i think all stars should be friends

found them

bonnie burstow / the mothma family, andor

Padmé Amidala's headdress in Luthen Rael's Antiques Shop

↳Andor Episodes S01E08 and S01E10 // Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

the conversations that matter

One of the things I loved about Andor was that Cassian goes on his big ‘this will change your mind’ mission heist. Instead of choosing to join the rebellion at the end of it because he’s seen how it’s the right thing, he runs. I love that he runs. He sees how hard the fight will be and what he’s expected to do and is like fuck no I’m out. 

It’s not until he experiences the truth, that the empire will never stop intruding into his life, even when he is trying to live peacefully, that he turns himself over to Luthen. It’s not until he sees there is no other way that he says ‘I’m ready now.’ It’s such a human take. We try and choose peace when given the chance. People don’t want to fight for their lives, even good people, even for a good cause. We want to live and love quietly but fascism will never leave space for it.  

kino’s “i can’t swim” ending is just as heartbreaking as nemik’s accidental death and there’s a valid (and i bet intentional) reason why they both feel so unsatisfying: there’s nothing romantic in fighting against the empire. there’s no such thing as a “warrior’s death” or “honorable death”. it’s all a mess. there’s only recklessness, sweat and death.

I know people are seeing the post credit scene and lamenting that Cassian and Melshi were forced to build the very weapon that will kill them (which is true and I am definitely also 'people') but... it also confirmation that the prison escape directly impacted the development of the Death Star.

Like, we know that turning off the facility meant that Narkina 5 couldn't be fully operational for months, and the loss of 5000 prisoners who were all assembling large numbers of pieces a day... all of that had to hurt the production schedule, not to mention any further damage from Melshi or Cassian's testimonies reaching people inside and out of the prison system.

How long did it delay production? We don't know - it could have been weeks or months, or even just hours. But knowing how little time the Rebellion has once they learn of the Death Star's existence, and how the Empire was closing in, even before then - Jyn and team escape Jedha with the message and means to destroy the superweapon by literal seconds - I just feel like it counted.

The Death Star will one day kill both Cassian and Melshi, but they, and 5000 other men, also bought precious time for the Rebellion. Just enough time to get the plans off Scarif. Just enough time for some desert farmer boy to make the crucial shot.

ONE WAY OUT

ANDOR Episode 6: The Eye

Quotes from "ANDOR" which keep haunting me:

My fav fans r the ones who are like yeah this show would be so good if it wasn’t for *lists the entire show*

[ID: A tumblr reply by @/leaderofallgays that reads: “It would be so good if the writers didn’t do *gestures vaguely* that” /End ID]

Andor - S01E07 Announcement

Commander Fox is hanging out on your dash :)

The devil is a twink named luke

- graffiti in the stormtrooper bathrooms