Praise for Andor's Luthern Monologue
I watched Andor, the Star Wars series and love it. Right now, only season one is out and season two is in production.
There is one beautiful scene in the series - if you haven’t watched season one of Andor, I would recommend coming back - the following scene is exquisite.
That is the only warning I’m giving. Everything here on will spoil season one.
The scene between Luthen and Lonni is so beautiful and powerful where Lonni questions what Luthen gives up:
Lonni Jung: And what do you sacrifice?
Luthen Rael: Calm. Kindness. Kinship. Love. I’ve given up all chance at inner peace. I’ve made my mind a sunless space. I share my dreams with ghosts. I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there’s only one conclusion, I’m damned for what I do. My anger, my ego, my unwillingness to yield, my eagerness to fight, they’ve set me on a path from which there is no escape. I yearned to be a savior against injustice without contemplating the cost and by the time I looked down there was no longer any ground beneath my feet. What is my sacrifice? I’m condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else’s future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything! You’ll stay with me, Lonni. I need all the heroes I can get.
Luthern reveals his life mission in a way that is absolutely natural, within character, and with gravity - it explains his behaviors up to this point and provides context for future behaviors and actions from the character.
This one scene alone is worth watching the whole series - it’s that good.
This level of story telling is what I love and I look forward to others of this caliber in more shows.
Watch the scene yourself!
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