopeful moment in a series this dark and gritty. Agreed, it's very unlikely, but I still really want to see it.
@@kerouac.jackson I mean that it’s not a literal show though. I think if you asked the writers they’d give one of those answers that nothing happens to him because it’s a story and we didn’t write what happens to him. In a show like this the reason his character exists is to demonstrate the impact of oppression, the spark of hope and selfless sacrifice. As soon as he’s shown each of those things, it’s totally irrelevant what happens to him as an actual character. Lesser shows might show him jumping or someone rescuing him, but it’d be a waste of 30 seconds and wouldn’t serve any of the themes of the episode or series it would just make viewers feel good for a couple of minutes. Imho. Watch him turn up in a bar on tattoine in the next episode now lol
I think another thing that’s so great about Kino’s arc is that if you re-watch this episode you see in the subtext that Kino knows he’s not going to make it out alive because he knows the only way out is one he can’t survive but he also knows he is the only man who can lead this jailbreak. Regardless, he gets to free his fellow kin and die on his own terms. Pour one out for this unsung hero of the rebellion.
This show is so well written and acted, it is gold!
My goodness this is a damn good series with amazing scripting and top notch acting. Hells bells this show is awesome!!! Great reaction, guys. Wow!!!
I love it when Andor gets worked up
Luthen’s monologue is amazing! Like Adam (from pReview’d channel) said - it’s a perfect monologue for those in drama class. Love your reactions on this. So intense.
Kino having that moment of self preservation n the realization at the beginning is part of all the little details that make this show amazing.
Ugh this is why watching reactions is so useful, discovering yet another small moment in show that I hadn't noticed before:
When the prisoners are running through the halls with the guns, working towards their freedom there's a small moment when they turn a corner and meet the other prisoners doing the same.
Pointing their guns at eachother for a second and then they give eachother a look... its the first time they're not AGAINST eachother, like in their assembly groups. They're working together, towards liberation.
I have always, always, always equated Star Wars with space WWII. After seeing the more well known side of things (Axis and Allies) in the films, we’re finally, FINALLY getting the resistance fighters. The French, Belgian, Polish, and German Undergrounds. Lives will always be sacrificed for the greater cause. Fifty men here, 100 men there. Real “The good of the many outweighs the good of the few. Or the one.” type shit. Brilliant.
Also the sacrificing of units and vessels and men to preserve the secret that the allies had broken the axis codes.
I am glad I am not the only one who had the same reaction to Kino's speech. I was in tears and chanting "one way out". Thank God I was alone in my apartment at the time. LOL
Also, Luthin's talk about his sacrifice is right up there with the speech from the Chernobyl miniseries.
So I don’t know if you guys are aware but Duncan Pow, he plays as Meishi (I didn’t have time to spellcheck so forgive me if it’s wrong), he reprised his role as this character from rouge one. I was re watching rouge one and you can see him in the last act of the movie. The raid on scarif to be exact. I even did some credits digging and you can see the character’s name as sergeant meishi. So that’s why the ending of this episode is so crucial to the story leading up to rouge one. So we just got a glimpse of this character’s backstory within Andor. And with that revelation alone gives me hope for the future of Star Wars. Like the Heroes said, I want a Lonni backstory now as well.
You said it man. God damn.
By the way, fantastic editing on your video this time
This episode was magical.
They got House of the Dragon in my Andor with Mon's plotline. It felt somehow even grosser in a galaxy far, far away.
Luthen’s view point on letting the 50 men go reminds of a scene from “Imitation Game” - a movie about WWII code breaking. To keep the nazi’s from knowing the allies had broken their communication network, they had to let some bad things happen. A rough series of decisions
This is how universe building is done well.
If we don't see them die, there's always a chance!!!
When serkis was climbing up the railings all I could think about was Cesar. 100% shows how much his performance translated
Climb - Karis
Climb - Kino
Climb - K2SO
Triple K
I cried throughout half of this episode realizing the real-life applications his show is displaying post-midterms and during this craven cry to make "America Great Again." Harkina 5 is Rikers. The Empire is a vast representation of half of our government and population. It's w i l d. One of the best shows of the year. hands. down.
6:17 "This is how the rich get richer, y'all." Absolutely correct. And he's also right about Mom Matha is being courted in this moment by the "Dark Side." Luthern has already been seduced by the Dark Side (hence his symbolic attire). The only thing is that they are not force-sensitive, but the Dark Side is about PERSONAL enslavement. Andor was tempted by the Dark Side to kill the two men in the courtroom, but he chose at that moment to spare them. Their motivations may be good, but the personal cost...is it worth it? Man this is a great show!
Luthen's monologue is almost right from the last passage of Motorcycle Diaries. Tragic but real.
Best Slavoj Žižek impression of Hector yet. 👀
Hector bouncing up and down during this episode was all of us.
If there aren't any emmys for this show, that'd be a crime. so stellar.
I really hope we get to see them all taking the vow.
The writing for this show has just been so amazing. Everyone's acting has been fantastic. This show deserves all the rewards but it's going to be tough to not reward House of hte Dragon too.
This show is so incredible! Star Wars or not, this is so well written and thought out step by step. Intensity is amazing. Kills me every week waiting for the next episode.
"And what do you sacrifice?"
"Calm.
Kindness, kinship.
Love.
I've given up all chance at inner peace.
I've made my mind a sunless place.
I share my dreams with ghosts.
I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there's only one conclusion; I'm damned for what I do.
My anger, my ego, my unwillingness to yield, my...my eagerness to fight, they've set me on a path from which there is no escape.
I yearned to be a savior against injustice without contemplating the cost and by the time I looked down, there was no longer any ground beneath my feet.
What is my...what is my sacrifice?
I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy, to defeat them.
I burn my decency for someone else's future.
I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I'll never see.
And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude.
So what do I sacrifice?
Everything!"
Love Agustin's face from the Rings of Power Finale in the thumbnail again lol
This episode was fucking sublime! ❤️🔥 I WANT MORE OF THIS KIND OF WRITING! That Luthen monologue was sooo good.
I've recently started to cheer at the end of every episode and I don't think I've ever done that before.
Andy Serkis OMG!! THAT acting!!
Luthen reminds me of the Operative from the Serenity movie. Both men allow themselves to become monsters in the service of something greater. Luthen chose correctly, the Operative didn't. That's the only distinction.
I was waiting for your reactions to this masterful episode, thank you! Solidarity!
The single greatest hour of Star Wars ever created. The level that this story is being told in unreal. The writing. The heart. The incredible depth of storytelling mastery is breathtaking.
Yeah, in the introductory prison ep, they explain that there are two alternating 12hr shifts per work room. And the work rooms are the only way in or out because they circle the central control hub. They wrap around in groups of 7, seven floors deep. The doors opposite the elevator platforms open to the windowed walkways leading to the cell blocks in the outer ring.