Andor Visits an Iconic Prequel Location to Stick It to Emperor Palpatine

The series Star Wars: Andor has managed to create subtle but effective connections to the prequel trilogy. In the second season, we see the main character Luthen Rael fighting against the Empire by visiting iconic places known to fans from the movies. A particularly remarkable episode is the tenth episode of the second season, "Make It Stop", in which Luthen directly challenges Palpatine. Luthen's fight against the Empire How does Andor bring th…

Andor Visits an Iconic Prequel Location to Stick It to Emperor Palpatine

Luthen talking to Lonni in Andor Season 2. Star Wars: Andor never tries to hide the fact that it takes place not long after the prequel trilogy. It’s all about the Empire’s efforts to try to hold its power in the galaxy, which includes building the Death Star, a superweapon that appears briefly at the end of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. But Andor likes to make its Easter eggs as subtle as possible to avoid distracting from the story it’s tell…