Warning: This article contains spoilers for Andor season 2, episodes 4-6.45 years ago, The Empire Strikes Back’s director, Irvin Kershner, explained one of the fundamental rules contributing to Star Wars’ success – and nowAndor has broken it. Star Wars has always been about the ongoing battle between good and evil, the light and the dark. There was a clear distinction between the two sides. The Rebels fought the Empire; the Sith were the ancient, villainous enemies of the Jedi. As an audience, it was easy to know who to root for. Why would we ever want to identify with the bad guys?