When the first trailer for Andor premiered, it seemed like the series was going to dip into a Les Miserables vibe and portray a massive uprising on the planet Ghorman. For fans of the non-canon Legends timeline, it was pretty obvious what this event was: the Ghorman Massacre, where Grand Moff Tarkin landed a ship in the middle of a crowded peaceful protest, murdering and injuring hundreds of innocent citizens, sparking the beginning of the Rebellion.
It seemed like the obvious choice, but there was one problem: in Legends, the Ghorman Massacre happened in 18 BBY, more than 15 years before Andor Season 2 is set. So the question remained: how was Andor going to move up the action to right before the battle of Yavin without showing Tarkin himself? Turns out, the answer was “not at all” — instead, the story did something far more interesting.
