Written by John Edward Betancourt
Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Eleven of ‘Andor’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
When we last settled in to discuss the wondrous Disney+ series, Andor, it truly seemed as though we were about to find cause for celebration within this story at last. After all, Cassian Andor helped to inspire a massive prison riot and jail break. One that even turned the staunchest of Imperial supporters into a rebel, and well… being free, really made it seem as though there was a chance that Cassian would quickly rejoin the fight and stick it to the Galactic Empire at last and inspire great hope. But as it turns out, that simply isn’t what this show had in mind for its next adventure, in fact… ‘Daughter of Ferrix’ plunged us back into the darkness of this universe. For this is a story that saw Senator Mon Mothma, cave to the demands of the Rebellion. She wasn’t happy about it mind you, but the offer she received in the prior tale, was the necessary one and she began to let her daughter slip into the old ways and begin the process of starting her life in that manner, in the hopes of keeping her finances a secret and that put Mon Mothma in a dark place. One where she more or less openly confided in her cousin about such matters, something she so rarely takes part in and it was fascinating to see this proud senator begin the hard part of her journey toward the Rebellion, since sacrifice is indeed necessary in such matters. But she wasn’t the only one feeling the pains of sacrifice in these trying times, for Luthen was also badly struggling with what had to come. For he wasn’t sure he could sacrifice innocent men in the name of a greater cause, and he even conferred with Saw on the matter and he too struggled. Because that wasn’t what these men signed up for, but as their tense conversation continued along… they both came to realize, they had no choice. This was the path they had chosen, and hard decisions would have to be made and if they needed any further reinforcement of the importance of following this route, they need not look any further than the close call Luthen had with the Empire on his way home. However, there was still more bleakness waiting for us in this tale. For back on Ferrix, Maarva passed away and well… that set the stage for some serious ugliness. Since the ISB played nice to see what this could supply them with and of course Syril got wind and immediately found himself excited over the chance at sweet redemption. For the subtle line of thinking here, was that Cassian would be devastated by this news and make every effort to return to Ferrix and potentially endanger himself and the cause by giving into understandable sentiment and well… Cassian did get wind of this news and definitely pondered hard on what comes next with his mother now gone. If anything, all of these elements set the stage for a powerhouse season one finale. One that is likely going to bring together a culmination of everything we’ve discussed here. Since season one has been a grand and sweeping setup for the future and what better way to move us into the next chapter of this saga than by having the characters come to understand that they have to decide how far they’re willing to go to win and commit to a path. All of which could be combined with some epic moments for certain, the kind that set the stage for season two, and it will be interesting to see how the characters handle their new concerns and to see if Ferrix is about to become a nexus and rallying point for the Rebellion to come, when season one of this brilliant series comes to a close. Until next time.
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