Andor has the most chilling portrayal of the Empire ever seen in Star Wars. All too often, the Imperials are portrayed as egotistical bumbling villains the heroes can run rings around, but here they’re scarily competent and cruel in ways we hadn’t imagined we’d ever see in this franchise.
Top of the pile is Denise Gough’s ISB agent Dedra Meero, who has spent the season slowly piecing together the Rebel plans while gradually closing in on Cassian Andor and Luthen. Early on, it was tempting to root for her as she fought against institutional inertia, but it’s safe to say that as of her using the screams of murdered children to brutally torture Adria Arjon’s Bix in this week’s episode – she’s beyond redemption.
Gough isn’t a big name (though after Andor that may change), but gamers may find her voice eerily familiar. Her biggest role prior to Andor was voicing Yennefer in CD Project Red’s smash-hit RPG The Witcher III: Wild Hunt and the revelation is blowing fans’ minds:
Is this why we were tempted to side with her in early episodes?
Do the two characters have similarities despite being on opposite sides of the moral spectrum?
Here’s hoping Denise Gough gets some more big roles:
Over the next few episodes, we’re sure that Dedra is going to finally cross paths with Diego Luna’s title hero, though despite how despicable she is, we’re hoping she makes it through to season two alive. We’re desperate to see what becomes of her bizarre relationship with Syril, and just how low she’ll go to achieve her goals.
Andor is released Wednesdays on Disney Plus.