In its second season, Star Wars: Andor confronts the realities of trauma and power abuse during war. Episode three features a disturbing attempted rape scene involving Bix Caleen that shocked some viewers. Adria Arjona, who plays Bix, defends the portrayal as essential to showing the darker aspects of history, emphasizing that such violence exists in both our world and the Star Wars universe. Bix's trauma from both this incident and previous torture plays a crucial role in the season, impacting her character's journey and struggles with self-medication and nightmares.
"It's not really important whether it was controversial or not; if we're showing all parts of history, then you've gotta show that part. Rape and abuse of power lives in our world and also lives in the galaxy far, far away."
"Knowing what happened to Bix made me really focus. It scared the crap out of me, but every scene scares the crap out of me when it's Tony. Scene by scene, he challenged me as an actress."
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