I was 7 when I saw the original at theaters and these fucks have always been scary. I never watched any of the prequels or sequels and avoided most of filler disney fan service shitshows so in my head stormtroopers = scary mother fuckers. Hell I never even bothered with Rogue One until halfway through season one of Andor and I was like, damn I gotta check this shit out.
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Andor made Stormtroopers scary. This episode is tense the whole way through. Deep down, the audience knows whats about to happen. Watching these faceless soldiers stand ready for the order was terrifying, especially when they start opening fire and picking off Rebels from the crowd with ease.