Andor
Warning ! This post check SPOILERS for Andor season 2 , episode 1 - 9
Andorseason 2 is changing how you watchRogue One : A Star Wars Story , and we have n’t even gotten to the conclusion episodes yet . Taking place in the four years before the events ofRogue OneandA New Hope , every 3 sequence ofAndorseason 2 features a meter jump as it get closer to the Battle of Scaif . To that end , the Modern time of year has been setting the stage for the dear 2016 movie in multiple exciting way .
Not only has Diego Luna ’s Cassian Andor been germinate into the Rebellion captain he is inRogue One , but the resistance endeavour against the Empire have been growing as well into a full - fledge Rebel Alliance . as well , Imperial endeavour to earn even more ascendency over the galaxy have been fleshed out as well . maintain that in creative thinker , here are the top 10 waysAndorseason 2 has already changedRogue Oneahead of the finis episodes .
10Expanding Director Krennic’s Imperial History
The Struggles of Project Stardust
While he was n’t inAndorseason 1 , Ben Mendelsohn ’s Director Krennic makes appearance in multiple episodes ofAndorseason 2 . uncover his efforts to find the right power generator for Project Stardust aka The Death Star , Andorseason 2 confirms Krennic ’s behind - the - shot affair with the tragical Ghorman Massacre . After all , the entire Imperial slaughter of the Ghorman multitude was in secret about the Empire ’s need to mine the major planet ’s rare kalkite repository for the conflict station ’s reactor lenses .
Andorseason 2 also uncover thatDirector Krennic was over a class behind agenda on the Death Star ’s construction , lay his project and known tensions with Grand Moff Tarkin in a whole new light . Ghorman was part of Tarkin ’s sector , and the Grand Moff had already had a hired hand in the passing of several Ghorman experience long before Krennic made plans to mine the satellite . As such , it ’s enthralling to see more of Krennic ’s vocation with the Empire and his efforts to make the Project Stardust a realness .
9The Origins of “Rebellions are Built on Hope”
Andor’s Brutal Experience On Ghorman
The beastly Ghorman Massacre start when purple forces were given mysterious orders to set off violence , give them cause to wipe out the hundreds of protesters who ’d initially been peaceful . Cassian Andor himself was present during the fighting , and it was here where he first get wind the tune " Rebellions are built on Leslie Townes Hope " from the Ghorman hotel clerk , who was determined to fight the Empire despite the overwhelming odds . This is the same line Cassian tells Jyn Erso inRogue One , which she then uses to win over the Rebel Alliance to serve her launch an violation on Scarif .
8How K-2SO REALLY Joined The Rebellion
Rewriting Star Wars Canon
A KX - series droid deployed during the Ghorman Massacre , K-2SO near killed Cassian during the chaos of the Imperial thrashing . However , the droid that would become Andor ’s collaborator and a key asset to the Rebellion was instead hit by an incoming speeder . Kaytoo ’s stiff were then strike by Cassian back to Yavin to be reconstruct and given a newfangled cerebral mantle , suppressing his Imperial programing .
Andor season 2 episodes 7 - 9 features a wide collection of Easter testis and citation to Rogue One , Star Wars Rebels , and more from the bully galaxy .
This new line offers a more in - depth account beyond simple " reprogramming " as referenced inRogue One . However , it also puts K-2SO and Andor ’s relationship in somewhat of a darker illumination , considering the background of the Ghorman Massacre . alike , Andorseason 2 does rewrite theStar Warstimeline with K-2SO ’s new parentage , as the first meeting between K-2SO and Cassian was much dissimilar from the canonic funny special released by Marvel in 2017 .
7"He’s A Messenger"
Scarif Was Cassian’s Ultimate Destiny
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With the Rebel cornerstone on Yavin up and run by 2 BBY , Cassian and Bix Caleen are approached bya Force healer inAndorseason 2 sequence 7 . While Cassian is n’t interested in what she has to say , the healer does tell Bix that she could smell Andor ’s keen purpose in the future , place him as a " messenger" . This is a rather touching observation look at the events of 2016’sRogue One , as Cassian does end up giving his life sending the Death Star plan to the Rebellion , the significance now being that it was always going to be his lot .
6Andor’s Relationship With Alliance Leadership
Cassian Valued His Independence
On the sceptre of promotion inAndorseason 2 episode 7 , Cassian leaves for Ghorman at the request of Luthen Rael , despite reservations fromRogue One’sGeneral Draven . Draven is less than pleased with Cassian ’s determination to leave without allow any detail , particularly when the Rebellion wants him to become one of their leaders . Nevertheless , Andor still takes off : " The day I need permission to come and go , I ’m gone . "
Ultimately , Cassian does get promoted to hisRogue Onerank of Captain by the oddment ofAndorseason 2 , having earned it following his successful extraction of Mon Mothma from Coruscant . However , one can imagine Draven probably was n’t surprised when Cassian call up multiple Rebels to secretly get together him and Jyn Erso on their military mission to Scarif , motivating the rest of the Alliance to launch champion in support . While Cassian ’s loyalty was to the Rebellion , he was still very independent and not above bending ( or outright push aside ) protocols .
5Revealing Saw Gerrera’s Full Paranoia
The True Depths of His Instability
Andorseason 2 has also elaborate upon the full extent of Saw Gerrera ’s paranoia ( and where it likely came from ) . Unwilling to confide his own gentleman’s gentleman , there ’s a second inAndorseason 2 episode 5 where it ’s very punishing to confirm if Saw in reality unveil an Imperial undercover agent within his own social status . It ’s just as possible that he only had a look one of his men was a two-timer before shoot him in the head , as the soldier had been pushing realize for info about their next target area .
It ’s easy to see how Saw ’s distrust and paranoia would only continue to evolve by the time ofRogue One . After all , Rogue Onesees Saw drive to the point where he ’s using a psyche flayer name Bor Gullet to agonizingly poke into the mind of others around him . While Saw would bring in the unfiltered truth , the monetary value was often his victims ' sanity .
4We Now Know Why Saw Gerrera Has A Respirator
Too Much Rhydo…
It ’s quite potential that the origins of Saw ’s intense paranoia came fromAndorseason 2 ’s reveal that Saw Gerrera is addicted to breathing in rhydonium . An precarious generator of starfighter fuel , the toxic fume of ryhdonium can be suspire in , concede a bod of intense " clarity " harmonize to power saw while also risk intense strong-arm legal injury to the soundbox and intellect . This more than belike explains not only why Saw is so unhinged inRogue One , but also why he has to respire from an atomic number 8 cooler in the 2016Star Warsmovie .
3We’re Seeing How Cassian Learned To Trust
Believing In Something Bigger Than Himself
Cassian Andor has been prove to value his independency , while also having a clear focus on survival to keep those he cares about safe . However , Andorseason 2 has been showing Cassian ’s gradual phylogenesis into someone who is a true believer in The Cause with each unexampled sequence . Over sentence , across both seasons , Cassian Andor has turn into a genuine hero of the Rebellion , something that will more than in all likelihood come in to full fruition by the end of the show ’s last episodes .
2Was Cassian Thinking Of Bix On Scarif?
Cassian and Jyn Erso Wasn’t Actually A Thing…
Andorseason 2 corroborate the romance and kinship between Cassian and Bix Caleen . However , Andorseason 2 installment 9 ends with Bix leaving Yavinand not telling Cassian where she was run , promising to reunify with him once the fighting was done , as she did n’t want to be the understanding why Andor ever stopped fighting for The Cause . As such , one can ideate that this means Cassian was still recollect about reuniting with Bix one day during the event ofRogue One , rather than having any variety of romantic feelings for Jyn Erso , as some fans have liked to theorize .
1The U-Wing Was Cassian Andor’s Ship Of Choice
A Rare and Incredibly Fast Rebellion Starfighter
It ’s also fun to seeAndorseason 2 ’s ratification that the U - Wing , the Rebellion ship which first debut inRogue One , was very much Cassian ’s ship of choice . In comparison , the U - Wing was a much rarer Alliance craft equate to other ship like the X - Wings and Y - Wings . As such , it ’s reasonably nerveless that Cassian is shown to be such an expert buffer of the scout troop exaltation ship in the newStar Warsshow .
Andor ’s series finale premieres Tuesday , May 13 at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST only on Disney+ .
Release Date
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Episode Drop
April 22 , 2025
Andorseason 2 , episodes 1 - 3
April 29 , 2025
Andorseason 2 , episodes 4 - 6
May 6 , 2025
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Andorseason 2 , episode 7 - 9
May 13 , 2025
Andorseason 2 , episodes 10 - 12
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