The Andor creator, Tony Gilroy, deepens the tragedy of Rogue One with one heartbreaking twist surrounding Bix in the series finale.

I wanted to have something hopeful at the end of this. We’re punishing a lot of people in this show,” Gilroy said.

The final arc of “Andor” Season 2 has our disparate rebels putting the pieces together about the Empire’s plans to build the Death Star. Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård) gave his life so Kleya (Elizabeth Dulau) could take the information he learned about the space station’s existence to Yavin IV.

Why isn’t Bix in Rogue One? Adria Arjona reveals Tony Gilroy’s heartbreaking warning about Andor Season 2, Episode 9’s big twist.

Before Andor ’s first episode even premiered, Star Wars fans already knew Cassian Andor’s fate. And yet, his 24-episode journey from a lowly smuggler to a hero of the Rebellion was still the greatest Star Wars story told on screen since Rogue One in 2018. You know, the last time we saw Cassian Andor.

Tony Gilroy’s Rogue One rewrite ditched Jedi nostalgia for gritty realism Star Wars’ boldest shift since George Lucas stepped back.