As I stared at the body in the Imperial corridor my mind drifted to The Shawshank Redemption. Red says to Andy near the midpoint of the movie, “Hope can be a dangerous tool.” Red is trying to make his friend in prison see the danger of hope. The dreams of a life beyond prison can poison their minds and make them blind to the reality that they are living. The best thing to do is put an end to their hope, and let them accept the prison they’re in.
Cassian, played by Diego Luna in Star Wars: Andor faces the same suffocation. He must get out. Every day, his six-year sentence looks more like death. He’s planning his escape, but the people around him are shackled and unable to help. He needs to know the number of guards on each floor. When they rebel, what kind of opposition will they face?
Kino Loy, the floor boss ( Andy Serkis) doesn’t want to hear it. Once his work is done, he will be able to return outside. His subordinates should follow his example. You should keep your mouth closed and not even think about escaping because Imperials can easily hear your thoughts.
Cassian tries to get his attention before going to bed. He asks Kino what he can tell him about the facility that holds them. Kino is turned away. Cassian shouts, “Nobody is Listening.” Leonardo DiCaprio suddenly sits up after hearing the title card of an episode.
Cassian’s right. They lack imagination. The Empire never considered an uprising coming from the bottom. These souls are under their “care” and have been smashed.
Although the Stormtroopers’ ears may be clogged up, Kino’s walls of stubbornness are beginning to crumble. Cassian is speaking to him. He mulls them over. Kino reframes his life when Ulaf, (Christopher Fairbank), suffers a stroke and is treated by a good doctor.
Ulaf is given the final substance that he will ever consume by his doctor. A bag and trolley are sent to pick him up. Cassian asks the doctor to confirm rumors that are circulating in the prison. When they found out that an inmate who had been deemed eligible for release was simply moved to another group, a whole shift of prisoners was eliminated. No one has the option of freedom anymore.
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The moment something in Kino awakens. Cassian, who doesn’t realize what is happening, can still see it. He asks again, as they return to the section where he is placed, how many security guards are on each floor. The answer this time is “No more than 12.”
Hot damn! You better take a look at your pulse if that line does not get you moving. Andor does not give relief to its characters, or the audience. The series’ plot is on fire from the very beginning. The universe is being stomped on by the Emperor. The people who resist the boot from above are also the ones that add their weight under the heel of the wrinkled monster. The two parties are both in pain, but the one side feels justified while the other is pathetic. It used to be simple for you to tell which party is the other, but that’s not possible anymore. Watch out for those who wear “The Empire Was Right’ shirts.
We first encountered Kino Loy, last week. He seemed to be a cruel antagonist. He is a traitor to his own kind. He’s the man who uses others to get a bit less pain. Andy Serkis portrayed him last week with callous accuracy. The heartless criminal will be a roadblock to our Rebel Hero.
In Episode 9, I was waiting for Kino to ruin Cassian’s life. Cassian was quiet as I asked him to stop. Do not let your boss know that you are planning something dark against the Empire. Do not tell him you are planning to bust out.
andor is a mini-monster that has become an ally because of its brilliance. Let’s be careful not to get too ahead of ourselves. Kino Loy has still plenty of time left to be troublesome. The final moments of Episode 9 put such a sharp smile on my face that it was like steel.
The four words are “No more that twelve.” The slap is a promise of a future victory that will certainly happen. Cassian is on his way out. Rogue One awaits him. This is a foregone outcome, and we accept it even though it’s his inevitable end. andor create tension by highlighting the tightening of everyone’s noose. The entertainment is in watching how the characters prepare for their deaths and meet them.
Kino Loy’s realization of the futility of his situation is a catalyst for him to act in ways we never would have imagined after first meeting him at Episode 8. He was a believer in the rules and policies of the Empire. The lie revealed, new anger and willingness to join Cassian are sparked.
Cassian and Kino both know that hope can be a habit. It’s a practice that requires thought and effort. Left as a daydream, hope can drive ya mad. Hope becomes an instrument when it is honed and chiseled. Weapon.
The final line of Episode 9 creates a link between two brutes. Cassian and Kino have changed from the farmboys with fresh faces who saw the sky and adventure. The two are beaten, and even brutalized. Hope has been a distant thing for them since their conception, but by the end of this chapter, they feel that it is within reach. It’s dangerous, as Red said to Andy in Shawshank. It’s dangerous. Many men can be killed by it. They are those who dare stand between Cassian Kino.