Wolfsburg
Master Member
Nope, way too expensive.
Star Wars Andor (Disney+ TV series)
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The bureaucratic "error" was made on purpose to eliminate a bunch of prisoners and make room for fresh ones. If that prison facility is housing people, from around the Galaxy, deemed "problematic" by the Empire (anyone can be incarcerated for a petty reason it seems and to fuel terror into the population) then, those facilities become engorged with more prisoners than they can house. Hence, the "error", the riot and the results of such action by humans who have nothing to loose were known psychological responses from the jailers.
They (the prisoners)basically fell for it. Nothing to see here at the end of the day; move along
Now that I think about it I'm more convinced that it was deliberate to cause unrest and an excuse for frying an entire floor. The medic-inmate goes from floor to floor and what's the first thing he says to Keno when Cassian starts asking questions? He says, "Keep your men in line." Perhaps that's the message they were trying to convey by frying the floor. Also with PORD the prisons are likely to get quickly overpopulated so they should welcome any excuse to thin the herd.
Again, the humans are being fed and housed anyway. The guards can watch them mill about in the prison yard, or they can watch them build stuff.
Wolfsburg
Master Member
I would say it’s easier to lock them away than rig up all this infrastructure to enable them to securely work in a factory.
Yeah I had thought of this too and I realllllly hope this doesn’t happen. The long lost sister thing is just conspicuously hanging out there right now.
Same.. I find myself rooting for both sides.
Somerset
Sr Member
Another solid episode. The prison break wasn't some sort of spectacular complicated master plan, but felt rushed and chaotic the way it probably would feel. I think that it was another example of Imperial hubris that they thought they could rely on the 'hot' floor to keep the prisoners in line and didn't have any proper back-up or failsafe for if it went down. Really loved the DH-17 getting some action.
Once again Stellan Skarsgard really made Luthen feel so intense.
Whenever Kino was looking worried, all I could see was this:
Which I guess goes to show how talented the team was to make a CGI character that expressive 20 years ago.
Once again Stellan Skarsgard really made Luthen feel so intense.
Whenever Kino was looking worried, all I could see was this:
Which I guess goes to show how talented the team was to make a CGI character that expressive 20 years ago.
Darth Fetty
Sr Member
This show makes me verbally cheer on the characters each Wednesday morning while I sit alone with a cup of coffee and a muffin before going to work.
And then I continue the cheering later in the evening while watching it a second time with my wife pretending I hadn't already watched it earlier to maintain her excitement.
And then I continue the cheering later in the evening while watching it a second time with my wife pretending I hadn't already watched it earlier to maintain her excitement.
Thats always when they turn look you in the eyes and say..
"You've already watched it haven't you"
I am 90% certain this is how Mon Mothma's dilemma will play out.
Davo Sculdun wants so much to make this meeting between his son and their daughter to happen he will approach her husband, Perrin Fertha, about it separately. Perrin will be in favor of the arrangement. It shouldn't be surprising that they would meet because we have already learned they've done business before. We've also learned that both Mon and Perrin accept that they will have secrets from each other in their marriage. For the sake of social propriety, and as a courtesy to a potential relation, Davo will not disclose to Perrin that he ever met with Mon. And, as a gesture of good will, he will give her the money while keeping it a secret from the husband.
Naturally Mon will be against the idea and there will be a heated argument with her husband where a lot of nastiness comes out. The daughter, who is probably eavesdropping, hears her mom defending her independence and poignantly implying that she doesn't want her daughter to be forced make the same choices she had to make (e.g. arranged marriage). At the same time she will hear her dad putting his foot down in defense of traditional values. This will cause the daughter to have a change of heart and align with her mom.
Either this will break the marriage or they will remain together while Mon and her daughter will agree to keep up appearances pretending the daughter is still aligned with the dad. If that's the case, the daughter would make another good inside asset for the rebellion.
Naturally Mon will be against the idea and there will be a heated argument with her husband where a lot of nastiness comes out. The daughter, who is probably eavesdropping, hears her mom defending her independence and poignantly implying that she doesn't want her daughter to be forced make the same choices she had to make (e.g. arranged marriage). At the same time she will hear her dad putting his foot down in defense of traditional values. This will cause the daughter to have a change of heart and align with her mom.
Either this will break the marriage or they will remain together while Mon and her daughter will agree to keep up appearances pretending the daughter is still aligned with the dad. If that's the case, the daughter would make another good inside asset for the rebellion.
alluvial damper
Active Member
This is peak television!
I so much hope I can get this series on discs so I can watch it as much as I watch Deadwood, Rome and Black Sails
I live, I laugh, I Luthen ...
I so much hope I can get this series on discs so I can watch it as much as I watch Deadwood, Rome and Black Sails
I live, I laugh, I Luthen ...
modelcitizen
Sr Member
that youtube bs theory amazes even me. who would actually entertain that?
in prior flashbacks, his sister was mexi like he is....
I cant fault anything in this show..I love the score the acting the sets and the story.
I hear its been green lit for S2 with filming starting late November ?
Its gritty grimey and feels like a good SciFi show let alone a SWs show.. but enough that you know its in the same universe..
Roll on the last few episodes.
I enjoyed the plot twist but thought it might actually be someone else who likes the cut of a smart tunic..
I hear its been green lit for S2 with filming starting late November ?
Its gritty grimey and feels like a good SciFi show let alone a SWs show.. but enough that you know its in the same universe..
Roll on the last few episodes.
I enjoyed the plot twist but thought it might actually be someone else who likes the cut of a smart tunic..
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
The least expensive robot used at my job is 1 million dollars. Now, assuming it cost the same for the facility, it would be 8 robots per table, 10 tables per room. That’s 80 million. For just one room.
How many facilities are operating with how many rooms each?
Yeah, a human picked up on the beach because he looks worried is a lot cheaper than droids. There are plenty more of them, and if they break, you don’t have to fix them, just throw them away.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Andor is the best Star Wars since Return of the Jedi, and that’s only because I’m nostalgic.
Formulaic writing leans too heavily on plot twists and mystery boxes and, so far, the writer(s) of Andor seem far more polished and confident than to rely on insipid devices.
(In fairness, are a lot of light-skinned folks who you'd never guess were Mexican if you saw them. e.g. singer Lucero)
Wolfsburg
Master Member
We're talking about an entire galaxy where droids are commonplace and a part of every day life. Modern day earth, as it were, is in the infancy of such tech so of course it is gonna cost more. Modern day earth is not analogous to the GFFA. If peasants on Tatooine can own droids, they can't be as expensive as you guys seem to think they are for some reason. There has been zero in the movies that implies that your average droid is prohibitively expensive.
I certainly didn't expect the merits of automated mass production vs a living workforce building things by hand to be a topic of discussion but we certainly will have to agree to disagree. Clearly I'm in the minority in my thinking!
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