Our Man on Gorman

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I only had time to watch two of the three new episodes of Andor last night but that sure wasn't a reflection of their quality. I thought the two I watched were better than the first three. Written by Beau Willimon, who wrote the prison story arc last season, this new one is the most the show has felt like a spy thriller.



I'm so much happier with the colour palette in this arc. The blues and yellows have been changed for muted mints and mahogany on Gorman with graceful lines that recall art nouveau. It's easy to imagine ordering absinthe at one of these gorgeous Gorman bars.

Cassian and Bix have an interesting domestic drama going as Bix suffers ongoing nightmares from her torture. Of all the unhappy characters on Andor, Bix has consistently been the unhappiest. However, my favourite subplot belongs to Syril and Dedra.



Syril's dreams have come true and now he's a double agent for the Empire. He has a beautiful and powerful girlfriend he occasionally sees. What a lucky lad. But the highlight is just how complicated and credible his position is as he plays the Gorman resistance so thoroughly. This fantasy show demonstrates for us just how plausible it is to game revolutions and create volatile political situations. This is more interesting than I'd ever hoped Star Wars could be under Disney.

Andor is available on Disney+.