Andrew T

so Tony has talked a lot about this ending scene and about how he wanted to end with a sense of hope and like the hope for like life beyond, you know, the empire, like, like life beyond Imperial oppression. And, and Bix with the baby is supposed to like symbolize this. And, and Bix is literally like looking at the sunrise, right? Like the, the, and this, this metaphor of the sunrise, uh,

so Tony has talked a lot about this ending scene and about how he wanted to end with a sense of hope and like the hope for like life beyond, you know, the empire, like, like life beyond Imperial oppression. And, and Bix with the baby is supposed to like symbolize this. And, and Bix is literally like looking at the sunrise, right? Like the, the, and this, this metaphor of the sunrise, uh,

has been something for Luthan, how he's never going to actually get to see life beyond the Empire, and he knows that, and he sacrificed that. It also calls into view Cassian dying at the false sunrise of the Death Star. And I've seen, I guess, some people upset about Bic's Just, you know, being like off planet with a baby and feeling this is kind of like relegating her character.

has been something for Luthan, how he's never going to actually get to see life beyond the Empire, and he knows that, and he sacrificed that. It also calls into view Cassian dying at the false sunrise of the Death Star. And I've seen, I guess, some people upset about Bic's Just, you know, being like off planet with a baby and feeling this is kind of like relegating her character.

has been something for Luthan, how he's never going to actually get to see life beyond the Empire, and he knows that, and he sacrificed that. It also calls into view Cassian dying at the false sunrise of the Death Star. And I've seen, I guess, some people upset about Bic's Just, you know, being like off planet with a baby and feeling this is kind of like relegating her character.

And I think there's a lot of things going on here. This show goes so, so like way, way beyond like simple politics of like representation and like woke casting, right? Which can often end up feeling like shallow boxes to check. Right. Because this show actually depicts things like carceral injustice, manufactured consent for genocide, how structural patriarchy drives imperial oppression.

And I think there's a lot of things going on here. This show goes so, so like way, way beyond like simple politics of like representation and like woke casting, right? Which can often end up feeling like shallow boxes to check. Right. Because this show actually depicts things like carceral injustice, manufactured consent for genocide, how structural patriarchy drives imperial oppression.

And I think there's a lot of things going on here. This show goes so, so like way, way beyond like simple politics of like representation and like woke casting, right? Which can often end up feeling like shallow boxes to check. Right. Because this show actually depicts things like carceral injustice, manufactured consent for genocide, how structural patriarchy drives imperial oppression.

The depth of the political mechanisms the show is tackling, I think, is so much more worthwhile. And it's not immune to criticism for those reasons, but I think that aspect can be overlooked, oddly. I think we kind of take for granted how good the show is at so many aspects of politics.

The depth of the political mechanisms the show is tackling, I think, is so much more worthwhile. And it's not immune to criticism for those reasons, but I think that aspect can be overlooked, oddly. I think we kind of take for granted how good the show is at so many aspects of politics.

The depth of the political mechanisms the show is tackling, I think, is so much more worthwhile. And it's not immune to criticism for those reasons, but I think that aspect can be overlooked, oddly. I think we kind of take for granted how good the show is at so many aspects of politics.

And, like, this show specifically has women in so many different roles beyond, like, the, you know, pop feminist girl boss badass, which has been linked to Star Wars through Leia, Ahsoka, and to a lesser extent, like, Rey and Jyn. And this trope is itself kind of low-key misogynistic.

And, like, this show specifically has women in so many different roles beyond, like, the, you know, pop feminist girl boss badass, which has been linked to Star Wars through Leia, Ahsoka, and to a lesser extent, like, Rey and Jyn. And this trope is itself kind of low-key misogynistic.

And, like, this show specifically has women in so many different roles beyond, like, the, you know, pop feminist girl boss badass, which has been linked to Star Wars through Leia, Ahsoka, and to a lesser extent, like, Rey and Jyn. And this trope is itself kind of low-key misogynistic.

But in Andor, we have Mon Mothma, we have Vel, we have Cinta, we have Clea, we have Dedra, we have Marva, we have Bix. And I think motherhood is something that characters should be allowed to embrace. And motherhood's always had a very tricky relationship with Star Wars because of Padme. But being a mom is not the issue with Bix's character.

But in Andor, we have Mon Mothma, we have Vel, we have Cinta, we have Clea, we have Dedra, we have Marva, we have Bix. And I think motherhood is something that characters should be allowed to embrace. And motherhood's always had a very tricky relationship with Star Wars because of Padme. But being a mom is not the issue with Bix's character.

But in Andor, we have Mon Mothma, we have Vel, we have Cinta, we have Clea, we have Dedra, we have Marva, we have Bix. And I think motherhood is something that characters should be allowed to embrace. And motherhood's always had a very tricky relationship with Star Wars because of Padme. But being a mom is not the issue with Bix's character.

You can still critique how she was relegated to becoming the punching bag for the show. But being a mother is like not bad. There's a quote from the Palestinian militant Laila Khalid, like revolution must mean life also, every aspect of life. And she specifically referenced motherhood. And, like, Bix is a fighter. She's a survivor.

You can still critique how she was relegated to becoming the punching bag for the show. But being a mother is like not bad. There's a quote from the Palestinian militant Laila Khalid, like revolution must mean life also, every aspect of life. And she specifically referenced motherhood. And, like, Bix is a fighter. She's a survivor.

You can still critique how she was relegated to becoming the punching bag for the show. But being a mother is like not bad. There's a quote from the Palestinian militant Laila Khalid, like revolution must mean life also, every aspect of life. And she specifically referenced motherhood. And, like, Bix is a fighter. She's a survivor.