8 Best Episodes Of Andor

Hello my fellow Rebels, we're here to talk about Ando, and Ando is hands down one of the best things to come out of the Star Wars universe. Set as a prequel to Rogue One, we get more of the backstory of the Rebel Alliance, and of course Cassian Ando. So I asked the WhatCulture community to vote for their favourite episode. I'm CJ, this is WhatCulture, and here are your top 8 Ando episodes voted by you. Number 8 is Season 1, Episode 3, Reckoning. This episode was directed by Toby Haynes and written by Tony Gilroy. The events of this episode focus on the planet Ferex, where it reaches a climax as the Primo Authority forces, led by Deputy Inspector Cyril Kahn, track Cassian Ando to Ferex. Cassian meets with Lufen, who reveals his true identity, and persuades a reluctant Cassian to join his anti-imperial operation. The confrontation with the Primo forces provides cover for Cassian and Lufen to escape Ferex. Flashbacks also give us more of a detailed story of a young Cassian being adopted by Marva and Clem on Qunari. In seventh place, it's Make It Stop. Season 2, Episode 10, Make It Stop is directed by Alonso Ruzo Palacios and written by Tom Bizzle. It's a tense pivotal episode that completely focuses on Lufen and Clea and does not feature Cassian Ando at all. We take a deep dive into the harsh realities of Lufen's commitment to the Rebellion, beginning with his imperial informant Lonnie reveals the existence of the Death Star, but is promptly murdered by Lufen to protect the secret. Lufen rushes to destroy evidence at his antique shop, but is cornered by Deidre, who has finally identified him as Axis. Lufen attempts suicide to avoid capture and torture, but is saved by Miro and hospitalized on life support. The remainder of the episode focuses on Clea, whose backstory is revealed through flashbacks showing Lufen rescuing her from a massacred homeworld, highlighting their shared ruthless devotion to the cause. Ultimately, Clea infiltrates the hospital and believing Lufen's survival possesses the single greatest threat to the Rebellion network, she tearfully disconnects his life support and kills him, honoring his intended sacrifice and securing the secret of the Death Star once more. In sixth place, we have Norkina 5. Season 1, Episode 8, Norkina 5 was directed by Toby Haynes and written by Bo Willem. In the previous episode, Ando was captured and has been sentenced to six years in the brutal imperial prison factory on Norkina 5. He's assigned the work the floor unit, where he meets Kino Loy, played by the one and only Andy Serkis. Here, Ando learns how to survive in the prison with no hope of escape. However, on Coruscant, Deidre's investigation in the Alderhani heist and the Mysterious Axis gain significant traction within the ISB, ending with Bix being captured and taken to be tortured. And Mon Mothma faces financial threats that force her to seek risky sources of funding, and Lufen meets the infamous extremist leader Sol Guerrera, who we were introduced to in the film Rogue One. And at number five, the episode Who Are You? Season 2, Episode 8, Who Are You? is directed by Janice Metz and written by Dan Gilroy. Who Are You? is a brutal, emotionally charged episode which is entirely focused on the Gorman massacre, a horrific turning point in the rebellion. Now, this all begins when Deidre finally puts her plan into motion and suppresses a massive anti-imperial protest in Palmo Plaza, resulting in the Now, Cassian, who was being sent to assassinate Deidre, is forced to forget his mission and engage in the ensuing chaos. Now, Cyril at this point has just realised he was nothing more than an imperial pawn to do Deidre's work, and having spotted Ando in the distance, who he's been tracking since A brutal and bloody fight begins, which does not end well for Cyril, as he is killed by one of the Gorman protesters, tragically ending his obsessive quest to find and kill Ando. Cassian, however, manages to escape, and the episode ends with the emergency broadcast exposing the empire's merciless attack to the wider galaxy. Now, as much as I loved Cyril as a character, I do think his death was quite a good one, especially with Ando saying, who are you, after all of this time. But, more importantly, who are you? Let me know by clicking that subscribe button at the bottom, so I can see your name. But don't do it for me or Ando, do it for him, for Grogu. And in fourth place, Jedda Kaiba Erso. Season 2, episode 12, Jedda Kaiba Erso was directed by and written by Tom Bissell. The final ever episode of Ando directly sets up Rogue One, beginning with Cassian and the newly reactivated K2 rescuing Claire. Claire has been in hiding on Coruscant with the details of the impending Death Star. After a daring escape and returning to Rebellion over in Yavin to deliver this important information, Cassian is disheartened to find a sceptical Rebel High Command. Cassian passionately defends Lufen's sacrifice, eventually convincing Bail Organa of the threat's gravity and what it could mean for the Rebel Alliance and the rest of the galaxy. While the episode resolves several Imperial arcs, including showing Major Partagas' suicide and Diedre's imprisonment, the central focus remains on Cassian, who is ultimately authorized by Organa to pursue the corroborating contact. The series concludes with Cassian and K2 departing Yavin, taking us directly to the start of Rogue One. And even though we know the Cassian, we are given some hope when seeing Bix, now with Childe, who we can assume is Cassian's, safe and hopefully living a happy life due to Cassian's sacrifice. And at number three we have Nobody's Listening. Season one, episode nine, Nobody's Listening, is directed by Toby Haynes and written by Bo Willem. We start with poor Bix, who has been captured but remains defined as Diedre, continues her torture. However, after placing headphones on Bix, we hear horrific screams of her torture, causing her to break almost immediately. Cyril has started to openly stalk Diedre, who is not impressed, and he finds her outside ISB headquarters, but she sternly dismisses him and tells him to stop. Cassian, however, continues to try and convince Kino Loy and the other prisoners to plan an escape. Kino is having none of it and is dedicated to compliance in the hope of legitimate release. Cassian, getting frustrated by this, yells out Nobody's Listening, telling us that the Empire doesn't care about them. It's not until the climax of the episode, where Ulaf dies, that the truth is finally revealed and that nobody is listening and nobody escapes unless you die. And at number two, we have Welcome to the Rebellion. Season two, episode nine, Welcome to the Rebellion, is directed by Janice Metz and written by Dan Gilroy. This episode centers on Senator Mon Mothma making a final, defining move against the Empire following the atrocities of the Gorman Massacre. Despite receiving an extradition plan from Bail Organa, Mon is approached by Luthun, who reveals that both her aide and Organa's team are compromised by Imperial spies, highlighting the deep distrust and danger that's within the Rebellion. Mon Mothma delivers a powerful televised speech in the Senate, publicly condemning Emperor Palpatine and the unprovoked genocide on Gorman, forcing the Empire to cut her off. As Imperial forces move to arrest her, Cassian, working under Luthun, meets Mon for the first time in the Senate and successfully coordinates her dramatic, frantic escape from Coruscant, effectively beginning her transition from political senator to the public face of the Rebel Alliance. Now before we get to the top episode voted by you, don't forget to let us know in the comments what your favorite episode is and why. And at number one, it's One Way Out. Season one, episode 10, One Way Out, is directed by Toby Haynes and the writer is Bo Willem. Mon Mothma faces pressure to securing funding for the Rebellion, meeting with Davo for a morally compromising deal which involves an arranged marriage for her daughter to help secure the Rebellion's future. Luthun meets his Imperial informant Lonnie and makes the difficult, cold-blooded decision to sacrifice one Rebel cell to protect his crucial Imperial asset, Lonnie. And going to Andor, the prisoners of Narkina 5, knowing the truth that there's no way out, and motivated by Cassian and Keno Loy, execute a massive coordinated prison break. Keno delivers a powerful, inspiring speech over the intercon, causing a massive prison break, which I think is possibly one of the best scenes in the entire series. But as the prisoners finally see the light of day, we see Keno reluctant to join Cassian as we find out he can't swim and will not jump in the water to escape, leaving us to wonder what his fate is trapped in the Imperial prison. Cassian swims to safety and continues his escape from the Empire and we end the episode. An episode full of sacrifices to help the greater good, and one of the best episodes of Andor ever made. So there you go, there is our list of the top eight episodes voted by you. Let us know in the comments what you think. I'd love to talk more about Andor in the future, so please share your thoughts. But for now, may the Force be with you.