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                 whether to stay on the farm or   serious. But given how much we   01     Hera will get   say, “Well, they’re in the middle
                                                                             to test her
                 pick up his father’s lightsaber are   [in the cast] love each other, I   of high stakes, they don’t have
                                                                             piloting skills
                 the most rewarding moments—  think the amount of fun we’re   once again.   time for romance.” But as I
                 someone making a brave choice   having comes through, too. We’re   (See left.)  watched the episodes along with
                 and then following through with   being playful in the moment, and      the fans, there would be these
                                                                           02     Kanan and
                 it. And I think those decisions are   if we’re enjoying ourselves then   Hera have   glances, or these touches or
                 more satisfying when you see the   the viewers will enjoy it as well.   grown closer   hugs that gave me a different
                                                                             over the
                 conversations leading up to   The love is so strong that it helps   course of the   perspective. So I learned along
                 them. The way Hera nurtures   us dip down into a deeper, richer   series. Could   with the fans just how much they
                                                                             it be love?
                 those characters—all those little   place together. That helps keep     meant to each other. Moving into
                                                                             (See left.)
                 nudges along the way—helps   the balance between the gravitas           Season Four, I think it becomes

                 people make the right choices.   and the humor.           03    The crew of   even clearer that they care about
                                                                             the Ghost
                 It plays a vital part in the                                            each other very deeply. We’ve
                                                                             have become
                 storytelling, and it makes it richer   In the past, you and Freddie   like family   seen that increasingly over the
                 for the viewer when they see   Prinze Jr. have shied away   to Hera. But   years, so it’s not surprising, but
                                                                             what will

                 someone do the right thing and   from fan speculation about an   happen to   I’m finally on the “hashtag
                 succeed. The overall impact is   overt romance between Hera   them by the   Kanera” page!
                                                                             end of the
                 much stronger.               and Kanan. Have your feelings
                                                                             series?  (left.)
                                              about this changed over time?              If you could give Hera a
                 That’s an important part to   Yes, definitely. Speaking of the   04     One thing is   Twitter hashtag of your own,

                                                                             for certain:
                 play. How do you strike the   words on the page, what’s written         what would it be?
                                                                             the final
                 balance between making it    versus what I end up seeing on   season will   Of all the phrases she’s said, it
                 fun and investing the right   screen are sometimes very     be packed   would have to be “WeHaveHope,”
                                                                             with action
                 amount of gravitas?          different. Even when the words   that will   as that one sticks deeply with me.
                 The words on the page do that.   indicate that there is a slight   push Hera   We all need it right now. I try to
                                                                             to her limits.
                 I don’t add much. That’s how   intimacy there, I might see the          hear Hera say that every day.
                 great the writing is. We have no   finished episode and think,           Sometimes if we just shift our

                 choice but to strike that balance,   “Wow, they are a lot closer than I   perception, we can change things.
                 because it’s already there. The   was aware of.” If people asked me     That hashtag does it for me in
                 stakes are so high that it has to be   questions before I saw that, I’d   my own life.
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