Episode 10 also starts the real endgame, as Luthen is able to finally piece together the Empire's seemingly disparate activities — strip-mining Ghorman and Kyber crystals from Jedha — and unmasking the "energy independence" plan as the cover story for the Death Star.

It wasn’t planned this way, but Andor Season 2 arrived on Disney+ when Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith celebrated its 20th anniversary with a theatrical rerelease. This coincidence gives even greater resonance to Genevieve O’Reilly’s performance in the final season of Andor, because it’s a reminder that the actress has now been playing Mon …

Note: This story contains spoilers from "Andor" Season 2, Episode 12. Everyone knew "Rogue One" was the finish line for Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in "Andor," but the question was how close Season 2 of the Disney+ show would put him to the beginning of his end.