Tony Gilroy has explained why Darth Vader won't appear in Andor season 2 – and it's a pretty understandable reason. "No, that was never on my agenda," Gilroy told Rolling Stone, when asked if he'd considered including the Sith Lord. "Writing for Darth Vader is really limiting. I've done it. He doesn’t have a lot to say."

Thanks to "Andor," the Galactic Empire is no longer just an aesthetic or a force of expendable, faceless bad guys to stand behind a cackling evil sorcerer. It is not just a symbol of fascism anymore.

Tony Gilroy, showrunner of Star Wars show Andor, talks about first three episodes of Season 2, writing Cassian and Mon Mothma, and more.