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Star Wars Jesus? Tony Gilroy Doubles Down On 'Andor's Controversial Ending

Lyvie Scott

created: Aug. 26, 2025, 2:17 a.m. | updated: Aug. 28, 2025, 7:37 a.m.

For years — decades, even — Star Wars has been defined as “The Skywalker Saga.” Most of its stories are obsessed with, and practically inextricable from, the Skywalker family. We need Star Wars Jesus. Move over, Skyguy: there’s a new “Star Wars Jesus” in town. LucasfilmAndor makes every effort to elevate the character into “Star Wars Jesus,” retroactively injecting events from Rogue One with a kind of divine providence. Star Wars has long needed to move beyond the Skywalkers, but there were better ways to do that than replacing one messiah with another.

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