Back when Lucasfilm announced Andor, most Rogue One fans assumed the show would be a two-hander between its anti-hero, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), and his trusty droid companion, K-2SO (Alan Tudyk). Their odd-couple pairing was a highlight of the 2016 film, even if it was brief, and thanks to a 2017 spin-off comic, we knew that Cassian and K-2 had spent years together before their fateful Rogue One mission. The idea that Andor would fill in the gaps of their relationship felt like a given.
As cut-and-dry as that premise seemed, however, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy wiped the slate clean and rewrote Cassian and K-2’s relationship. While promoting the show’s second and final season, he revealed that he couldn’t find anything of use in the comic book. In fact, he was “annoyed” that another writer had given K-2 a backstory at all.
