NoNefariousness2144 t1_ixhd6y4 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 1:35 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Andor - Episode 12 Finale - Discussion Thread! by PhoOhThree

I loved how pissed off, scared and relieved Dedra looked when she realised Syril saved him.

Surca_Cirvive t1_ixhrigb wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Their relationship is so interesting to me. You can tell Dedra knows it's "proper" to be revolted by Syril, it's the thing she should do, but she's also so desperate for attention and recognition that the idea of having a little puppy that follows her around and lavishes her with praise is the only reason he hasn't been arrested or straight up murdered yet. Can't wait to see how toxic their relationship is in season 2 lol.

NoNefariousness2144 t1_ixhrq2s wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:23 PM

Yeah she hates him but wants him, he knows she hates him but he needs her. What a mess.

SmoothIdiot t1_ixijkkl wrote on November 23, 2022 at 6:25 PM

I'm just picturing Robot Chicken!Darth Sidious watching this and going, "Wow, and I thought MY relationships were toxic. Geez."

ColonelBy t1_ixjgaff wrote on November 23, 2022 at 10:05 PM

> he knows she hates him but he needs her. What a mess.

After seeing what his mother is like, I have to wonder if there's something more going on with him and how he responds to dominating female authority figures, especially when they treat him with contempt.

ihatecommentingagain t1_ixjt3fd wrote on November 23, 2022 at 11:40 PM

The Empire loyalists are fascinating to me. It's great that we get a slice of Imperial civil life. You can already get from this season that Syril's devotion to the Imperial cause is at least partially due to desperation to get away from his home life.

I was hoping to get a sense of Dedra's motivation this season but maybe we'll get a glimpse next time. Maybe something like her returning to a small, shabby Coruscant apartment, to eat a refrigerated half-eaten can of beans with an unintelligible expression. Or maybe her home life is just as rigorously ordered as her work. Either way or whatever - it's just interesting how these servants of the Empire live outside of work and what we can read into for their personal motivations aside from generic careerism.