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Franchise TV Can Be Deeply Emotional
- Andor achieved rare emotional depth within franchise TV by letting character feeling drive major moments.
- The Ferrix funeral scene proves intimate writing can land in big-IP properties and move viewers deeply.
Prequels Gain Power From Wider Context
- Gilroy uses the full timeline and wider franchise context to add layers of dramatic inevitability.
- Prequel constraints become strengths when writers exploit backward and sideways story connections.
Inevitability That Feels Earned
- The show makes inevitability feel meaningful rather than fatalistic by careful storytelling choices.
- Andor ranks with works like Better Call Saul in showing what serialized IP can accomplish.