Andor End Credits Explained: A Perfectly Andor Star Wars Reveal

As the ultimate credit rolled on what has been a few of the finest Star Wars of all time, you virtually didn’t wish to see Andor do something that is likely to be thought of by-product of contemporary blockbuster leisure. No large cameos, no large surprises, simply good old school storytelling. But then one thing popped up on the finish of the credit and, properly, it was good in a really Andor means.

In case you missed it, as credit ended, we’re minimize in tight on some type of floor. Droids are placing items into it and, rapidly, we acknowledge these items are the issues Cassian and his fellow prisoners on Narkina 5 had been making each single day. The digital camera continues to tug again and, at that time, sure, your guess was appropriate. The items are a part of the weapon that’s on the middle of the Death Star, which is lastly revealed in its full, under-construction glory within the final shot.

Most followers know that chronologically, after the occasions of Andor season two come the occasions of Rogue One. Cassian goes to fulfill Jyn Erso and staff up with a bunch of heroes to steal the plans of this battle station, resulting in its destruction, and their deaths. So in that facet, this scene acts as an ideal tease for the longer term. Cassian’s future is main towards this, and he had an element in constructing it. However, if for some purpose you had been watching Andor and didn’t know that, it additionally acts as an thrilling Star Wars reveal: “Whoa. The Death Star.” So it really works on each ranges.

By placing this scene right here on the finish of the credit although, the present does precisely what it’s completed so properly all season. We get a chunk of data that we’ve been craving (what had been the prisoners constructing?) in a means that forwards and teases what’s forward (the Death Star, in addition to Cassian’s destiny), but in addition doesn’t reveal something of true significance to the story or characters. There’s no tease of Okay-2SO. No trace of Cassian assembly Mon Mothma. It’s a separate, however nonetheless rewarding, addition.

Plus, you don’t must see this scene to grasp what’s coming subsequent. If you turned off the episode when the credit started, you may choose up subsequent season and be completely superb. It’s not like a Marvel scene the place when you missed it you is likely to be fully misplaced. “How did Captain Marvel know about this?” or “Wait, when did we learn that T’Challa had [spoiler here]?” No, that is only a bonus. A enjoyable addition for anybody who needs that little bit extra, which is concurrently essential and never within the total scheme of issues. And how Andor is that?

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