Within the second season of Andor, set within the years earlier than Rogue One Cassian turns into considerably concerned with the Ghorman Entrance, a insurgent cell on the planet Ghorman combating in opposition to rising Imperial occupation. He first visits the planet in 3 BBY to see if the Ghorman Entrance is price Luthen investing in. Whereas there, he meets a younger bellhop named Thela (Stefan Crepon) at his resort who’s a survivor of the Tarkin Bloodbath.
Despite the fact that Cassian and the Ghorman Entrance don’t see eye-to-eye initially, Cassian returns to Ghorman a yr later to attempt to kill Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) who has had an elevated presence on the planet. He reunites with the bellhop, who’s now a part of the Ghorman entrance, and the 2 change phrases in passing. After reassuring Cassian that his presence on the planet continues to be beneath wraps, Thela tells him “Rebellions are constructed on hope” proper earlier than the Empire begins their assault on the Ghor.
After what Cassian experiences and witnesses on Ghorman this present day, it’s no shock that this line sticks with him and influences him going ahead. He and Thela might not have shared quite a lot of phrases between one another during the last couple of years, however they shared a want to battle. The younger man is misplaced within the Ghorman Bloodbath after sacrificing himself to take out some Stormtroopers and save others, however his sacrifice lives on in survivors like Cassian.
It feels necessary that this line, one which has served as inspiration for thus many in Star Wars and the actual world as effectively, got here from an everyday, on a regular basis individual. Cassian didn’t hear this line from a insurgent chief like Mon Mothma or Bail Organa attempting to encourage the lots, he heard it from somebody like him. Somebody on the bottom and within the trenches, so to talk, giving their life to battle for a greater galaxy. This line reminds us that holding on to hope within the face of insurmountable odds isn’t silly, it’s an unbelievably courageous factor to do. Despite the fact that Thela, Cassian, and Jyn all find yourself shedding their lives on this battle, they by no means lose hope that their sacrifice immediately will finally carry a brighter tomorrow.