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Time of India
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Andor season 2 finale: Fans react to Bix's revelation; season 3 update
Throughout the second season of Andor, viewers harbored concerns for Bix Caleen, portrayed by Adria Arjona . As a mechanic from Ferrix, Bix endured severe torture at the hands of the Empire in Season 1. In season 2, her absence from Rogue One led many to believe she might not survive the prequel series. This presumed fate added a layer of poignancy to her character's journey, especially considering her deep bond with Cassian Andor. How did Andor 2 end? by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo The Andor Season 2's final episode, released on May 13, delivered a conclusion that enriches the narrative of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Viewers return to the planet Mina-Rau in the series's closing scene, where Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) is seen walking through sunlit grain fields, gently cradling a baby, implied to be her child with Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). This revelation adds a layer of emotional depth to Cassian's journey. Live Events While Cassian never learns of his child's existence, this moment underscores the enduring impact of his actions and the hope that persists beyond his sacrifice. As showrunner Tony Gilroy noted, it's "just one more thing he's sacrificing that he doesn't even know". Andor distinguishes itself within the Star Wars universe by focusing on the human aspects of rebellion. Dedra Meero, once a formidable ISB officer, finds herself imprisoned by the very regime she served; Kleya Marki, Luthen Rael's confidante, survives with a renewed sense of purpose; and Mon Mothma continues her political maneuvering on Yavin. These arcs underscore the unpredictable and often ironic outcomes for the viewers. Fans reaction The Andor Season 2 finale has led to significant reactions from fans, particularly regarding the revelation that Bix is raising Cassian's child. Discussions on platforms like Reddit highlight how the series' focus on individual stories and emotional depth has resonated with audiences, distinguishing it within the Star Wars franchise The portrayal of Bix's journey and the introduction of Cassian's child have been noted as powerful narrative choices that underscore themes of hope and legacy. Fans appreciate how Andor enriches the broader Star Wars narrative by exploring the human aspects of resistance and the enduring impact of personal sacrifices. The legacy of Andor season 1 Andor Season 1, set five years before the events of Rogue One, introduces viewers to Cassian Andor, a man searching for his missing sister on the planet Morlana One. After a fatal altercation with two security officers, Cassian becomes a fugitive, leading him back to Ferrix, where he reconnects with his adoptive mother, Maarva, and friend Bix Caleen. His journey entangles him with Luthen Rael, a mysterious figure who recruits Cassian for a high-stakes heist on Aldhani, targeting the Empire's payroll. The mission's success draws the Empire's attention, resulting in Cassian's arrest and imprisonment on Narkina 5. He then uncovers the Empire's oppressive practices and orchestrates a daring escape. Meanwhile, Mon Mothma navigates political treachery on Coruscant, balancing her senatorial duties with covert support for the burgeoning rebellion. The season culminates with Maarva's death, sparking a riot on Ferrix during her funeral. Cassian rescues Bix from Imperial captivity and confronts Luthen, offering to fully commit to the rebellion. In a post-credits scene, it's revealed that the prisoners' labor contributed to constructing the Death Star, linking Cassian's struggles to the larger galactic conflict. FAQs How many episodes are there in Andor? Andor comprises two seasons, each containing 12 episodes, totaling 24 episodes. The first season premiered on September 21, 2022, and the second and final season concluded on May 13, 2025. Is Andor connected to Rogue One ? Yes, Andor serves as a direct prequel to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story , chronicling the events leading up to the film. The series concludes with Cassian preparing to meet his contact, Tivik, on the Ring of Kafrene, aligning with the opening of Rogue One . Why did Andor end after two seasons? Originally planned for five seasons, Andor was condensed into two due to the extensive production scale and scheduling challenges. Creator Tony Gilroy cited physical and logistical constraints as reasons for the revised format. Who are the main cast members in Andor Season 2? The series stars Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, with key roles played by Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen), Stellan Skarsgård (Luthen Rael), Genevieve O'Reilly (Mon Mothma), and Denise Gough (Dedra Meero). Will there be a Season 3 of Andor? No, there will not be a third season of Andor . Creator Tony Gilroy has confirmed that the series was always intended to conclude after two seasons, directly leading into the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
CNET
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
'Andor' Ends Tonight: Here's When You Can Watch the Final Episodes
Andor, the celebrated Star Wars spy thriller spin-off, follows Cassian's transformation into a Rebel hero as the story hurtles straight toward the events of Rogue One. After two epic seasons, the gritty drama is coming to an end. Diego Luna is back as the Rebel intelligence officer. The once reluctant interstellar criminal is now fully committed to the revolution and fighting against the tightening grip of the Galactic Empire. Watching his transformation has been riveting. Picking up after season 1's conclusion, which saw a civilian uprising on Cassian's home planet of Ferrix, the construction of the Death Star is now in full swing, while the galaxy teeters on the brink of war. Sen. Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly), Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona), Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) all return for this second season, while we're also reintroduced to fan-favorite Rogue One characters like K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) and Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) ahead of their self-destructive mission alongside Cassian. Want to know more about the intricate politics and moral complexities of rebellion? Read on to learn when to stream season 2 of Andor. Read more: The TV Shows We Can't Wait to See in 2025 Release date and time for 'Andor' season 2 Andor season 2 debuted on Disney Plus on Tuesday, April 22, at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. The 12 episodes are structured into four arcs of three episodes each, with each arc representing a year in Cassian Andor's life en route to becoming a key figure in the Rebel Alliance. The final chunk of episodes, 10-12, is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, May 13. If you're new to the show, the first season of Andor is also available on demand to stream on Disney Plus. Get a standalone subscription for the streaming service or sign up for one of the Disney bundles.
CNET
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
'Andor' Is Nearly Over: Here's When You Can Watch the Final Episodes
Andor, the celebrated Star Wars spy thriller spin-off, follows Cassian's transformation into a Rebel hero as the story hurtles straight toward the events of Rogue One. After two epic seasons, the gritty drama is coming to an end. Diego Luna is back as the Rebel intelligence officer. The once reluctant interstellar criminal is now fully committed to the revolution and fighting against the tightening grip of the Galactic Empire. Watching his transformation has been riveting. Picking up after season 1's conclusion, which saw a civilian uprising on Cassian's home planet of Ferrix, the construction of the Death Star is now in full swing, while the galaxy teeters on the brink of war. Sen. Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly), Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona), Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) all return for this second season, while we're also reintroduced to fan-favorite Rogue One characters like K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) and Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) ahead of their self-destructive mission alongside Cassian. Want to know more about the intricate politics and moral complexities of rebellion? Read on to learn when to stream season 2 of Andor. Read more: The TV Shows We Can't Wait to See in 2025 Release date and time for 'Andor' season 2 Andor season 2 debuted on Disney Plus on Tuesday, April 22, at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. The 12 episodes are structured into four arcs of three episodes each, with each arc representing a year in Cassian Andor's life en route to becoming a key figure in the Rebel Alliance. The final chunk of episodes, 10-12, is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, May 13. If you're new to the show, the first season of Andor is also available on demand to stream on Disney Plus. Get a standalone subscription for the streaming service or sign up for one of the Disney bundles.
New York Post
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Andor' star Adria Arjona reacts to filming first sexual assault in ‘Star Wars' franchise
A historic 'Star Wars' moment. During the third episode of 'Andor' Season 2, Rebel fugitive Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) is forced to fight back at Imperial officer Krole (Alex Waldmann) as he tries to rape her. Bix, who is trying to hide her 'undocumented' status as a Ferrix refugee from the Empire, ultimately kills Krole by striking him multiple times with a wrench during the intense struggle. Arjona, 32, told Entertainment Weekly how difficult it was to film the scene — which marked the first attempted rape in the 'Star Wars' franchise. 10 Adria Arjona in 'Andor' Season 2. Lucasfilm 10 Diego Luna, Adria Arjona in 'Andor' Season 2. Lucasfilm 'It was challenging because everyone involved in the creation of that scene felt the importance of what this scene meant, not only for the show, but for 'Star Wars,'' she explained. 'But I also felt incredibly safe and cushioned in the process of doing it. It's something Tony Gilroy does,' she said about the show's creator. 'He brings this mirror effect that [shows] the things that happen in our world can also happen in a galaxy far, far away.' 10 Adria Arjona at Star Wars Celebration Japan on April 19. Getty Images for Disney Arjona also explained why Bix refers to Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as her 'husband' when Krole confronts her and acts like a predator before the attempted assault. 'It's a way of escaping,' she said. 'It's very different for her to say, 'My boyfriend is coming.' She might feel that he won't respect her, right? But if she says, my husband, there's power to that. There's respect to that. She hopes in her wildest dreams that he respects that. Of course he doesn't, but she feels incredibly cornered at that moment.' 10 Adria Arjona and Diego Luna in 'Andor.' Lucasfilm 'It's more complex than a cute wedding in the gap year,' Arjona continued. 'She's trying to get out of a very tricky situation that, as women, we unfortunately are stuck in quite a bit.'' In an interview with Variety, Arjona — who is dating Jason Momoa — admitted that she was 'really scared' to film the attempted rape scene after reading the script. 'But there was also something really f—ing powerful about the fact that I get to showcase this in a galaxy far, far away,' she shared. 'The fact that Tony gave it to Bix was a big honor — and it was right. She's in the most vulnerable state she can possibly be in, and someone tries to take advantage of her. We've heard that story many times.' 10 Adria Arjona at the 'Andor' Season 2 premiere in the UK on April 10. WireImage 10 Adria Arjona, Jason Momoa at the 'Black Bag' screening in London on March 11. Samir Hussein/WireImage Arjona revealed that in her conversations with director Ariel Kleinman before shooting the scene, the 'only thing that I really fought for' was for Bix to first break free by backhanding Krole. 'There was something about backslapping somebody that is exactly what I wish my reaction would be if I were ever in that moment,' she explained. 'It just felt really liberating to be able to do that. I had a lot of women in my heart at that time. For any woman, for anyone, when you have a stranger, a male stranger, in your own space, everything becomes survival.' 10 Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen in 'Andor.' Lucasfilm The actress added that she 'felt so much power' from saying the word 'rape' in a 'Star Wars' project. 'I felt it throughout the day. I felt it when I finished filming, and I went home,' she said. 10 Diego Luna, Adria Arjona in 'Andor' Season 2. Lucasfilm Gilroy, 68, told the Hollywood Reporter that the troubling moment between Bix and Krole 'just was organic and it felt right, coming about as a power trip for this guy.' He also said Disney didn't push back on the scene. 10 Tony Gilroy at the 'Andor' premiere in LA on April 14. AFP via Getty Images 'No one ever ever said anything about it, ever,' Gilroy told the outlet. 'But I mean, we have limits on what we can do. We are very aware of what we can do sexually and violence wise. Those limits are made very clear.' 10 Adria Arjona at the 'Andor' Season 2 premiere in LA on April 14. FilmMagic The series, set several years before the events of the 2016 film 'Rogue One,' explores how Cassian Andor went from thief to rebel spy. The cast is rounded out by Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma, Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael, Denise Gough as Dedra Meero, Kyle Soller as Syril Karn, Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha and Elizabeth Dulau as Kleya Marki. New episodes of 'Andor' Season 2 come out Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Disney+.
The Hindu
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
And we are off at warp speed
One of the clever things Tony Gilroy has done (and he has done many with this extraordinary show) with Andoris in the name. When you name a show after a character, you expect it to be about that character. And while Andor is about Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), the petty thief who sacrificed himself for the Rebel Alliance, it also follows the arcs of the characters in the periphery, making us invested in them. Andor season 2 (English) Episodes: 3 Runtime: 44 - 53 minutes Creator: Tony Gilroy Starring: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O'Reilly, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau Storyline: A theft, a kidnapping, a betrayal, an unlikely relationship, a secret assignment and a wedding A prequel to 2016's Rogue One, which Gilroy wrote with Chris Weitz, the series follows Cassian's transformation from selfish hustler to selfless martyr. Andor stood out among all the Star Wars shows for its accessibility. By focusing on robust storytelling rather than hoping for the Skywalkers, Jedi or the Force to bail them out, Andor zoomed to the stratosphere quite like one of those tie fighters in our favourite galaxy far, far away. Andor is set five years before the events of Rogue One, which in turn is set a week before Star Wars: A New Hope, and tells of the efforts of the Rebel Alliance to steal the plans of the Death Star. Season 1 followed a year in Cassian's life, which he begins by skulking around Ferrix and ends up working for the mysterious recruiter, Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård). Season 1 ended with the droids assembling the Death Star from the work of the prisoners on Narkina 5, and also with Ferrix rising up against the Empire. Season 2 opens a year later with Cassian following the Star Wars tradition of stealing an imperial craft after telling a technician who is helping him, 'you have become more than your fear, let that protect you', revealing the blossoming of his leadership qualities. We learn what has happened to the others in Andor's orbit. Bix (Adria Arjona), who was tortured (one cannot imagine what the dying children on Dizon Fray sounded like), still has terrible dreams even when she is far away from Ferrix and with friends including Brasso (Joplin Sibtain). The fiercely ambitious Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) of the Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) has to put her plans to find Axis on hold as Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) has her on a black op. Syril Karn (Kyle Soller), who saved Dedra from the riot on Ferrix, is now in Bureau of Standards and in a relationship with Dedra. There is a wedding in Chandrila between imperial senator, Mon Mothma's (Genevieve O'Reilly) daughter Leida, and the son of a shady businessman, Davo Sculdun. The first three episodes zip by at warp speed, elegantly cutting between the glittering wedding preparations, Cassian's desperate escape from rebel fighters who do not recognise him, the ISB's black op, the arbitrary census undertaken by the Empire and a visit from Syril's mother, Eedy (Kathryn Hunter). The clothes are lovely. Leida's wedding dress is a vision in white, Dedra's loungewear reveals a softer side to a woman who has to fight every inch of her way, Luthen's asymmetrical coats say a lot about the man while Mon's impeccably cut outfits are an extra layer of armour in the double life she is leading. The worlds — from golden farms to snowy holdfasts, gracious Chandrilan buildings to riotous forests are splendid islands of wonder. There are parallels to the real world, with illegal workers being hunted even though they are needed for the harvest, gouge mining rendering a planet's core unstable, and the Ferrixian gong, which underlines how insignificant individuals are in the faceless might of the Empire. There are some creatures, including that almost cow at the farm and some at the wedding, but not so many that they overwhelm the very human story. With each batch of three episodes covering a year, and the final three covering the three days before Rogue One, which means in another part of the galaxy, Princess Leia has been kidnapped by the respiratorily-challenged Lord Vader, Gilroy has us well and truly hooked. Andor season 2 is currently streaming on JioHotstar.
