Warning: SPOILERS for Andor’s final three episodes are forward!
Effectively, Star Wars followers, we’ve reached the top of one other period. Andor has come to a detailed with the discharge of Season 2’s final three episodes on the 2025 TV schedule. There was loads to soak up from this ultimate hurrah, from the loss of life of characters like Luthen Rael and Main Partagaz, to lastly seeing Ok-2SO in motion on the Disney+ subscription-exclusive collection. Nonetheless, proper now I need to give attention to two characters: one who was launched within the ultimate second of Andor, and one who’ve we’ve spent lots of time with on this present, however I hope see extra of in a galaxy far, far-off.
The Andor Household Line Continues
Cassian Andor was confronted with a troublesome selection in final week’s Andor episodes: proceed for preventing for the Rise up or depart that behind to start out a brand new life with Bix Calleen. Bix determined to make that selection for him, as she’d discovered from a Power healer in “Messenger” that Cassian can be very important within the Rise up’s future victories. We, in fact, see that occur in Rogue One when he helps steal the plans for the primary Dying Star.
Leaving their house on Yavin IV behind her on the finish of “Welcome to the Rise up,” Bix informs Cassian in a hologram message that she will’t let their relationship intervene with him serving to the Rise up. When the day comes that the Rebels topple the Empire, she is going to discover him after which they’ll lastly have that dream life collectively. Sadly, we all know that can by no means occur since Cassian will die in Jyn Erso’s arms on Scarif shortly earlier than the occasions of A New Hope.
Bix was virtually completely absent from Andor’s ultimate three episodes, which passed off one yr after final week’s episodes and led straight into Cassian’s ultimate journey in Rogue One. However earlier than the collection took its bow, we checked in a single final time with Bix, who was dwelling on the planet Mina-Rau from Season 2’s first three episodes. As she was searching on the horizon, she had a child in her arms. Not solely was it simple sufficient to deduce that that is her personal youngster, it’s most likely secure to imagine who the daddy is.
So now there’s a little bit Andor who’s set to develop up within the ultimate years of the Empire’s reign. Will we be taught their identify sometime and even see them once more? Whereas I can’t say with absolute certainty, I’m skeptical to assume that the Star Wars franchise received’t convey this character again sooner or later. Simply because Diego Luna’s time as Cassian is completed doesn’t imply we will’t see extra of his youngster or Bix. Plus, given when the child was born, it’d be simple sufficient to comply with them as an grownup throughout the Sequel Trilogy period. Hey, how about they present up in Ryan Gosling’s Starfighter film?
Dedra Meero Is In Jail, However That Doesn’t Imply She Has To Keep There
Should you thought Dedra Meero had it unhealthy final week when she was devastated by Syril Karn’s loss of life, that was simply an appetizer of what was to come back. Nonetheless obsessive about discovering Axis in spite of everything these years, Dedra lastly found out that it was Luthen Rael and carried out an unsanctioned operation to apprehend him. Sadly for her, Luthen minimize his wrist with a ceremonial knife from his antiques store earlier than she may begin squeezing info out of him, requiring him to be put in a coma.
That alone was sufficient to get Deedra taken into Imperial custody, as her superiors had made it clear to her that Axis was now not her concern. Nevertheless it bought a lot worse from there. Kleya, Luthen’s assistant on the store (and, as we discovered, primarily his surrogate daughter), snuck into the hospital to chop off Luthen’s life help so he couldn’t be tortured into divulging secrets and techniques in regards to the Rise up as soon as he was awake.
However the cherry on this poodoo-flavored sundae was when the investigating Imperials found that Luthen had discovered a scattering of particulars in regards to the Dying Star from Lieutenant Supervisor Lonni Younger, his mole within the Empire (whom he then killed), then handed them alongside to Kleya to share with the Rise up. So though Orson Krennic’s preliminary assumption that Dedra Meero was a spy who’d shared these secrets and techniques was incorrect, the injury was nonetheless achieved. Partagaz killed himself relatively than take the autumn for Kleya escaping Coruscant, and Dedra was despatched to a jail just like the one on Narkina 5 the place Cassian was despatched in Season 1.
The final shot of Dedra Meero in Andor exhibits her in tears over how her life turned out. So it stands to purpose she’ll spent the remainder of her days in jail, proper? Not essentially, as a result of in a little bit below half a decade, the Empire will fall. Maybe when that occurs, the New Republic will look over the Empire’s prisoners and resolve that are alright to free and which ought to stay behind bars, so to talk. Realistically, I believe Dedra most likely falls into the latter class, however I’m hopeful that it’s the previous that occurs as a substitute.
Dedra Meero made lots of despicable selections on Andor to advance her profession and acquire respect from her friends. Her ambition proved to be her downfall when she overextended herself in her desperation to seize Axis. Ideally her time in jail would make her understand the error of her methods and really feel regret for her actions. I’m not saying that the New Republic ought to simply let Dedra go, as she’d arguably nonetheless be thought-about a battle felony. Quite, I’m envisioning her agreeing to assist out the New Republic as a method to scale back her sentence or be granted leniency.
It’d be simple sufficient to simply write Dedra off as irredeemable, however I hope that Star Wars finds a method to highlight her once more. Let’s see what occurs when that eager mind of hers is put to make use of for the higher good and she or he genuinely needs to attempt to make up for a number of the horrible issues she did as an Imperial officer. If this will’t occur onscreen, then perhaps we will revisit Deedra in a novel down the road.
So with Andor behind us, subsequent up on the upcoming Star Wars TV exhibits slate are Ahsoka Season 2 and the recently-announced Maul – Shadow Lord. Each exhibits are anticipated to be launched in 2026, so hold checking again with us for updates on their progress.