( Everything to be said about the final scene of Andor, about Bix and her baby, has already been said. My take is that Tony Gilroy meant to create an image of hope — but the picture of a (soon-to-be) widow with a baby doesn't really evoke hopefulness. In real life I've met enough women who are struggling to raise an unplanned child on their own. Our society mostly sets these women up for frustration and difficulty. Gilroy writes insightfully about systems like prison labor and military operations, but seems to have a blind spot here.
So it was fascinating to see the first scene of Foundation S3x7. Here is a woman in a field holding her baby. And it's a scene of sorrow, fear, and desperation. Because this unexpected child is another mouth to feed. She cannot provide for this baby. She's in a system where there isn't enough food, despite living on a crop-growing Ag World. Something about the real causes of famines. This child isn't a symbol of hope. )
