Star Wars spinoff show Andor has just released one of the highest rated television episodes of all time.
The second season of the Star Wars prequel series is currently going out on Disney+, overseen by Tony Gilroy, and episodes 7-9 debuted on Tuesday night (May 6).
The series serves as a prequel to Rogue One, which in turn was a prequel to the original 1977 film, and it follows Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) path from common thief to a key revolutionary in the Rebel Alliance.
It is episode eight, Who Are You?, in particular that has got the internet buzzing. It centres on the Ghorman massacre, a pivotal event in the timeline of the Empire’s ruthless reign, depicting the suppression of a rebellion in a breathtaking 40-minute sequence.
According to IMDB, the episode currently sits on a 9.9 out of 10 rating, which places it in the top 20 highest rated television episodes of all time, in among Game Of Thrones’ The Rains Of Castamere, Succession’s Connor’s Wedding and Breaking Bad’s Ozymandias.
One X user described Who Are You? as “not only the best episode of Star Wars television – it’s one of the best episodes of TV I’ve ever seen”. See some reactions to episode eight below.
Episode 8 of #Andor is not only the best episode of Star Wars television — it’s one of the best episodes of TV I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/EGfrNMGvPL
— RubyFilms (@RubyFilms21) May 7, 2025
Who Are You? (Andor Season 2 Episode 8) Might be the greatest piece of Star Wars content in the post Disney acquisition era#Andor pic.twitter.com/J9FwVylhxl
— Kibs.Alex (@AlexKibs19) May 7, 2025
The blatant GENOCIDE of the Ghor people has to be the darkest thing we’ve ever seen on screen in Star Wars. The last 20 minutes of episode 8 were so hard to watch and the emergency broadcast’s cry of “is there anyone who will help us?” Will haunt me forever. #andor #AndorS2 pic.twitter.com/lEQ5DlVG7J
— 優木 せつ菜 🇯🇵 Kimi to Idol Precure SZN (@notnijiatall) May 7, 2025
Andor Episode 8 is the best Star Wars just idc if you disagree you are wrong. Best written Star Wars, best acted Star Wars, best music in Star Wars, the most real Star Wars has ever been and if you haven't watched it get the fuck on with it pic.twitter.com/ZqceGOD9Ba
— Vi 🫐🧱🔩🏳️🌈 (@NbRubbish) May 7, 2025
#Andor episode 8. Sat all the way through the credits because I was so speechless.
How propaganda spreads, how the Empire twists the truth, and the Ghorman chant, "We are the Ghorm. The Galaxy is watching"
It is a chilling image of what we are seeing across the world. pic.twitter.com/1BNe0SbRmA
— Λndre (@cool_pez) May 7, 2025
Episodes 8 and 9 of ANDOR Season 2 are two of the greatest episodes of television of all time. pic.twitter.com/73xauefZCt
— Star Wars Holocron (@sw_holocron) May 7, 2025
She said the word.
She said GENOCIDE.I continuously state that this show is the most important piece of film/tv releasing. Some of the most jaw droppingly bold and important pieces of media like this ever released and especially in today’s world #Andor #AndorS2 #starwars pic.twitter.com/PLl4tXzZTe
— June ⎕ |-/ (@juneerso) May 7, 2025
#Andor
That's all I have to saypic.twitter.com/oX2NHDQ8mK— Hell | IT'S ANDOR TIME (@hellikait) May 7, 2025
That was the best 3 episode run of television I’ve seen in a long time…. Andor continues to be a triumph of storytelling, humanity, and emotion. My only complaint is that there isn’t more of it. pic.twitter.com/ekM3GxFgtf
— SirSnipeyy | Andorhypeguy 🧱🔩 (@SirSnipeyy) May 7, 2025
Tonight’s 3 new episodes of Andor are the best thing Disney+ has ever offered.
— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisBD) May 7, 2025
Tonight’s episodes of ANDOR Season 2 are quite possibly the best in the entire series thus far, and legitimate awards contenders
Genuinely speechless and honestly don’t even know what to say. Lots to digest and discuss this week. #Andor pic.twitter.com/van9Zrdmdb
— jacob (@jtimsuggs) May 7, 2025
Tony Gilroy is achieving things in the Star Wars universe that nobody else ever has. Andor is an absolutely unbelievable triumph on every level. I really am just sitting here trying to calm down from those episodes pic.twitter.com/QPX5quHbKd
— Mike Carolla (@SJTimes13) May 7, 2025
Me after episodes 7, 8 and 9 of #Andor S2 pic.twitter.com/TAqLKSmaQ5
— Chris Coxall (@cscoxall) May 7, 2025
NME awarded the second season a full five stars, writing: “Does it cover a bit too much ground? Maybe. Does it dip a bit in the middle? Perhaps. Is Forest Whitaker having a bit too much fun chewing the scenery as brash rebel leader Saw Gerrera? Definitely. But Andor season 2 wears a level of polish that nothing else in the galaxy comes close to matching. Confident, mature and exciting from the off, the last four or five episodes hit the same highs as Rogue One – enriching the bigger story arc instead of ever just feeling like an add-on.”