Months on we’re still very much under the influence of Andor season 2, and speaking with Gold Derby showrunner Tony Gilroy touched on a number of topics including the final scene which gave viewers some level of hope as Cassian flies into the events of Rogue One and his ultimate fate while we see Bix and her infant walking through the fields of Mina Rau. Gilroy was aware that knowing Cassians imminent future may have left viewers on a downer, so gave them this gift, one that could also benefit the wider saga as he steps away from the GFFA.
As the Disney+ series has come to a close, landing 14 Emmy nominations this season — despite controversial snubs for stars Diego Luna and Genevieve O’Reilly — the Gilroy brothers dove deeply into pivotal moments from Season 2, including the tragic Ghorman Massacre, the backstory of Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård), and the sacrifice Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) makes for the resistance while hiding a secret from Cassian Andor (Luna), the father of her unborn child.
Tony said that it was a “legit impulse” to have the final moments of the show reveal that Bix is pregnant, because he didn’t want the series “just going off into the bummer of [Andor] dying” in Rogue One.
“Let’s be really honest, it doesn’t hurt me when I can tell [Walt Disney CEO] Bob Iger there’s a baby,” Gilroy explained. “And he can name it, and he can sex it, and they can do whatever they want with it.”
However, Gilroy admitted that convincing the Andor team that Bix’s choice to leave Cassian was necessary proved especially difficult.
“Her willingness to leave him for the greater good was an issue that a lot of people had questions about all the way through,” Tony said. “‘Would it work?’ and ‘will it be delivered?’ and ‘are you going to be able to get us there?’ All this stuff. It really helps for anybody who has any doubts. You get to the end, you go, ‘Oh my God, she was pregnant.’”
