Luthen identity and death theory
So this theory starts with the assumption that Luthen is a Jedi. I have seen a lot of people wave this away, with the main reason being that 'not every cool character should be a secret Jedi/force sensitive. Whilst I agree, I think there's too much evidence that suggests the contrary, here's a couple of things I and many others have noticed: - The most obvious is the scene with his lightsaber'esk hilt which he feels uncomfortable giving away whilst being searched outside Saw's hideout. (Note, this is now a staff of some sort, and seemly lacking any kyber crystal) - During his speech to Looni he refers to when his world fell apart 15 years prior, which would line up with order 66. - Furthermore, he states he ‘uses the tools of the enemy against them’. To me this explains why he now lacks Jedi morals + how he knew who his enemy (the sith) were and how they worked from the very beginning and before anyone else. Fot me this makes him being involved in the rise of the empire all those years ago almost a dead cert. He also mentions how he 'shares his dreams with ghosts, which of course could be taken literally. He hasn’t been trained to commune with ghosts whilst awake, but maybe does communicate with past Jedi in his dreams. - His home and workplace on Coruscant is surrounded by force artefacts which would almost certainly mask him from the Emperor and Vadar. Hiding in plain sight sorta thing. - His general proficiency and calmness under pressure. Of course he couldn't overtly use the force as he's most likely cut himself off from it completely to avoid detection. - His conveniently aged assistant, with whom his relationship is never explained. For someone who doesn't trust ANYONE, his trust for he seems unwavering.
So logically, I do believe he and his assistant Kleya are Jedi who cut themselves off from the force after order 66, and swore to fight from the shadows, tapping into the dark side but not succumbing to it in an attempt to undermine the Sith's power. Now I have seen this theory elsewhere and ofc it could all be misdirection. However if true, I think this could also explain why Luthen doesn't appear in any sequels to andor, specifically Rogue one, so here's the death theory: Kleya will succumb to the dark side and Kill Luthen. Kleya seems to me like she could be Luthens only weakness. During s1 she was shown to be struggling with the weight of the fight, even being called out by Leida Mothma for being too drastic and paranoid. She's has a ruthless willingness to kill for the cause, something we saw Luthen resisted unless it was completely necessary. Ultimately I believe Luthens vow to use the tools of his enemy against them will come back to bite him, as although he can deal with this pressure, his younger Padawan will be much more susceptible to the dark side.
But of course that's just a theory! Can't wait for season 2, if anyone has any other ideas I would love to hear about them. I truly love this show lol