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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Some of it is clunky, but in the adorable way that the star wars universe is. It's a good show, with good story arcs, good acting, good world building, but it can be predictable at times and rest in tropes rather than characters.

It's certainly worth watching and is an adult show, not a Disney show.

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[–] Honytawk -2 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I tried watching it, but since after 2 episodes still nothing had happened, I stopped and went to watch a movie.

Which is about the same length as those 2 episodes, but actually had a begin, middle, and end.

It might be good, but I will never know since the slow start is so off putting.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Had the same experience but pushed through. It's worth the slow burn. Many early season scenes are horrid and worse than the first season early scenes. But the ending is just as good. It makes sense when you know that it is 4 seasons into one because production takes way too long.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
  1. Its incredibly good.

  2. A chunk of the episodes in the two seasons are practically dead air.

I'm still flip flopping on whether the slow pacing of some of the episodes was intentional (whether to try to build suspense or to hammer home a Lenin attributed quote about "decades where nothing happens and there are weeks where decades happen") or some wonkyness with trying to figure out the proper 'fit' of story and dialogue in an episode.

[–] abuttandahalf@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Apparently that quote was invented by George Galloway. Lenin didn't exactly say that.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Don't revise my revisionism.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I've watched the first 3, maybe 4, episodes. Still have no idea what it's about, just couldn't grab my attention. Which is a shame, I'm sure it's great Star Wars content.

BTW, never express any opinion about this except full-throated, roaring approval.

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[–] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Skip to the last half of the season. And if you decide you want to know how they go to where they are, go back and finish the first half. Honestly, with original trilogy coming out first, then Rogue One, then the Andor seasons, it's probably the traditional way to watch! :)

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've fallen asleep during every episode. This does not happen with other shows, except for one or two really slow episodes of Severance. I have no idea what the problem is.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Me too. I want to love it. Rogue One is maybe my favorite SW movie (sorry Empire, you're still maybe #1). And that's coming from a guy that saw the original in 1977.

[–] Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You gave up 2/3 of the way through the first story arc. With the 3rd episode it clocks in at about 2 hours, there's your movie.

You stopped the movie a little over halfway through, what did you expect?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

(Not OP)

2/3rds of the way is asking a lot to keep my attention. And I want to love it.

"Slow as hell for the first few hours.", is not complimentary.

[–] Honytawk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If the movie is boring, I will stop it halfway through.

Did the same with Twilight when I gave that a shot.

Plenty of good moves are slow, it takes time to setup a deep story. I hope you'd give Casablanca or Schindler's List more of a chance.

But Andor is a political thriller, it's not a fun action/adventure. If you think the beginning is boring, you probably won't enjoy the rest anyway, it's not for everyone.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago
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