The following contains spoilers for Andor Season 1, Episode 3, now streaming on Disney+.

Star Wars has been making a huge push into the TV arena ever since The Mandalorian first premiered -- but Andor is more distinct than any prior franchise series. While the other shows have a heavy reliance on connecting to various Star Wars media and providing the audience with fun cameos and easter eggs, Andor is more focused on creating something new in the Star Wars universe. That makes it a completely different experience for the viewer.

Both Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe have trained modern audiences to have certain expectations about a series. Viewers are always on the lookout for an unexpected character or clues on all the different series connect together. This may lead to some people not liking Andor, because the show is very different from the established world. This more unique experience in the Star Wars galaxy is exactly what the franchise needed to break that pattern. Audiences should welcome a different experience and enjoy the journey.

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Cassian Andor is not a hero in this story. Many modern franchises have audiences constantly thinking in terms of heroes and villains, instead of protagonists and antagonist. Cassian is the protagonist, but he certainly isn't heroic. He is venturing into seedy bars, murdering security officers and committing countless crimes while he tries to escape. He is willing to lie, cheat, steal and kill in order to get his way. This is a far cry from Luke Skywalker or Din Djarin, who both live by a code of ethics and always do the right thing. This contributes to the more realistic and grounded world that Andor is looking to build.

The idea of joint universes means that viewers are eager to see how everything connects. They want to see how each character relates to the larger story and to other characters. People are looking for legacy characters to show up and create a "wow" factor. Having a big reveal such as Luke Skywalker's appearance in The Mandalorian can excite fans, but it can also derail the story, as in The Book of Boba Fett. Andor doesn't seem like it will be doing any of that. Characters in the first three episodes serve a purpose directly connected to Cassian's story. The show is much more rooted in the real world and less in nostalgia.

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Having a show more concerned with its own story and less with nostalgia and cameos is refreshing in the modern TV realm. Andor harkens back to a form of television more in line with classic HBO programming than current Disney+ shows. It's delivering a gritty and real look at the Star Wars universe and how the people in it survive. Watching the series makes the fan not concerned with what the weekly cameo will be, but only the story that it's wanting to tell.

Andor will be a massive series for Star Wars. Audiences will have to adjust their expectations of what they're wanting from a Star Wars series, because it's not fueled by nostalgia or some grander purpose. A show like this is what Star Wars needed in order to feel fresh and new.

New episodes of Andor stream on Wednesdays on Disney+.