'It was extraordinary': Andor season 2 star had a big reaction to the Star Wars show's three-episode wedding extravaganza for two major reasons

Exclusive: 'It was one of my favorite days ever on any set'

23 Apr 2025, 14:36 · TechRadar

News By Tom Power published 23 April 2025

Mon Mothma didn't have fun in episodes 1 to 3, but Genevieve O'Reilly certainly did (Image credit: Lucasfilm/Disney+)

Andor season 2's wedding dance number was extraordinary and chaotic
That's according to Genevieve O'Reilly, who plays Mon Mothma in the Star Wars TV show
The sequence was a huge celebration for everyone involved in the series' production

Full spoilers immediately follow for Andor season 2 episodes 1 to 3.

Andor actor Genevieve O'Reilly has shared why filming the third episode of the Star Wars show's second season was "one of my favorite days on [the] set".

Speaking to TechRadar before Andor season 2 made its Disney+ bow, O'Reilly, who plays Mon Mothma in the highly-rated show, beamed as she spoke about shooting the series' wild wedding dance number, whose significance wasn't lost on O'Reilly for two major reasons.

The party-style event, which closes out a three-day wedding extravaganza that takes place across this season's first three episodes, sees Mon Mothma completely let loose after being trapped in a high-pressure situation on her home world of Chandrila.

Indeed, not only has her daughter tied the knot with the son of shady businessman Davo Sculdun – via an arranged marriage to keep the peace, no less – but Mon has also had to deal with numerous other issues.

That includes Luthen Rael's unexpected attendance, revelations about her siphoning off funds to, well, fund the nascent Rebel Alliance, and the off-screen death of her long-time friend Tay, who's whisked away from the wedding by Cinta Kaz, one of Luthen's most devote acolytes, in episode 3's final moments to be disposed of.

To say Mon Mothma is put through the emotional and psychological wringer in season 2's opening chapter, then, is an understatement. With the weight of the issues becoming too great to handle, it's perhaps unsurprising that she gives in to her inhibitions, downs multiple shots, and throws herself into the middle of the wedding's dance floor.

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