An Andor Happy(ish)-Place

Diego Luna in Andor S02E03

ok but i also really want to talk about B2 in this series, bc this is the first time in star wars i've ever seen a droid character depicted in such a child-like way. like, yes, B2 is a droid and he does various jobs (most of which seem to involve relaying messages and displaying holos), but usually, he's just depicted as another character, a member of the family. and, despite being older than many of the main characters, his role in the family seems to be that of a young child.

this is most obvious when we see him with bix, brasso, and talia on mina-rau, but we can see evidence of it in season 1, as well. brasso in particular talks to B2 like he's a small child, whether he's trying to convince him to help the daughters of ferrix after maarva's death or when he's dropping him off with talia. B2 also has a lot of child-like attributes in how he interacts with others and reacts to events. for example, when maarva dies, his response is that of a bereaved child, uncomprehending that their parent is truly gone: "i don't want to be alone; i want maarva!" he also expresses separation anxiety similarly to a child, usually towards cassian but also sometimes towards brasso. and in season 2, we even see him happily playing with a group of children and other similar droids—brasso seems to refer to these as B2's "buddies."

in sum, i just find it really interesting to see a droid in star wars depicted in such a child-like role. it makes me wonder about the range of droid personalities in this universe, and whether they are programmed to emulate certain familial roles, or if they simply take on a role based on their surroundings and how they're treated by others.

ok but i also really want to talk about B2 in this series, bc this is the first time in star wars i've ever seen a droid character depicted in such a child-like way. like, yes, B2 is a droid and he does various jobs (most of which seem to involve relaying messages and displaying holos), but usually, he's just depicted as another character, a member of the family. and, despite being older than many of the main characters, his role in the family seems to be that of a young child.

this is most obvious when we see him with bix, brasso, and talia on mina-rau, but we can see evidence of it in season 1, as well. brasso in particular talks to B2 like he's a small child, whether he's trying to convince him to help the daughters of ferrix after maarva's death or when he's dropping him off with talia. B2 also has a lot of child-like attributes in how he interacts with others and reacts to events. for example, when maarva dies, his response is that of a bereaved child, uncomprehending that their parent is truly gone: "i don't want to be alone; i want maarva!" he also expresses separation anxiety similarly to a child, usually towards cassian but also sometimes towards brasso. and in season 2, we even see him happily playing with a group of children and other similar droids—brasso seems to refer to these as B2's "buddies."

in sum, i just find it really interesting to see a droid in star wars depicted in such a child-like role. it makes me wonder about the range of droid personalities in this universe, and whether they are programmed to emulate certain familial roles, or if they simply take on a role based on their surroundings and how they're treated by others.

Thinking about how Mon is trapped in a repeating cycle no matter how she tries to escape the same horrific traditions that led her to where she is.

She tries to protect Leida from those traditions, but her daughter walks right into them. The contrast between Leida crying over Stekan not wanting to hold her hand and Leida telling Mon "I wish you were drunk" is like a slap to the face.

Leida sees the flaws and imperfections but she does not understand what she is getting herself into. She's going through with this because this is what she thinks she wants, but she's never been given another choice. To her, this is both a connection to the home she barely knows and a way to rebel against the mother she despises. She balks when Mon offers her a way out, because of course her own mother tries to stop her happiness.

Mon is watching her daughter go down the same path that she did, and she is unable to stop it. She meant it earlier when she said, "I am so, so sorry". She is sorry for more than just Leida's first fight with Stekan. She is sorry for all of this, for making her daughter a political tool and allowing her into an arranged marriage.

It's a sad parallel when Mon reveals that her mother was drunk when she got married and then Mon downs multiple shots after Leida is married. She has to cope with not only the reality of her fourteen year-old daughter being married, but also that her childhood friend is about to be murdered, and she cannot stop it. She is a powerful Senator, but in this house she is powerless. She understands why her mother was drunk on that day because she too sees no other escape, and so continues the cycle as Mon takes a page from her mother's book and Leida, so keen to be anything but her mother, steps into the same role that her mother was forced into.

It's clear that generations of trauma have impacted the Mothma family. Left unresolved, this spills over into the younger generations, and of course no one talks about it, or to each other. Mon's mother being drunk was likely because she was horrified that her daughter was going through the same thing she did. And now Mon is in the same place.

People repeat and emulate what they know. In this case, the Mothmas repeat this cycle of trauma because it is expected of them, and they've never truly allowed themselves to imagine anything else.

Watching Mon Mothma in season one of Andor: She should be at the club

Watching Mon Mothma in season two of Andor: Somehow that is worse

tfw u originally wanted to just do a quick horny sketch but accidentally drew one of the most tender looking eyes ever and the lust fucking evaporates for some reasons

“I keep up appearances.  I’ve been doing it a long time. This is the latest role I have played. 

I am the still, serene surface. The shop-front display. The face at reception.

A perfect smile. I’ve practised getting it symmetrical, so that if you saw it in a reflection you would see perfection looking back. 

Beneath, I am used to the chaos. It’s organised, these days. I have a routine. It’s a question of never letting down one’s guard. One eye on the plates, one eye on the knives. 

Weaving, playing, spinning, avoiding. Discerning clarity in the constant blur.”

With the Elizabeth Dulau Vogue interview today, a good time to self-reblog…

andor text posts pt 1

Elizabeth Dulau in Andor S02 episodes 1-3

ANDOR SEASON TWO + THE REBELLION

ANDOR 2.02 Sagrona Teema

ANDOR 2.01 "One Year Later"