This seems like "filler" because there was too much white space on this site. The people who know and love Andor aren't deterred because Kathleen Kennedy decided to step down and everyone is speculating as to who will take her place. Nothing is going to keep me from watching season 2 and (hopefully) enjoying it just as much as I did the first season.

I watched VOY through twice. I only there being an ensign who got on B'Elanna's nerves for always being late to duty. I seem to recall she stuck around when everyone else got evacuated and helped Torres avert a core breach or some such. Of all the 24th Century Star Treks, I found VOY the most lackluster of the bunch. I'm still trying to figure out how they crashed so many shuttles and still managed to have more, and what became of all that technology they left all over the place, isn't that a violation of the Prime Directive?

You are wrong, sir. Andor shows the birth of the rebellion before Rogue One. It shows how the Empire tried to crush the everyday people and what they did in reaction to it. It shows how people went from fearful indifference or enthusiastic collusion, to active resistance. It sets the stage for everything that happens between the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Rebel Alliance. It is incremental, excruciating, and critical to the overall story. This is Star Wars at it's most granular level, and if you didn't get it on the first watch, I humbly suggest you give it another. Pay particular attention to Luthen's monologue. It sums up the entire show rather nicely.

I don't rightly know if all the blame for the sequels belongs with Kathleen Kennedy or not, but I do hope there are people out there who revere what Star Wars stands for and will take the time to see the future shows and movies are of quality and turn a profit. Best of both worlds.