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The final arc of Disney+'s Andor Season 2 revealed Dedra Meero's (Denise Gough) tragic fate after Lonni Jung secretly accessed her codes and obtained information on the Death Star.
A dedicated ISB employee who believed in the Empire's fascism, Dedra Meero's vendetta against Luthen Rael became personal after the death of her lover, Syril Karn.
In the Season 2 finale, she is accused of being a rebel spy and thrown into an Imperial facility, a befitting end to her story.
While many would view it as tragic, Dedra Meero's fate also seems like poetic justice. The institution she once served in Andor Season 2 brought about her downfall, making it clear that she would never return to a world run by the Empire.
More on this in our story.
What happened to Dedra Meero in the Andor Season 2 finale?
While higher-ups like Luthen and Mon Mothma used their positions to break free from the Imperial regime and silently raise an army for rebellion, Dedra Meero became increasingly embroiled with the Institution's fascism in Andor Season 2.
After her lover Syril Karn's death in the Ghorman Massacre, she becomes increasingly vulnerable but doesn't let that tragedy turn into weakness. Instead, she picks herself up and becomes adamant about capturing and bringing 'Axis' to justice, thus stopping the Rebellion and proving her worth to her superiors.
While Dedra Meero gets her hands on the important files for the Death Star, the deadliest Imperial weapon, she keeps the information to herself because it would help her track down Axis.
Despite being a diligent employee with no ill intention of her own, she gets into a trap laid by Lonni Jung, who steals her access codes and passes on the information about the Death Star to Cassian and eventually to the whole rebel army.
Dedra Meero's vendetta and ambition in Andor Season 2 ultimately lead to her downfall as she is interrogated by Director Krennic for being a rebel spy. The system for which she diligently worked throughout her life (even losing her love because of it) turns against her in the end, and she is thrown into an Imperial prison facility.
Dedra Meero's end in Andor Season 2 feels like poetic justice
While Andor Season 2 ends with Dedra Meero imprisoned in an Imperial facility, her definitive end is not shown. However, one can only imagine that she will likely be freed from prison four years later after the Galactic Civil War.
The world she would step into will be a lot different than the one she was accustomed to in Andor Season 2, echoing Luthen's final words to her:
"There's a whole galaxy out there, waiting to disgust you."
The system she once served in Andor Season 2 will not only be replaced by the New Republic, but her fascist mindset will have to adjust to the re-establishment of a freer and democratic galaxy.
In addition to this poetic justice, it is also worth noting that Dedra Meero remained a dedicated ISB employee throughout her life. Her tragic flaw was that she withheld the information about the Death Star files from her superiors because of her vendetta.
However, the price for this mistake was huge, and seeing her tragic end at the very hands of the Institution she served was poetic justice at its best.
Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Gough discussed the fundamental difference between the Empire and the Rebel army:
"It's the difference between the tribe and the gang. The Rebellion is a tribe.''
She adds:
"It's [rebel army] full of people who have loyalty at their core. They trust each other...But the gang is vicious. The gang seems like they're the best place to be...but the gang will hurt you when you join, physically, and hurt you when you leave by discarding you."
This is exactly what happened with Dedra Meero at the end of Andor Season 2. While Cassian and the rebel army unify against the empire, she is discarded and thrown into prison.
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