Very few people who stand up against tyranny do it from the word go. We can’t all be Saw Gerrera. For the rest of us, it takes a moment where we can’t avoid looking directly at what is happening. Where the cost is too great, where we must say enough. And then, right then, a rebel is born.
But the rest of us are not Jedi. Our tools are limited, and success is not guaranteed. But we must try. It's the central idea of Andor and Rogue One. Whether we do or do not, we must try.
For various reasons, there's no Andor Post today. I'm planning on sending it out sometime over the weekend. Thanks, everyone.
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Everyone has their own rebellion, sure. But each of those rebellions have their own costs. And dear or not, those costs must be paid.
I first saw Mon Mothma in Return of the Jedi, as the calm and stately leader of the Rebel Alliance. Though she’s only in one scene, her calm confidence and clear sense of the cost of war was compelling. She's a favorite character of mine, and her major role in Andor made me excited for the series.
He became a Rebel. That becoming is one of the things Andor is about. Not just how Cassian joined the Rebellion, but how a bunch of disorganized, squabbling groups and individuals who annoy each other became the Rebellion against the Empire.
A quick explanation for my absence, and a look forward to what's next now that I'm back.
A quick update on the Andor newsletter being delayed a week, and a collection of links to updates over at The Great Amy Ride!
Amy updates us all on what's been happening over at The Reluctant Disney Adult!
Things have been happening over at the Patreon, as Amy has been writing about various candidates for her Best of the 21st Century (Volume One) List!
It's been a while hasn't it? Now, the newsletter isn't quite back, although it will likely be sometime in the next few weeks (no promises). But I do have a quick announcement about where you can find me writing these days. I've