How Andor Can Flip Star Wars Prequels’ Oldest Complaint
Andor is yet another Star Wars story placed between Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, and it seems like it could retroactively fix one of the prequels' biggest criticisms. Given how the future of Star Wars post-Skywalker Saga is still not clear, the franchise shifts its focus to filling the gaps between key eras in the saga. For that reason, shows like Obi-Wan Kenobi and the upcoming Andor echo elements of both the Star Wars prequels and the original trilogy and thus can play on the strengths of each of them.
Diego Luna will reprise his role as Cassian Andor in a story set five years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. That places the show around 14 years after Revenge of the Sith, a time in which the galaxy was ruled by the Emperor through the Imperial Senate. When audiences first met Cassian Andor in Rogue One, it was very clear that the character had a long and wearing history with the Rebellion, something that the Andor show can better explore.
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Besides the military storyline, Andor also seems to be exploring the political state of the galaxy in that era. There were shots of the Imperial Senate in Andor's first trailer, as well as of an Imperial gathering and what seems to be an important social event on Coruscant. One of the biggest criticisms aimed at the Star Wars prequels, especially Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, were the sometimes boring political gatherings and Senate meetings about trade legislation and votes of no confidence. As much as the political background was crucial to the story of the prequels, going from 16 years of no Star Wars movies to a film that spent so
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