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Gen V Season 2 premiered on Prime Video, and the first episode started with the words "For Chance" on the screen. The season truly is for Chance Perdomo.
Unfortunately, prior to production for the sophomore season, the 27-year-old actor passed away in a devastating accident. In memory of the talented actor, the producers revealed that his character, Andre, would not be recast in the sophomore season. Instead, Gen V Season 2 chose to honor the late Chance Perdomo's legacy in the show itself by addressing the character Andre's death.
In the three episodes that have been released so far, every second of the narrative carries the weight of Andre's death in the back of its mind, even when that is not the subject of the conversation.
Keep reading to find out how the Prime Video show chose to honor, beautifully, if we might add, the late Chance Perdomo's death.
How was Andre's death addressed in Gen V Season 2?
The tragic death of Chance Perdomo led to his character Andre's absence before the events of Gen V Season 2. However, showrunner Michele Fazekas revealed ahead of production that the show would be recrafted to honor Perdomo and his role would not be recast. This led to one of the most beautiful and respectful ways that such a tragic loss has been addressed in the history of television.
Chance's and subsequently Andre's loss is an absence that the show leans into and turns into a constant presence throughout the episodes that have premiered so far. Every word that the survivors of Andre and Elmira say to each other is laced with the knowledge that one of their own did not make it out of the hellhole that was Elmira.
To recap, the end of Gen V Season 1 saw Marie and the gang defending the school against Cate and Sam's actions. The bloodbath initiated by Cate and Sam comes to a halt only when Homelander intervenes in the fight and decides to hold Marie responsible, rather than Sam and Cate. The end of the season arrives when Homelander fires his heat vision at Marie before the screen cuts to black.
Gen V Season 2 picks up a few months later with Marie on the run and Emma and Jordan being brought back to God U by Cate. It is revealed through flashbacks and conversations between the characters that Andre, Marie, Jordan, and Emma were all sent to Elmira (formally known as Elmira Adult Rehabilitation Centre).
During this stay, Marie discovers an opening to escape, decides to take it, and runs away from the rehabilitation center (leaving her friends behind). Inspired by her actions, Andre also decides to take such a step at his opening, but instead of leaving by himself, he decides to wait for Emma and Jordan.
When the chance arrives for all three of them to escape, the former leak has been sealed. He then tried to use all his might to open a big steel door and ended up dying of a stroke after strenuous efforts. It is later revealed that he suffered from the same condition as his father, Polarity (a neural mini-tear every time he uses his powers), and knowingly subjected himself to try and save his friends.
The heroic sacrifice from Chance Perdomo's character, Andre, for his friends sets the tone for Gen V Season 2. This is also seen when his father, Polarity, joins the God U teaching force to exact his revenge on the school and Vought from the inside.
The fact that Chance's legacy is honored becomes even more emotional when Andre's death is not explained and dismissed for the sake of the story. Instead, this loss becomes an integral driving force for the season's plot and a motivating force for the characters' actions of rebellion. This adds an exceptional emotional depth to them and to the plot of Gen V Season 2 while leaving behind a lasting legacy:
For Chance
The first three episodes of Gen V Season 2 are now streaming on Prime Video. New episodes premiere on Wednesday!
Read More: Gen V Season 2 Episodes 1–3 Review — Blood, lies, love, and the shadow of Homelander.
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