Andor S2: Discussion & Review. !!!!SPOILERS!!!!

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OK. This is the place to discuss, review, and spoil the hell out of Andor season 2. If you haven't yet seen it, and like surprises, turn back now. This page is not for you......yet.

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Ep 1 pros/cons:

FINALLY started this. Let's get to it.

1.) Sicc TIE, and then enter body positivity diversity hire. Don't get me wrong, the actress is cute, but in the world we live in, I hate that I'm even noticing that.
2.) Back to the TIE; the cockpit looks far too spacious, and where are the Twin Ion Engines? It's not A T.I.E. without that single feature. Which technically makes the "TIE"-Advanced and "TIE"-Bomber Q.I.E.s. I know the wings are strong enough to support a ground landing, but I feel this should be in a rack. IMO, the only caveat to this is the fact that it's prototypical and easier to work on in a conventional hangar. This felt  very member-berry-ish to Maul's Scimitar. Also, the split wing design in the rear was superfluous since the split in the wings of the TIE/In were there to increase visibility. But apparently, it's OC canonical from the games.
3.) What the hell is with that droid looking like its panels are miniature TIE/In wings. It looked ridiculous.
4.) WOW! This started off 10x more boring than the previous season was perceived. What were even talking about? Plus the not-so-convincing excuse of "I'm new and I couldn't sleep.....so I put on full flight gear to hang out in the mess hall, so everyone knows I'm a pilot."
5.) Are all blast doors built in that configuration, or are these just member-berries?
6.) Back to the TIE. This is far too elaborate. The chair unfolding is dumb, but I'm seriously digging the weapons systems. Can't go wrong with twin gats. Overall it's TOO advanced. Some of those systems would have made it in-unvierse into production model, but we never see any of it. Also, why are there asymmetric missile pods? My OCD does not approve.
7.) OH $#!%, he said "S___". First sex and now real-world swearing. New lows DSW.
8.) O kay. Creeper dude is creepy. Oh wait, it's creepy "doctor" from last season.
9.) Did B's voice change?
10.) Hot DAYUM! Vel looks good in that blue, especially with that red hair.
11.) Double dayum! Tay is looking sharper than ever in that gold and blue suit. I may have to shave and whiten my hair to cosplay that.
12.) WOW! That Ghorman commercial was a blast from the 50s.
13.) Ministry of "Enlightenment", that sounds like code for 'propoganda'. And their plan sounds awfully familiar.
14.) Please stop referring to Sienar as a planet. Sienar is a family name. The company was started by Raith Sienar, its chief designer.
15.) LOL! Chandrilan techno
16.) So....are we gonna have to wait to see Leida girl-boss? Quite uncharacteristic. Is this done at Disney?
17.) The "rebels"...UGH! Typical SJW mentality: we're all together fighting for good, until someone says something the I don't like. Worse; no discipline.

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Ep. 2 pros/cons:

1) And here comes the Jurassic Park ripoff. This arc is soooo boring ntm stupid. Can we go back to when they were talking in the cafeteria? Better yet, can they just hurry up and get eated so we move on?
2) WARNING! Member Berries detected! "E chu ta" is NOT Huttese. It was uttered by a rude protocol droid on Cloud City. We have no way of knowing what language it was supposed to be. Plus it came from a time when our only reference to "Huttese" came from Greedo, and before the same language was spoken by Jabba, it could have simply been Rodian for all we knew. I really wish they'd stop trying to make the galaxy small.
3) (is anyone else having mixing issues? The dialog and important parts are whisper quiet, and then THE ACTION SEQUENCES ARE DEAFENING. Plus my app keeps shutting down the show "window" or whatever you call it, citing "errors", whenever I hit play. And because of the aforementioned sound issues, I have to rewind 10 times to hear something, but every 2 or 3 attempted either takes me back to watch another round of ads that I JUST FINISHED 30s AGO, or it winds me back like 10min. And it NEVER remembers where I leave off in an episode. )
4.) Damn, the Andor thread of this series is boring. Couldn't they have just killed themselves (in Minecraft) to a convenient number to all fit on board while Andor flies? Then we could move on to more interesting things.
5.) "Honey, I'm home." Apparently Dedra can be at ease....It don't feel right. And Syril is such a simp. But hey, if it works, it works. I sense this is a meet-my-mom dinner that he is trying to avoid.
6.) God, I hate the name convention DSW uses. Like 90% of the names anymore are 1 syllable and sound like garbage. Another 9% have 2 syllables and sound like a third grader created them. And then there's 1% (and I'm being generous with that estimate) that have more than 2: Cassian.
7.) "Brilliant" Let's waste our ammo wildly firing into the jungle at something we can't see. How did these chuckleheads survive 2 minutes let alone 2 days?
8.) C'mon! Really? He's just going to leave them? I'd have killed them all (in Minecraft) out of spite for inconveniencing me. And why did he bother leaving his guard conscious, never mind alive? He had no problem characteristically blowing away the guard on the TIE.

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Ep 1 pros/cons:

FINALLY started this. Let's get to it.

1.) Sicc TIE, and then enter body positivity diversity hire. Don't get me wrong, the actress is cute, but in the world we live in, I hate that I'm even noticing that.
2.) Back to the TIE; the cockpit looks far too spacious, and where are the Twin Ion Engines? It's not A T.I.E. without that single feature. Which technically makes the "TIE"-Advanced and "TIE"-Bomber Q.I.E.s. I know the wings are strong enough to support a ground landing, but I feel this should be in a rack. IMO, the only caveat to this is the fact that it's prototypical and easier to work on in a conventional hangar. This felt  very member-berry-ish to Maul's Scimitar. Also, the split wing design in the rear was superfluous since the split in the wings of the TIE/In were there to increase visibility. But apparently, it's OC canonical from the games.
3.) What the hell is with that droid looking like its panels are miniature TIE/In wings. It looked ridiculous.
4.) WOW! This started off 10x more boring than the previous season was perceived. What were even talking about? Plus the not-so-convincing excuse of "I'm new and I couldn't sleep.....so I put on full flight gear to hang out in the mess hall, so everyone knows I'm a pilot."
5.) Are all blast doors built in that configuration, or are these just member-berries?
6.) Back to the TIE. This is far too elaborate. The chair unfolding is dumb, but I'm seriously digging the weapons systems. Can't go wrong with twin gats. Overall it's TOO advanced. Some of those systems would have made it in-unvierse into production model, but we never see any of it. Also, why are there asymmetric missile pods? My OCD does not approve.
7.) OH $#!%, he said "S___". First sex and now real-world swearing. New lows DSW.
8.) O kay. Creeper dude is creepy. Oh wait, it's creepy "doctor" from last season.
9.) Did B's voice change?
10.) Hot DAYUM! Vel looks good in that blue, especially with that red hair.
11.) Double dayum! Tay is looking sharper than ever in that gold and blue suit. I may have to shave and whiten my hair to cosplay that.
12.) WOW! That Ghorman commercial was a blast from the 50s.
13.) Ministry of "Enlightenment", that sounds like code for 'propoganda'. And their plan sounds awfully familiar.
14.) Please stop referring to Sienar as a planet. Sienar is a family name. The company was started by Raith Sienar, its chief designer.
15.) LOL! Chandrilan techno
16.) So....are we gonna have to wait to see Leida girl-boss? Quite uncharacteristic. Is this done at Disney?
17.) The "rebels"...UGH! Typical SJW mentality: we're all together fighting for good, until someone says something the I don't like. Worse; no discipline.

Ep. 2 pros/cons:

1) And here comes the Jurassic Park ripoff. This arc is soooo boring ntm stupid. Can we go back to when they were talking in the cafeteria? Better yet, can they just hurry up and get eated so we move on?
2) WARNING! Member Berries detected! "E chu ta" is NOT Huttese. It was uttered by a rude protocol droid on Cloud City. We have no way of knowing what language it was supposed to be. Plus it came from a time when our only reference to "Huttese" came from Greedo, and before the same language was spoken by Jabba, it could have simply been Rodian for all we knew. I really wish they'd stop trying to make the galaxy small.
3) (is anyone else having mixing issues? The dialog and important parts are whisper quiet, and then THE ACTION SEQUENCES ARE DEAFENING. Plus my app keeps shutting down the show "window" or whatever you call it, citing "errors", whenever I hit play. And because of the aforementioned sound issues, I have to rewind 10 times to hear something, but every 2 or 3 attempted either takes me back to watch another round of ads that I JUST FINISHED 30s AGO, or it winds me back like 10min. And it NEVER remembers where I leave off in an episode. )
4.) Damn, the Andor thread of this series is boring. Couldn't they have just killed themselves (in Minecraft) to a convenient number to all fit on board while Andor flies? Then we could move on to more interesting things.
5.) "Honey, I'm home." Apparently Dedra can be at ease....It don't feel right. And Syril is such a simp. But hey, if it works, it works. I sense this is a meet-my-mom dinner that he is trying to avoid.
6.) God, I hate the name convention DSW uses. Like 90% of the names anymore are 1 syllable and sound like garbage. Another 9% have 2 syllables and sound like a third grader created them. And then there's 1% (and I'm being generous with that estimate) that have more than 2: Cassian.
7.) "Brilliant" Let's waste our ammo wildly firing into the jungle at something we can't see. How did these chuckleheads survive 2 minutes let alone 2 days?
8.) C'mon! Really? He's just going to leave them? I'd have killed them all (in Minecraft) out of spite for inconveniencing me. And why did he bother leaving his guard conscious, never mind alive? He had no problem characteristically blowing away the guard on the TIE.

I agree with almost all of your criticisms, Logos.  Indeed, the first 3-episode arc is BY FAR the weakest of the entire show (not just Season 2) IMO.  Now, for specifics...
The Good:
Having played "TIE Fighter" way back when, I nerded out at seeing the TIE Avenger.  I really like the updated aesthetic of the ship, so much so that it has become my SECOND favorite canon TIE variant (the Defender-Elite still holding strong at #1).  Having this ship armed to the teeth LOOKED good...but are you seriously telling me that the Empire didn't create digital copies (eh, this belongs below; I'll go into more detail there).  I aso liked the more spacious TIE cockpit (I did a bit of this for my own TIE non-canon variant for my Cataphracts).
Andor's piloting (or "learning to fall with style") was amusing not to mention that it SHOWED that he had to put in some work before becoming proficient (I'm always mindful for the adage to "Show, don't Tell") for these programs, Disney+ in particular (and usually spectacularly failing).
I was hoping to see Cassian's trademark practicality, especially in a tactical situation like this but...
Excellent production value with the Chandrillan destination wedding.
I have to say that I like the Chandrillan EDM, not to mention a bit more world-building for said culture in general and Mon specifically.
And since Logos pointed it out: Tay DOES look damned dapper 
Empire's Ministry of Enlightenment=Double Speak.  PERFECT for Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR).  George Orwell would be proud.

The Bad:
I'll echo Logos here: when Andor was back in the ship and about to leave Yavin behind, I would've made proper use of all of the Avenger's weapons systems and scoured the jungle of those shavit-for-brains pfassks.  Speaking of...
I get that they're supposed to be different FACTIONS but the level of stupidity inherent in these people is insulting.
Yeah Sienar Fleet Systems is responsible for TIE production&manufacture, not some planet...
Technical Issues are REAL: so, so quiet during bits of serenity and then EARDRUM DESTROYING MEGADECIBAL SCENES

The Ugly:
I'm all for proper Fanservice that actually enhances the story but cramming them into a scene (or many) for the Member-berries is cringe-inducing and gauche.
And I DID notice the names coming from Disney+ shows are usually some word-salad mix and overall bland.
You're telling me that not ONE other person could work out how to pilot the Avenger JUST so Cassian is kept alive?  Meh, I've seen Deus ex Machinas with better reasoning...

Andor is without a doubt the best Disney+ Star Wars but, as I said, the first arc consisting of Episodes 1-3 is weak. 

When Logos posts for Episode 3, I'll give my opinions for that one BUT consider that Season 2 is about to get much, MUCH better 

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I had to do a little research after, that didn't make it to my notes, but I agree: the "new" TIE is supposed to be a take on the Avenger. And also agree: his stunning failure as a pilot had back-story. Not simply "I volunteered to pull a job that I am dismally unqualified for," but rather "THIS was not the TIE I was trained to fly." He actually prepped for the mission (most likely for a good while), on a mass production unit. I did think it was crap as to how much abuse that proto took, but DSW plot armor is second to none.

I think the EDM wasn't necessarily a Chandrilan thing, but rather reflected the the demographic of the betrothed; namely Leida. When you become an old fart, you start paying closer attention to that kind of thing when attending youngsters' weddings. However, despite the good world-building, the more I watch, this show in particular, the more apparent an egregious shortcoming becomes: How do you a global culture? In the same way, how do you have global climates?

Please don't tell me that the jungle was Yavin IV. I will personally light the match to burn Disney to the ground if that is the extent of their feeble imaginations. (Don't get wrong, I'm lighting the match anyway, but....y'know.)

Points for using "gauche".

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Ep. 3 pros/cons:

1.) Why did we need a the dimwitted power reroute with the throttle left up?
2.) MEMBER BERRIES!!! Useless looking Fallen Order droid......with a sunhat on, having a drink? And because bowcasters are so common, the little girl has a toy version of the custom weapon of a specific Wookiee. And a little later, another girl is playing with a marionette of an AT-ST. WTF? That was quite the berry harvest for a 2min scene.
3.) When did SW get trucker caps?
4.) Did that dude seriously just pull up on a 0-turn riding mower?
5.) Is it just me, or was Brasso making eyes at Bix?
6.) I'm not into the youngins, but Leida looks absolutely beautiful in that wedding dress. Well done to wardrobe dept.
7.) Seems they borrowed heavily from ancient Japanese visually. Kinda surprised no one is screaming "CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!"
8.) Dedra appears to be living a double life: 1) an uptight bitch working for the ISB, 2) the relaxed high life of a Coruscant elite. I'd say go with the black outfit, but....sorry. Seeing her smile is a little unnerving.
9.) Syril's full circumference collars are putting me off. Props to wardrobe from coming up with something....alien, but they kind of beat it to death. Unless that is supposed to be the Coruscant equivalent of a std dress shirt.
10.) HOLY $#!%, one bell ring is enough. Doorbell etiqutte: 1 push per 60s, max 3 rings. No answer: be on your way......unless it's an automated system that chimes repeatedly until the door is opened.
11.) BT dubs: CALLED IT!
12.) OOOOOOOOOOOOOHH! The look on Dedra's face of "WTF did I get myself into?" And the follow up look from Syril that screams, "We can make it look like an accident." <ROFL>
13.) OK, back to the TIE. Hyperspace flight now better explains the larger Falcon-esque engines. However, with all the wasted space in the cockpit, plus the other wingdings, I feel this craft is far too small to house a hyperdrive. Now one could argue that the A-wing had hyperdrive capabilty, but if you bring up the F.O. TIES, I'm gonna slap ya.
14.) Back at dinner conversation, Syril is not backing down in his look: "We can still make it look like an accident."
15.) Oh Booooooyyyyyyy! The women are goning to have dick measure contest {sorry to the mods if that is too crass} for dominence over Syril's future....and then Dedra just THWUMPS hers right on the table, cold as ice. FTW. I was actually cracking up over this scene. <Chef's kiss>
16.) Unreal. Something that we actually haven't seen yet, that makes sense: reentry. I know the probe droid pods showed it, and the Invisible Hand burnt up when it crashed, BUT we've never scene a functioning ship reenter atmo. I can't remember where it's located, but the conversation was brought up about whether or not shields completely protect from friction during reentry, and that the only reason we see it in those isolated instances is because there are no shields on probe pods or a "sinking" ship. Which then begs the question: does the proto-TIE (see what I did there) have shields?
17.) Let's hear it for the disco-ball droids. WTF? I do wonder if it is in fact a droid or merely just a hovering light rig.
18.) So gats aren't the primary armament. Did the OG TIE Avenger have TIE/in quad blasters? Still questioning why they still included the nubs under the cockpit for std TIE blasters.
19.) GRRRR!!! Stop wasting rockets on ground troops. Didn't you play Rogue Squadron?.....wait. Corrention: those aren't rockets OR missiles; it has torpedoes. Upon further research on Wookieepedia, they directly modeled their TIE Avenger off of the OG, which had substantial weapon systems; which might be the reason for the asymmetric launch tubes: 10 missiles and 5 torps. Liking this ship more. Also, why would an Imp craft identify Imp ground units as targets?

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Ep. 4 pros/cons: {finally}

1.) Pretty epic wide angle on the Ghorman city. Looks like some actual planning went into its design. Love the interior layout design. WOW! it totally vibes like a place out of time.
2.) The subtext in the conversation with his mother....nauseating, but like in a good way.
3.) Someone got redpilled.
4.) Ok, so the Ghormans are French mixed with what almost sounds like German. How daring to model a culture with European influence.
5.) YAY PODRACING! I'll take them berries. What I love best about it is that, canonically, the Empire had completely outlawed podracing. So Imp. security guards are effectively watching a broadcast of an illegal sport.
6.) Seeing the cleaner droid in Karn's office, I'm a bit surprised that during a time of heightened precaution that the ISB hasn't mandated a droid "update" to have eyes and ears everywhere.
7.) Ok.....nice to see Syril and Dedra are still together. (I'm really pulling for them. Wanna hear them Imperial wedding bells.) BUT, apparently Karn wasn't as redpilled as I'd hoped.
8.) WOW! Either Yularen (member berries) took a huge demotion from admiral, or the "colonel" Partagaz mentioned is his son child.
9.) Whoever picked the font for the subtitles needs to be sabered. Small narrow letters on top of WHITE clothing..... Not the most competent decision.
10.) I really appreciate how much they put into the world building of Ghorman: architecture, language, manorisms, etc.
11.) I don't know how Syril didn't make a smell when he was called an imperial spy. All those years of being an uptight bureaucrat have finally paid off.
12.) Hey look, now there's Four Tubes. If the first guy was called Two Tubes (cuz his apparatus has 2 tubes), what does the other guy(with an identical apparatus) get called?
13.) Please, for the love of the Force, PLEASE tell me Gerrera's men aren't landing at what will be the "Resistance" base. #@%& ME, I looked it up. I'm gonna puke. BAD BERRIES. As if I needed more reasons to hate Saw #@$%ing Gerrera.
14.) Why do I feel like I should know what rhydonium is?
15.) What the hell did Bix just take?

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Ep. 5 pros/cons:

1.) I like the channel surfing, made me think someone was searching for tunes to cruise to, but it's just Kleya. However at the same time, although there is merit in the notion, the idea of having planetary radio stations is yet another thing that makes the galaxy feel very small. Overlooking the expense of deep space communications, each developed planet should have tens of thousands stations. (For example: the US has over 15k registered radio stations.)
2.) Inside Luthen's show-and-tell shop: looks like a bantha horn and....please don't tell me that's supposed to be a stuffed mynock. But the color seems wrong. Maybe it's a hawk-bat. IDK, but I thought Luthen dealt exclusively in rare antiquities. The bantha horn isn't of particular length (and in the grand scheme of the galaxy nobody knows what/where Tatooine is), and the hawk-bat just seemed like uninteresting taxidermy. A bit low-brow for his clientele.
3.) Apparently blue milk makes blue butter. Which just looks like blue frosting. <blech>
4.) Ver Williams-esque music when Kleya was listening to Sculden's tie raid. It helped deliver the "oh $#!%" you are supposed to feel at Kleya's new mess to sort out.
5.) A beret? Really? How much more French can Ghorman be?
6.) AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! The ISB.....is running a "shadow government".......BEHIND the Emperor's back.

7.) I am relieved to see that Bix simply took a sleep aid.
8.) Ghorman is really rocking this whole retro vibe with the desk lamp and the computers. Sorta 1930's diesel punk thing. I love it.
9.) Nice suit Casian. Wardrobe is really doing fine work this season. But seriously...stand a little closer to the razor. The perma-shadow is ruining the look.
10.) WOW! Someone is getting all the gold stars for the Ghorman architecture. The design of the hotel room is very classy, and the cafe is a place that I would want to hang out at. Forget Galaxy's Edge, I want to go to Ghorman.....even being arachnophobic.
11.) Quite the cold greeting from Dedra.....and then right to "business."

ASIDE: Just has this thought, considering that most likely no one at the ISB knows that Dedra is in a relationship with her spy, it got me thinking about Lonni. Luthen mentioned that he and his wife had recently had a daughter in the previous season. It makes me wonder if Mrs. Jung knows about her husband's clandestine activities, and whether or not she supports them,...or the Empire. Worse still, what happens when she finds out?

12.) When did Andor become Mr. Superspy? Unless he's been training off-screen.
13.) Oi! Coruscant morning talk shows. They definitely got the barf factor right. Holy cringe.
14.) WOW! Those looks in the ISB conference room. I half expected Dedra to jump his bones right on the desk....or at least kiss him. She's usually so good at hiding her exitement.
15.) Mmmmmmm, barbequed gator. I don't think there's going to be enough.
16.) HAIL! Coruscant Batmobile. The youngins may not know what I'm talking about, but those that know the OG Batman TV series should.
17.) Kinda had my suspiscions about Pluti, but I'm not entirely sure I trust Saw. He's always been a bit bat-$#!% and paranoid. I wouldn't put it past him to have planted the transmitter on Pluti execute him to keep fear in his men.
18.) Excellent dust-off sequence. Simple. Effective. Neat. More of this....from time to time.
19.) Interesting monologue from a madman. However, I think they're going to use huffing rhydo as the explanation for his need of a breather in R1. At least he knows he's crazy, and accepts the difference that rebellion is not the quest for the sane.

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Ep. 6 pros/cons:

1.) So, the most notable thing in the first 10min is....that I don't have anything to comment on. Not sure if that's a good/bad thing.
2.) But, at 11min there is. Is it just me, or is the limo scene the most sincere and husbandly that Perrin has been in the entire series?
3.) OOOOO those gauntlets in Luthen's show room look particularly nasty.
4.) So much for my fleeting theory that Andor had become super spy. Never, ever, directly meet your handler. That's spycraft 101.
5.) Looking at the Ghorman Front rebels, I'm getting less 50's and more 1930's French vibes. Now they all just need to be smoking with French accents.
6.) Well....at least the lesbian kiss didn't feel shoehorned in this time. This just felt like a human relationship, regardless of the participants. Would like to think Disney is learning. (But we know better.)
7.) Not sure how to take the "oath". It left with vibes that breech taboo, so I'll leave there. PM if you'd like further thoughts.
8.) Sorry Mon, but a veiled headpiece on a windy night was not a good fashion choice.
9.) SERIOUSLY?!?! They couldn't get Jimmy this time? He's ALWAYS been Bail Organa. Apparently there was a scheduling conflict that couldn't be worked around.
10.) Aaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnddddd.................paparazzi droids. WOOHOO! More reasons to shoot a droid. OMG! The subtitles confirmed it. It IS a paparazzi droid. <ROFLMAO>
11.) Davo's suit. HFS! The set design has been great in this series, but I think Wardrobe is tired of being overshadowed.
12.) I'm a little lost on "the plan". Are they supposed to hijacking weapons to prove the the Empire is building an armory? I don't think the Imps would be so prudent as to land them at an alternate location, and move them on site over ground. And they certainly wouldn't parade them through the middle of town, at all hours, drawing even more attention. They'd most likely find a more devious way to land them directly on site. Plot armor?
13.) Smelling member berries about Luthen's reference to the "Lost Empire" but it's not ringing bells of lore.
14.) Ugh! Why do SW explosives always have to light up to indicate they're active? It makes them indiscreet.
15.) PARKOUR! PARKOUR! PARKOUR! Ok, not explosives, but my point remains.
16.) Shock and awe. The young idiot didn't follow orders about NO BLASTERS. I liked Cinta. She was 'bout it.
17.) I sense a "surprise, mutha §#%&@" moment about to befall Dr. Gorst.
18.) SURPRISE, MUTHA §#%&@!!! And she will sleep soundly tonight.
19.) They forgot the slo-mo. You always walk away in slow-motion when you blow $#!% up. <tsk tsk tsk> Missed opportunities.
20.) This episode built at such a pefectly well-timed pace. <golf clap>

[TheDutchman]

Wow Logos SHOT ahead in Season 2's episodes!  NOT surprising given how AWESOME they are!  OK then, let's get right to it:

The GOOD: Another shout-out to the reimagined TIE Avenger.  Just LOVING the Imperial turkey-shoot of Episode 3!  Still love the TIE Defender-Elite the most but the Avenger closed the gap that much more  
This also marks the impetus of Bix's agency, where she really starts to take back what Dedra and the Doctor took from her last Season.  Good to see her receive some proper character development without resorting to Disney+ Mary Sueisms (looking at you Rey).
Logos hit this one out of the park: Dedra vs. Eedy Karn (Syril's Mom).  Just because she's great at planning underhanded, Machiavellian psychological warfare doesn't mea--oh, wow.  She DOES have Eedy's number (is it bad that I was rooting for her in this one instance?).  And great dark humor  
The entire set up, worldbuilding, and execution of the Ghorman Arc=brilliant.  It's sloppy, full of emotion, and absolutely unprepared for what it THINKS it's against.  And I'm enjoying every bit of it (but poor Cinta).
Luthen & Kleya: we have thankfully gotten more about them as a duo than Season 1 gave us.  THIS is the kind of characterization that I wish I saw more in Star Wars.
I can actually accept Andor in the role as Luthen's "Fixer/Point-/Face-man"  Could it have been better established?  Yes but I would attribute this to the time skip (so my suspension of disbelief was still intact).
As for "rare antiquities:" my read is that, to the uptight, obnoxious Coruscanti society-climber, the "pedestrian" nature of some "Outer-Rim Oddity" would make for some great, pedantic small-talk, platitude-inducing party full of twits  
GREAT catch Logos: the quasi-art deco 30s aesthetic looks amazing!
The Ghor have several wonderful traits, from the spider-thread industry to a sense of community that make for a nice counterpoint to the Empire.
The insight into Saw's mind/insanity.  I have to hand it to Forest Whitaker; I can see how some people could follow this kind of madman.  Which reminds me: Rhydonium was first in one of "The Clone Wars" episodes in the later seasons (yep, just checked Wookiepedia and its from Season 5, Episodes 12-13.
Already mentioned this BUT KUDOS to this show's production values!

The BAD: As much as I love the Avenger, after Episode 3 it...completely disappears?!  Not even a bit of exposition maybe explaining that with the prototype in the Rebel's hands, the Empire decided against mass-producing since they knew the TIE's weaknesses OR that the Rebels reverse-engineered the weapons systems that they then incorporated on the newly-manufactured X-wings (maybe why their proton torpedoes are so effective).  SOMETHING as, if you remove the TIE Avenger, the story doesn't really change at all.  Rebels crash landed on...Yavin 4? *groan  Cassian uses starfighter weapons to deliver an @$$whooping?  Um...Anakin did that in TPM with his Naboo fighter.  Cassian could've used ANY ship to help save Bix.  Absolutely unnecessary (which really is too bad since it's such a lovely ship).
Sigh: Space Frenchmen.  Sure, I see the inspirations and comparisons but--darn it, I LOL'd at this--those berets REALLY are on point  .  Hmm, maybe not so much "Bad" as "slightly humorous."
Cassian's flip-flopping.  I know that there's much more of the Season to get through but the "Yes-I-mean-No" back and forth becomes tedious.  I can appreciate that he's rightfully cautious with the Ghor Resistance (they really AREN'T ready) and his own reticence but the whole "It's my last time" trope is tired.  This could've been handled better while still incorporating his concern over Bix's wellbeing without the false starts.
Not the idea but the program itself in-universe with "Good Morning Coruscant" is a nice touch of everyday/person banality.
Sniffing rhydo...meh.

The Ugly: IS THAT SERIOUSLY THE RESISTANCE'S BASE?!?  By the Maker...the Galaxy is big, really, REALLY BIG.  USE YOUR IMAGINATION WRITERS  
Moar Blue Milk...such...such low hanging fruit.
LOL  I thought that EXACT thing about the subtitles.  Disney+ thinking at its finest.

Not so much with the "Bad" or "Ugly" and this isn't a surprise: like I said, after the first arc (Episodes 1-3), Season 2 just keeps getting better and better.  

I'm trying not to spoil anything in Episode 6+ but I apologize if I said something that might have some foreshadowing attached.  

Looking forward to more!

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Ep. 7 (finally) pros/cons:

1.) See? The Sith aren't so bad. They provided housing for the rebels.
2.) HFS whoever engineers the sound when it comes to dialog needs to be spaced....after being sabered. I can't understand anyone talking.
3.) Fashion on Ghorman seems to have changed in a year...unless it's a different season. But Syril's coat looks very effeminate.
4.) Andor says "no" to the mission. Bix says "I want that bitch's head on a pike."
5.) Dedra is seeming a bit unsteady. A kiss in a public corridor? I think her humanity is beginning to push against her sense of duty and she doesn't know how to handle it.
6.) Member when MaRey Sue Force healed? Although, this wasn't terribly horrible. It goes more into older lore of how not every sensitive in the Jedi order was a knight. Many were utilized in the Agro-Corp, but the most likely also had divisions of healers.
7.) Member Star Wars? Member Rogue One? Pepridge Farm remembers. UGH! We know the there's a friggin rebel base on Yavin IV. That scene of him gearing up to leave served absolutely no purpose.
8.) Damn, that is a ridiculously ugly and needlessly large troop carrier.
9.) Has it ever been explainedwhat the difference is between grey and black Imp uniforms? Or is it simply matching a "historical" trend of the grey for the rank and file, and black for the more...zealous?
10.) THERE'S DISNEY! Two women sitting around discussing how they're gonna handle the man. This didn't even pass the Bechdel Test.  
11.) I have to snicker at Andor's suitcase, because it's an Earth model suitcase from the early to mid-20^th century.....with crap stuck on it. And I'm getting beyond sick of the BS of 'slap extra parts onto a blaster to make it a rifle. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS!!!     It kinda shows ideological leanings if you believe that adding accessories to a pistol makes it more powerful. A .45 acp hits the same whether fired from a revolver or a Tommy gun.
12.) Wil's got a new girlfriend.

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Ep. 8 pros/cons:

1.) WOW! These people have no concept of muzzle discipline. And really, Wil? Molotov cocktails? In SW? I know we're supposed to be a little ragtag, but c'mon.
2.) Ok, maybe Syril isn't as "not-so-redpilled" as I was first let down to believe. (Yes I said that right.) Kinda crushin' my hopes that he and Bitchpants McCrabby would work out. I don't see this lasting much longer.
3.) OOHOHO NOOOOO!!!! To be that close to your nemesis and be cheated by a moment of poor timing. OUCH!
4.) Six security droids is excessive. Two should have been more than enough for that room.
5.) Really? They're gonna try to spin that the giant packs that Sandtroopers wear are nothing more than RADIOS?!?! In a galaxy where handheld comm-links are more than powerful enough? Bad form Disney.
6.) HOLY $#!%, a twofer! Syril grows a spine and Dedra looks more terrified than she did on Ferrix. Seriously, Syril gon choka b____.
7.) $#!%
8.) WTF? Old man has a double barrel breach loader shotgun for a blaster....with what looked like no added parts. Props department is seriously failing this season.
9.) Kinda digging this new Syril: Whoop-ass edition. And Andor just lost severe badass points for needing an object to smash into Karn's head. That's a woman's tactic. Pumping that much adrenalin, your fist should have been enough.
10.) That was weak, even for Syril. WEAK!! To be insulted by your nemesis (not knowing who you are) just to take a stray blaster bolt to the head. LAME!
11.) Ok, maybe not so lame. But still....OUCH!
12.) Let me guess....When K2 met Casian? <barf>
13.) <BARF>
14.) Y'know...you'd be able to spread the word farther if you actually got offworld alive, instead of staying put to broadcast it with the Empire about to bust open the door and kill you dead. However it is in keeping with how stupid and disorganized this group has proven to be.
15.) Aaaaaaaaaannnndd....Dedra's broken. Can't wait to see what happens when she finds out about Syril.

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Ep. 9 pros/cons:(One month later){in Ghorman accent}

1.) Very cool opening shot. The reflection of the Senate in the rainy pool. Which now that I think about it, considering that the surface of Coruscant gets little to no sun light....how does that affect the evaporation of ground water to clouds and then to rain? I would love for the actual detriment of the Coruscanti environment to be addressed.
2.) A bit straightforward for a beginning, not much to comment about.
3.) I find it hard to believe that the ISB wouldn't have a backup for the backup of a backup bug in Mon's office. Considering how she is a particular firebrand against the Empire, only having 1 bug seems like sloppy work.
4.) The driver reported that she was still at the Senate. But how could she be at the Senate when her office has a view of....the Senate? I thought that senators had offices on the periphery of the dome, while the main chamber was in the center.
5.) Again with the set designs. <golf clap.> The bridge structures look thought out and not just generic SW.
6.) Is it just me, or is Kleya one of the most underrated beauties of this series?
7.) Hard focus on "random," shady (slightly butch) looking woman. Noooo, she couldn't possibly be an Imp. And then hard focus on the DEI hires, and one we've seen. Sublte.
8.) Security dude looks familiar. Can't tell if it's from the series or just the actor.
9.) Hmmm, I might be wrong about random hard focused, shady (slightly butch) looking woman. I am confused though, if the brown gent (not the black one) is the Imp we saw in the ISB monitoring station that was listening to Mothma. That scene was dimly lit, and he was on so little time, I couldn't distinguish features. Plus I doubt they would pull a desk jockey for field work.
10.) Nope. It had to be the white woman.
11.) Oooh, this is exciting!
12.) There's the cold hearted rebel loner bastard from the first episode. COLD! Cold as ice just whacks the driver in broad daylight.
13.) Member Jyn's blaster? I'll let it slide since I like that blaster. But who the hell is that guy? Unless it was less about the who he is specifically, and more that he is a defecting Imp officer.
14.) Why does Yavin sound like Endor?
15.) WOW! That was thrilling. I haven't felt actual excitement like that from a SW thing since RotS.