also andor has a line referencing the rebels version of rescuing mon mothma in the actual show, as i understand it

Yes that was another awkward overlap between Rebels and Andor. They both have a plot of rescuing Mothma and she does a big speech. It felt odd in Andor when they said "she's doing another speech" off screen till I remembered.

And I was saying the way Andor presented Bail was as somewhat naive, with his own team being compromised by the ISB. I don't think it's a major flaw in the show, it's okay for different creators to have different artistic interpretations.