It seemed unlikely that we would get to see the wonderful Vel and Cinta again, but this week we will. No one knows where Cassian is because he was jailed on the show. After a brief chat which reveals just how much each of them are willing to sacrifice in their personal life to commit to fighting the Empire, Cinta decided to stay on Ferrix. After telling her partner that she was going to get closer to Cassian and his associates, she said that she was a mirror. She held Vel's hand tenderly and said "You love me because I show you what you need to see."
If the closeness between the two in prior episodes was too casual for you to have noticed that Vel and Cinta were romantically involved, we then get the Star Wars romanciest-thing imaginable.
This shot is terrible. You have to look at it. Vel's eyes matched to be looking into Cinta's, shows us that her love for Cinta remains on her mind, while the mission is on Cinta's. It is a personal example of how the Empire tears people apart in so many ways as it tightens its choke hold on the galaxy. It is unbelievably queer.
It can portray queer people in the Star Wars universe as casually and as part of its fabric as Heteronormative characters have been since the very beginning. It is more engaging and romantic than The Rise of Skywalker due to the fact that it takes one of the queer kisses. If it was a full-on screen wipe, it would be even better.
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