best in the series so far :) i actually did a fist bump "YES!"

ee got away !!!!!!!!!

He is one with force ... Jedi Knight

Luthen is such a badass. Such cool tech that we haven't seen before and just really great acting

loved it

And this why i fucking love Andor by making the Empire competent it makes the Rebels even more badass

Actually they did: they were tricked with that port side engine trust into increasing the power of the tractor beam, thus making the counterfeit measures effective with no time for them to react. Its so subtle its brilliant!

@@zichiro No. They were tricked but not in the way you stated. The port side thruster "malfunction" was to disguise the arming of the countermeasures as they produce a heat signature Luthen knew the Imperials could detect. Reversing the stabilizers and "trying to get away" is what made the captain call for the tractor force to go up to 5; thus making those countermeasures highly effective and impossible to evade.

@@billionpod I mean, that could also be a possibility. I could be wrong of course. Or both are right

Great comment

Now this is such a nice detail that I didn't notice the first time around. Wow!

I dont think that; the tractor force is to weak for the countermeasures? that have no sense, he asked the droid to know the force but when he realizes the tractor force was level 2 he thought of escaping using only the power of the engines because he did not want to go to combat, luthen always gives priority to discretion, if you pay attention the ship almost exceeded the tractor force but the imperial patrol ship is to heavy so he is stopped by her , Seeing that the engines could not overcome the driving force plus the mass of the ship, he went to plan b, because luthen always has a plan b

@@sergioveraruiz5384 I get how one my draw that conclusion, but there are elements of Luthen's decision-making process here that challenge your interpretation. First, when the tractor beam is engaged, he doesn't immediately punch it to get away while he's at his farthest distance. Instead, he does the decoy burn so he doesn't have to power down his engines (he justifies his noncompliance as being a one-man job trying to deal with a malfunction). That was necessary to buy him TIME to further arm the countermeasures. Second, he is aware of that Imperial ship's capabilities. We know this because his first two actions are to get a false id (because any Imperial patrol will check that) and identify the ship hailing him (Cantwell-class as noted by the droid). He knows that if he tries to run, the Cantwell has the capacity to increase the tractor force. Even the Imperial officers are baffled by what seems to be a stupid decision to try to run from them. That brings us to WHY the tractor force had to be increased: he's releasing tons of small objects to be pulled by the tractor. A weak enough tractor force won't pull them so hard as to destroy the emitter, just like a pebble lightly bouncing on the hood of a car is negligible. Take that same pebble and launch it at a ridiculous speed... now you're talking about damage. A higher tractor force ensures that. Third, I think the Plan A & B labelling here is off. His plan A was the Alderaan ID deceiving them into letting him get away without confrontation. Plan B was the violent approach with the countermeasures and shoot-out. A would have been preferable, because the Empire wouldn't then be on the alert for his ship having all the abilities it has. Plan B puts a red flag on that ship type, especially once the Empire eventually figures out the Alderaan ID was false.

yes! The projectiles are accelerated by the tractor field!

that was so smart, completely blew my mind

Ive watched it like 15 times now and everytime it feels news

I watch these scenes on my Quest 2 with UKposts vr. Feels like I’m in a theater. This show merits a theatrical screening. The production is top notch.

I thought I was the only one

Likewise. Epic. Best done single scene in the franchise.

True DAT!

He's probably got a smaller database of id codes to pull from than the entire galaxy they do

I think it's about how big is the queue. Not droid being so fast to find it.

Of course they did......🙄

*RIGHT!!!! Shock & disappointment is what I got out of that moment.* 😂

And deadly. Remember the Empire does not take failure or incompetence lightly. Whether it is Vader choking out Star Destroyer admiral, Nakina 5 guards now fired and under interrogation, Syril and his former colleagues, and other, the consequences are not pretty.

Yes--- no reaction at all is all the reaction needed to convey the emotion needed for his, the captain's, moment of failure... Tony Gilroy is Brilliant...

@@starwarsunlimiteduniverse Luthen played him like a fiddle, goaded him into turning up the tractor beam so he could shrapnel it.

if you are not ready for everything then you have no place in commandment. This guy was worthless, i said was coz he died shortly later on the labor camp of Mustafar of course...

I wanted to like this comment...but I'll just comment a reply instead. Because your likes were at 69 when I saw it, and I don't want to mess that up.

Right.. he didn't need a big ship just the right tools

Jango Fetts sonic detonators in the asteroid field (Prequel series - Episode 2) barely edges this out

I think its partly the sound design on the projectiles, that release sound is incredible, but the whole series has next level sound production.

100% agreed.

*That is one of my favorite moments from this scene.*

Yep... Also a forerunner scene to Han Solo's move against a star destroyer in the empire strikes back-- a scene that culminates with the millennium falcon left affixed by grappling claw to the side of the ship's superstructure-- leaving the destroyer's command crew thinking it shot into hyperspace... Pretty freaking awesome ...

and a cruiser like that has no single or double or triple laser cannon?? O_o

@@max8286 my one gripe with this scene is that the cantwell does have weapon emplacements...In fact, you can see one of them when the Haulcraft does the flyby - it is a ventral turret. But has over a dozen turrets in total. But also apparently TWENTY four ties...with a crew of some 2700.... which is ridiculous. One source says it is around 800 meters long. As cool as it is, bringing back the Cantwell design, the specs for the thing are so fubar.

@@aethertech I assume that's why Luthen flies between the TIEs and the Cantwell, so if they open fire on him they risk hitting one another.

Most people just want to see non-stop and instant action, they don't care about contents. It's good that the writers/developers of this show care about the dialogue and character development.

And goddamnit the music. The music, the cinematography, worldbuilding everything. It makes it all feel all the more impactful.

@@denverbax6329 Yeah, I guess it's a good thing there's more than one way to write a plot, or that Disney has more than one show...or people can like more than one kind of approach to fantasy and science fiction.

"War is long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror!"

​@@rikk319 Nah. Your preference requires little discernment and engagement aside from "feels."

He should have strafed the bridge!

Yes, it's a tactic seen multiple times in Star Wars. If you're in between two of your enemies, stay there. They risk friendly fire this way and will hesitate to fire at the least. Han Solo did it at the end of ESB with the Executor.

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Lando at the end of ROTJ*

@@armaan1091 OMG, hadn't even noticed myself that I said Han instead of Lando!

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 nah no worries :)

The realism of this scene is off the charts.

He's like James Bond + Han Solo + Francis Underwood all in one

I don't think he is a rebel leader, more like a contributor.

Having a very well equipped ship also helps. And advanced AI. Tractor beam countermeasures. Advanced automated turrets and those laser things on the sides. His ship was a lot better than the Falcon for such instances.

@@eustasiocontreras8755 yea, let's remember the Falcon has been referred to as a "hunk of junk" many times by many different people. This is a much better and possibly newer ship It's like comparing a 20 year old Chevy step van to a custom Escalade.

luthen is probably ex airforce or military Han wasnt

@@GreenLightMe LOL! Han was ex-military. He was an Imperial pilot. Even in Legends he wore Corellian bloodstripes which are the equilivent of medal of honor and went to the Imperial Academy where he served with distinction

@@toomanyaccounts in Solo his time was ever so brief so i don't know if legends is Canon. They made him general at some point during OT, not sure why though. He was a smuggler for most of his career. That's where he learned his skills.

he wanted them to increase tractor beam force so that when he deploys, the impact is bigger

@@officialr3dic120 Less time for them to react to the chaff also because it'd be pulled in faster.

@@BigMikeMcBastard Exactly

And the dish looking like an eventual rebel emblem is icing on the cake

omg i didnt realise that's insane lmao

Absolutely, he really is what the empire and his battle against it made him. He sacrificed everything for this fight (epic monologue), so he does not fear anything either.

I absolutely agree!

Luthen and Cassian are a good contrast. Kinda like Luke the newbie meeting Obi-Wan the veteran.

Maybe a Dark Jedi too

we need a sitcom called - Coruscant antiques, starring Luthen

Indeed, this series was written and made with passion and it shows. Unlike the fanfic that is the last trilogy which was mainly used for profit.

Non woke men and true artists with talent working on it ...instead of whiney multi cultural woke "talent" that's all just affirmative action low quality hires

Exactly. This one scene put the entire prequel trilogy to shame. Wish this show would get 5 seasons instead of just 2 but hell I’ll take it

@@chrismcnuggett hes talking bout the fcking sequels u melon. The prequels no matter how imperfect is legendary compared to the sequels.

@@Romans5_3-4 other than the revolutionary CGI technology the prequel trilogy has just as much if not more plot holes, character inconsistencies, shit story ect as the sequels. But at least the sequels are fun entertaining summer blockbusters. The only sequel that is even close to as bad as the prequels is the Rise of Skywalker. Let’s not do some revisionist history where we pretend that the prequels weren’t rightfully dogged on for a decade and a half. It’s only been a recent trend in that last five years to like those movies and even then it’s only terminally online people defending these movies. The average folk still heavily dislike those movies for good reason.

I am in awe of all aspects of this scene. That Captain had immaculate conformity. Palpy would be proud of him ( although he'd fry him with lightning after that failure LOL). But that dish getting hammered is absolutely my favorite bit of Star Wars ever. Who thought /wrote that up deserves a frikking statue!

Nothing more civilized than detaining and searching someone without cause

@@electric_claire Actually, they did. Piracy zone.

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 the Empire equivalent of a “drug free, anti-loitering zone”

Patient but ruthless. They were intimidading as always but very focused in doing so.

Are we blind? Deploy the air wing!

From Rogue One, not the sequel.

I'm glad somebody else caught this because I was thinking the same exact thing like that little AI did a lot of the work

the haulcraft itself looks to be of correlian construction, i’m interested to learn more about it.

Technically speaking, most of the Separatists’ navy were droids as well. That is, “sentient” ships programmed for space combat. Hyena Bombers, vulture droids, tri-fighters and separatist gunships.

@@Luke_SkywaIker thats kinda fucked up the more i think abt it lol

Here's what I found out about the ships: The imperials sent out three regular TIEs and one TIE/sa bomber. The regular ties are cheaply manufactured and inferior in one-on-one dog fights due to their limited viewport. Meanwhile the TIE/sa bomber is capable of sending a homing missile at its target. Guess which one Luthan and Fondor took out first?

That tiny, but expensively and carefully modified ship. a Q-ship. IMO only the external hull was still original haulcraft parts.

or the Batman. Expensive gear, lots of advance plans, ruthless, and - unlike Bond - often shows up disguised as someone harmless. Also unlike Bond: not a heavy drinker and doesn't chase every skirt reflexively.

*NICE!!!! That's what's up.*

Luthen set up the timing. He powered away from them so they had to to come around and then converge on his approaching position. This gave him the line up for the shot. Luck helped but that was all thinking multiple steps ahead of his enemy. And yes, cool AF.

@@solazoth6661 Yeah, it's one of the few plausible cases where lightsabers make sense as a vehicle weapon.

Andor far exceeds Mando all ways

I love The Mandalorian but Andor is better imo. Probably the best star wars project ever

*Mandor

This reminded me of some BSG battles

*Yes he is indeed.*

Very simple actually standard patrol which turned into finding a heavily armed ship unknown the crew but the admiral will have something to say about this

The bomber would be no threat to him....its just the one that is easiest to hit first ..its not that deep

It's actually a TIE Boarding Craft, the same one that Captain Nieda used in ESB, it's a TIE Bomber used for troops and carries no ordnance.

damn that makes sense. The shrapnel was even more effective

Energy Shields won’t stop accelerating physical shards the size of a cannon ball anyway, and Matter Shields like the one on Scarif requires heavy infrastructure that you can’t put on a ship. So people can’t call shields here

*NICE!!!!*

*Lol! That was my thought as soon as Luthen got away.* 😂😂😂

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.