Andor’s season finale solidifies it as one of Star Wars’ greatest stories

Andor’s season one finale was a brilliant example of how the both sides of Force have been part of the story all along.

’s never shied away from killing off characters with a swift casualty meant to remind you how quickly people’s lives can come to an end in the thick of war. But along with acting as a kind of tragic beacon that draws a number of’s heroes and villains together on Ferrix, Maarva’s death works to crystallize some of the show’s more meaningful ideas about fighting fascist power structures.

The way Brasso and the others push to give Maarva a traditional Ferrix funeral might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things if one were to look at it simply as a group of people trying to honor one woman’s life. But “Rix Road” centers the funeral and all of the customs that make it a unique part of Ferrix’s cultural identity, and frames the townspeople’s adherence to tradition as a powerful act of resistance that strengthens them the ISB stares them down with guns drawn.

that Dedra and Syril both love participating in bureaucracy state-sanctioned violence. He’s an emotionally-stunted man with self-esteem issues stemming at least in part from growing up with an emotionally abusive, overbearing mother. And she’s a habitual go-getter trapped in a perpetual state of fight or flight because her chosen place of work is full of competitive, arrogant men who dismiss her talents for evil bureaucracy because she’s a woman.

“Rix Road” doesn’t try to confirm or deny whether that’s actually the case, but it does put a profound period at the end of an important chapter in many people’s lives. “Rix Road” spells out exactly what kind of evil weapon the rebels will be fighting to destroy as’s second season jumps into the future. But the episode also throws into sharp relief how intertwined all these characters’ fates have become, and how something larger than any of one them seems intent on pulling them together.

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