Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

[Buttmunch]

Yeah, it was a strange episode, certainly the weakest of the series so far. It was nearly filler but learning more but At Attin’s sister worlds and 33 having been there previously did add to the mystery a bit. Makes me think their next move is to find a droid smith that can dig into 33’s memory, not unlike tRoS. We did see those little guys last season of Mando so it’s not out of the question we could see them again here too.

 

[Asta]

A Skeleton Crew music video... sung in Huttese...

 

[Hellion]

Definitely a bad episode. I don’t understand why the kids were made to lead the group after firing guns for a few minutes or what the leader of that groups whole deal was or the build up to some conflict only to have Jod solve it all with a simple purchase…or why the other group didn’t just kill him, take his credits AND keep the eopies? I feel like there’s always a dud with every series so hopefully this is it and the rest is gold because I’ve really been enjoying it otherwise.

 

[Asta]

Definitely a bad episode. I don’t understand why the kids were made to lead the group after firing guns for a few minutes or what the leader of that groups whole deal was or the build up to some conflict only to have Jod solve it all with a simple purchase…or why the other group didn’t just kill him, take his credits AND keep the eopies? I feel like there’s always a dud with every series so hopefully this is it and the rest is gold because I’ve really been enjoying it otherwise.

From watching a few reviews of the episode it was concluded that the answer was to make them into child soldiers: cannon fodder to take the risk instead of their own people.

It was that dark. Which doesn't make this episode feel any less strange.


There needed to be another half hour to make all the events slot into place, so it didn't feel so much like a bad dream. It's as though the writers ran out of time, or were having a bad day and couldn't put their minds to the task.

Meanwhile the kids were doing the best they could with what they were given. The beginning and end were strong, it's just that whole middle section between arrival and reaching the tower that needed a complete rewrite.

 

[The Buffinator]

There was a LOT that went unexplained/made little sense in that middle section, like (a) why neither of these clans fighting over scraps on a world seemingly decimated by war were interested in confiscating a functional spaceship that landed in their midst, or (b) how Jod knew that buying the eopies would avert the conflict and lead him back to the kids. Regarding the latter, I suppose the Hattan could have told Jod about their theft of the eopies and that it was likely the Troiks had the kids. But I guess the budget didn't allow for the development of any actual Hattan characters to interact with Jod so we're left to fill in the blanks lol.

 

[Hellion]

From watching a few reviews of the episode it was concluded that the answer was to make them into child soldiers: cannon fodder to take the risk instead of their own people.

It was that dark. Which doesn't make this episode feel any less strange.


There needed to be another half hour to make all the events slot into place, so it didn't feel so much like a bad dream. It's as though the writers ran out of time, or were having a bad day and couldn't put their minds to the task.

Meanwhile the kids were doing the best they could with what they were given. The beginning and end were strong, it's just that whole middle section between arrival and reaching the tower that needed a complete rewrite.

See that’s what I was thinking, it seemed pretty straightforward but then they were only like 3 feet behind them. I dunno it was just weak reasoning, there really could have been a much cooler scenario going on down on that planet other than a completely generic Hatfields and McCoys situation