Spoilers Skeleton Crew [Spoiler Discussion]

[fireproof78]

Eh, guess I just don’t get the point of this series. What story were they trying to tell? Didn’t really seem like it went anywhere or much happened

Kids having an adventure and bonding together.


That's it. For a child, oftentimes enough.

In fact, wasn't Vane prominently featured in early advertising for Skeleton Crew? Since he seemed to kind of conspicuously be the sole survivor of the pirates in The Mandalorian, I thought that he was being set up for a larger role.

That he didn't die was disappointing.

 

[Xerxes82]

Eh, guess I just don’t get the point of this series. What story were they trying to tell? Didn’t really seem like it went anywhere or much happened

I mean...

Neel found his courage, KB learned to speak up for herself and acknowledge her limitations, Wim not only had his adventure but got to find some real idealism instead of the storybook fantasy he'd been holding on to, and Fern got a pirate ship.

Not to mention that the sheltered, closed off society of At Attin has undergone fundamental and irrevocable change with the destruction of both the Supervisor and the Barrier.

It was definitely a lighter, smaller stakes entry. But there was plenty to keep the story moving.

 

[JD]

Vane first appeared in Mandalorian season 3. He actually played a more prominent role there than he did here, which surprised me. In fact, I can't even remember if he survived the show.

Vane

Vane was a male[2] Kajain'sa'Nikto pirate who was a member of Gorian Shard's gang[1] as the second-in-command.[2] During the pirate siege on Nevarro, Vane deserted Shard to save his own skin. Vane was considered one of the most famous pirates in the galaxy, stories about Vane were shared by...

starwars.fandom.com

Oh right, I forgot about Vane.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

"Just trust KB."

I'm way late to the party but, man, that was the perfect conclusion to this fantastic season. Everything was beat for beat just right, from the kids trusting each other and pushing their parents to trust them, to their ultimate victory over Jod who, thankfully, remained a villain to the end. I wasn't surprised the Supervisor turned out to be a droid but I was a little disappointed it met its end so quickly, if only because we got so little of silly Stephen Fry.

I'm also grateful we didn't get any gratuitous cameos (even if wanted a quick appearance of Carson Teva...) and the show remained focused solely on its own grand adventure.

Could we get another season? I would love to see more KB, Fern, Neel, and Wim. But I would also be just fine with this being one and done. Perfection to the end.

 

[Shawnster]

Eh, guess I just don’t get the point of this series. What story were they trying to tell? Didn’t really seem like it went anywhere or much happened

I don't know how old you are (or how relevant that is) but this series was basically Star Wars:Goonies.

Maybe Goonies had more at stake because the kids parents needed monet or they would lose their home, so the Goonies adventure saved the home.

My point, though, was this series felt like every kid adventure I saw during the 80s and into the 90s. Explorers, Goonies, ET. It was an Indiana Jones Raiders thrill adventure (and we know Raiders never went anywhere as the Ark of the Covenant ultimately remained hidden).

This was just a fun romp through the Star Wars Universe. This was me and my friends (as an OG Star Wars fan) playing Star Wars at recess. This was us getting our figures out and making our own stories.

Did it fill in any gaps in the Fall of the Republic, Galactic Civil War, or the Rise and Fall of the First Order? No. Did it need to?

 

[Saul]

It's a "meh" from me. Not a criticism on the show. But just felt like a perfunctory watch. As a fan I was hoping to get more out of it. It's well made at least and written with the best of intentions, but it didn't capture my attention. Even if I was still a kid, which is debatable, I don't think this would have interested me. I don't think kids want to feel that they are watching a kids show. Very young kids this isn't a problem but the audience they are looking for here might need something a bit more high stakes.

 

[Jayson1]

It was the best SW show since The Mandalorian season 2 or Andor. I forget which came first. It is exactly the fun escapism SW needs to get back to to rebuild it's brand.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Neel had a bubble bath, 10/10.

 

[Jayson1]

Neel had a bubble bath, 10/10.

When the lights went off. Really funny moment.

 

[CommanderTrip]

I enjoyed it - hard to nail exactly how to describe the feeling I had watching the show, but definitely has that 80's Spielberg/Goonies vibe with a Star Wars twist.

I did think there was going to be a big twist with the Supervisor turning out to be the old Pirate Captain who crashed the Onyx Cinder into At Attin all those years ago, but I was wrongo on that one.

 

[JD]

EW's post finale interview with Jon Watts and Christopher Ford.
https://ew.com/star-wars-skeleton-crew-creators-inside-finale-future-of-show-8774862
The interview talks a lot about Jod as you'd expect, and one thing that this brings to up is that Jude Law really did a fantastic job as the character.
And one thing they point out, is the conflict you can see that he's feeling over what he's doing to the kids and their parents.
I am curious what all of the stuff they worked out for the pirates that we never got to see was.
If we don't get a second season with him, I would love to get a book or comic that explores Jod's backstory. The article says that his Jedi master was killed in Order 66, but I got the impression that she found him while she was on the run after Order 66, and got killed after one or more Inquisitors found her.

 

[Jayson1]

Jod could show up in others shows as well if this show doesn't get a season 2.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I did think there was going to be a big twist with the Supervisor turning out to be the old Pirate Captain who crashed the Onyx Cinder into At Attin all those years ago, but I was wrongo on that one.

It's what the show wanted us to think and I loved how that was one of many things the show subverted (along with all of the pirate tropes, including Jod ultimately having a heart of gold).

 

[Set Harth]

More like a heart of pewter.

 

[fireproof78]

I don't think kids want to feel that they are watching a kids show

Must not know many kids or teens.

 

[Set Harth]

Let me put it this way: my generation embraced the original SW movie, somehow, despite the fact that it had a total of zero kid characters.

We weren't like "there is no one in this I can relate to!"

 

[fireproof78]

Let me put it this way: my generation embraced the original SW movie, somehow, despite the fact that it had a total of zero kid characters.

We weren't like "there is no one in this I can relate to!"

I like both. I love kids adventure movies, grew up with several different ones besides Goonies. I also enjoy adventure films, like Star Wars or Indiana Jones so such.

I don't feel like entertainment needs to be more all the time. There's something simple about a story that hits an end and was just an adventure.

It's not about "relating to people." It's about the adventure. I know a lot of kids and teens who enjoy things like The Flash or Arrow then watch Descendants or younger fair.

It's not all or nothing. Sometimes an adventure is just an adventure.

 

[Aragorn]

Neel had a bubble bath, 10/10.

Neel will be the star of season 2 and for the entire season all he wants to do is take a bubble bath, but every time he draws a bath is the same time something happens.

 

[Ithekro]

If nothing else, it was a well put together story. Everything that was put in the table of the plot came back at some point for a payoff.

And At Atten gets to join the New Republic.

 

[B.J.]

B-Wing beam weapons! *happy dance*

I very much enjoyed it, even if it did seem a bit short. I'd be happy regardless of whether it gets another season or not. But I am still curious about the "Great Work". They never explained what it was or who started it, but they did infer that it was an old project, so maybe not connected to Palpatine. Would be interesting to follow up on that somewhere.