Last night's Andor was the penultimate episode of the season, the first part of a two part story written by Tony Gilroy. It had heartbreaking moments, effectively suspenseful moments, and intellectually fascinating moments. More than anything, it whetted my appetite for next week.
We find out at the beginning that Maarva has apparently died. I think most viewers suspect this is a ruse, that she'll turn up alive somehow next week, fighting for the Rebellion. My theory is that Meero has planted some kind of listening device on the droid, so that's why everyone had to act sincerely as though Maarva is dead in front of the droid. That poor droid, B2EMO. He be too emo. No, not really, I feel bad for the cracked little mop bucket.
If I'm right, it doesn't bother me that I successfully predicted something. In any case, it adds to a pretty heavy list of motivations for Cassian. If Gilroy's mission with this season, as he did say it was, was to establish why Cassian became a Rebel, he's certainly done that. After the experience in the prison, plus Maarva's death, real or feigned, it's clear he'll be a committed Rebel after this.
But my favourite scene last night was between Luthen and Saw.
Both Forest Whitaker and Stellan Skarsgard were captivating as each character tried to measure out how much information, trust, and sacrifice were wise from one moment to the next. Saw, in particular, is a slightly scary character to watch, knowing how conflicted he is between the meaning of the cause and winning at any cost. And it was all capped off by a wonderfully tense and effective space battle.
Nice to see one of those in Star Wars again.
Andor is available on Disney+.
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