As we’ve watched the progress of Andor, and the chilling progression of the Empire’s clampdown on the galaxy, we’ve also seen the effect that’s had on the Empire’s citizens, none more than the confident and together Bix Caleen who’s gone from business owner to a broken women over the course of the season so far. It could be seen as a metaphor for the aftershock the Empire’s actions have on people across the galaxy, and actress Adria Arjona discussed that with StarWars.com, and her hopes for the character.
Of course, introducing Cassian to the buyer, Luthen Rael, just as Pre-Mor security is about to converge on Ferrix on Andor’s tail on a tip-off from Timm is the inciting incident in the first arc that spurs the rest of the season and Bix’s inevitable descent. And it’s that moment, even more than being tortured by Dedra Meero and the ISB, that fractures Bix Caleen’s resolve, Arjona says. “I think that the betrayal of Timm is what completely breaks her. She can’t understand why that happened and also feels so silly and stupid and sort of judges herself. She trusted him and she doesn’t really trust people. That sort of takes her on this spiral where she’s no longer Bix. She loses that autonomy. She loses that power, that fierceness, I mean she saw her partner sort of die in front of …and I think his death really is what switches everything for Bix. And that head injury doesn’t help her either.”
We were fortunate enough to be invited to an Andor roundtable where we got to put a question to Adria, which you can listen to below.
Hasbro: Star Wars: Star Wars: Andor: Black Series Action Figure: Bix Caleen from Star Wars: Andor @ ForbiddenPlanet.com – UK and Worldwide Cult Entertainment Megastore
