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    <em>Star Wars</em> Gets Political

    But not in the way you might think.
    by Adam Serwer Nov 03, 2022 5 minutes
    Source: Lucasfilm Ltd / Disney+

    This story contains spoilers for the entire Star Wars franchise, including the Disney+ series Andor.

    In the eighth episode of the Star Wars prequel series Andor, the mysterious art dealer turned Rebel leader Luthen implores the extremist fighter Saw Gerrera to unite with other factions against the evil Galactic Empire.

    “Aren’t you tired of fighting with people who agree with you?” Luthen pleads with Gerrera. “There’s no chance any of us can make it real on our own.”

    “Kreegyr’s a Separatist. Maya Pei’s a neo-republican!” Gerrera replies in disgust. “The Ghorman Front? The Partisan Alliance? Sectorists. Human Cultists. Galaxy Partitionists. They’re lost! All of them, lost! Lost!”

    [Read: Andor is Star Wars at its most mature]

    I want to be clear that, as a fan since childhood,

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