This is Why Rogue One’s ‘Rebellions Are Constructed on Hope’ Acquired Its Payoff in Andor

Cassian Andor’s goal as a messenger, as foretold by the Power healer, comes into play in a single pivotal second on this week’s Andor. As Ghorman falls, the bellhop that assisted him earlier within the season, Thela (Stefon Crepon), delivers “Rebellions are constructed on hope” as a core second for him to hold and share

It completely gives new meaning to its canon when Cassian says it in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), and it took place thanks to point out creator Tony Gilroy’s son. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the showrunner mentioned that when it was mentioned in Rogue One, he assumed it was simply already a factor within the Star Wars lore.

“My son is an enormous Star Wars fan, and he typically involves the home and busts my balls on the laptop about how little I do know,” Gilroy admitted. “Sooner or later he’s there on the home and he’s goofballing on me, and he’s like, ‘Properly, who’s going to introduce ‘rebellions are constructed on hope?””

He continued, “And I’m going, ‘What do you imply?’ … He goes, ‘Properly, in Rogue One, Diego [Luna, who plays Andor] says it. And [Felicity Jones’ character] Jyn repeats it.’ And I’m going, ‘Properly, isn’t that from someplace?’ He goes, ‘No, man, what are you speaking about? You higher determine that out.’”

Which meant the grasp scribe of this Star Wars period needed to assume rapidly, so he gave it to Thela with the Ghorman backdrop totally solidifying its goal. “The lodge clerk is such a fab little character,” he mentioned, and quipped concerning the Easter egg second, “it positively comes from my son busting me on not having it in earlier [scripts]. I used to be like, ‘Good catch.’”

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