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https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/andor-season-2-creator-tony-gilroy-scrapped-five-season-plan/
He tells the story quite differently. Sounds to me you heard it was supposed to be 5 seasons and started looking for problems. The entire series had tons of nothing side characters given unusually deep characterization, it’s been a hallmark of Gilroy’s style. I genuinely have no idea what you’re talking about with the production quality of the last episodes.
You can find plenty of abbreviated and dropped plotlines across the 2nd season. But the last episode really stands out as half-baked.
The first season “nothing” characters largely have completed story arcs that begin and end in their 3-episode arcs. More major characters roll through to the end of the season.
The second season breaks from this pattern in a number of instances. Meanwhile, the cinematography, the special effects, and the choreography really fall of, particularly in the final episode. This was a very obviously rushed end to the series and quite a bit of it breaks heavily from Gilroy’s earlier episode depth and polish.