#Davo Sculdun

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ANDOR S01E12 Rix Road

[andorshitdaily]

Wandor Wednesday Wars #8 - Round One

DOUBLES CORNHOLE MATCH - WHO WOULD WIN?

[farfartothewestofeverywhere]

i think it's even more devastating to Mon to know how easy it would be to introduce her daughter to the money lender's son. Leida is already eagerly choosing to follow the old Chandrilan ways. I imagine she doesn't understand the full scope of what she'd be signing up for, but Mon – to not even have to go against her daughter's wishes – just her own conscience.

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Mon using her daughter Leida to unlock funds for the rebellion, knowing full well she's a little fundie who adores the concept of traditional marriages.

[colleybri]

Davo Sculden

‘They make a game of it, and we play. I already know I’ve won.

I’ve played this game for years; make a move only when you can predict your opponent’s response.

Her husband, the gambler, never learnt that lesson.

We both want what the other has. Win, win. It’s the only option and she knows it. She can’t walk away. I can sense her deseperation beneath the crisp veneer.

If only she hadn’t left things quite so late.

An introduction, that’s all. But we both know it’s more than that. We both play the game.

She knows when she’s lost.’

Mon Mothma

‘It’s like facing an executioner. Not that I should know, living this sheltered life. But I have a rich imagination. Especially now, trying to grasp the enormity of what we are facing. Of what Luthen might have done and the things Vel has seen.

Meanwhile I’m on a couch opposite a thug who proposing the unthinkable.

Except nothing is unthinkable anymore.

Of course, he knows this. And that I know it too.

The blade is at my throat. I had been distracted by the stone in my own hand.

The point is sharp with the promise of pain to come.’

[mayhaps-a-blog]

I think I’ve figured out why I’m frustrated with Mon Mothma’s characterization in Andor.

I still love the show, I still think they’re doing something interesting with it, I’m still looking forward to where they go with it, but what they’ve also done is nerfed her character.

In the movies and Aftermath, Mon is a powerhouse of a Senator, a founding member of the Rebellion who led with a strong sense of justice and duty. She goes on to lead the New Republic through its most difficult early years, through growing pains and multiple assassination attempts by Imperial holdouts and angry Republic Senators alike.

But in Andor, she’s not a leader. Luthen’s the leader, trying to bring the Rebel groups together; Mon’s just a moneylender. And even for that, she’s reliant on Tay Kolma and Davo Sculdun. Meanwhile, Perrin has control of the home - planning dinner parties without her involvement, spending his time with her enemies. There’s very few women in her life - Vel seems to be the only one - she doesn’t even seem to have friends.

For the main female character - the only main female character - she remains widely under the power of the men in her life.

It’s interesting seeing the Andor story shape up; it’s the story of sacrifice, about fascist powers and the price of rebellion. I’m hoping they’re headed towards a more powerful Mon, stepping up as Luthen and the others fall.

But I’m also just really tired of stories where the woman is on the back foot. And I was looking forward to something different with Mon Mothma, leader of the Rebel Alliance, finally getting some more screentime.

Maybe someday we’ll get a strong female leader who doesn’t need a man holding her hand, but apparently not in Andor.

[firelordderpy]

Mon Mothma’s choice

Andor spoilers below,

If you’ve not watched the last two episodes go watch them it’s a really really good show.

So in the latest Episodes of Andor Mon Mothma has been given a choice to either marry her daughter Leida off to the son of the Banker Davo Sculdun, or risk the Empire discovering her money laundering scheme.

While there’s a lot of talk about how awful a choice it is and whether she will have to sacrifice her daughter’s future for the rebellion, as the episode was titled, there is only one way out, and that is accepting Davo’s offer, not only for the Rebellion, but for her own daughter’s sake. Mon Mothma has already sacrificed her entire family to the rebellion, she just doesn’t realize it yet.

What happens if the Empire discovers her little operation? Leida and Perrin aren’t getting away scot-free, after Dr. Gorst is done with Mon Mothma they’re next, and that’s assuming that Dr. Gorst doesn’t go to work on them first in an effort to make Mothma start talking.

IF they survive, and that’s a big IF, they will be condemned to a life of Imperial slavery, reading speeches about Chandrilan loyal to the Empire, with a blaster pointed at the back of their neck.

Mon Mothma has only one way out.

[eachlittlebird]

I can’t believe it took me until last night to realize why Perrin Fertha and Davo Sculdun looked so familiar to me.

They were both members of Henry VIII’s sleazy entourage in Wolf Hall.

[fallenrocket]

Because my brain is still on "One Way Out"--(yet another) one of the (many) things I love about this episode is how many of the characters are in metaphorical prisons.

Mon Mothma is backed into a corner, forced to work with a "thug" to deal with her money woes from funding the Rebellion. She keeps a civil tongue and a stiff upper lip throughout, but it quickly becomes clear that her options appear to be 1) entertain the prospect of betrothing her daughter to Davo Sculdun's son or 2) get caught by the Empire when they find her unbalanced accounts.

Lonni is trapped in his role as an undercover agent, working every day alongside people whose cause he loathes. He's too "valuable" for Luthen to let him come in from the cold. In fact, he's just learned that he's so valuable, Luthen is willing to let 50 rebels be killed to preserve his position.

Luthen is much more accepting of his fate, but he knows he's boxed in as well. "I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there’s only one conclusion, I’m damned for what I do." "I’m condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them." "I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see."

And then, threaded through all that, we have the actual prisoners, who are working as one to escape their circumstances and be free from their oppressors. I love that.

[andorshitdaily]

ROUND THIRTEEN CATEGORY: Most Likely to Spill the Beans

Two will win and go into the yearbook. Who's it going to be?

Round Fourteen Category: Best Facial Expressions

NOMINATE NOW (and maybe provide a screenshot or suggestion of when I can find a screenshot? for fun?)

[rotzaprachim]

ok thinking about tay kolma and. i think he’s one of the hanging threads of the first season of andor, a character who is, by implication, introduced along with mon mothma. is he someone trustworthy enough for mon to essentially trust her entire wedge of the rebellion with? is he, a (seemingly) wealthy banker from chandrila, someone she can trust with a secret that could easily kill not only her but the rebellion’s funding streams? 

and he’s interesting because they show hasn’t really played the card they’ve introduced with him yet. he’s the one who reads into her financial situation, yes, and he introduces her to davo sculdun. what interest does he have in mon? how trustworthy might is he really to the rebellion? and the other interesting thing is that while he’s obviously one of the elite and a banker, he doesn’t seem to have the financial resources of either mon mothma or davo sculdun to be able to solve her problem for her. 

 and there’s a lot of answers but i think one of the more thematically interesting is that tay kolma is already absolutely aligned with rebellion - his politics have grown a little strong for her taste, after all- but a totally different part of it than mon and luthen. saw gererra probably needs at least some funding, by someone, as do anto kreeger and the many other groups. even if tay isn’t personally providing the money, he may want to keep mon out of the loop so that imperial interests don’t crack down on whatever network of funds he’s already dealing with. (tay taking a look at mon’s finances and going sheesh girl i will *try( to help but i am only going so far as a kind of triage operation to keep other financial streams going is also super interesting and a parallel to the later anto kreeger/lonni jung business.) one of the most interesting parts of andor for me is how it portrays the flow of information and trust within rival leftist groups, and i think this could be an interesting card to pull back into play with the narrative of mon and cassian trying to pull together an... alliance in season 2

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Andor Finale — Trailer scenes left

Here is what's in the two Andor trailers that we haven't seen yet (yes, shitty quality screenshots, sue me)

Dedra comes to reel in her own net on Ferrix with death troopers

The funeral clearly escalates

Is that Cassian in the tunnels under the hotel? The ones Maarva was investigating?

Something going off with Saw too

And that's it really!! I think we may have seen the last of Melshi, Kino, etc. Melshi most likely will return in season 2. I guess we have to see Mon throwing a party for Davo Sculdun or some type of resolution to that arc.

Luthen is in hot waters. I assume he'll rescue Cassian again... I really hope he won't die for it. Vel and Cinta will also be on the scene, complicating matters. And white bread boy Syril, who could well eat it too, or find a way to be promoted to the ISB at long last. (It would be so funny if he caught a lazer bolt for Dedra though)

I really can't tell which way it's going to go, and I'm really scared for my blorbos.

[chipthekeeper]

Vel and partagaz and davo sculdun’s brother all in this episode

[prycebust]

Why is Tay Kolma a character? What is his purpose? Mon could have gone to Davo Sculdun some other way if Tay didn’t exist. Why is he the one to introduce her? Why is he wearing a muted blue that No One else wears in the coruscant scenes when the only other blue we see is the vibrant blue that represents the old ways? What was he thinking during the negotiations? Every shot of him felt off to me, but maybe I’m reading too much into it

[asteroids-and-tractorbeams]

Before I can say anything remotely intelligent about the Andor finale I’ve got to say that they cast Davo Sculdun’s son absolutely PERFECTLY

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- I have a 14-year-old son. I'd like to bring him with me. - You can't be serious. - I'm not asking for betrothal. - Then what are we talking about? - An introduction. Your daughter is 13. She'll soon come of age. Two young people. Attractive and privileged Chandrilan citizens.