After an episode that has given us pure spectacle, it was time to put a little brake to see what Cassian holds after the assault on the imperial garrison. Thus, we crossed the equator of ‘Andor’ with a new story arc for the series on Disney+.
From here, spoilers for ‘Declaration’, the 1×07 episode of ‘Andor’.
The beginning of the episode takes us to Coruscant, where we witness the approval of new laws and instructions in reprimand to the rebel action in Aldhani: crazy tax increases and a specific ban on the use of places of worship, monuments, etc. plus more power for the BSI, among the new rules imposed.
The day after
all this while Syril (Kyle Soller) looks for a job to clear his name and reputation after the Ferrix fiasco and dedra meero (Denise Gough) shares her inquisitions, which doesn’t go unnoticed by either her superiors (who warn her to watch her back) or her peers.
Without leaving Coruscant, we continue to explore the political intrigues of Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), shocked to discover that she is Luther (Stellan Skarsgård) who orchestrated the attack on the garrison. This reaches the ears of his assistant (Elizabeth Dulau), who meets with speed (Faye Marsay) claiming that Andor is a loose end and needs to be killed.
Cassian, meanwhile, goes to Ferrix where he is reunited with his adoptive mother, Maarva (Fiona Shaw) to discover that things are not easy and her very presence is dangerous. Maarva refuses to go with him as she wants to join the rebel cell. of the planet.
What is rebellion?
There is throughout the episode, written by Stephen Schiff and directed by Benjamin Caron, a big theme floating around: What is rebellion? What methods are necessary to achieve the goal? Words or actions?. We see this in the conversations between Luthen and Mothma in which, especially the second, he sees how everything is escalating beyond what he expected.
Also between Cassian and Maarva, with the former still rebelling (voluntary joke) in the face of what will be inevitable, telling himself over and over again that he is a mere thief. Yes, she is aware that he has been the one who has lit the spark that was needed, but until here.
A thief who, on the other hand, ends the episode in trouble. And it is that the last minutes of ‘Declaration’ places Cassian on a beach in Niamos. There he will be mistakenly arrested and sentenced to six years in prison. to his stupor. What will happen now?