“The history of civilization is rape.”
Weve been counting visas.
Its a tough spot for everyone.
Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen in season 2 of ‘Andor’.Credit:Lucasfilm Ltd
He then essentially tried to blackmail Bix into sex, but she refused, saying, yo dont.
kindly, Im begging you.
Instead of backing off or arresting her, the officer then attempted to force himself on Bix.
Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen in season 2 of ‘Andor’.Lucasfilm Ltd
It was a harrowing scene, and a depiction of sexual assault never before shown in aStar Warstitle.
So what madeAndorcreatorTony Gilroywant to include it?
Its yet another example of the brutal realism of the series.
I mean, it’s a real thing, Gilroy tellsEntertainment Weekly.
It’s been a real thing all through history.
Do you have your papers?
And if youdon’thave papers, I mean, God, man.
In the creators eyes,nottelling this story would be ignoring the atrocities that have been perpetrated for generations.
The history of civilization is rape, Gilroy says.
Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) and Andor (Diego Luna) in season 2 of ‘Andor’.Lucasfilm Ltd
We’re all the products of rape.
And now I have a chance to use it.
And what if he didnt?
No one’s else is going to do it, right?
I better attempt to get everything in that I can.
And that’s certainly the pain of being a refugee.
And now she has displayed a physical power as well in fending off an attacker with seriously ill intent.
It works for her as a character, Gilroy says.
I wanted to see her bloodied.
I wanted to see her pull a trigger and start that involvement in the revolution.
So it was definitely on the menu.
Certainly for the first time in a property under theStar Warsbanner.
