#kassian andor

[mommymothma]

Andor and Ahsoka are both so perfect yet so different.

Ahsoka's unique connection to the force, and to the chosen one, has made her very intertwined to the spirituality of star wars. That is; the things that don't always make sense. The force, the mortis gods, the world between worlds. Her life is so complex, she doesn't fully understand it I am LOVING the mystery in her show. These giant space whales for us to look at and say fuck yeah. Giant space ships and ancient artifacts.. it's all so cool. It feels like an authentic representation of the complex thing that is the force. They "explained" it with midichlorians, but did they really? The Ahsoka show is bringing back some of that magic and I am loving every minute of it. It takes a fantastical approach to the war, and almost reignited that spark that episodes 4,5,6 used to capture its audience way back when.

Andor on the other hand, is great for the opposite reasons. It takes the average person, someone like the viewer, and forces them to deal with this war that is so much more complex than they would ever know. You see Kassian, a soldier, a hired gun. Someone who wants nothing to do with it, unable to escape a modified form of conscription. He is us, he is the definition of the phrase "a product of their time". Being forced to care about it because if you don't, you have nothing. It's gritty, and it feels so real and it's like we are watching a piece of our own history through it.

Mon Mothma shows the complexities of the politics. How the people controlling the war are nothing more than pompous politicians who never actually see the battlefield. They call the shots without firing a single bullet. Having a spot to say something but you can't because it's not safe. Sacrificing everything you have for people who will never show an ounce of gratitude. Doing everything, only for people to accredit the success to the force user with a complicated past. All of your work, sacrifice, and pain discarded as a necessary sacrifice, and not a real problem.

People forgetting about the Jedi because ALL of them were wiped out. The emporer's successful genocide.

The way it ties into Ahsoka so well because even after the empire has fallen, you still have politicians calling the shots for missions they don't understand.

In the most recent episode of Ahsoka, Baylan talks of the cycle. How meaningless and frustrating it is.

Because not even the "good guys" are ever truly good.

[feralcrackbaby]

when will connor mcdonald and Kassian Andor leave my ass alone

[oscillatingfanx]

There’s a guy on the Edmonton Oilers who’s last name is Kassian and it’s making watching this game very distracting since every time they say his name, I’m expecting to see Cassian Andor on hockey skates.