Andor (SPOILERS possible)

[P-Siddy]

Yeah, I had some questions, too, some the same as you, McMetal.  I only got to the first episode tonight and missed what the point of the ISB meeting.  I'll have to rewatch that scene again.

I guess I'm not as attentive as some because Rhydonium has been in Clone Wars, Rebels, Bad Batch and now Andor.  Not sure if it matters much to the whole story but with as volatile as it is, it might be why Saw gets the way he does (and bye bye Wil. Man.)

The Dedro-Syril relationship got me thinking.  With Syril on Ghorman, is it transactional?  Could he just be a pawn in Dedro's game of thrones?

Bix's character is rather tragic so far.  She's lost a lot of close people to her, tortured, and almost raped by the Michael Sheen looking Imperial, has PTSD, and now doing drugs.  Her plot could end in many ways, but I could see that she potentially becomes a liability and Andor has to make a hard choice (or maybe Luthen has her taken care of, which Cassian then takes him out).

maybe the next 2 episodes explain things?

[Jeff]

And where did we hear about Rhydonium before? Was it Rebels or Bad Batch or something? I knew it rang a bell somehow.

I guess I'm not as attentive as some because Rhydonium has been in Clone Wars, Rebels, Bad Batch and now Andor.

I remember it best from The Mandalorian, Season 2 (Morak Refinery).  That Morak episode did a great job showing how volitile it is and how the Empire has weaponized it as well as using it as fuel.

I read this morning that Gilroy did try to get Jimmy Smits but the scheduling just didn’t work. I hate recasting but Benjamin Bratt was a pretty awesome choice.

I also read this morning that Gilroy tossed Bail into Ep6 so we'd all react and talk about the recasting now and get it out of the way before we get into more Bail in the next arc next week.  Pretty smart move to get it out of the way in a short bit like the party.