It was actually that good. Easy 8/10 even without DEI goggles.

To be clear, there are too many powerful women. Imp would hate it for that alone, and I can't fault him for that. The writer could have easily cut out 2 or 3 of them without losing much. Mon Mothma gets a pass because she's an OT character who's shown to already be the leader of the rebellion, so it makes sense that she did some shit to get there. A few others have believable roles, and none of them are too grating and all are acted well enough with a good enough script that it's palatable. But it's overshadowed by the main male characters. Andor himself is legitimately the star of his own show, which is shocking given it's Disney, and he is given the star treatment. He's shown to be intelligent, ruthless, cunning, dedicated, and is given a full arc explaining why he becomes the guy we see in Rogue One. The other main one, Stellan Skarsgård, dominates every scene he's in, and is easily shown to be head and shoulders above any of the female cast members. And I can't think of any male characters who are written to be idiots, bumbling fools, comically sexist feminist caricatures, or written poorly to make female characters seem better in contrast. Even the male head of the Imperial Security Bureau is shown to be a good leader and that he has the job for a reason.

It was actually that good. Easy 8/10 even without DEI goggles.