There are plenty of wars in Star Wars — it’s half the name, after all. Soldiers charge into battle, the Jedi fight against the Sith, good wins out over evil, everyone parties with Ewoks and then goes home. It’s a well-worn formula that has lasted for 11 movies and hundreds of episodes of TV, but there’s one major flaw with it that often isn’t explored at all.
But Andor Season 2 isn’t afraid to show the dark side of fighting the Dark Side, marking a historic first for the franchise as a whole — and showing a major blindspot for Star Wars storytelling.
