Thoughts on Aliens in Andor

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Usually I'd be more annoyed about the relative lack of alien characters in a Star Wars show than I am for Andor.  A lot of my favorite characters are some sort of alien.  But I also respect the limitations of putting an alien character front and center in a visual live-action  medium, especially when it comes to Disney shows.  A lot of energy has to be put into the look of a character like that or the result can detract from the show.  

I certainly feel like this has been the case for pretty much every alien character that's had any significant live action role in a Star Wars show excepting baby Yoda (AKA Grogu).  And baby Yoda doesn't, ah, fit the mood of Andor as a show.  I really appreciate that Andor characters can use their faces to their full extent and that we don't have to deal with them wearing the typical 'bad cosplay' look I've seen for characters like the Grand Inquisitor in the Obi-Wan show. 

And we still see alien characters!  They're just not particularly prominent in the narrative. Still, the ones we do see look appropriately Star Warsy without being so well known as characters or species that you're likely to feel they 'look wrong'.  

Anyway, as one of the few Snoke fans, I'm going to have to say that I think Andy Serkis's Kino Loy is still a much better character than Snoke ever was.  Because story and authenticity will beat out even the biggest-budget special effects of a movie every time.