My observation is: Star Wars is best without lightsabers.
this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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Rogue one was great but Star Wars got messed up by Rian Johnson. Otherwise it makes great sense. The shortened fan edits even more so…
Rian needs to fuck off into the night à la Star Wars…
Knives out is cool.
Rogue One was enjoyable. Andor was great sci-fi, even could have stood alone outside of the Star Wars universe.
Eh.
I watched Andor seasons 1 and 2 then watched Rogue One. If I saw Rogue One first, there's no way I would have watched Andor.
Rogue One had zero character development. The plot was way too rushed. It was an OK movie at best and nowhere near Andor
Andor is the best Star Wars related content ive seen in a very long time. It checked all the boxes.
Stellan Skarsgård’s monologue as Luthen Rael in S1 is… chillingly good. And I identify with it more and more every day.
Also:
ONE WAY OUT
😭😭😭
That series is full of amazing monologues.
Agreed! And it increased my enjoyment of Rogue One, which speaks to how good it is I think.
I agree with the conclusion but I cannot understand why people continue to read the ____rant websites. Just the worst writing on the internet.
In other news, 2+2=4!
Both are very enjoyable but Andor is in another league in terms of storytelling and acting imo.
No, 2 + 2 ≠ 24
I think andor was the least engaged I've ever felt by anything star wars. I understand the appeal I think but I'm just not very interested in the slow burn politics stuff. I don't need hours of content to explain to me that these guys do these things for these reasons and these other do these other things for these reasons.
Rogue one was an embarrassment. Andor stands on its own as great tv, it's better than a lot more than just Rogue One.
hot take, rogue one was when i knew the franchise would never come back. we went from inscrutable philosophy and heavy-handed metaphors in the prequel trilogy, into a universe built entirely on reference and spectacle. i really did not enjoy it and from what i can tell everything afterwards leans into that more.
the sequel trilogy completely disconnected me from star wars. i don't know how it managed but it sucked all the fun out of it. i have so many books, so many old lego sets, so many games and toys, and i never want to touch any of it again.
Are you sure you're talking about Rogue One and not The Force Awakens?
the prequel thing with the airshield from spaceballs, yes
Are you seeing someone about this?
Lmao imagine. "Psych, I don't like Star Wars anymore, can you help me?"
the depressive episode was definitely part of it but even with that handled i still don't like rogue one.
Just checking, because you're in a Star Wars community. If you've really soured so much on Star Wars it might be time to unsubscribe, unless you're seeking negativity for negativities sake.
i only browse all.