Honestly it should not be that big of a deal just tell the story you need to tell with the resources you have. But for all i know the lore nerds will want some storyline that explains why Organa looks different. Like how's we got the stupid storyline of why TOS Klingon's have smooth heads and look human.
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Just looked it up because I do watch, but clearly not on the same level as others. I had no idea who the original was and from the screenshot I saw i doubt I would have even noticed if I did. They look similar enough to me. I can't see why people would have a problem with any of this, I got better things to worry about.
I like Ben Bratt, but he's half the size.
Especially since this isn't that much after kenobi.
Haven't gotten past 2e4 though, curious how it turned out.
"We have Jimmy Smitts at home!"
Apparently Jimmy Smitts is 6'3 and Benjamin Bratt is 6'2 so pretty damn close.
I guess technically this is a spoiler, so...
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The article goes into it a little. It's a cameo for now. His appearance in this arc is literally 20 seconds of small talk. Gilroy wanted to drop the casting bomb now so people would be over it by the time he has something important to do in the 7-8-9 arc.
I was confident Jimmy Smits would have done anything to reprise his role.
I assume he'll have a bigger role in the next chunk of episodes since the cameo was so small. It doesn't make sense to give the character a wink if it isn't the original actor.
That being said Benjamin Bratt makes for a good Bail Organa.
I hate that this season is rushing through multiple years. We haven’t seen any indications yet that Organa is part of the rebellion.
That might be on purpose. It seems like Bail doesn't use Luthen and his network, so we're just not seeing what Bail is up to.
The story of Andor is Andor and his connections. Luthen, Mon Mothma, etc.
The Dantooine rebel base for example, we know little about it, maybe that's where Bail has been focusing his efforts and resources.
Of course I also want more high quality Star Wars, so I hope we get more to fill in this era in the future (and I'm sure we will).
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