Andor season 1 is widely regarded as one of the best pieces of Star Wars media ever, and showrunner Tony Gilroy reveals that the "critical appreciation" basically gave him a free pass with Disney.
Disney is infamously known for being very controlling of its properties. Plenty of MCU directors feel like they've had their wings clipped, and the company scrapped the entire Star Wars extended universe. That's why it's such a shock that Gilroy tells Empire Magazine that for season 2, "In terms of creative notes, no one has come to me and said, ‘No, they shouldn’t say that'"
