Andor's Syril Karn and Dedra Meero are a match made in heaven and hell. Here's why

Andor Season 2 surprised viewers with the shocking revelation that Dedra Meero and Syril Karn are in a romantic relationship. This shocked people because the previous season showed Dedra being disdainful towards Syril whenever the latter offered to assist her in apprehending Cassian Andor and the individual that the ISB's (Imperial Security Bureau) Dedra labeled as the "axis."

However, their relationship experiences a turning point in the season 1 finale of Andor as Syril saves Dedra from the attacks by the locals of Ferrix, who were fired up by Maarva's pre-recorded speech. This might've made Dedra realize that Syril Karn could be a more useful asset in cracking the rebel axis case.

Why do Dedra Meero and Syril Karn make a unique couple?

Throughout the first twelve episodes of Andor, it is observable that Syril and Dedra are mirror images of each other. Both rightfully perceive the titular character as a threat, but in the case of Dedra, she goes one step further and even recognizes that there must be an individual she hasn't identified (Luthen Rael) who is coordinating different rebel activities across the galaxy.

Dedra meets Syril for the first time to interrogate him about his failure to capture Cassian in Ferrix. After that, Syril tries to convince Dedra to take up his offer to apprehend Andor multiple times, but she rejects his offer because she doesn't see him as that useful. That might be the case until the season 1 finale.

However, just because they are together doesn't mean that they are perfect for each other. Dedra might just see Syril as a useful tool to apprehend Cassian Andor and the rest of the rebels, and the latter would see Dedra as a means to apprehend Cassian.

This lack of warmth and love is something that Dedra and Syril actors Denise Gough and Kyle Soller addressed in a ScreenRant interview with Ash Crossan during the Star Wars Celebration last week. The first one to speak was actress Denise Gough, who plays Dedra in the series:

"But there's two relationships, isn't there, in the show. And so there's Syril and Dedra and there's Bix and Cassian, and Bix and Cassian have had in their lives examples of love, community, loyalty, all of that stuff. And neither of these people come from that. So there's something really interesting about playing, like, what happens when two people who have no skills at any of that stuff? What happens when they're in a room together or in a relationship together?"

Then, Kyle Soller went on to say:

"It shows what the oppressive regime of the Empire does to love, which is to restrict it and restrain it and manipulate it. And Syril and Dedra's love is actually, it's quite intense, but it's strangled by the empire and how they were brought up and the world that they live in. It's really tragic actually at the end of the day. And so in terms of power couple ranking, they're at the top."

Considering Soller described Dedra and Syril as a "power couple", it would mean that they would be a major roadblock to the rebel forces this current season.

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