The Eye

All the slow-burn build-ups pay off in the most spectacular and awe-inspiring way in this amazing episode.

This is without a doubt the first time since Mandalorian I've ever enjoyed a piece of Disney Star Wars and is one of the most intense, fun, breathtaking, well-written episodes of any show I have ever seen, and The Eye was so amazing and jaw-dropping that makes me wanna write this review quickly so I can rewatch the episode.

This episode not only has "good looks" and scenes that are only eye candy, but also a lot of character development and story progression.

The action is really good, the visuals are amazing, no character feels one-dimensional and all of them feel complex and like actual characters thanks to the good writing.

Andor himself changes a lot in this episode and his motivations are evolved when he sees himself in Skeen and sees how other people see him.

This episode was all around one of the best things that have come out of Star Wars and it is just a joy to experience. It had spectacular visuals, great acting, good action, great pacing, and surprisingly really emotional.

This show is shaping up to be not only one of the only few great shows that have come out of Disney Plus and Star Wars next to Mandalorian, but a great show in general considering that you can basically watch this show without even having to watch Rogue One first, let alone the other 16 Star Wars movies and show.

If every episode before this one seemed slow and laborious, it is because it has slowly and carefully built a tower of dominoes which is now complex and anxious to behold. Then, with perfectly organized chaos, it comes crashing down in a spectacle of awe, complete with betrayal, shots fired, fear, all while trying to escape the countdown of certain doom. "The Eye" is Andor's best episodic achievement to this point. It blends action relatable to our time here in 2022, and transfers it to a galaxy a long time ago, far far away.

There are documentary camera techniques where the camera operator clearly walks with the camera, creating a feel that is nothing like Star Wars. The colorless hues in the filming portray a deep sense of noir and realism. Of course, these are things which we see throughout the series, but they become ever the more evident when innocents are threatened, morality is cheapened, and obstacle upon obstacle is encountered and tensely and viciously navigated.

This is not your Grandpa's Star Wars. And the creators behind it will admit as much, and in fact intend as much. If there is any criticism to be had, it is exactly because of that - the somewhat campier and fantastical feel of the original Star Wars is gone. There is no mysterious otherworldly Force that controls destinies. Gone is the grand classical score of Williams, replaced with a techno score reminiscent of Bladerunner. The exotic props, sayings, and destinations of the Star Wars universe take far less stage, and you could just as easily transfer the entire plot to a modern 2022 setting and it's likely that the feel of the show would remain precisely the same. This is probably both the show's blessing and curse. It has deviated so far from the Star Wars feel that it is likely to have complaints from someone, somewhere. But if you were looking to find something that far exceeds the mediocre dribble that was the Book of Boba Fett, and you are willing to see Star Wars in a much darker light, "The Eye" has now turned "Andor" into the roller coaster ride we always wanted. Though it is my personal hope that aesthetic feel of the show does not trend in this direction, "The Eye" turns "Andor" into a remarkable achievement.

The most unique point of view from the entire franchise makes this tv show to be the best tv series from this year. I know SW influencers like Den of Bearbs or Smurf Wars Theory despise this show and think they have some kind of right because they are knowing everything about SW universe and for them everything resumes to lasers and stormtroopers, but they forget many of the fans who like both Star Wars and Star Trek, the ones they hate the most, are here even from the first trilogy and they are the fans of this series too. The creators succed to make the viewers to like even the villans, if you can call them villains, because they are just persons from the other side, you actually feel sorry for them if you see them bleeding,everything is treated with such a maturity which could make even the Star Trek movies to look like some childish productions. Probably this is the greatest SW tv episode ever and the music score is one of the greatest, too.

The mission gets underway.

This is a strong action thriller with plenty of tension and exciting spectacle.

There is little about the plot I can say without spoiling, except that the mission sequence unfolds very well with good suspense, visuals and performances.

There are also some good character moments in the aftermath and it keeps certain characters interesting and the intrigue high about what comes next.

One scene involving imperial officers discussing the Aldhani people is slightly moustache twirly and a bit heavy on the exposition, but apart from this everything flows very well.

Visually the episode is superb, with lots of moments that should entertain Star Wars fans that do not feel like pure fan service, particularly the relevant use of TIE Fighters and the scenes in the Imperial Senate. The music enhances everything.

Unique, dramatic, adult, unpredictable... one of the best episodes of all Star Wars to date, it will bring tears to your eyes.

Andor is so surprisingly good as a Star Wars series, he can only be match by mandalorian series of course, but this is good, really good, from all characters, since the rebels to the imperials, so well written, they feel very real, very emotional, each one with their motivation's, but in the end the goal is the same... for the rebellion!!!

This episode didn't disappoint a bit, the end game of this three episode chunks is truly spectacular, with a bittersweet and dramatic ending, man, i can't wait for what comes next.