STAR WARS: ANDOR Finale Nearly Saw Maarva Declare "F*** The Empire!" Before Disney Stepped In

STAR WARS: ANDOR Finale Nearly Saw Maarva Declare "F*** The Empire!" Before Disney Stepped In

We've never heard an F-bomb in the MCU or Star Wars franchises, but the latter very nearly changed that with what could have been one of the Andor finale's most powerful moments. Read on for details...

By JoshWilding - Nov 30, 2022 11:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Cassian Andor
Source: SFFGazette.com

Andor proved itself a vastly different type of Star Wars TV series to what we're used to from Lucasfilm, and it's received a lot of praise, as a result.

The show's third episode shocked a lot of people when it featured a character saying "sh*t," a moment that marked the first time a real-life swearword has featured in this Galaxy Far, Far Away. In some respects, that's simply a testament to how grounded and real Andor's take on this franchise is, though the finale almost included an F-bomb!

As you can see in the video below, one eagle-eyed fan has noticed that a clever edit in the finale saw Fiona Shaw's Maarva Andor go from saying, "F*** the Empire!" to "Fight the Empire!" Look closely at the scene and you'll notice her lips don't quite match what she's saying, though a brief glitch in her hologram cleverly disguises it. 

Honestly, this would have been an amazing moment, though we're not surprised Lucasfilm decided against it. After all, Andor doesn't have a mature rating and Disney+ isn't exactly known for language like this (at least not in the U.S. where most of its content remains family-friendly). 

The theory has since been confirmed courtesy of Dedra Meero actress Denise Gough. Talking to Empire Online (via SFFGazette.com) she said: "Fiona’s voice was over all of us. Except, at the end, she didn’t say, ‘Fight the Empire!’ She said, ‘F*** the Empire!’ Which we were all really excited about. But we weren’t allowed to keep it, obviously."

Even without that line, Maarva's speech remains an incredibly powerful sequence in the Andor finale and one that lit the spark of Rebellion on Ferrix. It also helped stir something in Cassian Andor, cementing his desire to fight back against the Empire as part of Luthen Rael's Rebellion. That's a story we'll now get to see play out in the show when it returns in 2024.

Are you disappointed the Andor finale didn't include the Star Wars franchise's first F-Bomb?
 

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TopBoy
TopBoy - 12/1/2022, 12:10 AM
Of course Disney stepped in. It would be wildly inappropriate. Disney+ is aimed almost exclusively at the 12 and under crowd.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 12/1/2022, 12:16 AM
Not a fan of cheap F-bombs.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 12/1/2022, 12:18 AM
Amazing moment and a cheap F bomb might have undercut it.

Worked fantastic the way it was.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 12/1/2022, 1:06 AM
Too much Earth crap in Disney Star Wars. And the F bomb attempt was a desperate attempt to trend, which Andor has failed to do. The numbers could be worse than She-Hulk.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 12/1/2022, 1:23 AM
shocked a lot of people when it featured a character saying "sh*t,"

The FCC lost the ability to fine networks for profanity and nudity around 2012, so the real story here is the lack of titties and wangs on broadcast television.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 12/1/2022, 1:52 AM
Yeah, good call. It absolutely didn't need cursing.

I don't remember who it was but an old time wrestler said something to the effect of "If you aren't creative, you curse. The smart performers use those spots to say something clever and coin something iconic."
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 12/1/2022, 2:06 AM
Disney was right in this one.
Pssst
Pssst - 12/1/2022, 2:56 AM
Seriously people? So a show which deals with adult themes in a serious way, having people getting killed and tortured, can exist in Disney + no problem but god forbid you say "[frick]", that's too much for the kids. I didn't even notice they said "shit" for the first time until it was mentioned here. I really don't get Americans sometimes.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 12/1/2022, 8:02 AM
@Pssst - Yeah that's unironically true, you shouldn't be saying f*ck in media made for a family audience. All other SW media has managed it so far, shouldn't be so hard for this show
philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 12/1/2022, 8:41 AM
@Nightwing1015 - I really think it’s less to do with the word bring “dirt” and more with it not fitting in with Star Wars vernacular.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 12/1/2022, 8:58 AM
@philinterrupted - I think both reasons are important for sure. It was the right decision to cut it
smell
smell - 12/1/2022, 3:13 AM
Well somebody watches New Rockstars for articles
IcePyke
IcePyke - 12/1/2022, 3:39 AM
F*ck the Empire!



F*ck Everything!!
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 12/1/2022, 3:43 AM
Whoa. I only recognize a few names here. Also, what a stupid [frick]ing idea.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 12/1/2022, 3:46 AM
L
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 12/1/2022, 4:11 AM
There were titties in Jedi.

This felt more adult, and by that I mean it felt like if an F-bomb came up naturally I might not have even thought 'Oh, but this is Star Wars, they don't usually say that in Star Wars'. It wouldn't have crossed my mind until after the episode, because it would have felt like it belonged with the tone of the show.

Same for the almost casual nudity. It wouldn't have felt out of place at all and it would only be when I went on the internet and saw people talking about it that I would have realised 'Oh shit, that was nudity in Disney Star Wars!'

So I say the following:

1. Let Tony Gilroy have his original 5-season plan, don't take away one of the defining factors of Andor by making it super fast and hectic.

2. If something like nudity, swearing or violence comes about naturally, don't censor it.

Let this thing be what it needs to be. It's at it's strongest just being itself and not trying to fit into any preconceived notions of what Star Wars should be.
Fogs
Fogs - 12/1/2022, 5:24 AM
Shits and F-bombs don't really sound much like SW to me.

I prefer the "Bantha poodoo" era.
bluehank61
bluehank61 - 12/1/2022, 5:43 AM
I think an F-bomb might have pulled me out of an otherwise tense and powerful scene. For me, the scene worked just fine as it was presented. Good cut.
SpaceAgent
SpaceAgent - 12/1/2022, 6:34 AM
I feel the f-bomb would be more warranted with exasperated, world weary rogue types like Han Solo. Rather than a battlecry to encourage Rebellion from beyond the grave.
IMCOOLURNOT
IMCOOLURNOT - 12/1/2022, 2:05 PM
Feed the Empire!!!
boiling
boiling - 12/1/2022, 7:08 PM
Yea wooow how AMAZING a character says shit [frick] in a [frick]ing galaxy SO far away from our shit earth. No. It just takes the one above all thing that made Lucas' Star Wars (you know the Original Star Wars) stand out: it’s [frick]ing NOT NEAR EARTH with it’s shitty real world problems. [frick] them Shithole Disney [foo foo]s.
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