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The Review Geek
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Andor – Season 2 Episode 10 'Make It Stop' Recap & Review
Make It Stop Episode 10 of Andor season 2 starts with us cutting forward a year, as we prepare for the run-up to Rogue One's story. Lonnie Jung continues to be Luthen's most valuable spy, feeding information to him and Kleya. The latest is pretty big, given he hits the alarms and sends Luthen out to meet him in person. Jung confirms that Dedra has contacted a friend in Tactical who is looking for a team so she can hit Coruscant. He believes that this is a strike against Luthen… but he's done. Jung is no longer going to be an informant for nothing, knowing it's only a matter of time before he's outed and killed. He has a wife and kid to look after, and he wants assurances. In exchange for safety and, presumably, immunity from any crimes within the Empire, he promises to reveal some massive news about what the Empire are up to. Luthen agrees and Jung talks to him about how the Empire's energy program is a lie and they're actually looking for kyber crystals. Alongside the mining on Ghorman and several other operations across the galaxy are all feeding into the Empire's master-weapon. and it would appear that Engineer Galen Erson (played by Mads Mikkelsen in Rogue One!) is a key part of this. Unfortunately for Jung, he's overplayed his hand and Luthen decides to kill him, before feeding back what he's learned to Kleya. After destroying his radio equipment and sabotaging anything that could lead the Imperials to the rebels, Luthen is greeted by Dedra. They flirt around the truth before Dedra shows her hand and knows that Luthen is part of the rebellion. Dedra is confident that he'll come quietly, given the building is surrounded and he's due to be arrested. However, when Dedra catches wind of the smoke coming from the back, she realizes that he was waiting for her. Luthen stabs himself in the gut to prevent Dedra torturing any info from him. Dedra hurriedly brings in the troops though and carts him off to get urgent medical attention. At the hospital, Dedra is determined to get Luthen to talk, forcing the hospital staff to bend over backwards for her and prioritizing Luthen's recovery. Partagaz briefs the team about Dedra's raid that's gone wrong, but he also finds out about Jung too just to add to the chaos. Kleya is now alone, and with nobody else to turn to, she heads to the abandoned apartment alone and grabs a bag hidden behind the roof panels. Flashbacks help to flesh out more of Luthen and Kleya's ties throughout this episode, including how Luthen actually protected her during his time in the army. He became disillusioned with this life, refusing to fight, and stalling for time onboard the ship. Kleya and Luthen form a tight bond over time, akin to that of a father/daughter duo 'when it suits them', although Kleya is also subjected to the atrocities from the Empire, who line up a bunch of slaves and shoot them in the town square they're currently in. Kleya wants to fight back but Luthen points out that they need to play this smart. These bonds of loyalty that the pair share are important to note because for Kleya, she owes a debt to Luthen – which she intends to repay. She shows up at the hospital and works her way through the floors to find Luthen, disguised as a nurse, but unfortunately the 19th floor (where he's being kept) is under lock and key. Kleya eventually decides to take the old fashioned route with a gun. She shoots up the guards and eventually makes it into the room with Luthen. She shuts off the machine, knowing they can't risk the rebellion efforts if he talks. After kissing him on the forehead, she leaves just as soldiers show up. The Episode Review So Luthen meets his demise, but the whole chapter works to explore the relationship dynamic between Kleya and Luthen. The flashbacks are woven nicely into the storyline, and the whole chapter shows the shades of grey we're dealing with when it comes to the rebellion. Jung's death is certainly surprising, while Luthen gives his life for the sake of the rebellion. This al works to bridge the gap up to Rogue One, which in turn leads into the original trilogy. This is easily the best Star Wars content Disney have produced, but similarly the series has also struggled with its focus too. For a show titled Andor, it's pretty funny how little this guy actually stars in his own series. The ending does leave the door wide open for the remaining two episodes though, which look set to pick up the pace. Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
The Review Geek
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Andor – Season 2 Episode 11'Who Else Knows?' Recap & Review
Who Else Knows? Episode 11 of Andor season 2 starts with Imperials showing up at the hospital and looking over the carnage. The current thinking here is that there were three attackers, working as a team to take out the soldiers and get to Luthen. The evidence the ISB have obtained comes from the scale of attack and the fact that there's no witnesses either. Well, that is until they check the surveillance footage of the area. The hospital director, Recklaw, is not happy. He hits out at the Empire, until he finds out that this is now a crime scene and obstructing said crime scene could go very badly for him. So naturally, he begrudgingly leaves the Empire to their devices. All of this messiness is on Dedra though, who's interrogated by the Imperials and, in particular, Orson Krennic. Krennic believes should could be a mole and her connection to Jung is a problem, whom she now learns had security clearance to sniff around her personal files. Krennic is livid, especially as they've found – among other classified files – two years worth of Jedha Working Group printouts. This thread has given Jung reason to talk to Luthen, but Dedra explains her actions. She's loyal to the Empire through and through, bringing up how there's a Partisan spy mentioned within the Jedha read-outs which happens to be a valet for the local Moff. She questioned him and the guy, in turn, lead her to Luthen's store. Dedra believes they need to go after Kleya next, given she too will know Luthen's secrets, but Krennic ignores her and keeps the woman in custody. Over at the hospital, the ISB watch security footage of Kleya leaving, making her public enemy number 1. The noose is tightening around her, especially as the security forces trace every step. While this is going on, Kleya manages to salvage her radio equipment, sending out a distress signal in morse code across to Yavin, needing assistance to be saved. Over on Yavin, Wilmon is the one who receives the signal and he immediately lets Cassian know, who's currently hanging with K-S20 who has been patched up and playing cards. Some of the rebels are concerned that this could be a trap and try to talk him around, but Andor refuses to listen and heads to the signal's origin. Unfortunately, the Empire also catch wind of the signal too, checking the broadcast frequency and closing in on Kleya's location. Time is very much of the essence here, especially as stormtroopers track down the apartment, just as Andor touches down and heads out to get her. Andor gets there first, where Kleya tells him what she knows about the superweapon. He knows they can't stay here though, and encourages her to head out to Yavin. Kleya isn't sure whether this is a good move though, and as they bicker back and forth, soldiers close in on their location. The Episode Review So the penultimate episode of Andor starts to deepen the ties, with Kleya sending out this distress signal so she can tell Andor and the others about the superweapon but only when they arrive. She's in a difficult spot here because she's Wanted across the planet and given the public warrant out for her, she's got no choice but to hang at the apartment, alone. The one thing here that's handled really well though is the irony around Dedra's character. She's ultimately her own downfall, with the delivery of the Death Star plans moving to Jung then Luthen and Kleya. Given how she's the perfect product of the Empire – raised and born for this life and loyal through and through – it's quite funny to see her as the one responsible for its ultimate undoing. Everything here is left wide open for the finale though, which promises to bridge the gap leading up to Rogue One.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Andor Season 2 Cast Guide: All the Characters in Star Wars TV Show
The wait is over, and 'Andor' is back in a galaxy far, far away. More from Variety 'Star Wars' Series in the Works From 'Lost' Boss Carlton Cuse, Son Nick Cuse 'Andor' Season 2 Completes the Best 'Star Wars' Story of the Disney Era: TV Review Official Star Wars Celebration Japan Merch Drops on Amazon: Here's What's Available to Buy Online The hit 'Star Wars' series is a prequel to 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' — which itself is a prequel film to 'A New Hope' and ends just minutes before the iconic opening crawl — and stars Diego Luna as the titular rebel spy Cassian Andor who's not afraid to get his hands dirty. Many of the cast members from Season 1 return, including Adria Arjona as Andor's love interest Bix Caleen, Stellan Skarsgard as ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael, Genevieve O'Reilly as Senator Mon Mothma, Kyle Soller as Imperial agent Syril Karn, Denise Gough as the Imperial's rebel hunter Dedra Meero and more. At the end of Season 1, Cassian escapes from the Imperial prison where he had been jailed unjustly and officially joins the rebel fight against the Empire. He rescues Bix, who had been tortured by Imperials, and takes Luthen's offer to join the rebellion. They leave Cassian and Bix's home on the planet Ferrix and fly far away from the Imperials, who are hunting down Cassian and Luthen. It's also revealed the secret project that Cassian and his prison inmates on Narkina 5 had been working on: the Death Star. The prisoner had been assembling parts for the Empire's ultimate, planet-destroying weapon seen in 'A New Hope.' In a switch from Season 1's weekly episode drop, Season 2 will release three episodes per week that each jump ahead one year in the 'Star Wars' timeline. It's been more than two years since Season 1 finished airing on Disney+, so here's a refresher of who's who in the 'Andor' cast. Cassian has officially joined the Rebel Alliance and is one of Luthen's spies. After escaping the Narkina 5 prison and rescuing Bix, they are off on a new planet away from Imperial eyes. Season 2 will show what Cassian was up to right as 'Rogue One' was starting and he began the rebel plot that led to the destruction of the Death Star. Bix is one of Cassian's oldest friends, and there's definitely a romantic spark between the two of them. She was captured by Imperial forces and tortured near the end of Season 1, before Cassian saved her. She is still carrying the mental scars of her imprisonment as she joins the rebels. Luthen will stop at nothing to take down the Empire. He has a network of spies, including Cassian, Vel, Cinta and his assistant Kleya, at his disposal and lives a double life as a fine arts shopkeeper, where he wear a wig and fancy clothes, and his true gravel-voiced rebel operative. Also a skilled pilot, Luthen gives Cassian his first mission and invites him to the rebellion once he knows he can fully trust him. Mon Mothma first appeared in 'Return of the Jedi' (played by Caroline Blakiston), but her role was expanded in 'Rogue One' and 'Andor' when Genevieve O'Reilly took over. She's a senator from the planet Chandrila in the Galactic Republic, who refuses to side with Emperor Palpatine's Imperial forces. In Season 1, her relationships with her husband Perrin and daughter Leida are strained as she secretly funnels money to the rebels. To secure funding, she makes a deal with shady businessman Davo Sculdun for his son to marry Leida. Dedra is an Imperial supervisor who is on the hunt for Cassian and Luthen, whom she's nicknamed Axis. She's ambitious and will do anything to rise the ranks by catching the rebels. Dedra was the one who ordered Bix's torture to get information on Cassian, and she was nearly killed in the riot on Ferrix in the Season 1 finale but Syril saved her. Since she doesn't appear in 'Rogue One,' no doubt Season 2 will reveal where she ended up before the movie. Syril is just as obsessed with hunting down Cassian and proving himself to the Empire as Dedra, but he has farther to go as a lower-ranking officer. After saving Dedra in the Ferrix riot, it seems like the two may join forces in their rebel hunt. He also has a very odd relationship with his overbearing mother Eedy. Vel is Mon Mothma's cousin and one of Luthen's spies who helped Cassian with the Aldhani heist in Season 1. Like Mon, she comes from a wealthy background works with the rebellion alongside her girlfriend, Cinta. Cinta is Vel's girlfriend and another one of Luthen's spies, who's more focused on the rebellion that her relationships. She also assisted with the Aldhani heist and worked with Vel on Ferrix when they were tasked with following Cassian. Mendelsohn reprises his 'Rogue One' role as Director Orson Krennic, a powerful Imperial official who reports directly to Emperor Palpatine and oversees the construction of the Death Star. As seen in 'Rogue One,' he has a rivalry with Grand Moff Tarkin, who steals the credit for making the Death Star from him and sends Krennic to his death in the weapon's test blast on Scariff. Kleya is Luthen's assistant and works at his antiquities shop, but secretly she's just as involved in the rebellion as he is and keeps in contact with his network of spies. After being introduced in 'Rogue One' and reappearing in 'Andor' Season One, Whitaker's unhinged rebel leader Saw Gerrera is back. Even though he supports the rebellion as much as anyone, Saw's methods are more volatile than many would like, and he's regarded as a loose cannon. K-2SO, voiced by Alan Tudyk, is a towering, sarcastic K2 droid who first appears in 'Rogue One' and returns for 'Andor' Season 2. A reprogrammed Imperial droid, K-2's origins and how he meets Cassian will be shown this season. Wilmon, aka Wil, is a young adult living on Ferrix in Season 1, but after his father is taken prisoner and the riot on Ferrix breaks out, he's eager to join the rebellion. He takes center stage more in Season 2 and joins the rebel cause. Brasso works in the salvage yard and is one of Cassian's closest friends, who's used to giving an alibi for him when Imperial guards come looking. At the end of Season 1, he joins Cassian and Bix as they leave Ferrix for a safer planet to hide out on. Best of Variety All 23 Best Picture Nominees Directed by Women in Oscars History 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Cast Guide: Who's Who From the Video Game? The 15 Best 'Black Mirror' Episodes, Ranked
West Australian
22-04-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
LSWFL: Tigers to take on Imperials on Anzac Day in honour of courage and mateship
LSWFL: Tigers to take on Imperials on Anzac Day in honour of courage and mateship
