Sirius said:
Andor is a show that’s just a little bit embarrassed to be a Star Wars show, and wants to distance itself from as many of the fantastical elements present in the franchise as possible, like the aliens. It’s a show that wants to be “taken seriously”, an “adult series”, which is a little ridiculous. If someone wants to be distracted by a sci-fi series, Andor might be a good alternative, but it definitely doesn’t feel like a Star Wars series.
I very much disagree. The Original Trilogy captured various moods, from Samurai duels and clashes of mythical heroes (Obi-Wan, Luke, Vader, etc), over pedestrian fish-out-of-water situations (with the droids), up to full on WW2 stories in both tension-filled ports (Casabl–, I mean Cloud City) as well as battlefields (Hoth especially) or dangerous operations behind enemy lines undertaken by agents (Endor).
Similar to the old expanded universe, like the X-Wing Books, it is absolutely fine focusing on some aspects over the others, as various of the newer Star Wars media have done as well. Andor focuses on the WW2 stuff.
Anyway, derailed this thread enough.