Warning! This article contains spoilers for Andor season 2, episodes 7-9.

Bail Organa's decision to stay on Coruscant despite Mon leaving was heartbreakingly brave, yet another subtle Star Wars' Rebel Alliance.

In Andor season 2, episode 9, Mon's speech was showcased, but not before she asked for help from Bail Organa. Despite some talk over Andor cast member make her integral speech. Interestingly, though, Bail did not flee to Yavin alongside Mon Mothma, highlighting his bravery in the face of potentially tragic consequences. What was even more tragic, though, was the subtle Easter egg to a key moment from Bail’s Star Wars future.

Senator Oran Subtly Teased Alderaan's Destruction In Andor Season 2, Episode 9

Oran Foretold Bail's Star Wars Death

In the opening moments of Andor season 2, episode 9, Senator Oran is shown being arrested and escorted out of the Senate Building. Oran has been part of Andor season 2's story as the senator from Ghorman, the planet that faced genocide the episode earlier. As Oran is being dragged away by stormtroopers, he shouts at the other senators about how the Ghorman Massacre was no massacre at all and that, if they allow the Empire to get away with it, other planets will suffer.

Oran specifically states "This will be you soon enough!" in reference to the planets of the many senators who are watching the commotion. As he says this, though, the camera cuts to Bail Organa, subtly teasing how Oran's dark prediction will come true later in the Star Wars timeline. As many familiar with the original trilogy will know, Alderaan is destroyed by the Death Star in A New Hope, killing Bail and every other citizen on the planet as his daughter, Leia, watches on.

Bail Staying On Coruscant Makes Alderaan's Destruction More Ironically Heartbreaking

Bail Never Escapes The Empire's Darkness

Tying this back to Bail's decision to stay on Coruscant, the reference to Alderaan's destruction makes this more heartbreaking. Due to staying on Coruscant for longer than Mon Mothma, Bail was likely privy to many more atrocities than the Ghorman Massacre as the Emperor grew bolder. Eventually, Bail left Coruscant to fight these atrocities himself too, just as Mon did.

Bail never got the chance to before experiencing one of the genocidal events he left behind...

However, in a tragic turn of irony, Bail left the home of these atrocities only to witness one firsthand. Bail had to witness the Death Star firing on his planet, knowing that all of his people would be destroyed too. Bail left Coruscant and stopped being a somewhat silent witness to the Empire's crimes and expected to fight back. Sadly, Bail never got the chance to before experiencing one of the genocidal events he left behind.

Disney Star Wars Continues To Make Alderaan's Destruction Sadder Than It Used To Be

Via Several Different Storylines

Although the concept of Alderaan's destruction is suitably harrowing in the original Star Wars trilogy, there is no denying that the moment is somewhat brushed over in order to get to the heart of the storyline. As a result, Disney's Star Wars projects of late have attempted to make the planet's fate much more impactful upon rewatch of A New Hope, including fleshing out a character like Bail even further and subtly seeding his death in a show like Andor. Combined with the development of Alderaan and young Leia in Obi-Wan Kenobi, the destruction of the planet is much sadder now than it already was in 1977.