Andor episode 7 drops one of the all-time great Star Wars names

There’s a lot to love about AndorThe new Star Wars series on Disney Plus is titled. This feels more like a Star Wars retread than a TV show that is thinking. It’s angry, it’s sharp, and the depth of its ideas gives a lot of room for thought and consideration.

But it’s still a Star Wars show, which means we’re treated to some Very Star Wars Things. Blue cereal milk! Sassy droids! They also have ridiculous names. This brings us to Keef Girgo.

[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for Andor through episode 7.]

Episode 7 Andor, “Announcement,” Cassian has returned back home after the successful heist on Aldhani. Maarva, his mother, pleads to Cassian for him to take his substantial cut of the take. Cassian instead is shocked to discover that Maarva had been inspired by Cassian’s actions and intends to remain to face the Empire.

Looking for a “warm and easy” place in the galaxy, Cassian goes to the beach planet Niamos, to get some sun and live life a little easier. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a “warm and easy” place in the Star Wars galaxy, especially after stricter Imperial mandates following the heist. Cassian was accused of participating in an unidentified kerfuffle. He is being sentenced under Keef Girgo to six years imprisonment for being at the wrong place and time.

There’s a lot to dig into there — the intricate ways in which Cassian’s involvement in the Rebellion and his denial of the Rebellion’s power indirectly lead to his imprisonment, the ways in which the Empire’s overreach eventually leads to its downfall, the presence of getaway beach towns in the Star Wars universe. Keef Girgo.

That’s top-shelf Star Wars stuff, folks. Glup Shitto-level Star Wars naming. Which is saying something considering he’s in an episode with a guy named “Wullf.” I would love to see the list of names Cassian considered and rejected before going with Keef Girgo. Talk about hiding in plain sight; he absolutely nailed the “Star Wars beach bum” vibe with this one. George R.R. Martin would have been proud.

Keef. Girgo. Keef! Girgo! Say it loud, and there’s (cantina) music playing. Say it soft and it’s almost like (a tauntaun) braying. Keef Girgo Keef Girgo, I can’t stop saying!