After nearly two seasons of political scheming, cold-blooded espionage, and rebellion on the edge, Andor finally introduces the mystical aspects of the Star Wars universe.
A Different Kind of Healing
In season 2, episode 7 titled “Messenger,” we meet a Force-sensitive healer (Josie Walker) who works as a cook at the Rebel base on Yavin IV.
Bix drags a reluctant Cassian to where the healer is to treat a blaster burn on his back. But Cassian doesn’t believe in the Force due to bad experience with a different healer years ago and writes the whole thing off as a scam.
The healer is dressed in a simple red gown and speaks in a calm, soothing voice. She’s able to heal Cassian’s wound, but the experience leaves him frazzled and upset.
He eventually leaves, though Bix decides to stay behind. The healer reveals to Bix that she got a glimpse into Cassian’s future. That he’s a “messenger” who “has a place he has to be.” This alludes to Cassian’s ill-fated mission on Scarif in Rogue One. Where he helps deliver the plans for the Death Star, which plays a big role in dismantling the Empire in the Original Trilogy.
Grounded Storytelling Meets Galactic Mystery
This encounter isn’t about Jedi mythology or chosen ones. It’s about the undercurrent of the Force, threading its way through even the grimiest corners of the galaxy. For Cassian, the encounter is less about mysticism and more about meaning. For once, someone sees him not as a weapon or a liability—but as someone with a purpose
What makes this moment so compelling is how it happens. Showrunner Tony Gilroy has steered Andor away from the usual Star Wars spectacle. The series is also set during a period where Force users and the Jedi is seen as a forgotten myth for some people.
He based the healer on Whoopi Goldberg’s character Oda Mae Brown from the 1990 film Ghost. Working with Lucasfilm Story Group, Gilroy wanted to explore the Force without breaking Andor’s grounded tone. But he also wanted to explore the concept of destiny and how certain things are inevitable:
“As I rolled into the second season, I realized that destiny was really such a huge part of what made Cassian special, and the idea of reluctant destiny is always fascinating, right? I mean, we have some religions based on that.”
And it works. By introducing the mystical through a healer—someone who restores rather than destroys—they preserve the show’s realism while cracking open the door to something bigger.
New episodes of Andor air every Tuesday on Disney+.
