Moving The Pieces
As they approach the chasm, Kassa leads the group into it and they all find themselves in a dark and dangerous place. Ahead of them is a giant, metal door that leads to an unknown destination. Kassa tells the group that this is their target and that they need to find a way through it before it’s too late.
The Kenari tribe’s leader is shot dead by one of the crew members. The children of the tribe fight back with their blowguns, but despite their best efforts, the leader is killed. ..
At the break of dawn, Cassian heads out to begin his day as many manual laborers prepare for a hard day’s work. Timm is suspicious of what Bix may be up to, and we know she’s in collusion with Cassian. ..
After last episode’s loss, Timm’s alarm bells start ringing when he notices the bulletin come through on the computer. The Pre-Mor authority are looking for a Kenari male who matches Cassian’s description. Uh oh. ..
Maarva, the leader of the Rebel Alliance, is not happy to see her brother Cassian. She knows about his connection to the woman he whispered to on the bar and she wants more information. Cassian is reluctant to talk about it, but eventually tells Maarva that he “messed up.” ..
Cassian heads to meet Bix, revealing that he killed those two guards by accident. Or, at least the first one anyway. The second he killed in cold blood.
Bix updates him on the deal. She has a buyer ready to take that NS-9 Starpath unit off his hands. Unfortunately, Timm happens to be watching them from afar. As a result, he decides to call it in to the authorities, tipping off the Pre-Mor guards about Cassian Andor.
Deputy Inspector Syril encourages Sergeant Linus to head off and bring Andor in, complete with 12 guards. This man has the same ideologies as the Deputy Inspector, claiming that the affiliate planets are “fermenting” and they should do something to rectify that.
The showrunners have portrayed these characters in a way that is almost satirical, but we’ll hold our judgment until we see more of their role in the show.
Kenari is a planet that is supposed to be abandoned and considered toxic after a mining accident. The kids have survived, however, and Cassian wants to go there to meet them. He needs 900 credits to do so, but he only has 500. He decides to bargain for 700 credits instead. It’s an expensive job, keeping one’s mouth shut, but it seems to do the trick. First though, Cassian needs to make his meet. ..
Sergeant Linus briefs the team on their mission to take out Cassian Andor. Syril’s speech is not the most charismatic, and it ends awkwardly with scattered applause. ..
In the final moments of the episode, we see Cassian Andor running toward the camera in an attempt to meet his buyer. However, time is of the essence, as this could be their last chance. ..
The Episode Review
It’s good that 3 episodes are releasing today because Andor’s story moves at a glacial pace. I appreciate that there is a larger story being told here, but scenes like the Kenari tribe moving through the forest spliced up across the episode, add absolutely nothing to the story beyond their leader being killed. ..
Meanwhile, the Empire is still waiting for Andor to meet his contact. Although they’re made out to be the bad guys, you can actually understand their plight and why they’re intent on taking out Andor. I mean, he may have killed one of the guards by accident but the other he killed in cold blood.
With all this in mind, the third episode looks set to really kick things into high gear and I would imagine we’ll see a good deal of action, especially if the Empire manage to get Andor before he can make his trade.
