Andor’s Easter eggs leave room for Jar Jar Binks

No, you did not miss Jar Jar Binks, notorious gungan, in a split-second cameo in Disney Plus’ Andor. But here’s the thing: he’s out there. Jar Jar’s always on the move.

So much of Star Wars storytelling hinges on the fact that every ludicrous bit of imagination derived from George Lucas’ original 1977 film — the Jedi order, the Galactic Empire, swashbuckling rogues, beep-booping droids, cuddly Ewoks, a family of bloated slithering worm gangsters, religious zealots who express their faith through armor, jizz music — exists in the same cramped galaxy far, far away. Whether intertwined with the core “Skywalker Saga” narrative or adrift in the Outer Rim, Star Wars films, series, books, and games inevitably brush against the lore of the past and turns seasoned viewers into the Leonardo DiCaprio in Hollywood Once Upon a Time meme. It goes far beyond Star Wars: The Visual DictionaryDeep cuts Knights of the Old Republic Easter eggs; Lucas’ world is so alive with history that a prestige-chasing series like Obi Wan KenobiBy world-building history as well as circumstance, it will become a scene that the polarizing droids are seen. Attack of the ClonesMust be present.

With Andor, Lucasfilm’s two-season Rogue OnePrequel to Disney Plus by creator Tony GilroyMichael ClaytonStar Wars was not what he wanted to be. He wrote a gritty thriller about his characters, adding in icons and connections only where necessary.

“The initial briefs for AndorTony was the only one we received. [about] wanting the audience to feel immersed in the environment, wanting things to feel grounded and real, as though they’re in any other city,” TJ Falls, production VFX producer, told Polygon earlier this month in a feature on Andor’s movie-worthy prison trilogy. “So for us, it was about how we brought Star Wars into a show without it being so specifically gratuitous in terms of Star Wars effects.”

However, when? AndorThis episode is a bit too gratuitous. Solo!) unleashes a wave of classic TIE fighters, the mind can’t help but wander. Andor takes place in 5 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin, as seen in the ’77 movie), which is just a few years after Obi-Wan rescued Kid Princess Leia from Inquisitors using his revived Jedi superpowers, and right around the time Ezra Bridger of Star Wars RebelsEx-Jedi Kanan joins fame in his mission to liberate the world. The world is still alive! Jar Jar Binks are the best!

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Where is Jar Jar in the Winter? Andor? The post-Disney canon doesn’t provide Binks fans (or “JarJarheads”) with many details but we do know he’s alive. You can read the rest of this article. Revenge of the SithJar Jar, who is still a senator for Naboo, was in the middle of political headbutting between Chancellor Palpatine and Naboo Senator Jar Jar. A scene from Sith’s novelization (that was reportedly in the movie but cut by Lucas), Jar Jar and several other senators issued “Petition of 2,000” to Palpatine, urging the politician to relinquish special powers granted during the Clone Wars. That didn’t happen — in fact, Palpatine went full force-douche and started the Galactic Empire instead. Jar Jar’s last appearance was by the side of Queen Amidala during her funeral.

Jar Jar, like Mon Mothma, and other senators from the prequel eras, may still be around the Galactic Senate hoping to get a seat at the table. ex-squeezeHe was allowed to enter into legitimate discussions if they still exist. But as we know from Mon’s exploits in Andor, there isn’t much point; the Empire is in full control, and the senate is all for show. JarJarheads are not happy with this. Andor’s many scenes featuring Coruscant’s political sect mingling with the space illiterati feature a gungan caught between established order and liberal beliefs. Two podracer energy binders can really knock your skull, but choosing alliances within a post-Republic universe is a pain!

Chuck Wendig, author of the canonical 2017 novel, demonstrates this. Aftermath: Empire’s EndThe Battle of Jakku is chronicled in a book called. In one of the main plot’s interludes, Wendig catches up with Jar Jar back on Naboo. The gungan, who has been rejected by his community, finds refuge in clowning about in the streets amongst refugees. How did you do it? started as a goof for Wendig became a redefining moment for the character; as many deep-nerd Star Wars fans have admitted since the book’s release, it’s hard to hate a character ripped in two by political strife who spends his final days entertaining the stranded children of war.

I admit that Jar Jar’s arc doesn’t have much to do with the shocking, thrilling events playing out in Andor, However, (1) I refuse to stop making it better. Mandalorian devotees who live for Luke Skywalker cameos to give this fantastic mythology-averse show a chance, and (2) the fact that my mind wandered to “where is Jar Jar Binks in all of this?” feels like an answer to a never-ending question that has plagued fans and Lucasfilm: “what makes a Star Wars a Star Wars?”

Andor is a “serious” alternative to shows like Obi-Wan EU comics book businesses that are there to honor classic characters, but also for a laugh filled with EDM planets and snotnets. Star Wars’s consideration of past, present and future is what makes it special. Lucas wanted the ’77 Star Warsto be lived in. Andor does this, too, with every side mention of “Palpatine” and worker lines creating nondescript Empire parts for vehicles we know are laying waste elsewhere in the (storytelling) universe. Seeing a Naboo head crest in Luthen’s store never dings as an Easter egg in AndorHowever, it is an obvious intersection point for functional space societies.

Naboo… It exists! Which means, the gungans exist…which means… Jar Jar…

Jar Jar Binks might be the answerTrapped the heyblibber into Cassian Andor’s life in AndorThere will be season 2 but I don’t expect it. It is possible, which is why this universe has such an enduring joy. Jar Jar is still out there, God bless him.