I’ve seen Freetube pushed about as an option, are there others including those that might work on IOS?

Combine the race riots in LA, the missile shooting contest in the Middle East, and the armies 250th anniversary parade, this weekend may be wild.

My personal wild bet is “Iranian” agents will attack the parade on our own soil (if you want to get real crazy you can say these “Iranians” also assassinate someone important at the event) and the media turns into 2004 Warhawk Republican level bloodthirsty.

Real ones know to always bet on nothing ever happening though. Probably the safe option.

I thought they were excellent, though I can’t say I wasn’t a little disappointed with the Massacre. A few hundred Imps and Protesters dying in another riot-turned-slaughter felt a bit too vanilla. I would have had some large bombings by “Ghorman Terrorists”, maybe they take out the central imperial building or destroy a Gozanti which crashes into the city. I also would have included some Occupier tanks or ITTs in a Tiananmen Square role crushing people. Aside from that complaint, I really enjoyed them.

I like what I’ve seen from Andor so far. It’s a very good take on parts of the Rebellion we’ve never seen on screen before, though has been in books or comics. With that being said, the fandom is easily the worst Star Wars one I’ve ever seen.

If you’ve seen the first arc of season 2, you know a low level imperial officer tries to rape one of the female characters. I don’t think that belongs in a property like Star Wars. At most, there are ways to imply an attempt without needing to show it onscreen. This is not a “the empire wouldn’t allow it” problem because let’s be honest, stuff like this does happen with armies far from their homes. Always has, and sadly always will. My issue is purely that it does not tonally fit with Star Wars, or specifically most Science Fantasy/Soft Sci-Fi. Hard or Military Sci-Fi can get away with it, usually due to their more realistic or gritty tones. When I consume harder Sci-Fi, I am almost expecting more mature themes due to the genre it is apart of.

This take, that rape does not belong in a Sci-Fantasy setting with the tone of the original 3 or 6 movies, is considered blasphemy to a large portion of Andor fans, who will viciously attack you for having it. To them, even if you like the rest of the series but disagree on the inclusion of this scene, you are nothing more than a manchild who wants to see two people duel with lightsabers and nothing more. It’s a level of snobbery and elitism that you only ever see from the “media literacy” crowd that tried and failed to make people hate Starship Troopers, Helldivers 2 and Patrick Bateman. It’s one thing to enjoy a show without the Force or Jedi/Sith, I think it is a great change of pace compared to Ahsoka, which while I did enjoy it, did suffer from making too many characters have force powers. It’s another to lecture Star Wars fans on why attempted rape is good in a relatively light-hearted Science Fantasy property.

The other big aspect that makes the online Andor community the worst is how they spend more time talking about Trump than the actual show. The first arc of season 2 has a group of characters, on the run after the riot on Ferrix, hiding on an agri-world as illegal workers. A small imperial inspection team drops by to check work visas, and they capture many people who are there illegally. As you may guess, this has meant all conversation that’s not about why rape in Star Wars is a good thing and we should see more of it, is about Trump, evil right wingers and the poor undocumented laborers. The Empire is well within their right to want to know who’s there legally and who’s not, they make the laws and to our knowledge they are not shown arresting random people for no reason, only those who are breaking the law. This is a terrible way to show the empire itself being evil, and there are so many other ways to do it when you have a government that’s only a front for a cult of evil space wizards who want to control every person down to their individual thoughts (sounds familiar). The community at large has decided that this is an excellent way to attack Trump and those who want mass deportations, and thus won’t shut up about what is ultimately a shallow comparison that rips out all the nuance of the argument for a cheap dig.

How would I fix these issues?

1. Take out the rape scene, this isn’t Law and Order SVU this is Star Wars.
2. The plot needs a reason for our Ferrix characters to stop hiding and join the rebellion, while showing the Empire are evil. Instead of having the Empire arrest those who are there illegally, why not have them take everybody they can, after all the Empire needs the labor for the Death Star constructions as well as continuing to increase military production while decreasing costs. Easy, no political controversy.

TLDR: The Andor community is the most elitist Star Wars fandom I’ve ever seen, who like to watch rape scenes and complain about Trump.

I very much enjoyed it. It had a great story, fantastic characters, didn't suffer from 100 cameo's every episode, treated me like I was an adult who could understand what's going on without an explanation, and most importantly didn't feel like it was written by people who hate the average Star Wars fan. Easily the best Star Wars since Rogue One.

With that being said, I am concerned about the second season, and I think it may be wise for anyone else who enjoyed the show to also prepare for the bait-and-switch. I do not trust these Hollywood writers and directors to not take advantage of a show about a rebellion against an empire and spin it into an anti-Trump, anti-White, anti-man, anti-Christian affair. It would be so easy for them to shove it in, and it would be very disappointing to me.

If they take this political angle, I expect another round of the 2017-2018 TLJ media and fan response which will take out a third crucial chunk of the fanbase. The first chunk left after TLJ, never to return. The second chunk left after the Obi-Wan show, who were the people that were willing not give up after the Sequel Trilogy. This last chunk of people, me included, are the type that will go in and out depending on the show or movie being released. If Lucasfilm does go through with the bait-and-switch (again, it's a show about rebellion, it has to be extremely tempting for some people involved in the production) you will likely lose me and those willing to just avoid the bad products for good.