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| Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) Image from "Rogue One" Property of Disney/LucasFilm |
The creators of Andor went to great lengths in Season 1 to show us the various similarities between the journey of Cassian Andor and Jyn Erso. If you've seen Rogue One already, then it's difficult to ignore the parallels between what these two characters went through. At times it looks like they've been written as soulmates, because their journeys mirror one another's repeatedly. Diego Luna has spoken about how much of himself Cassian sees in Jyn. She serves as a mirror to him, and their similarities scare him.
Their similar struggles and Cassian's ability to empathize with her plays a huge role in the story of Rogue One, starting from his decision to go back to Jedha for her, to being unable to pull the trigger on Galen, and finally to being the only one to agree with her idea of retrieving the Death Star plans from Scarif. With such a skilled team of writers and directors behind Andor, it seems like a great opportunity to bring Felicity Jones back for Season 2. While Jyn was imprisoned for 6 months prior to Rogue One, before being saved by Cassian and K-2SO, there's a significant chunk of her journey after Saw abandoned her that can easily be included in Andor Season 2.
Jyn obviously can't meet Cassian unless a significant retcon of canon material takes place. However, showing her arc running parallel to Cassian's can make things seem even more well rounded narratively. They're two very similar people, who lose everyone and everything they love and cherish throughout the course of their lives. This commonality helps them overcome their differences in Rogue One and form a powerful, determined duo that changes the fate of the Galaxy. At the same time, they sacrifice their own lives and a future which they both could've shared together. While it's expressed only subtly, their interactions indicate a powerful connection that we can argue could have been on the romantic side.
Recently Diego Luna was asked about Jyn and Cassian's journeys and the parallels between them, and he explained that their final hug was meant to showcase "all that could've been but wasn't". That makes their sacrifice even more tragic because they might have found a home in each other, but it was too late. Felicity Jones has also expressed interest in her previous interviews about returning as Jyn Erso, and I just hope that Tony Gilroy feels as enthusiastically about this as I do. Do you think Jyn Erso should be in Season 2 of Andor?
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