The end of the last Andor arc had the creation of K-2SO which reveals he was an imperial droid that was reprogrammed by the Rebellion. While his introduction seemed simple enough, the series apparently had different plans for him originally.
Talking to Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Tony Gilroy reveals that Dan Gilroy had written a standalone episode that was supposed to be ‘like a horror movie’ that would have dealt with the rebels reprogramming K-2. Gilroy explained:
“It was the K2 story… They had to bring this huge ugly tanker ship to Yavin, and there was a KX unit that was trapped inside there hunting. It was sort of like a monster movie with K2 on it. It was really cool.”
As for why the story was cut, it was revealed that they didn’t have the budget for it. Originally it was planned for Episode 09, but since they couldn’t do it, they just pushed forward with Mon Mothma’s speech which was supposed to be Episode 10.
If anything, having the creation of K-2 being the closing of the Ghorman arc does feel like it makes sense organically; but it also makes Mothma’s speech more urgent and her escape more heart-pounding seeing that it takes place so close to the massacre.
For now, fans are expecting one last time jump to build up to the events of Rogue One. We don’t know if Cassian will ever see Bix again, but the fanbase is hoping that she eventually sees him one last time before he dies on Scarif.
Catch the final arc of Andor when it comes to Disney+ on Tuesday next week.
