This week on Disney+’s Andor, a harrowing rumor unfold entry Narkina 5, whereas Dedra put the screws to Bix and Vel’s household ties have been revealed.
Throughout the board, the strain received ratcheted up excessive in Episode 9, beginning with Dedra’s interrogating of Bix with a degree of brutality that may make Grand Moff Tarkin blanche. The Ferrix scrap yard proprietor put up the nice battle, refusing to verify or disclose something about her association with Salman Paak and his hidden radio. Alas, Paak had already bought out Bix, so Dedra, sensing blood within the water, referred to as on Dr. Gorst to make use of his enhanced interrogation approach, which entails modified recordings of some alien species, specifically their younger, being massacred. Uncovered to the gut-wrenching sounds, Bix we later realized fessed as much as trafficking in a lot of items of stolen Imperial {hardware}, however the exact identification of “Axis” (aka Luthen) seems to nonetheless be a secret,
Later, the seemingly unflappable Dedra was a bit unnerved/irked to see Syril laying in wait (or, stalking her) outdoors the ISB, to once more argue they share the identical mission, and that Cassian Andor is a key to unlocking what’s unfolding. Dedra later briefed the ISB on her Ferrix interrogations, together with the truth that Cassian was sans beard when final seen, matching him up higher with one of many Aldhani raid contributors.
Talking of Aldhani raid contributors…. Mon Mothma received phrase that her cousin had proven up on the embassy, a bit sudden, and when Mon will get residence we understand that stated kin is none apart from Vel! (These of you who speculated that Vel is Luthen’s daughter, shut however no cigarra.) After Aunt Vel presents that brat Leida with a snazzy costume, Vel and Mon share a couple of furtive exchanges about their respective roles within the rising rebel, although it looks as if Mon is extra conscious of Vel’s dedication than vice versa?
The reunion closes with Mon strongly advising Vel to renew her “spoiled wealthy woman” persona and lay low, to throw the Empire off her scent. Mon then steals a gathering with (outdated boyfriend!) Tay, who has, with out her authorization, recruited a scalawag of kinds named Davo Sculdun to obscure the paper path of her important, moved monies.
In the meantime on Narkina 5, “Keef” and his desk appeared to be on an upswing, and within the operating for greatest output, simply as Ulaf (Andor‘s model of Squid Recreation’s Outdated Man) started really fizzling out, and with barely 40 days left on his ticket. Amid managing Ulaf’s well being, Keef & Co. gleaned from the hand-signaled messages with the opposite flooring that one thing very, very unhealthy has occurred on Stage Two — however foreman Kino urges everybody to avoid wasting their very own hides by ignoring the “rumor.” Later, when Ulaf collapses and Kino summons for a medic, the healer A ) ends Ulaf’s msiery, making clear that nobody is “going residence” when their counter hits zero, particularly in these instances, and B ) confides in Kino and Keef that the entire Stage Two prisoners received summarily fried, after making hassle. Scared straight by this information, Kino lastly tells Keef what he has been repeatedly eager to know — that there are 12 guards on every ground….
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