Skeleton Crew Episode 7 (Spoiler Thread)

[Sithborg]

Happy New Year

KB made a move on our hearts.

And a kid group hug.

New merch ship. Also, crabs.

 

[Sithborg]

You can't fool me, that opening was just ET. Hell, the communications relay was just ET's ship.

Respect for SM33 respecting unclaimsies.

I am impressed with the show for not really backing down on Jod/Jack being a villain.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Drizzle]

"Maybe we should send in another."

Jod's got jokes.

 

[BoredGuy]

Confused though
If the ship was an emissary ship that the barrier allowed through, why did Rennod cover it up the first time? And is that why it crash landed, or was it because of the mutiny?

Also very interested to find out who Rennod is

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Another banger episode and Jude Law's character definitely feels like a legit threat at this point.

I honestly hope his character isn't killed off or anything and sticks around longer in this universe.

They've already utilized his talent a lot better in this show than they ever did in the MCU.

I also thought it was really cool seeing that Lee Isaac Chung directed this episode as well.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Double post

 

[Still Wynning]

You know, it’s funny, even though this was marketed as a kid’s show in the vein of something like “The Goonies”, this probably has one of the best and most interesting concepts, some of the most perilous and dangerous lower stakes, some of the more better directed and exhilarating action, and arguably one of the best and memorable droid characters in SM-33 and more iconic main ship designs with the Onyx Cinder.

I mean, a supposed legendary planet out of children’s fairytales that’s actually a pure capitalist, “Brave New World” style, automated surveillance state that reveres and upholds the production of currency to such ridiculously mythical levels that it’s practically become a religion where everyone’s role in up-keeping said society is considered to be the greatest and highest honor you could ever achieve in your entire life? That’s super high concept and ambitious for a Star Wars show, much less a Star Wars show aimed primarily at kids.

Star Wars hardly ever does that, and the few times that it has attempted to have felt half baked or amateur, save for Andor and, to a slight extent, TLJ. It’s like reading a Robert Louis Stevenson adventure novel and then at certain points Aldous Huxley occasionally interjects with excerpts about a dystopian society that worships money, only here the two parts work successfully in conjunction with each other and don’t feel at odds.

I can’t believe they were able to come up with something like this and completely pull it off. In any other person’s hands, this could have been just another cash cow for Disney, but the people involved with this really had a vision for what they wanted to make and put the time, effort and money into it. You can tell this was truly a labor of love for all involved. It’s a miracle that a show like this even exists, and we should all be grateful to have it and experience it. I sure am.

I know we still have a finale left, but if they have managed to stay the course thus far, I have no doubt they will stick the landing.

 

[Sithborg]

Yeah, I think you are giving Jon Watts a little too much credit.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Another good episode. Definitely an interesting set up for the finale.

 

[Still Wynning]

Yeah, I think you are giving Jon Watts a little too much credit.

Based on some of the projects that we’ve gotten in the past few years, the filmmakers involved and their less than stellar quality leaving a lot to be desired, save for Andor and a lot of The Bad Batch, I don’t think I am.

Granted, some of the projects have aspects to them that I did enjoy very much, but this is one of the most entertaining, well put together and consistent Disney-era Star Wars projects aside from Andor bar none, and I will stand by that.

I will concede, it succeeds because of it being a very collaborative effort, but this also would not exist without him coming to the table and pitching this to Lucasfilm in the first place and having a clear vision of what he wanted this to be and how to properly execute it. Unlike Marvel Studios, a lot of the Star Wars/Lucasfilm projects are not completely beholden to and hamstrung by continuity, ongoing story, setting, deadlines, release order, etc., so the filmmakers’ directorial style and eye comes through a lot more clearly on each individual series and film because they have more time and freedom to make it the way that they want to make it. It’s why these projects vary so much in quality and succeed and fail more on their own terms.

And whatever you may think of his Spider-Man films, the way that those turned out have less to do with Jon Watts and more to do with Sony’s behind the scenes meddling and stupid industry politics and Marvel Studios’ then poor production model creating uneven and inconsistent final products that are not reflective of Watts’ true abilities as a filmmaker. This series really showcases what kind of things he is capable of making when he’s given the runway and allowed to exercise and utilize all of his creative muscles.

It’s not the greatest thing ever made, but it’s one of the most well-made, super entertaining pieces of Star Wars media we’ve gotten in the last few years for sure, and I don’t say that lightly, because we’ve gotten some doozies.

I was not super high on him before, but after watching this, I’m really looking forward to seeing what else he comes up with.