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Losing Bix: Andor ’s Adria Arjona on the Downward Spiral of Bix Caleen

Losing Bix: Andor ’s Adria Arjona on the Downward Spiral of Bix Caleen

The actor tells StarWars.com about working with creator Tony Gilroy to build up the self-made salvager before tearing her down at the hands of the Empire.

Kristin Baver
Kristin Baver
November 10, 2022

The actor tells StarWars.com about working with creator Tony Gilroy to build up the self-made salvager before tearing her down at the hands of the Empire.

Adria Arjona

Follow Cassian Andor on his journey to becoming the rebel hero we know from Rogue One as his story unfolds in Andor Season 2, now streaming only on Disney+. Check back regularly for episode guides, highlights, behind-the-scenes content, cast interviews, and more from Season 2 on StarWars.com!

The office in Adria Arjona’s London apartment looked like it was being inhabited by an obsessive, her unwavering focus set on Bix Caleen. “I looked like a serial killer because I had notepads everywhere,” Arjona tells StarWars.com. “I just kept telling everyone, ‘I'm an actress. If you come in, don't get scared.’ I’m just sort of plotting and connecting the dots that would take Bix to where she ends up.”

The crew behind Andor, now streaming on Disney+, was hard at work in production of the first season at Pinewood Studios at the time and Arjona and creator Tony Gilroy discussed Bix’s character arc at length. Now more than three quarters of the way through the season, viewers have witnessed the downward spiral taking Bix from self-made salvage dealer at the start to tortured captive being held against her will by the Empire. “Bix is bold and fearless, hardworking and incredibly loyal -- sometimes to her own detriment," Arjona explains. But her world begins to unravel swiftly. 

Bix Caleen looking at Maarva Andor

“She really takes care of the people around her. She has created a family; her friends are sort of her family," Arjona continues. "She's the owner and manager of a [salvage] yard and understands what that means and how quick someone can lose it, especially in a world like Ferrix which is so industrial and so competitive. She very into being the best. So when Cassian comes to ask her for this big favor, I think that decision means so much more and is so much more intense for Bix, [because] she really could lose it all.”

Bix Caleen climbing a ladder in the Disney+ series Andor

Of course, introducing Cassian to the buyer, Luthen Rael, just as Pre-Mor security is about to converge on Ferrix on Andor’s tail on a tip-off from Timm is the inciting incident in the first arc that spurs the rest of the season and Bix’s inevitable descent. And it’s that moment, even more than being tortured by Dedra Meero and the ISB, that fractures Bix Caleen’s resolve, Arjona says. “I think that the betrayal of Timm is what completely breaks her. She can't understand why that happened and also feels so silly and stupid and sort of judges herself. She trusted him and she doesn't really trust people. That sort of takes her on this spiral where she’s no longer Bix. She loses that autonomy. She loses that power, that fierceness, I mean she saw her partner sort of die in front of  …and I think his death really is what switches everything for Bix. And that head injury doesn't help her either.”

Bix Caleen being tortured by the ISB officers

While still recuperating from the physical damage, Bix is taken into custody by the ISB and detained for questioning about her relationship to Cassian, leading to brutal psychological interrogation. That’s when the downward spiral takes hold. “After she gets captured, she sort of becomes this prey,” Arjona says, bait in the trap to bring Cassian Andor back to his homeworld. “I think Tony made such an interesting choice. We've seen torture scenes so much in cinema for so many years. How do you do it different and what do you do different?”

The creative decision to construct an auditory device, leaving the viewers to imagine the sound for themselves while watching Bix react in agony, was brilliant. “Even thinking about it just messes with my head and with my brain. You have so little control about that, it could really affect the way that you think.”

And while we don’t know where she’ll end up when the Empire is done interrogating Caleen, the Bix we met at the beginning of the series is no more. “What I wanted to do -- and I asked Tony -- I really wanted her to turn into this child,” Arjona says. “You meet her as this woman that is so empowered and has everything under control, who takes care of Cassian. And then towards the end, she cannot [even] take care of herself.”

Hear more from Adria Arjona in a special interview in the latest episode of This Week! In Star Wars below.

For more on Andor A Star Wars Story, explore more StarWars.com features, including:

Behind the Scenes:

Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 3 Trivia

Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 2 Trivia

Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 1 Trivia

The Costumes of Andor Season 2 - Updated Weekly

Creating the Worlds of Andor Season 2 - Updated Weekly

Introducing the Cast of Andor Season 2 - Updated Weekly

The Cast of Andor Can’t Wait for You to See Season 2

Taking Andor from Concept to Screen

Designer Michael Wilkinson Defines the Look of Andor's Costumes

Taking Andor from Concept to Screen

“A Potent Moment in History”: Insights from Tony Gilroy and the Andor Cast

How Composer Nicholas Britell Created New Sounds for Andor

Character Deep-Dives:

Who Is Cassian Andor?

Genevieve O’Reilly on the Legacy of Mon Mothma

Losing Bix: Andor’s Adria Arjona on the Downward Spiral of Bix Caleen

The Tragedy of Kino Loy: Andy Serkis on His Return to Star Wars in Andor

Denise Gough and Kyle Soller Bring Complexity to Andor’s Empire

Daughter of Ferrix: Andor’s Fiona Shaw on the Role of Cassian’s Mother, Maarva

Star Diego Luna on Returning to Cassian in Andor

Andor’s Ben Bailey Smith on Playing Lieutenant Blevin

Season 1 Recap:

6 Things We Learned from the Andor Live Stream with Tony Gilroy

Andor Revisited: Small Acts of Rebellion - Exploring the Fourth Arc of Season 1

Andor Revisited: One Way Out - Exploring the Third Arc of Season 1

Andor Revisited: The Making of a Rebel - Exploring the Second Arc of Season 1

Andor Revisited: Meet Cassian Andor - Exploring the First Arc of Season 1

Creator Tony Gilroy Explores the Nuance of Andor

Tony Gilroy Breaks Down Andor Season 1


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Associate Editor Kristin Baver is the author of the book The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic, host of This Week! In Star Wars, and an all-around sci-fi nerd who always has just one more question in an inexhaustible list of curiosities. Sometimes she blurts out “It’s a trap!” even when it’s not. Follow her on Twitter @KristinBaver.

Site tags: #StarWarsBlog, #DisneyPlus, #Andor, #ThisWeek

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