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Gizmodo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
K-2SO's Andor Origin Story Was Almost a Standalone Horror Episode
The end of this week's episode arc on Andor finally welcomed K-2SO into the fold. In an enemies to besties moment on the streets of Palmo, Cassian (Diego Luna) is saved from the KX droid when it gets run over and he takes the pieces back to Yavin with him. After finding out Bix is nowhere to be found, he and Draven gather to witness the re-programming of the KX droid on a metal bed that gives Frankenstein vibes. K-2SO awakens and asks why a gun is pointed at him in actor Alan Tudyk's recognizable character voice. Originally, however, his introduction was a lot more unsettling. 'Dan Gilroy wrote an amazing, entirely self-contained episode that was episode 209,' Tony Gilroy told Entertainment Weekly, 'It was an amazing episode that was like a horror movie.' 'They had to bring this huge ugly tanker ship to Yavin, and there was a KX unit that was trapped inside there hunting. It was sort of like a monster movie with K2 on it. It was really cool.' But ultimately it wasn't meant to be. 'We could not afford to do it,' he said. It was great that there were still some strokes of horror in the episode as he's jolted back to life in a mad-scientist, old-school spooky way, but it also would have been interesting to see the extended version. However, 'it was made clear that it was out of the range, so we had to abandon that and consolidate things,' Gilroy said.
The Review Geek
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Andor – Season 2 Episode 7 'Messenger' Recap & Review
Messenger Episode 7 of Andor season 2 starts one year later from the previous 3 episodes. At the Yavin Rebel Base, Wil is part of the rebellion now and has settled in nicely. He's also reunited with Cass and Bix too, who are living out in the woods. He's been doing repair jobs for the rebels but he's pretty quiet about the full extent of his activities. Instead, he tells Andor that Luthen has work for him. Andor is starting to have doubts over whether Luthen is really building toward a better future, while Wil is seemingly itching for a fight, going all-in with the rebellion efforts. Luthen's plan here involves Andor heading over to Ghorman and killing Dedra. According to Wil, they're not going to get a better chance of taking her out than this. After a bit of doubting and prophecy dabbling, Andor leaves for Ghorman with Wil. As they fly out, Vel shows up to see Bix and reinforces that Cassian is the leader now and a lot of people look up to him. Over on Ghorman, things continue to heat up. The Ghorman Resistance is still going, and hitting various hotspots across the planet. We cut over the day after a firebombing has taken place at the Naval Terminal in Palmo. Naturally, things are tense and this powder-keg could explode at any moment. Admiral Tyzen is expected to make a speech about this event, but curfew has been instigated across the city. With everything tightening up, Syril is still here though, as is Dedra. Despite their best efforts, the Emperor has decided to ditch Dedra's sabotage plan and instead go with the original plan of going in hard and exploiting the planet. There's no synthetic alternative for the Ghorman substrate material so they're coming up short on that side of things, which has forced their hand. The idea here is that after they've mined everything they can, Partagaz wants the place destroyed. Apparently, all of this is going to happen within 48 hours. Captain Kaido is a crisis specialist and Partagaz has brought the guy in with personnel to manage this whole situation. The team have been brought up to scratch but Dedra is not happy. When Syril finds out, he begins to doubt the entire validity of what they've been doing, and he's not particularly pleased with Dedra keeping him in the dark too. She kisses him as a way of shutting him up and shrugs off his concerns by claiming that they have a big promotion in store for them once they get back to Coruscant. The reason why Syril is so annoyed though stems from his ties with the rebels. It would appear that he's been outed as a spy though as he shows up to see Enza that night. He believes there's a way out of this but she simply slaps him in the face. Whether there were any romantic ties between them or not is up for debate. Meanwhile, Mon Mothma hears about the terrorist attacks in Ghorman but there's not much that can be done from her position, given the planet is marching toward the point of no return. Back on Ghorman, restrictions continue to tighten, just as Andor and Wil also touch down on the planet, intending to take out Dedra. Their mission is simple enough, and they intend to sniper their target from afar when she shows up on the balcony. Will Dedra make it out alive? The Episode Review So another year passes in-universe and as a result, we're playing catch up to work out what's happening and where all of our characters are now. The structure of this season has been an interesting experiment but also highlights the flaws of telling the story in this manner. The execution just hasn't worked all that effectively to be honest. Key moments like Bix getting over her drug addiction, the reunion between Wil and Andor, along with the terrorist attacks in Ghorman are completely overlooked in favour of just starting new story beats. There are also many redundant scenes here too, which is a mainstay of this second season at this point. Mon's scenes could have been cut completely and would lose nothing, while the shot of Syril walking, again, could have been cut down too. The exposition about the attacks could have easily been reworked by a panning shot showing an explosion that night. However, the tension is starting to build toward the end though, especially as it looks like we're gearing up for a potential Dedra assassination plot! Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The road to the papacy runs through DC, says Vatican expert
The Brief Vatican expert Rocco Palmo highlights Pope Francis's significant impact on Catholic life in Washington, including appointing two archbishops. Cardinals Wilton Gregory and Robert McElroy, both appointed by Francis, are eligible to vote for the next pope. Palmo emphasizes the unique connection between the U.S. capital and the papacy, especially following Francis's recent meeting with Vice President Vance. WASHINGTON - Vatican expert Rocco Palmo joined FOX 5 on Monday to discuss the death of Pope Francis, and how he believes the road to the papacy, uniquely for the U.S., runs through Washington. READ MORE: Live updates: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88 What they're saying Palmo says Pope Francis " has had an outsize impact on Catholic life in the capital." "He's named two archbishops there, the most recent of whom, Cardinal McElroy just arrived, was installed in March. But significantly, and this is going to be one of the top line things on any American legacy piece for Francis, was the appointment and then elevation to Cardinal of Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who just retired, who became the first African-American, the first non-white Cardinal of any kind in this country," said Palmo. Palmo says both Cardinal Gregory and Cardinal McElroy are eligible to vote for a new pope. READ MORE: How is a new pope chosen? All about the conclaves "We could say that between that and, again, the political situation hours after the late Holy Father met Vice President Vance, really the road to the papacy, uniquely for the U.S., runs through Washington," said Palmo. READ MORE: Death of Pope Francis: What to know about his funeral and burial Pope Francis died on Easter Monday. Cardinal Angelo Comastri led Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday. Pope Francis made an appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Pasilica to give a blessing. "If this was going to happen, he was going on his own terms and he wouldn't let his condition keep him from pushing himself too hard," said Palmo. "Consistent with who he is and what he wanted, he died with his boots on. Being out among the crowd, that was the first time he'd been in the popemobile since." READ MORE: Is Pope Benedict still alive? The election of a new pope is a centuries-old tradition, following a series of choreographed rules and rituals. After a pope dies or resigns, the dean of the College of Cardinals organizes secret meetings where cardinals discuss the church's needs and the qualities a future pope must have. Then, the dean organizes the conclave balloting in the Sistine Chapel. "You have the biggest group of electors going in that we'll ever have, 138. Until Francis, the limit was kept by law at 120. He chose to expand it," said Palmo. "Now they have to find 20 more bedrooms for cardinals during the conclave while sealing them away from the world. You know, everybody has to give up their phones, their electronic devices, their signal jammers put in under the Sistine Chapel to keep it from being bugged." The conclave must begin within 15 to 20 days from today. "The Cardinals all have to be there, obviously, for a funeral, which again, probably Friday, Saturday or Monday next week," said Palmo. The Source Information in this article comes from a FOX 5 interview with Vatican expert Rocco Palmo.
