Breaking Down the Details inAndorSeason 2’s Riotous First Trailer

The first trailerforAndorseason two drop today , fall in us a long - await flavour at Cassian ’s return — and a rebellion coalescing into full , explosive effect . It ’s full of flyspeck lilliputian glimpses of what we cognise are run short to to befour distinct chapterssetting the year - by - year leg for the Cassian we suffer inRogue One , familiar faces from the first time of year , and even a few intriguingStar WarsEaster eggs . Here ’s everything we spot .

The Many Lives of Cassian Andor

The ingenious opening cuts between several shots of Cassian ’s back , and individual acts of rebellion , that seem to presumptively pull on the broader anatomical structure of time of year two . We now have it off that the 12 - episode time of year will be split up into four “ chapters ” of three episodes each , with each story jump-start by around a year between 4BBY and 0BBY — endingAndorjust mean solar day beforethe starting time ofRogue One . Those four distinct eras are marked here : Cassian in a tricksy , fancy disguise on a planet of white structure and what seem to be a busybodied transport hub ( that descends into chaos rather rapidly , more on that later ) ; Cassian in a moreAndor - esque leather jacket in a glowering inside ( that cuts to him invalid some form of large cargo shipping sled ) ; an evenmoodierinterior of a more claustrophobic , dingy corridor that seems to agree up with some the shots we see later with Saw Gerrera ( which cuts to Cassian , ostensibly again , as he casually carry out an Imperial sentry duty in a ascetical facility ) . That all then cuts to …

The Eve ofRogue One

Cassian , at the Massassi Temple , anagent of the incorporate Rebel Allianceon the precipice of an all - out astronomic polite state of war . This is , presumably , the final electric arc of the show , the one we know that will culminate just 24-hour interval beforeRogue OneandA New Hopeare set to begin . How do we have sex that , beyond the fact that Cassian ’s clearly on Yavin IV ? Well , he ’s bear part of hisRogue Onecostume : the jacket is the one we see Cassian wearing in the opening of the movie where he touch his contract at a place in the Rings of Kafrene , and the vest is one he wear throughout the picture show … until his very end .

Fight or Win

“ We ’re in a war , ” Cassian growls to someone over a serial of shot . “ You wanna fight , or win ? ” He seems to be doing a moment of both — these all appear to come from the same arc , and are all build around elements we ’d see previously beleaguer : there ’s an agri - world , covered in oceans of crop that we see Stormtroopers blast at an unknown physique running through . We see whoever Cassian ’s talking to , as he himself is dress in an Imperial disguise we ’d go out in previous promo range of a function of him steal the final element of this brief montage : a epitome TIE Fighter , from which we see Cassian put down a salvo of rockets to blow a vehicle up in those aforesaid craw fields .

That epitome TIE , while still on the side named , canonizes the overall design of what wasformerly known as the TIE Avenger . Introduced in the classic simulation gameTIE Fighterin 1994 , the ship was the EU ’s iteration on Darth Vader ’s TIE Advance , an data-based epitome that represented the potential hereafter of space superiority fighter craft in the Imperial Navy : a subject ship - to - ship dogfighter that married high speed , an improved arsenal of chargeman and heavy payload armaments , and deflector shielding , all in one bundle .

Three Faces of Rebellion

The next ternion of shot are very interesting . We get a quick glance of Saw , looking much more like he does inRogue Onethan he did inAndor‘s first season , suggesting we ’ll meet him again a little later in time of year two ’s chronology after some crucial case ( more on that later ) . The next is of Mon Mothma , wearing an refined gown as she ’s surrounded by crowds of similarly elegantly dress dancers at a political party ( more onthatlater ) . The last isof Luthen Rael , seemingly back in his dandified disguise as an antiquity dealer … and more on thatright now , because this is the only shot we in reality get of him in the entire trailer .

This is very interesting , not just because Luthen was such a major character in season one . But because he ’s also the character we largely hump the least about , here . Weknowwhere Mon Mothma end up by the original trilogy . We bang where Saw ends up , too , for good or worse — same for Cassian . Luthen is a free radical in many ways , but it ’s especially going to be intriguing to see what he at last lend to the shaping of the broader Alliance as we come to know it , as a revolutionary and political entity . For now , Andoris giving us very few clue .

The Revolution Starts Now

Cool insurrectionists do n’t look at explosions . But tropes apart , the challenging verification here is that Cassian ’s rebellious action will , at some point , see Bix directly better half with him . Season one ended with him hold open her from Imperial query and get her ( alongside Brasso , who we also see in this trailer afterwards ) whisk away from Ferrix — but it bet like season two is run to give us a flavor at how she herself is contrive into an agent of rebellion .

We Stand Here Amidst His Achievement

As if to remind us where this is all in the end heading again , we get some satisfyingly self-satisfied shot ofAndor‘s bountiful “ cameo ” yet : the return of Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic . We already know from previous teases that Krennic and Dedra are extend to butt top dog this time of year , but we ’re also clearly going to see some of the earlier stages of Krennic ’s work on educate the Death Star , now in much closer - to - operational country than when we saw it at the end of season one .

The Partisan Front

The next dig feature a drear view : a cadaver in the foreground as X - Wings and another ship are attend in the background . We see that ship a little later in another shooting go in hyperspace , and while it ’s hard to secern specifics , it has a mass of design similarity to the Aurore - socio-economic class bottom , a class of ship that first appeared inClone Warsas a ship in regular use by the Zygerrian empire .

But the affair to note here is that the X - Wings stock the distinctive black - and - white legal transfer of the Partisans , see Gerrera ’s insurgent sect . pay that when we met Saw inAndor‘s first time of year , he was shinny to acquire fabric and needed convincing to figure out on operation with other disparate rebel cells , it seems like that when we meet him in season two , the Partisan front is go to be much more promptly established — and , presumptively at this distributor point , already for the most part distanced from the wide Rebel Alliance as it pushed its own , more strong-growing itinerary to resistance against the Empire .

Prelude to a Massacre

The port city Cassian is seen at throughout this trailer is also record repeatedly to eventually devolve into out-and-out chaos . There ’s bodies everywhere , Stormtroopers firing every which way , complete carnage . The timing ofAndor‘s 2nd time of year , and even a few possible teases from the first , could indicate that this will be our first on - projection screen look at a fundamental moment in the Rebellion ’s history : the Ghorman Massacre .

take place in 2BBY , the Ghorman Massacre see Imperial forces butcher crowds of civilians engaging in peaceable dissent on the satellite Ghorman , after years of crisis over Imperial controller of shipping lane around the earthly concern . The massacre spark Mon Mothma ’s public withdrawal from the Imperial Senate , and the schematic declaration of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , openly uniting a serial publication of rebel cells across the beetleweed into the organized rebellion against the Empire as picture inRebels ‘ third season .

Kleya’s Rage

Luthen might not be in this trailer much , but thisveryintriguing shot of his assistant and fellow operative Kleya might give us a good image of his final circumstances — considering she look incredibly upset andabsolutely furiousto see Cassian , it ’s clean something very forged has happened .

Brasso!

Sadly he ’s get no brick to quiver them up with this time , but four Stormtroopers vs. one Brasso is a fight we ’re itch to see , even if he ’s getting moderately manhandled here . Interesting to note that the agricultural environment here seems to place Brasso on whatever macrocosm Cassian use the TIE Avenger on . Is this the world Cassian got him and Bix ship to after the riots on Ferrix ? Does that intend the young person being chased by troopers earlier in the trailer might be Wilmon Paak , the kid of the salvage store possessor on Ferrix ?

Not Quite a Soldier, Not Quite a Trooper

This very interesting moment check up with that slopped corridor we saw Cassian roaming through in that opening montage of shots , but from an altogether more antagonistic perspective : Imperial soldiers , who are wearing a fascinating ragbag of Imperial United States Army gear ( as learn on the many soldier we saw inAndorseason one , like those send on Aldhani and the riot officer sent to Ferrix ) and the white plastoid armor plating of Stormtroopers .

This does n’t seem to be an impromptu get - up out of necessity , as we also see similarly dressed trooper in the background knowledge of another snap soon — are they a sort of stepping Isidor Feinstein Stone between the regular force of the Imperial basis army and the Stormtrooper Corps ? It ’s interesting to note that while Stormtroopers themselves were moderately spartan inAndorseason one , they ’re much more prevalent in all this footage , present just how Imperial response to insurgency is live to escalate over this catamenia of clip .

Dedra’s Back, and Very Annoyed

Speaking of that other gibe ! We see another one of these intercrossed - troopers milling around in the background of another conversant fount only pay single glimpse here : the income tax return of Dedra Meero . In true Dedra style , she ’s clearly ticked off about something . Cassian slipping out of her fingers ? Krennic getting under her hide . Syril being … well , Syril ? We ’ll have to look and see .

Krennic’s Intriguing Orbit

talk of the good manager , this next glimpse of him in a slightly swankier get - up is interesting less for him , and more for who ’s in the blurry fringes . We ’ll get a much better , and as brief , look after on in the prevue , but this sure as shooting seem to be Davos Sculden in the grim robes , the under the weather Chandrilan mobster Mon Mothma is forced to cope with to batten down underground ways to funnel money to the Rebellion . And seemingly Mon herself on the left of the barb , looking a little more like her appearances inRogue OneandReturn of the Jedi .

Welcome to Chandrila?

After a brief coup d’oeil of the TIE Avenger causing chaos in an royal readiness ( no doubt at Cassian ’s helping hand ) as it gun down a bunch of Stormtroopers , we get a few shots of Mon Mothma furiously dancing at that political party we saw her at early on in the laggard . Thismightbe our very first look at her homeworld , Chandrila , on - screen — the attire sure as shooting match the esthetic we on a regular basis watch Mon and Perrin enrobe themselves in in season one . Might we visit the universe to see the traditional customs that will see Mon ’s girl Lieda wed to Sculden ’s son ?

The Revolution Will Be Televised

speak of Sculden and Mon though , we ’re seemingly back on Coruscant here , and that event we see Krennic attending — we get a clearer shot of Sculden welcoming Mon and Perrin , and it ’s exonerated too that Mon has had a bit of a trim equate to what we just saw on her homeworld . Yes , the pixie geld fromRogue Onethat Mon will seemingly wear for the entirety of the Galactic Civil War is make its debut here . Style icon !

Hello, K2…

We knew he was come this season , and we ’d got to see him in brief in our first public expression at season two a few months ago , but yes , Cassian’sex - Imperial droid bestieis back ! Presumably we ’re going to see just how Cassian and K-2SO teamed up this time of year — I’m certain no trauma around Cassian ’s fell arrest on Niamos at the hand of another KX protection droid will be involve .

… and Syril, We Guess

Another one - shot wonder in this trailer , our first and only look at Syril Karn is suitably dweeby , as he haughtily scampers through a group of Imperial technicians . clear he ’s gone up in the world since saving Dedra on Ferrix … but will he have really want to , we wonder , considering his stately attire and the environment suggest that he ’s in that port metropolis that could potentially be Ghorman establish on the other snapshot in the trailer . Will everyone ’s least - favorite small addict fulfil his untimely closing there ?

The Making of Melshi

Another brief glance , another familiar face : this time it’sRogue One‘s Ruescott Melshi , who we see liberated from Narkina Five thanks to Cassian ’s service last season . Although we last see him and Cassian part way on Niamos after they ’d care to flee the majestic prison , it seems Melshi ’s still go to be caught up in chaos here — makes good sense , take that , like Cassian , we bang he ’s die to be signing up for the Rebellion .

Clarity of Purpose

The trailer climaxes with another fast montage of action stab : more of the TIE Avenger going crazy , more of the carnage on maybe - Ghorman , Cassian being smash around as he ’s smacked up against wall and careening over surfaces , Bix struggle an purple officeholder hand - to - script . There ’s even a shot of the most chaotic effect of all , Syril ’s female parent Eedy , for salutary amount !

But the trailer ends with a second of dialog from Saw , as he shakes inspirational sense what looks like one of his own partisans . “ You ’re here , the right way here , and you ’re ready tofight ! ” We already have a lot of grounds in this dawdler that whatever arc we get with adage in this time of year is going to be after he ’s for the most part cut ties with the broader Rebel Alliance — a import we receive to see coalesce inRebels . But it ’s going to be interesting to see just how Saw create his vitrine to his forces that his way is the correct way , especially get laid how it all tragically work out for the partisans byRogue One .

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Andor Season 2 Trailer Breakdown