Star Wars clearly explains why it saw Gerrera abandon Jyn Erso
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A major moment in Andor sets the stage for Saw Gerrera’s decision to drop Jyn Erso from Rogue One, a symptom of his high paranoia.
Notice! This post contains SPOILERS for Star Wars Episode 11: Andor
Star Wars: Andor has laid the groundwork for Saw Gerrera’s dark evolution as a character, leading to his abandonment of Jyn Erso from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Becoming a leader of the Partisans during the reign of the Empire, Saw Gerrera (played by Forest Whitaker) has frequent contact with Luthen Rael, who was trying to get Saw to join forces with other rebel cells. However, Luthen’s lack of compassion and the confirmation of his secret network of spies creates a remarkable change within Gerrera.
How does it look like? Andor episode 11, Saw accepted Luthen’s previous proposal to work with Anto Kreegyr. However, Luthen has learned through his mole in ISB that Kreegyr and his men are walking into a trap. To Saw’s surprise, Luthen has decided not to alert Anto, lest the ISB suspect an information leak. This causes Saw to become incredibly suspicious of who Luthen has embedded within the partisans to spy on him. As such, this seems to be the point of origin of Saw’s paranoia Rogue Oneone of the main reasons he abandoned Jyn Erso when she was 16, out of fear that she would be recognized as the daughter of an Imperial engineer and used against him.
Gerrera’s paranoia shows how miraculous the rebellion is
While there is a dark necessity behind Luthen’s methodology and his lack of compassion and decency, Saw is a testament to the consequences. As soon as Gerrera sees Luthen’s true self, he immediately becomes paranoid that Luthen could sacrifice him at any moment for the greater good if the scenario calls for it. This also supports the reasoning that Saw and his men have isolated themselves from other rebel cells, along with Saw’s belief that only he had “enough clarity of purpose” to achieve victory over the Empire.
Because of paranoid rebel leaders like Saw and Luthen’s dark nature, it’s a wonder the Rebel Alliance has come to be. The oppression and power of the Empire is so vast that Luthen’s choices often feel necessary, though it certainly doesn’t help forge allies and bonds when his plans are exposed as they are in Saw Gerrera in Andor episode 11. With so many different ideologies at play, someone like Luthen, who is willing to sacrifice players to save the game, is as dangerous as he is valuable, and now Saw Gerrera knows it.
Andor makes Saw Gerrera’s Rogue One story even better
All scenes from Saw Gerrera a Andor definitively support the tragic evolution of his character. It’s a compelling new chapter that shows how Saw went from his most idealistic self during the Clone Wars until the events of Rogue One where he was truly engaged before his death in Jedha. Ruthless and distrustful, Saw Gerrera was incredibly disenfranchised from the dream of freedom he once had. As such, Star Wars: Andor It has definitely made her character even more dynamic than she already was.
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