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“Now that he has control of the Jedi council, the Chancellor has appointed governors to oversee all star systems in the Republic.” 

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - Deleted Scene

“The senator from Chandrila stands with those in opposition to the Emperor’s new public safety legislation.”

Andor - S01E09 Nobody’s Listening!

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When I say “I love this artist” I either know 5 of their songs that I play on repeat or I know their entire discography and you just have to guess which one it is

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i feel sooooo fondly towards mon's rebel pixie chop, esp. in contrast to how unbelievably glamorous and beautiful her senate politicking looks were

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most important part of the writing process actually is when you loop a single song on max volume and stare at the word document and imagine the characters doing things for 14 hours. this is known as getting in the zone

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ANDOR (2022–) 1.09: NOBODY'S LISTENING

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ANDOR (2022–2025) 2.12: JEDHA, KYBER, ERSO

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its crazy how teeth problems can fucking kill you and not only are dental services not free they cost a ludicrous amount and require an entirely different type of insurance than the rest of ur body. aside from the eyes, of course, which need a third type of insurance. What are we even doing man

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chat how do i kill the desire to be wanted and chosen before it kills me

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[gripping the sink] perfectionism does not help me avoid embarrassment or shame. perfectionism is in itself a form of shame. when i struggle with perfectionism i struggle with shame. when i struggle with perfectionism i struggle with shame. when i struggle with perfectionism i struggle with shame

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Happy Mother's day to these four Mothers, you just know Palpatine hated to see them coming and I love that for them <3

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who up pushing their boulder

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I have no grander ambitions in life I simply want to live with people I love, play videod Game, and sink my teeth into all the kinds of eatery on this earth

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hear me out cake but instead of ppl i want to fuck it’s songs that kind of fit The Character if you squint and tilt your head just right and have a beautiful mind

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so it turns out that time actually does go by faster as you get older. just like how adults told me it would when i was younger. pisses me off

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My brain is buzzing today, but I'm thinking about how Palpatine haunts the narrative of Andor and we never, ever see him. Truly, I'm obsessed with it. You constantly see ISB officers talking about him and what he wants (wash the taste of Aldhani out of the emperor's mouth). And, interestingly, you see the Ghor, who are rebelling against the empire, still postulate that the ISB is forming a shadow government and Palpatine doesn't know what they're doing. That's how good the propaganda around Palpatine IS. And that's why it's so important that Mon names him in her speech. The empire is expansive, but he IS the monster. If he goes, it's a good shot the empire crumbles around him because it's him imprinted into the DNA of the whole thing. One of his lackeys dies? There's some other wretch out there to replace them. Palpatine created a breeding ground for this by creating the war and it's fallout. It's important that Bail, who knows the entire truth of who Palpatine is, helps Mon be able to give that speech at all.

I keep thinking about the pair of them standing in the hallway, of Bail clasping Mon's hand, and how he knows EVERYTHING--that Palpatine is a Sith, why Padme died, who Anakin is, why the Jedi were killed, that Obi-Wan is alive, the truth of his own daughter's identity along with her brother--and he knows that for any of that to matter, for the rebellion to have a SHOT, that they have to name the monster. He can't tell Mon all of that yet, but he can let her make that speech, he can get her out of there, he can save her like he couldn't save Padme, and then, if he's lucky, he can get out too. But he's willing to stay just a little bit longer, in sight of the monster, to make Mon's incredible bravery worth it.

"The monster screaming the loudest? The monster we helped create? The monster who will come for us all soon enough ... is Emperor Palpatine" will be living in my head rent free for a long time.

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When DJs at anti-imperial clubs remix Mon's speech and drop the beat after she says "Emperor Palpatine"

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Genevieve O'Reilly in Andor S02E09