But it really is brilliant. And somehow the second and final (sob) season of Andor is even better than the first. Now committed to fighting the Galactic Empire, Cassian steals ships and rescues operatives at the behest of the shadowy spymaster Luthen – but something bigger is on the horizon. Timely in our authoritarian era, hard-edged and beautifully written, Andor was undeniably the best show of this year.