“Tony Gilroy managed to tell Dedra’s story in three lines of dialogue,” Gough marvels.
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Like many a villain, it turns out that Dedra Meero had a terrible childhood.
You get everything you need from that."
Deedra Meero (Denise Gough) in season 2 of ‘Andor’.Credit:Lucasfilm Ltd
“Maarva teaches Cassian through her actions what love is,” says Gough.
Nobody has ever said that to Dedra.
She’s never had anyone affirm her."
Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) and Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) in season 2 of ‘Andor’.Lucasfilm Ltd
Knowing how stark her childhood must have been opened up Dedra even more to Gough.
“She has had a life of love being withheld,” Gough reflects.
“There would’ve been a lot of physical and emotional abuse in the Kinderblock.
She’s not someone who knows what to do when intimacy comes her way.
She feels most safe when she’s in control.
That feels like a version of love.
“Someone who finds themselves completely indoctrinated into a system, and she can’t see outside it.
It makes sense of every action she takes.”
Given this new history, we have a feeling nothing good awaits.
Denise Gough and Kurt Egyiawan in ‘Andor’.Courtesy of Lucasfilm
Andorseason 2 drops new episodes Tuesdays on Disney+.
