Author: Frank Tavares

Caption: A billboard advertisement for Andor in Los Angeles, CA featuring Luthen Rael (played by Stellan Skarsgård), with a dialog bubble reading “Fuck ICE!” graffitied on. Credit: David Ridker (@DavidRidker on X.com) “And then remember this: the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.” – from Karis Nemik’s manifesto in Andor Halfway through the first season of Andor, a young revolutionary named Karis Nemik pens a manifesto, completed on the eve of his death. After being crushed...