‘Andor’ is a Star Wars show about the brutality of bureaucracy

‘Andor’ is a Star Wars show about the brutality of bureaucracy

Since the dawn of Star Wars, there's never been any confusion about whether the Empire is good or bad: The Empire is, and has always been, evil, committing acts of planetary genocide while attempting to put down the forces of the Rebellion. But the type of evil the Empire engages in has long been mired in fantasy trappings: The Empire is on the Dark Side of the Force—evil magic, more or less, wielded by what are essentially evil wizards, in serv…