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I have no disagreement with that position and see where you're coming from, but i would argue that it wasn't at any point made worse by being a Star Wars spinoff, that it in fact avoided all potential ways being a Star Wars spinoff could have sloppified it and that it actively made the franchise less shit by countering the great man heroism of the orginal trilogy and showing that the rebellion wouldn't have achieved anything without collective action.
Sure, it would have worked just as well as a standalone story about space fascism. But it was nice to see a Star Wars spinoff without a single lightsaber in it. It demonstrates perfectly what franchised media normally does wrong by just not making these mistakes, and there's a certain merit in offering that kind of contrast.
I haven't watched andor yet but tbh Star Wars is my favourite slop. I love the old legends stuff especially. It's a definite guilty pleasure, but it's both nostalgic and extremely fun.