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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 8817041" data-attributes="member: 4937">I don't feel "nothing happens"a) A minor character died and the death was meaningful.b) Another minor character did a heel face turn and we had reason to care.c) Syril has developed an obsession with Deedra to go along with his obsession with Andor.  It wasn't a good look, and I feel his character is death spiraling, which is sad because I was rooting for him.  Which again, just shows I had reason to care.d) Deedra got promoted and is now assuming a position of leadership within the ISB Oversector group she's a part of.  We learn that she is right on the heels of Luthien, having detected the very plan that Luthien is trying to get Saw to get on board.  But after being put into a position to root for her earlier on, we're now rooting against her even as she triumphs.  I do feel that some of the plot lines were weak resulting in poor pacing.i) Bix failed to develop in any way as a character.  The torture scene was IMO weak, although that may not be fair because some people found it really strong world building.  Deedra as a field agent may have been her weakest scene, and the whole torture scene was a lot of telling not showing - something Andor has been otherwise good at avoiding.  There are more minor characters on Ferrix that we care about than Bix.ii) Mon Mothma's plot line continues to be about the weakest of the bunch and also the most jagged story telling since we skip around so much.  While new plot points have been introduced and the insight into the politics of the empire in this period is interesting, I feel it's not interesting enough to really justify the time we are taking on it.iii) The Vel plotline continued to be weak, and really we've had no reason to see her since the end of the Aldanni episode.  Learning she was related to the Mothma's also was a "small galaxy" move that didn't really advance any plots, and it also wasted the viewers time with Mon Mothma.  I feel part of the problem is ultimately how actors in TV shows are contracted.  Contracts for actors generally require that they appear in X episodes if they are going to be a long term part of the show.  If you want a primary cast member, you can't have them only appearing in 3 shows per season.</blockquote>

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