The first season of Andor Took moments to show the small ways The Empire Oppresses its people. Season two’s Premiere Episodes Continue That Thread, with the Darkest Example So far Coming in Episode Three, “harvest.” Spoilers and a content warning for discusations of assault below.
On a farming settlement, Cassian’s Old Friend Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) is still recovering from her torture on Ferrix Last Season. The Empire’s come for a routine inspection Blocked. He then Forces Himself on Her, Resulting in Her Killing Him in A Blow to a Head and A Declaration to the man’s fell
In an interview with The Hollywood ReporterTony gilroy-the show’s creator and writer of this season’s first arc-Said it felt “Organic and right” to incorporate the Scene, which is part of bix’s “Difecult Path” Difecult Path “Back to Herself Pre-TOT HERSEF
“I get one shot to tell everything I know or discovered about revolution and battles, with as many incidences I can get in there with having the story tip over,” He Explived. “I mean, let’s be honest: in the history of civilization, there’s a huge arterial component of it that’s rape. […] Armies and power through history have committed it. “
Star wars have previously touched on sexual assault via Leia’s Slave outfit And men’s backstory in SoloBut it’s Never Shown an attempted Assault. Gilroy noted the “very clear” limits of sex and violence Andor Is Allowed, but otherwise, disney had no pushback on the scene.
In a separet interview with VarietyArjona recalled a mix of emotions reading and filming the scene. On one hand, she admitted being “Really scared” beforehand, but She Considered it “Really fucking powerful” to get to get to do it in this franchise. “Bix is in the most vulnerable state she can possible be in, and someone tries to take advantage of her,” She said. “We’ve heard that story many many times. The fact that tony gave it to bix was a big honor –nd it was right.”
There was “so much power” felt in declaring the Attack an attempted Rape, Added Arjona, and Advised for “Any Woman, For anyonewhen you have a strangers, a male strangers, in your own space, everything batcomes survival. “
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