While Andor ended its acclaimed two-season run over a year ago, the impact of the Emmy-winning Star Wars show is definitely still felt today. Series creator Tony Gilroy and co. sought to craft a series that would fit into the galaxy far, far away but also feel grounded and unique compared to what came before. With that, Gilroy had no problem making shrewd creative decisions. That even included making alterations to a major element of the (now-beloved) prequel trilogy that he disliked, and I’m glad he improved on this as well.
Anyone who’s watched Andor (which is streamable with a Disney+ subscription) likely knows the series features more than a few notable locations from the Star Wars universe. One of those is Couruscant, which serves as the capital of the Galactic Republic in the prequels and becomes the epicenter of the Galactic Empire in other media. It’s an important planet and, as revealed in The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series), Gilroy was never a fan of how George Lucas’ prequels depicted it, and he only liked it in one separate instance:
