The following contains spoilers for Andor season 2, episodes 10-12. Turn back now if you're not up to date! The Andor season 2 ending is a particularly poignant one, as the stage is set for the tragic events of Rogue One.

"Andor" creator Tony Gilroy explains the series finale, including his thinking behind the final image, his future with "Star Wars," and his film with Oscar Isaac.

I wanted to have something hopeful at the end of this. We’re punishing a lot of people in this show,” Gilroy said.

Andor' season 2 finale was filled with some major and surprising moments that have left fans surprised. Here's a breakdown of what happened in Andor series finale.

Before Andor ’s first episode even premiered, Star Wars fans already knew Cassian Andor’s fate. And yet, his 24-episode journey from a lowly smuggler to a hero of the Rebellion was still the greatest Star Wars story told on screen since Rogue One in 2018. You know, the last time we saw Cassian Andor.

The recap of Andor ‘s series finale publishes May 15.] There’s always been an irony in the fact that Cassian Andor, the title character of the most political Star Wars project ever created, has very little in the way of detectable politics himself.

One of the artifacts on display in Luthen's shop in Andor season 2 could provide a link to a very different Star Wars story.