This is Why Rogue One’s ‘Rebellions Are Constructed on Hope’ Bought Its Payoff in Andor

Cassian Andor’s function as a messenger, as foretold by the Drive healer, comes into play in a single pivotal second on this week’s Andor. As Ghorman falls, the bellhop that assisted him earlier within the season, Thela (Stefon Crepon), delivers “Rebellions are constructed on hope” as a core second for him to hold and share

It completely gives new meaning to its canon when Cassian says it in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), and it happened thanks to indicate creator Tony Gilroy’s son. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the showrunner stated that when it was stated in Rogue One, he assumed it was simply already a factor within the Star Wars lore.

“My son is a giant Star Wars fan, and he typically involves the home and busts my balls on the pc about how little I do know,” Gilroy admitted. “At some point he’s there on the home and he’s goofballing on me, and he’s like, ‘Nicely, who’s going to introduce ‘rebellions are constructed on hope?””

He continued, “And I am going, ‘What do you imply?’ … He goes, ‘Nicely, in Rogue One, Diego [Luna, who plays Andor] says it. And [Felicity Jones’ character] Jyn repeats it.’ And I am going, ‘Nicely, isn’t that from someplace?’ He goes, ‘No, man, what are you speaking about? You higher determine that out.’”

Which meant the grasp scribe of this Star Wars period needed to suppose rapidly, so he gave it to Thela with the Ghorman backdrop totally solidifying its function. “The lodge clerk is such a cool little character,” he stated, and quipped in regards to the Easter egg second, “it positively comes from my son busting me on not having it in earlier [scripts]. I used to be like, ‘Good catch.’”

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