To delve into the writing of Star Wars: Andor, WIRED’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast caught up with a number of podcasters and writers to attempt to define what it is that made the first seaosn of the Disney Plus show so special and unique, not only in the Star Wars galaxy but beyond. Here, fantasy author Erin Lindsey gives her thoughts on the relationship between Syril Karn and Dedra Meero.
Erin Lindsey on Syril Karn and Dedra Meero:
What makes a government of any kind work is the technocrats and the apparatchiks and the bureaucrats, and they have a variety of different motivations. And one of the things that they’ve got [in Andor] is these two characters who showcase very clearly the degree to which personal ambition is the sort of be-all and end-all of motivations for these characters. What I hope we see going forward is at least a couple of characters who are doing the wrong things for the right reasons. Because imperialism was overwhelmingly a project that was enacted by a bunch of people who legitimately thought they were doing the right thing.
