Andor: The Axe Forgets (2022)
Season 1, Episode 5
10/10
The Calm before the storm
7 October 2022
Kleya: It'll all be over this time tomorrow

Luthen: Or it'll just be starting.

This episode does a phenomenal job laying out the stakes and building to what will be the first major operation of the rebellion. All is resting on this mission going well, and we spend the time learning who took place in this first strike.

Is there action? No, but there also doesn't need to be any.

If Andor and the 6 others succeed, the rebellion; which at this point Solely consists of just a handful of individuals, will gain the money they desperately need, and have the eyes of the empire and the galaxy cast upon them.

If they fail; the rebellion ends before it even begins.

While the resistance prepares; the empire searches. An imperial Officer believes she's discovered a pattern in seemingly random, small scale thefts. Is this a spark that needs to be snuffed out before the fire ignites?

Every scene builds the stakes and fleshes out the villains, And sets the stage for next week's epic conclusion to this three episode arc.

I wait with anticipation.
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