After the credits of the twelfth episode of the first season of “Andor” we return to the “Star Wars” world – to a construction site. As the camera zooms out, we quickly suspect what most fans of the saga would immediately suspect: this is where the Death Star is being built.
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The moment again serves to classify the series chronologically and shows the progression to the events of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”. However, it’s still about four years before we get to the events of this “Star Wars” movie – which will be covered in the second season of the series. However, we have to wait a little longer for this.
But the credits scene tells us another important detail that fans have long speculated about. If you look closely you will see it what is installed in the Death Star. It is those parts that Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), Ruescott Melshi (Duncan Pow), cinema Loy (Andy Serkis) and co. had to put Narkina 5 in prison.
Cassian Andor as co-builder of the Death Star
For example, Andor and Melshi were involuntarily involved in the construction of the Death Star. It makes the actions of both of you in “Rogue One” even more special, as they play a decisive role in the destruction. This is then – even though they no longer experience it – something of a personal revenge for the martyrdom endured by both and all Narkina-5 halves. While they’ll never know they were involved in the construction of the Death Star, it’s a sort of satisfaction – at least for the fans.
But the scene tells us even more – for which there are two different readings. She could tell us that with the prison riot, Andor and Melshi first sabotaged the Death Star long before Rogue One. Because the delivery of parts of Narkina 5 should have stopped at least temporarily. So did they slow down the construction of the Death Star enough to allow the Rebellion to fight it in Rogue One and then A New Hope?
Another interpretation is much more likely. As construction of the Death Star is in full swing, there is no missing stock of parts, the scene should show us how many places similar to Narkina 5 are still around. There are so many that the failure of one prison will not affect the building of the empire. This reading also fits better with the previous episodes of “Andor”. After all, the Empire had no problem murdering an entire floor of workers. It probably would have been better if the Death Star’s construction had stalled without the parts from Narkina 5.
“Andor” – that’s how special a “Star Wars” series can be
The attention to detail and rethinking of storylines is one of the reasons why “Andor” is the best “Star Wars” series for many fans (including the author of these lines) – mainly because it is often done in subtle ways. The season finale again offers plenty of examples of that.
That’s where the tunnels on Ferrix mentioned centuries ago become relevant again. Or we see Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) staunchly position her husband Perrin (Alastair Mackenzie) as the scapegoat for her missing money – after all, we know from a previous episode that she’s long gone and suspects her driver is a spy and will eavesdrop on the conversation (which is probably why she deliberately conducts it in the car and not at home).
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By the way, the shooting of the second season of “Andor” has been going on for a few days. The first take for season 2 fell on Monday, November 21, 2022, but we will probably have to wait about two years for the broadcast. It should not go ahead until fall 2024 due to complex production on Disney+.
When we turn it back on, a lot of time has passed not only for us, but also for the characters. The series will skip time and the second season will pick up about a year after the events of the season finale.