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Geek Tyrant
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Mon Mothma Actress Genevieve O'Reilly on Building ANDOR's Quietest Tragedy with Tony Gilroy — GeekTyrant
In a galaxy ruled by empires and explosions, some of the most devastating moments come not from space battles, but from quiet, human decisions. That's exactly what Andor Season 2 delivered in one of its most gut-wrenching scenes, thanks to a powerful collaboration between actor Genevieve O'Reilly and series creator Tony Gilroy. In Episode 3 of the new season, Mon Mothma (O'Reilly), a key architect of the rebellion, faces a deeply personal crossroads. As her daughter Leida (Bronte Carmichael) prepares to enter a traditional Chandrilan marriage, Mon—haunted by her own loveless union—offers Leida a chance to walk away. The scene doesn't hinge on action or spectacle, but it hits just as hard: a mother offering her daughter freedom, only for the daughter to choose the cage. Turns out, that emotional pivot was born from a quiet, behind the scenes conversation. 'Tony and I had discussed this when he said she was getting married and I was like, 'Oh, no, she's not gonna do this to her daughter. He's great about having character conversations with actors. 'He's so deeply collaborative and curious about the actor's perspective. I remember saying to him, 'She has to give her an out. If it's that woman who was there in Rogue One and Return of the Jedi, I understand that there's a pain within her. But if it is that woman who can be a pillar, then what would she do?'' That openness allowed space for something honest and devastating to bloom. What Mon gives her daughter is not control, but a choice. And the fallout crushed her. 'And then for Leida to turn the way she did, it just broke my heart. It's deeply brutal but it was a moment for Mon to gather herself. We saw that. We saw the pain. And I'm sure there were many reasons, but there is a power dynamic shift where Mon steps in to who she is. 'You end in this huge, big [dance] piece where you understand the chaos that everyday people have to hold. And not just everyday people, but somebody who's managing to help build rebellion; what that is and what that chaos within that woman must be.' This is what Andor continues to do better than almost anything else in the Star Wars universe, turning the rebellion into something personal. Every glance, every silence, every difficult choice deepens the story. It's not just about good versus evil. It's about what you sacrifice to do what's right, and what it costs when the people you love make different choices. Source: GamesRadar+
Geek Tyrant
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Watch The Cast of ANDOR Take a STAR WARS Trivia Quiz — GeekTyrant
Some of the cast member of Lucasfilm's Disney+ series Andor sat down with BuzzFeed to take a Star Wars trivia quiz. The video features Diego Luna (Cassian Andor), Genevieve O'Reilly (Mon Mothma), and Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen) on one team and Denise Gough (Dedra Meero) and Kyle Soller (Syril Karn) on the other team. As you'll see, some of these actor really don't know that much about the Star Wars franchise outside of the show they worked on. The video came with the following note: 'To celebrate Andor Season 2, we had the cast — Genevieve O'Reilly, Diego Luna, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, and Kyle Soller — take a Star Wars trivia quiz to see how well they actually know one of the greatest franchises in the galaxy.' Enjoy the video!
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Andor Star Hopes Mon Mothma's ‘Death of Truth' Speech Resonates During Today's Times
'The distance between what is said, and what is known to be true, has become an abyss.' You don't say. More from TVLine Andor Recasts Legacy Star Wars Character — Find Out Who, and Why Andor Reveals Why Bix Isn't in Rogue One — and Adria Arjona Says It Was One of Her 'Scariest Days on Set, Ever' The Amazing Race Poll: Who Will Win Season 37? And Who Should? This week on Disney+'s Andor, Season 2's ninth episode revolved around Senator Mon Mothma (played by franchise vet Genevieve O'Reilly) doing her best to open the Imperial Senate's eyes to the catastrophes unfolding on Ghorman. As chronicled in Episode 8, a calculated massacre of hundreds of locals has taken place, to distract from — and ultimately justify — the Empire's aggressive and eventually calamitous extraction of valuable calcite from Ghorman. What started out as a civil protest was purposely steered into becoming a firefight, but more accurately an ambush the Ghor congregated in the plaza had no chance of surviving. 'Fellow senators, friends, colleagues, allies, adversaries… I stand this morning with a difficult message. I believe we are in crisis,' Mon Mothma pronounced, after colleague Bail Organa (Benjamin Bratt) used a point of order to finagle her some speaking time. 'The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss,' the Chandrilan senator declared. 'Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.' Bringing the very recent, aforementioned events to the fore, 'This Chamber's hold on the truth was finally lost on the Ghorman Plaza,' Mon Mothma said. 'What took place yesterday… what happened yesterday on Ghorman…. was unprovoked genocide. Yes! Genocide! And that truth has been exiled from this Chamber! And the monster screaming the loudest, the monster we helped create, the monster who will come for us all, soon enough… is Emperor Palpatine!' The loss of an objective reality? A chasm between what is true and what is claimed to be true? A monster we helped create? TVLine asked O'Reilly if she expects Mon Mothma's speech to 'hit home' for those in the real world, during these contentious times. 'I hope so,' the Irish-born Aussie answered. 'I hope people can resonate with not just the speech but in relation to what comes before it, within the structure of the piece. 'I feel like [this speech] happens at a moment where everyone is being pushed to a tipping point,' she continued — and for Mon Mothma specifically, 'that is the moment that she has to cross the rubicon. In every revolution, there's a tipping point; for Mon Mothma, that's hers.' Want scoop on , or for any other TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
Gizmodo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Mon Mothma's Senate Floor Speech Changes Star Wars Canon for the Better
This week's Andor builds up to the moment the Rebellion gets a visible leader. One of the most important moments Andor fans have waiting for happened in this week's episode drop of the hit Star Wars series. On the last episode, following the conflict on Ghorman, Mon Mothma took to the Senate floor to deliver a damning indictment of Emperor Palpatine's true reign of tyranny. It solidified Mon Mothma as a leader of the Rebellion in the public sphere in an preamble expansion of the moment seen on Star Wars Rebels. The new scene serves as a sort of companion speech to the one she delivers while en route to Yavin with the Gold Squadron, and it's aimed directly at Palpatine and those working to keep his favor out of fear. Actress Genevieve O'Reilly and show creator Tony Gilroy talked to Entertainment Weekly about the moment Mon's life trajectory changed forever. 'The monster who will come for us all soon enough is Emperor Palpatine,' the character declares in the speech. '[Mon] knows that now is the time to use her one weapon, which is her voice, and she must use it and be as impactful as possible,' O'Reilly said. 'She is ruthless in that moment, in the name of the Rebellion.' O'Reilly continued to explain how it was something she wanted to make sure to do in full. 'It was everything I was hoping for,' she told EW. 'That's like the best gift you can get as an actor. She speaks to how important the Senate is to her. You can see that it's like her church. She reveals so much and then she calls out some really brutal truths.' 'I knew that that would be important to fans. I knew it was also really important to me for her. That's the fulcrum of who Mon Mothma is right there. And so I got to stand up for her in that moment. That was really important to me, and I hope it means something to people because it felt really great to be able to give her that voice.' And yes, it diverges from what was in the animated canon before. Gilroy admitted, 'In a really sneaky way, we're minimizing what they did in Star Wars Rebels, but we're keeping it consistent. We're just saying you don't really know the whole story of what happened.' O'Reilly asked Gilroy to expand on what was originally cut up between other moments of the episode's final act, because she knew it was essential to Mon's character to give her that full moment. 'Within a day or two, he came with that whole speech,' she explained. 'He gave it to me, the idea being that I would learn it and then they would just do those moments. Then, I went to the director, and the director was like, 'Yeah, let's film the whole speech.' It was such a huge thing to me to give that whole speech. It feels really special.' Andor airs weekly on Disney+.
