Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Andor season 2.
Andor Season 2 is a remarkable and moving work of art. It is one of the best all-time seasons of any show, and not just in Star Wars. The structure of every three episodes taking place in a different year, leading up to the events of Rogue One, could have felt disjointed. However, the season ends up feeling mostly seamless in its transitions and becomes a deeply satisfying continuation and conclusion to the story that began in Season 1.
While Season 2's structure overall works incredibly well, there are a few times where I could not help but think of the original five-season plan that Tony Gilroy had in mind. There are some storylines between or during each three-episode arc that I would have loved to see further explored. Given the nature of the Star Wars franchise, there is always a chance of these storylines being explored in future books and comics.
Here are 4 storylines we wish were in Andor Season 2.
1. The development of Yavin 4
When season 2, episode 7, "Messenger" begins, Yavin 4 is already the headquarters of the Rebel Alliance, and the base is already a well-oiled machine. It is thrilling to see how far the Rebellion has come, but I wish we could have seen more about how the base on Yavin 4 was built up and the journey to becoming the well-oiled machine that it is in Andor's final episodes, Star Wars Rebels Season 4, Rogue One, and A New Hope.
Going into Season 2, I did not expect to see all the development behind Yavin 4. However, my desire to see it was amplified after the ending of Season 2, episode 2, "Sagrona Teema," which reveals that the forest planet Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) has been stranded on with Maya Pei's rebel cell is Yavin 4.
The significance of this ends up being more symbolic, showing how at this point the Rebellion is simultaneously so close to reaching their full potential, yet they lack the unity to come together. Including this detail only makes me want to see more of the journey, though, and to see how Yavin 4 goes from being the site of rebel infighting to being the place where they unite.
2. Wilmon Paak's journey with Saw Gerrera & Luthen Rael
Season 2, episode 5, "I Have Friends Everywhere" ends with Wilmon Paak (Muhannad Ben Amor) inhaling rhydonium and being further radicalized by Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), who convinces Wilmon that they are built from the same cloth. When we next saw Wilmon, I expected to see him as one one Saw's Partisans. Instead, his next appearance in episode 7 sees him on Yavin 4 while being fully devoted to Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård).
Wilmon's wariness of Yavin 4 and his insistence that Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) needs to be killed on Ghorman feels consistent with his character. At the same time, I would like to have seen how he managed to part ways with Saw, who seemed intent on Wilmon joining his ranks.
I also would have liked to see Wilmon share at least one scene with Luthen. Even after settling down on Yavin 4, Wilmon consistently defends Luthen, and he is the one who picks up the pulse code sent by Kleya Marki (Elizabeth Dulau). There is a level of devotion and admiration there that makes me wish we could have seen Wilmon and Luthen together, and explore why Wilmon valued Luthen more than Saw. Wilmon's remarks and actions concerning Luthen would have hit even harder if more of their relationship had been shown.
3. The end of Mon Mothma & Perrin Fertha's marriage
Instead of a storyline that would have taken place between the arcs, this is one that was cut from episode 9. While speaking with Backstory Magazine, Andor writer Dan Gilroy shared that in his first draft, there was a scene where Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) returns to Chandrila after fleeing the Imperial Senate, where she has a heavy conversation with her husband, Perrin Fertha (Alastair Mackenzie) about her rebellious speech and that he will have to look after their daughter, Leida (Bronte Carmichael) now.
After the final three episodes of Andor, writer Tom Bissell shared with Backstory Magazine further details about the scene between Mon and Perrin. Perrin would have told Mon about how he knew that she was involved with the Rebellion all along, and that even though he was interrogated weekly, he never revealed the truth to the Empire.
Given all the time spent on Mon and Perrin's relationship in Andor, getting this heartbreaking closure to their relationship would have been satisfying. The series always excelled at showing the personal cost of the Rebellion. This would have added further weight to what Mon sacrificed and would have made it even more tragic to see that final shot of Perrin in the series finale.
4. The early days of Cassian Andor and K-2SO's friendship
When Cassian and K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) first appear during Andor's last arc, they are playing a game with Ruescott Melshi (Duncan Pow). The scene does an effective job of conveying the sense of ease and camaraderie that exists between Cassian and K-2. However, I would've liked to see more of the journey to Cassian and K-2 reaching this point in their relationship.
As seen at the end of episode 9, "Welcome to the Rebellion," Cassian is initially wary of the reprogrammed Imperial droid, and considering what he saw the KX droids do during the Ghorman Massacre, he may have remained wary for a while. I would love to have seen Cassian gradually warming up to K2 and to see more of them initially becoming friends.