Disney Plus Andor Series Makes the Empire the Scariest Yet

What is the Disney Plus Andor series about?

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Unlike other shows set in the Star Wars universe, the Disney Plus Andor series tries to focus on the hierarchy inside the Empire. By this, we don’t mean seeing Darth Vader in Kenobi or anything similar. Instead, we get to see the Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) and how they are trying to eliminate the Rebel Alliance.

We see the ISB members coldly discuss how to manipulate normal citizens while trying to survive the Empire’s tyranny. Instead of showing sympathy, each ISB member tries to one-up the other. They act so evilly to impress the higher-ups. Democracy is meaningless; individuals like Palpatine have free reign over the galaxy. If that wasn’t enough, the Disney Plus Andor series also shows how the rich get to profit from the suffering while ordinary people can barely survive.

In essence, the show depicts how evil, selfish, and cruel the Empire truly is. It’s not the Sith that makes the Empire so cruel, nor is it just the leaders like Palpatine or Vader. Instead, it’s the cruelty of selfish individuals who cause such pain and devastation. Sadly, these people don’t care for those whose lives they’re about to destroy. In the Disney Plus Andor series, the bottom line is what counts, and Imperial individuals will stop at nothing to get it. Power is essential, and lives are meaningless. If that isn’t terrifying, then we don’t know what is!

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When George Lucas first created the Star Wars franchise, he always aimed to show how horrifying the Empire could be. Naturally, as the story developed, some of the fascist ideals of the Empire became a bit too unbelievable. Many of the later stories focused on the fight between the Jedi and the Sith. Indeed, Disney looked at aspects of this with Kenobi. 

However, it’s great to see that they’ve returned to basics with the Disney Plus Andor series. The show depicts the true tyranny of this dictatorship in a way that we’ve never seen before in the Legends or Disney canon of Star Wars. This also helps to lay the seeds for the Empire’s later destruction.

You can catch new episodes of the Disney Plus Andor series exclusively on Disney+ every Wednesday.