At least the showrunner made an effort to include more aliens in Season 2, and when Jeff McCobb pointed out that the fewer amount of them helped make the series feel more “grounded and real,” which is why he liked Rogue One, Gilroy said:

You party! There were a lot of shocking scenes in episode 3 of Andor’s second season, but one of the most surprising was seeing the normally stoic and composed Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) put down her public mask to start downing drinks and then hitting the dance floor in what appeared to be some sort of Chandrilan wedding reception meets after-hours rave.

Tony Gilroy on why that sexual assault attempt against an "undocumented" fugitive in the show's season two premiere block was necessary to tell an accurate tale of revolution — even within the Star Wars universe.