The writer Andor Dan Gilroy claims to have been “pissed off” at the congress when he wrote the speech of the Senate of Mon Mothma’s Senate

When Andor Season 2 held the burning discourse of the Senate of Mon Mothma in the episode “Welcome to the Rebellion”, the words brought a sharp edge that hit stronger than the typical Star Wars politics. This is because the writer Dan Gilroy He was not only channeling the oppression of the Empire, he was also reflecting his frustration for what was happening in American politics at that moment.

Gilroy revealed during the recent sublime drama in the early evening at the Writers Guild in Los Angeles that the speech, held by Genevieve O’Reilly Like Mon Mothma, he was born from anger for real world events.

“When I write that speech, I am pissed off. I am pissed at this moment. What this character has seen during the show are his colleagues from the Senate who abandon everything they believe for opportunities and cowardice and leaving their members to the pure evil, to an emperor who was a politician.

“So, while I am writing the speech, which is really the climax of that episode, I am also deeply aware … of what was happening in our world at that moment. I am looking at the senators kept at a standard of things of what they [said they once] He believed in and then abandon them completely for opportunities and cowards. “

The speech was aimed at the growing shadow of Emperor Palpatine, but Gilroy admits that he was thinking about the congress. He said that what had started with the presidency of Donald Trump “was building now in the Senate and Congress”.

That mentality fueled lines such as “the distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss” and “the death of truth is the final victory of evil”.

Gilroy is ready for his first Emmy this year in the exceptional dramatic writing category for “Welcome to the Rebellion”. Is named alongside R. Scott Gemmill AND Joe Sachs (The Pitt) ,, Dan Erickson (Severance) ,, Mike White (The white lotus), AND Will Smith (Slow horses).

Reflecting on why Andor He resounds so strongly with the public, Gilroy explained: “Many people draw parallels between what is happening in our world and entertainment. And I think that those parallelisms exist a lot.

“What I like about this episode, what I like to show, is that we have provided people to articulate their anxiety, to have discussions on political morality, to serve as a witness of what is happening.

“The show really concerns the truth in the face of authority. And people are making commitments in our show that lead to their death, which lead to the loss of everything they have kept dearly, who lead to the death of the people they love.

“They made a decision that will speak the truth to the authority because the universe is detected by evil. It is very strange to work on a show when you feel that your universe is taken from evil and you are putting words in the mouth of people and giving them decisions. And ask yourself:” I would like to die? “Because it really is what these characters are doing.”

This explains why Mon Mothma’s speech seemed so raw. It was not just a request for script against the empire, it was a reflection of Gilroy’s outrage in hearing the abandoned political leaders. That passion helped to turn Andor In one of the most powerful pieces of Star Wars narration we have ever seen.

Via: deadline