What Motivates Kino Loy

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Andy Serkis deserves an award for his work on Andor

That final line is such a gut punch the fact they went though all of that, rallying everyone, leading them, giving that speech, you genuinely start to root for the character, then you get to the scene, everyones jumping off, they’re free, but even though he’s free aswell, he’s not gonna get to enjoy it.

Love how Kino goes from bumping by Andor in their first dorm room to work station line-up to walking next to him, shoulder to shoulder, on the day of the escape. All of that, and I’m pretty sure Kino’s line on “assume I’m already dead” is because he knew he couldn’t swim to shore even if they did escape. At that point he’s already sacrificed himself to his men. One way out. But honestly, that’s the heroes end we don’t want! Give us more Kino!!! Find a way!!!

Andy and his character won my heart ... That's a rare feat; far rarer for star wars. Overall, Andor is a few cuts above other star wars productions in terms of plot, acting and direction.

The cool thing about Andor not being a "hero" is that anyone that manages to get off that planet and survive is gonna say that Kino Loy is the one who set the prisoners free, making him into a small folk hero, because Andor had him make the announcement instead of himself.

It doesn't matter if he jumped, because in that moment, he was free.

He knew from the beginning of his incarceration that he would never be able to escape due to not being able to swim. Hence, his determination to obediently finish his sentence. It was his only way out alive. This was why he was so resilient to Andor's urging to initiate a prison wide escape. He knew if he did, it would all end for him on that platform as it did at the end of episode ten. All this time, he put himself and his aspirations to be free first. It wasn't until Ulof's death, he realized that regardless of his sense of self preservation, he and everyone was going to die there. That's when he decided to put everyone else first and use his influence and leadership to motivate the prisoners to fight back and escape. Even though it would mean the end for himself.

I love his slow transformation. First he's the big fish in the small pond. He's in charge, he is above the rest. Then slowly he starts to unravel as he learns that he's never getting out, but still he keeps it together. You see the struggle in his eyes, in his movements. He's slowly bursting, but he doesn't allow himself to completely lose control until he's back in his cell, in what little privacy he has there with his back to the door, as he yells the words he still doesn't want to believe but knows to be true.

The look of pride on Cassa's face when Kino repeats his words with such ferocity really got me. It's the look of a fighter who's just found his strongest ally. He can't know that he's going to (at least appear to) lose him just a few minutes later, but seeing someone grow into a hero because of Cassa's words is going to change him profoundly.

So much has happened in this series that the heist feels like ages ago and that's an amazing thing.

Id like to think he fought his way back inside the prison, stole a starship and flew offworld.

They did a great job at "turning" the character but adhering to a consistent core drive so it feels "right". If you view his actions as "I want everyone to get home alive" all his actions, whether antagonistic or friendly, still make sense....really great writing and performances with so much depth

It’s a masterful performance. I hope he wins a bunch of awards (Emmy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Kid’s Choice). My headcanon is that he jumps & someone else helps him to shore.

One way out!

He wrote the background for his character himself? Amazing!

This show just keeps getting better and better. I've really enjoyed watching Kino's arc, and a lot of credit for that goes to Andy Serkis's performance. He just nailed every scene he was in and made me believe in and root for his character. I hope that Kino managed to escape somehow, because I'd love to see him reappear next season.

The writing in this episode is so incredible. The main theme is "One Way Out" - with the prisoners, it's to fight their way past the guards. With the mole (and indeed for Luthen) it's the fall of the Empire. With Mon Mothma, the only way out is to allow her family to be directly affected by her fight, something she had avoided till present. But there is also another theme. Luthen says it most directly - he's not just sacrificing his present humanity, he's sacrificing his future. There's no way he's going to be able to live in the world he's fighting for. Kino Loy goes through something similar - he leads all the way to the exit and then ... he can't swim. He KNEW he couldn't swim. He knew he would get to that water, and that would be it for him. Mon Mothma's is darker still. She isn't sacrificing HER future. She's sacrificing her family's future. She's sacrificing her legacy. The writing in this episode is so good it boggles my mind. They interwove the themes of the episode through 3 separate story lines, 3 separate characters and did so in a way that felt so natural and fluid, it's actually easy to miss it.

It's a testament to the great acting/writing/direction/score that a common trope of a well liked character dying still has such impact in this episode. I was half expecting one of the guards in the main control room to pull out a hidden blaster and Kino jumping in front and saving Andor. It would have sucked, but it would be almost expected. That line though, such a fresh take and so tragic, it sticks with you.

Honestly, I think he took his newfound sense of personal autonomy and took a leap of faith like he did in that prison escape. Whether he lived or died, the important thing is that he acted of his own free will.