Saw Gerrera’s post-Rogue one Career has forged Him into one of Star wars, Most fascinating elements of the rebellion. AMETIME ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALELY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALLLY ALELY ALLLY AND UNEQUVOCAL HEROOS of the Original Films, SAW BECAME The Embodment of an unsantized look at the reality of resisting a totalitarian regyry like the Galactic Empi a fascinating foil put up first Against Mon MothmaAnd then Andor‘ But while he’s regularly made some very valid points across their appearances –often along with Tellers of the history That is the alliance’s Victory Against the Empire -This Week’s Set of Andor Episodes Gave An Incredible Moment Over to the Partisan Leader to Articulate His Perspective.
Across Andor Season two’s Second Trio of EpisodesSaw’s narrative is experienced less through the man Himself Directly, and More from the Perspective of Former Ferrix Native Wilmon Paak. Wilmon Himself is Alredy an interesting mirror to Saw’s Own Origins in Clone Wars –Wil’s Father, Salman, was torched to death by the empire in an attempt to hunt down Funeral in season one, an interesting mirror to Saw losing his sister in oderon’s republic-backed Insurgency against Against Separatist Rule in the Clone Wars. But over the course of this act, we see wilmon, synt to provide technical support to saw’s partisans by luthen, transform from an initiaally wary, almost captive tool manipulated by Fear and Duplicity to a willing adheret of Saw’s Vision.
It climaxes in a wild moment to see on screen in Star warsWhere, Having Used Wilmon’s Engineering KnowHow to Help Steal a Supply of Volatile Starship Fuel, Rhydonium, Saw Invites The Young Man To Join Huffing The Toxic Vapors toxic Vapors toxic Vapors tox Handle in the first place. At first, Saw Waxes Lyrical About “Rhydo,” as he almost lovingly calls it, a symbol for everything he Idealizes about resistance to the Empire: It’s VILENLY POWERFUL, A. Substance practically yearning to defy the hands of whoever seeks to control it, and reward that desire for control with painful, Inevitable Death. Up to this point Star wars‘Inrent need to other saw’s stance in contrast to the heroes of the Eventual rebellion that we meet in the movies – A canonical Necessity to prove their way of resistance was ultimately the justified one Previous been defined by presenting Saw as Too distrusting, too unpredictable, too stubborn, even, no matter how valid his sentiments, to ever effectively lead a broker coalition lead. But in this moment you really get to see the charisma that belies that Prior Framing of Him, as We Watch WILMON Go From Abject Horror at Saw to Willingly joining Him inhaling the spoils of his victory.
But what helps sell that cult of personality is that in this moment Andor Treats Saw’s Volativity Not as a Potential Libility as it has been across his priorranse sins Rogue oneBut the identic conclusion of a life lived under the authoritarian jackboot of an organization like the Empire. Saw’s fuel-huffing is simultaneously presented as the actions of an unstable person and also the almost tragic Extent of what he’s been pushed to by, at this point, at this point Republic, and then Imperial, Occupation of every part of his life.
“You think i’m crazy? Yes, i am. Revolution is not for the sane. Resistance to the Empire Should Be. Sow has endured fighting to survive since he was a teenager, internet in labor camps, losing his family and his home, and EXCANGINGIS Wil, for his willing to fight back at any cost he is both hunted by his oppressors and left unloves by his would-be allies. Burn from the Inseide Out, Knowing His Days in this Fight Are Numbred Whether He Wants them to Be or Not?
In that moment – reprised against the struggles his counterparts in luthen And mon in Andor Have decided as They bot rekon With out -based part of a greenness against the Empire – Saw is presented not as he has been making valid points before, but Unequivocally justified in HIS AN IFINS ACH Tragic one. Star wars IS Star wars: even if we know if the final fate, there’s still PLenty of Opportunities to Return to his character in the run up to this moment. But here Andor has given us a saw that is, chronologically speaking, on the edge of oblivion, pushed closer and closer to the end of that thats of numbered days we see in Rogue one,
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