Is Tay Kolma actually useless in Andor?

Andor Season 2 begins the season with a political marriage ceremony for Mon Mothma, or not less than a marriage that has left her in an excellent place after her political worries in Season 1. Although Mothma very a lot didn’t need her daughter Leida to marry the son of Davo Sculdun, she was pressured to safe an introduction after she was just about strong-armed by Sculdun. That is all as a result of she wanted Sculdun’s assist to cowl up the truth that she was utilizing her cash to assist the Rebel.

All through all of this, Mothma had one ally—her childhood pal Tay Kolma. One of many causes the senator from Chandrila didn’t need her daughter to marry Stekan Sculdun is that she was pressured to marry Perrin Fertha when she was simply an adolescent, and has by no means cared for him. The present by no means actually goes so far as saying Mothma has emotions for Kolma, however the two do share a detailed friendship, although.

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Season 2 of Andor throws a wrinkle in that friendship actually shortly, and assessments Mon Mothma’s dedication to the Rebel whereas doing it. Throughout the celebration for Leida’s marriage ceremony to Stekan Sculdun, Kolma approaches Mothma to complain in regards to the dangers he’s taken for her and the way he’s bought nothing to indicate for it. Later, he even praises Sculdun, remarking on how a lot he might study from him about being decisive.

Contemplating Kolma is aware of about Mothma’s involvement with the Rebel, it is a large pink flag, sufficient for Mothma to even point out it to Luthen. She tells him she’ll meet with Kolma in Coruscant, work out how a lot cash he requires for this drawback to go away, however Luthen insists Mothma must be protected. She tries to inform Luthen she doesn’t perceive what he means, however as she walks away from him, it’s clear she does. However what occurs later? Is Tay Kolma actually useless in Andor?

Is Tay Kolma actually useless in Andor?

Sure, the present doesn’t present Tay Kolma dying, however it makes it actually apparent he’s strolling to his loss of life. The dialog between Mothma and Luthen may be very clear. Kolma is an issue, and Luthen can not enable him to be one for Mon Mothma. She’s too essential. “You should be protected,” he says, and although he doesn’t state it, the “in any respect prices” is implied.

As if that weren’t sufficient, we now have Mothma’s response. Although she’s prevented consuming, she proceeds to just accept a drink after the dialog with Luthen, after which one other and one other, and take the dance flooring, as if she’s making an attempt to unfastened herself and neglect about what she is aware of is occurring, not simply to her daughter Leida, however to Tay Kolma, and the way she is chargeable for each issues. In regards to the decisions she’s made which have led to this second.

Later, we see Tay Kolma, who, after his dialog with Mothma and the promise of a gathering in Coruscant, left the occasion, on the lookout for his driver. Besides his normal driver isn’t there. As a substitute, there’s a brand new one. He doesn’t acknowledge her, however we do. And so does Vel. It’s none apart from Cinta, which cements the notion that Ty Kolma isn’t strolling out of that automotive alive. We don’t understand how he dies, however we do know that a lot. Cinta would solely be there on Luthen’s orders, and we already know that Luthen thinks Kolma is an excessive amount of of a legal responsibility to be left alive.

So Andor Season 2 begins with a giant loss of life—or two, as Brasso additionally dies after being shot by a Stormtrooper—and a narrative that retains laying down the groundwork in direction of Rogue One. We at all times knew not everybody was going to make it out of this one.