section_path: Reception/Critical response/Season 1
section_name: Season 1
paragraph_text: Season 1
  
  The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 96% with an average rating of 8.55/10 based on 609 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A gritty adventure told from the ground perspective of the Empire's reign, Andor is an exceptionally mature and political entry into the Star Wars mythos – and one of the best yet." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
  
  Andor was considered one of the best TV series of 2022, and was praised for its differences from other Star Wars shows. NPR 's Mandalit del Barco summarized that Andor was "being hailed as the most complex, mature story in Star Wars lore". In a four star review, Jack Seale of The Guardian called Andor "the best Star Wars show since The Mandalorian ". Caroline Framke of Variety was positive towards Andor ' s departure from other Star Wars projects with a "story of people who have nothing to do with Solos, Skywalkers or Palpatines, but whose lives matter nonetheless". Similarly, Nicholas Quah of the Vulture called the show "a breath of fresh air" and praised the "utter confidence of its storytelling", "richness of its political ideas", score, production design and dialogue.
  
  Simon Cardy of IGN praised the characters and character development, calling it "one of the very best things ever to come out of the Star Wars universe" in a 9 out of 10 review. The characterizations were criticized by Mike Hale of The New York Times, who considered them thin and unfulfilling.
  
  The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 96% with an average rating of 8.55/10 based on 609 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A gritty adventure told from the ground perspective of the Empire's reign, Andor is an exceptionally mature and political entry into the Star Wars mythos – and one of the best yet." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
  
  Andor was considered one of the best TV series of 2022, and was praised for its differences from other Star Wars shows. NPR 's Mandalit del Barco summarized that Andor was "being hailed as the most complex, mature story in Star Wars lore". In a four star review, Jack Seale of The Guardian called Andor "the best Star Wars show since The Mandalorian ". Caroline Framke of Variety was positive towards Andor ' s departure from other Star Wars projects with a "story of people who have nothing to do with Solos, Skywalkers or Palpatines, but whose lives matter nonetheless". Similarly, Nicholas Quah of the Vulture called the show "a breath of fresh air" and praised the "utter confidence of its storytelling", "richness of its political ideas", score, production design and dialogue.
  
  Simon Cardy of IGN praised the characters and character development, calling it "one of the very best things ever to come out of the Star Wars universe" in a 9 out of 10 review. The characterizations were criticized by Mike Hale of The New York Times, who considered them thin and unfulfilling.