Warning! This article contains minor spoilers for Andor season 2, episodes 7-9.

Star Wars TV show explores the origins of Cassian Andor, who first appeared in Rogue One, and outlines exactly how the Rebel Alliance from the original trilogy came to be what it was.

In Andor season 2, episode 7, Andor season 2, episode 7, one of the people helping out on Yavin IV interacts with Cassian and Bix, leading to a reveal that improves the former's final Rogue One line dramatically.

Andor Season 2, Episode 7's Force Healer Labels Cassian A "Messenger"

Cassian Seemingly Has A Higher Calling

The person in question was revealed as a Force Healer. This Force Healer was shown to work on Yavin IV, using her abilities to mend the wounds and scars soldiers possess. Andor season 2, episode 7 begins with Cassian feeling the strain of a blaster burn that will not heal, prompting Bix to trick him into visiting the Force Healer. Cassian thinks she is a scam artist, but the woman senses him from across the yard, comes over, locates his wound without seeing it, and asks if she can try to heal it.

Cassian leaves after being spooked by the woman's insistence that he has restored her faith. The woman then speaks to Bix, asking who Cassian is and what he is like. Eventually, the Force Healer tells Bix that Cassian Andor is a "messenger." The woman does not outline exactly what this means, but she insists Cassian has somewhere to be, theorizing that Bix could be the object of this. Bix later disagrees, insisting that the Rebellion needs Cassian, with all of this linking back to Rogue One.

Cassian's Final Line In Rogue One Proves How Right The Force Healer Was

Cassian's Star Wars Ending Stems Back To This

As many who are watching Andor will likely know, the character eventually goes on to have a big role in Rogue One. Cassian is part of the team that infiltrates the Imperial base on Scarif to steal the plans to the Death Star. In the final moments of the film, Cassian and Jyn Erso transmit the Death Star plans out of Scarif's orbit, unaware if any Rebel Alliance ships are on the other side to retrieve them. Interestingly, it is what Cassian says to Jyn after doing so that links to Andor season 2's Force Healer: "Do you think anybody is listening?"

The title of Andor season 1, episode 9 is "Nobody's Listening!", also tying to Cassian's final Rogue One line.

As evidenced by the battle going on in Scarif's orbit in Rogue One, the Rebel Alliance was listening to Cassian and Jyn. iral Raddus retrieved the message sent by them, proving that the Force Healer was right all those years ago. Cassian did prove to be a messenger, one that had a higher calling than anyone else, as the message he eventually delivered to the galaxy was the one that saw the Death Star destroyed and the Empire eventually defeated. Without Cassian and the many other characters of Rogue One delivering that message, the Rebels would not have won.

Andor Is Improving Other Star Wars Stories In More Way Than One

By Seamlessly Slotting Into The Star Wars Timeline

What this connection proves is that Andor is improving Star Wars stories like Rogue One. The one line from Cassian in the latter, which originally was seen as simply a question of hope, has now been given much more depth. In this way, and in many others, Andor is improving various Star Wars stories. Rogue One is arguably the prime example, with elements from Andor like K-2SO's meeting with Cassian, the Force Healer scene, Cassian's stint in prison which saw him contribute to the Death Star's construction, and countless more moments vastly improving the 2016 film.

Not only that, but Andor is improving somewhat unconnected stories like Star Wars Rebels. The animated show is set in the same time period as Andor and explores the foundations of the Rebel Alliance too, but it is not a direct sequel/prequel to Andor like Rogue One is. Nonetheless, moments like Mon Mothma's speech in Andor season 2, episode 9 tie directly in to elements from Star Wars Rebels season 3, episode 18. This, as well as the broader depth and nuance given to the original trilogy, prove exactly how Andor is improving Star Wars as a whole.