Carmen Paddock

5 days ago | movieswetextedabout.com | Carmen Paddock

Once again, Andor Season 2 moves one year later. When the clock rolls forward to BBY 2 at the start of Episode 7, Messenger, Cassian (Diego Luna) is on Yavin itself, working with organised and rapidly mobilising Rebel forces rather than just as the mercenary of Luthen (Stellan Skarsgard). Of course, he and Bix (Adria Arjona) could not stay on Coruscant after murdering Doctor Gorst (Joshua James) in a spectacular, satisfying win at the end of Episode 6, What a Festive Evening.

1 week ago | movieswetextedabout.com | Carmen Paddock

In its second week, Andor’s second series has again jumped a year forward, covering a span of mere days in BBY 3. The jump can be disorientating at first, as the cast of characters finds itself in largely new configurations. However, the show is confident enough to hint at what has happened in the intervening time without relying on reams of expository dialogue, and the cast carries the weight of the Rebellion and their fraught histories with each other in their gestures and eyes.

2 weeks ago | movieswetextedabout.com | Carmen Paddock

A lot has changed in the two and a half years since Andor first landed on Disney+ screens in autumn 2022 in the wider world, and the return of possibly Star Wars’ most overtly political and subversive entry was highly anticipated. While always in production as a two-season show, the skeletons of an initially sketched five-season structure is very evident from the outset of Andor’s return.

3 weeks ago | movieswetextedabout.com | Carmen Paddock

After strike-induced delays, the second series of Andor arrives on 22 April 2025, almost two and a half years after the first series first appeared on Disney+. This time, it will deliver its twelve episodes over a might-tighter release window (twelve episodes over four weeks rather than ten). Revisiting Andor’s first series reaffirms its status as one of the best things to come out of the Star Wars franchise in any form.

1 month ago | movieswetextedabout.com | Carmen Paddock

When asked to define the word eephus, many may just give up. The word sounds almost made-up if you do not come from the world of baseball. If you are a fan of the great American pastime, however, an eephus is a known quantity. It is the name for a strange, difficult pitch. In a game where pitchers’ speed in throwing is lauded as the pinnacle of achievement, the curving shot of an eephus is almost preternaturally slow.