"It was such a huge thing to me to give that whole speech," O'Reilly tells EW. "The monster who will come for us all soon enough is Emperor Palpatine." With those resounding words, Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) gives up any pretension of allegiance to the Empire and declares herself a member of the Rebellion.

Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy explains why the show deviates from established Star Wars canon seen in the animated series Rebels.

Andor's political messaging seems to unfortunately ring true even today, despite the epic speech by Mon Mothma being filmed two years ago.