"It was such a huge thing to me to give that whole speech," O'Reilly tells EW. "The monster who will come for us all soon enough is Emperor Palpatine." With those resounding words, Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) gives up any pretension of allegiance to the Empire and declares herself a member of the Rebellion.

The actor, who plays Chandrilan Senator Mon Mothma, breaks down the journey of the future Rebel Alliance leader and her big speech denouncing the Emperor in Episode 9.

Andor season 2 episode 9 finally sees Mon Mothma's infamous Senate speech brought to life Genevieve O'Reilly said she was "so nervous" about doing justice to the iconic moment Fans have waited years for it to be depicted in a live-action or animated project Full spoilers immediately follow for Andor season 2,