Star Wars’new TV show is about to break a decades-old George Lucas rule that has yet to be broken in any ofStar Wars’movies and TV shows—and there’s no way it’s what you’re thinking. There were a whole host of rules, spoken and unspoken, that George Lucas had when he created the galaxy far, far away. Many of them have been broken in more recent additions totheStar Warstimeline, such as there being no Wookiee Jedi (there have now been severalWookiee Jedi inStar Warscanon and Legends).
Carrie Fisher also famously said that George Lucas was against underwear in space, which is perhaps among the most well-known George Lucas rules from the early days.When Disney boughtStar Wars, though, several things changed. Now, in the next to be released ofStar Wars’upcoming TV shows,a rule George Lucas had from the very beginning ofStar Warshas been broken.
Andor Season 2 Features Sunglasses For The First Time In Star Wars History
Cassian Andor Has Been Shown Wearing Sunglasses
After 48 years,sunglasses have been introduced inStar Wars. As one eagle-eyed X user,maggiemar94, pointed out, Cassian Andor has been shown wearing sunglasses in promotional materials for the upcomingAndorseason 2.
It’s particularly interesting that this change is coming in this show, not only because so much time has already passed with this rule in place, but also because it is such a direct conflict.
Andorseason 2’s place in theStar Warstimelinemeans it is bumping right up against the originalStar Warstrilogy—when the rule was created in the first place. While it may not seem all that major a change,George Lucas made this choice very intentionally. In fact, he’s spoken about his rationale for leaving sunglasses out of this galaxy.
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Why It’s Taken Star Wars So Long To Introduce Sunglasses
George Lucas Wanted Visual Continuity
This long-standing Lucas rule actually began as a rule against glasses in general, not just sunglasses. For Lucas, it was all about maintaining visual consistency, which makes sense given the emphasis on the galaxy being long ago and far away—it was meant to be entirely distinct from our reality. According toPablo Hidalgo, a Lucasfilm creative executive, extras forStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sithhad to adhere to this rule, so much so that they were rushing to get fitted for contacts so that there wouldn’t be a conflict.
For Lucas, it was all about maintaining visual consistency.
Even so,glasses have crept intoStar Warscanon at various points, including inStar Wars: The Clone Warsand withDoctor Pershing’s glasses inThe Mandalorian. This in part comes down to the fact thatStar Warsrules can be flexible.Star Wars: Skeleton Crewco-creator Christopher Ford actually spoke about this in relation to glasses directly, explaining:
“I understand the thinking behind the rules, and some of them are tighter than others, but they’re all still more like guidelines.
It used to be, ‘There are no glasses,’ and then you see glasses and stuff in some of the cartoons. We were really happy to be able to give Wim’s dad [Wendle] glasses.”
Evidently,Star Wars’next show will be taking this one step further.
It’s important to note that, although this rule has changed, both with glasses and now sunglasses,Star Warsis still honoring Lucas' logic for excluding glasses from the franchise. Lucas didn’t want to disruptStar Wars’aesthetic, and all the glasses seen thus far have been very different from real-world glasses and sunglasses. Nevertheless,Andorseason 2 is clearly breaking this 48-year-oldStar Warsrule.
