How the major death in Andor Season 2 could’ve been different? Details revealed

Andor Season 2 Episode 8, titled "One Way Out", witnessed one of the most harrowing deaths in the show so far. Along with the massacre of the Ghorman people by the Empire, one of the most loyal followers of the Empire, Syril Karn, also met a brutal end at the hands of Cassian Andor.

In a conversation with Variety, actor Kyle Soller recently shared how his character Syril's death could've been entirely different because of one single dialogue.

Here's everything Soller revealed about the different possibilities in Andor Season 2.

Actor reveals how Syril's death could've been entirely different in Andor Season 2

Since the beginning of Andor, Syril has been one of the most loyal cogs of the Empire. A fan of space cereal and an orderly life, Syril has been single-mindedly hunting Cassian Andor. He has been obsessed with hunting Cassian and is finally in a showdown with him in Andor Season 2 Episode 8.

However, in a tragic turn of events for him, he ends up dying, but what's worse is that Cassian says only one thing to him before he kills Syril:

"Who are you?"

This one question strips Syril of all purpose. For a man whose entire existence had revolved around hunting Cassian, the realization that his enemy was not even aware of his existence is a blow more brutal than the bullet itself. One single dialogue was able to bring about this devastating reality to life for Syril.

However, Soller revealed that originally there were a few more iterations of Cassian's dialogue before this was chosen as the final one for Andor Season 2:

"There were three or four different things Cassian was going to say, and they finally ended up on 'Who are you?' which I think was perfect because that breaks Syril in that moment. 'Oh, my God. My obsession doesn't even know who I am.' How gutting is that?"

When asked about what these other iterations were, Soller revealed that even though there were a few options, none of them would've carried the same gut-wrenching effect as the final dialogue in Andor Season 2:

"It was a short list: 'You' and 'It's you' and 'Who are you?' It just completely cuts him in that moment. If Cassian had said, 'It's you,' would Syril have had more resolve to do something, or would he still have lowered his gun? I don't know, but in terms of Syril's arc, it just perfectly completes the journey being used by powers that are bigger than you in this huge machine and mayhem of life. You think you've made a difference, but you haven't."

However, no matter how brutal Syril's death was, there is absolute truth in the sentiment that no other dialogue could've conveyed what the simple question "Who are you?" from his killer and his obsession managed to do. There is no other way that this scene could've played out as devastatingly as it did if Cassian had said anything else to Syril before killing him.

The final batch of episodes from Andor Season 2 is all set to premiere on May 13, 2025.

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