Star Wars: Andor: Inside the making of Rix Road

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Vanity Fair take a closer look at the making of the 12th and final episode of the debut season of Andor, Rix Road, an episode that not only stamped its indelible mark on the entire saga but also rightly earned the show many of its Emmy nominations.

The Force was not part of the story on Andor, the Emmy-nominated Star Wars series that focuses more on the everyday world of Rebel spies and Imperial apparatchiks rather than the mystical realm of the Jedi and Sith. Nonetheless, something magical took over as the narrative moved from script to stage to screen. Showrunner Tony Gilroy discovered that himself when he watched a scene from the final, perfect episode, in which a funeral brick made out of the remains of a deceased Rebel believer becomes a weapon that is literally used to smash the Empire.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for magazines and sites including Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Lightsabre.co.uk, Jedi News, Jedi.net, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek The Official Magazine, Star Trek: TNZ and StarTrek.com. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, hosting it four times, the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Vanity Fair take a closer look at the making of the 12th and final episode of the debut season of Andor, Rix Road, an episode that not only stamped its indelible mark on the entire saga but also rightly earned the show many of its Emmy nominations.

The Force was not part of the story on Andor, the Emmy-nominated Star Wars series that focuses more on the everyday world of Rebel spies and Imperial apparatchiks rather than the mystical realm of the Jedi and Sith. Nonetheless, something magical took over as the narrative moved from script to stage to screen. Showrunner Tony Gilroy discovered that himself when he watched a scene from the final, perfect episode, in which a funeral brick made out of the remains of a deceased Rebel believer becomes a weapon that is literally used to smash the Empire.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for magazines and sites including Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Lightsabre.co.uk, Jedi News, Jedi.net, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek The Official Magazine, Star Trek: TNZ and StarTrek.com. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, hosting it four times, the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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