One of the most heartbreaking moments in the first season of Andor was when the prisoners of Narkina 5 had to make a prison break into open waters and Kino Loy admitted that he can't swim. It was a frustrating revelation that could easily have been remedied if Andy Serkis' character confessed while Cassian Andor was laying down the plans in the Star Wars series.
But how could things be different if Kino Loy revealed his secret sooner? Diego Luna has confirmed that Cassian Andor would have done anything to make sure the foreman got out of Narkina 5.
Diego Luna recently spoke to Collider about the scene and he revealed that his character will never give up on Kino Loy.
"He would have tried everything. Everything," Luna said."Kino would have to push him to save him. [I] mean, we didn't shoot any alternative endings, but I already started thinking about so many. I think probably if he hadn't been pushed, Rogue One would've not been there."
That's a huge change that would have altered the future of Cassian Andor. Still, Luna persisted with an explanation of why Kino stayed quiet until the last minute.
"I'll tell you this. Kino doesn't find out he doesn't [know how to] swim just before jumping, right? Kino doesn't say it because of a reason. I think these two know each other so well in that moment that Kino knows if Cassian would've known, he would change the plan and tried to come up with another idea, but not jumping to the open waters," Luna said.
"I think Kino knows, and I think you should know. If you are saying you love the show, and you've seen the whole show, you should know," he continued. "I mean by this moment, this guy, he's a team worker. He commits not just to ideas but to people. I think that's the big, big lesson he gets in prison. That you are as strong as the connection with your team is. That's where your strength is in that capacity we have to think bigger than just ourselves."
At this point, it's clear that Kino Loy wanted Cassian to escape and survive. Sadly, we're still not sure what happened to him. Hopefully, the truth will be revealed in Andor Season 2.
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