FIRST TIME WATCHING: Andor S2E11

I'm sure you've heard it a million times already but Kleya is NOT Cassian's sister. Cassian's sister is supposed to be one of those things that haunts a character (or person) but never gets resolved because sometimes that's just how life is. (I realize this is antithetical to most Star Wars stories)

Kleya is not Cassian's sister. Cassian almost tracked his sister to a brothel in season 1. Luthen and Kleya knew Cassian's home planet since season 1. If it were Kleya, she would've known Cassian was her brother from the start. Plus, Tony Gilroy said we're never going to see Cassian's sister because her identity is not important to the story. Her separation from Cassian was just a way to motivate Cassian to start the story.

Just one more episode and we can cancel Disney+

They cant send any message back cuz they could be traced back to Yavin by the empire

I'm 100% certain Klaya and Cassian arent related at all. The sister doesn't really look like young Klaya. The planet Luthen was on had clear larger civilisation (calling buildings and blocks etc) Cassians planet was completely tribal. Cass's sister is a red herring, she 100% died in the imperial raid.

Finally, the fruit fly genocide is complete.

Reminder y’all, Nat doesn’t read comments so don’t expect to be heeded, and to her detriment. She(we) would get a lot more out of the reactions if she would get context for things and not be so afraid of spoilers. Thats my 2 cents. 🍻

I have absolutely no idea what line of dialogue in the script caused you to think she might be his sister. The Republic killed the tribe Cassian came from on Kanari. B2EMO said it was a Republic Freighter which was approaching, so we know that this is before Revenge of the Sith, and before The Empire took over. Marrva herself told Cassian it was a fantasy that any of them survived. Where Luthen was supposed to be fighting yet instead drinking and wanting it to stop isn't implicitly stated in the show, but due to the amount of mud on the characters in the Luthen and Kleya flashback, the relative ages of the characters and the fact that few major battles occurred after The Empire rose, those of us familiar with that battle from previous media assumed it was Mimban. We later found out we were correct. Young Han Solo was also in that battle in the movie Solo. In the 4th episode of Season 1 Luthen revealed he knew that Cassian too was on the ground in Mimban when he was 16 as a cook, just out of prison for attacking stormtroopers we watched him attack after his father was hanged by them. The campaign on that planet lasted long, so many people could fight and leave without encountering each other.

For Krennic and Dedra, I think it's more that Imperials aren't physical with one another. They hardly even touch one another supportively* from what we've seen. So Krennic jabbing her on top of the head is WEIRD. Lol it's also super weird someone touching you there without warning. It's also so... demeaning in a way? And him grabbing her by the face at the end would be even more startling. Also for Partagaz saying Kleya is infected, it goes back to what he said originally about the ISB in Season 1. "Security is an illusion. You want security? Call the Navy. Launch a regiment of troopers. We are healthcare providers. We treat sickness. We identify symptoms. We locate germs whether they arise from within or have come from the outside. The longer we wait to identify a disorder, the harder it is to treat the disease." - Partagaz So that's the disease Kleya has in his mind. EDIT TO ADD: Took me 2 weeks to discover that autocorrect had made "supportively" into "sportively" lol

“Are you with us?” “…… no.” 💥🦾 You didn’t realise how much you missed K2 until he shows up 🫶🏼

Please consider rewatching Rogue One at some point after the finale! The film picks up immediately after and genuinely feels like a whole new experience when you know the backstory of how Cassian got to the rebellion.

It's not a random thing that's not important. It's the entire motivation for his character. He always goes back to try to save people. Maarva, Bix, Mon Mothma, and now Luthen and Kleya. It's because he promised his sister he'd come back and never got the chance to.

Andor now officially Emmy winner for writing for “Welcome to the Rebellion” also our Queen Cristin Milioti won Best actress in a limited series for The Penguin.

Remember we did see Cassian's sister as a little girl in Season 1

What's the chance two unrelated orphans both fight the Empire? Pretty good actually, no shortage of orphans.

she’s not Cassian’s sister

I've really enjoyed this watching this show with Nat, I think I will rewatch Rouge One straight after the final episode as I haven't watched it since Nat posted her watch along for it.

Waiting in antici........

Kleya's actress actually learned how to work with amateur radios to make her role more believable. It's really something that you can see throughout the entire show. People are really dedicated to their part and make it way more believable. Same as that Imperial engineer who totally nerds out over the way Luthen did his stuff. Or that Partagaz and Krennic know each other and have at least a friendly relationship. Or that Melshi immediately becomes friends with Cassian because they escaped prison together. Or that Heert was one of Dedra's subordinates and immediately comes back to her for advice. It's those small details that make the universe feel lived in.

Can you please rewatch Rogue One next week as its the true finale of the series