Skeleton Crew Episode 7 REVIEW - Is the Show Repeating the Acolyte's Mistakes?
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The vaults on At-Attin might be what ends up funding the First Order.
Did anyone notice the transmitter beacon device looked like ET’s parents ship?
“No added sugar” isn’t the same as “no sugar”
Yall lines are crap bro
Buddy, we were literally shown a scene in the FIRST EPISODE that explains why Jude Law's character took a credit-shower in this episode. It's very frustrating to me seeing a Star Wars show that actually presents a great story with great characters and is what a lot of people have been wanting, then watching those same people who are enjoying it start to articulate that they wanted it to do things that would subvert that great storytelling. Make up your mind. This is a story told through the children's eyes based on what THEY learn and see. What we know about Jude Law's character is what they know and that's going to be incomplete, and that's not just okay, to me it's GREAT. My imagination gets space to work, that's lovely. Meet your art halfway and work with it, it's no fun when the story does all the imaginative work, especially when it's done well and IMO this show does it very well. Did we know ANYTHING about the backstory and motivations of the heels in Goonies? No, we didn't have to, it would have lessened the experience.
Well said
Bloody true mate 💯
Remember, nobody hates Star Wars more than the 'fans'.
Agree so much. People forget that we knew nothing about Kenobi and Anakin relationship in episode 4 and with one scene we are told, not shown, by as it turns out an unreliable narrator, about this deep relationship. It was enough to get buy in on that movie.
The sheer amount of cope blows my mind in this particular video. Jod literally condemned a man to die in that first episode.
I don’t understand what more we need to know about Jod’s backstory. The first scene shows he’s a Pirate that’s been promising his crew a huge score, then gets overthrown when he fails. He continually offers his former crewmates said score throughout the series, even when he’s about to be killed, so him finally entering one of 1139 vaults filled with millions of Old Republic Dataries and reacting the way he did absolutely makes sense.
Also, him seeming nice to the kids in some episodes is literal manipulation to get them to do what he needs in order to get closer to that big score he’s been searching for. That’s the point of his character, is it not?
You said what I said, but even better.
I'm guessing, and hoping, that there's just a bit more to him than that, and that he's not just a Star Wars Gollum, or another Palpatine.
A lot of people just won't allow themselves to enjoy a character based on what's been presented. Always has to be a backstory, or some dumb connection to the original stories.
Maybe he's just a bad man with no scruples and isn't above manipulating kids to get what he wants. Also with Force powers.
@@RetroSho It's called context. Some people care about that. Because it matters.
@@HabaneroTi Context is fine, but it doesn’t have to be the basis of every single story at all.
A lot of Star Wars fans have a stilted approach to context due to always wanting to draw a connection with a past work, usually Skywalker related or surrounding that era.
The magic of his character as he is right now (without the backstory) is that he’s essentially a ruthless pirate type, obsessed with greed and not above using children to get his way. No one knows his true name or where he came from and he’s lied and swindled just about everyone he knows in some way to get ahead (even his own crew multiple times).
There’s an added edge due to his character due to his Force sensitivity, of which he also hides. This may be because he’s a survivor of Order 66 or it may be something else that happened in his past. He may have even hid his presence in the Force and flew under everyone’s radar since he was a child. In the end, this fact may matter less if he doesn’t believe (or agree) with Jedi or Sith doctrine. He’s just a pirate with Force magic as is right now.
enough with backstories
it's overdone in Star Wars
you can understand Jude Law's motivation just by watching the story unfold
^this.
Amen. In real life, you don't get all the backstory and lore of everything. A good story gives you just enough knowledge to tell the story and ground it in the reality that it's set in. Let people fill in the blanks and it's more fun.
@@pureevilfnord i would appreciate a few lines from the character saying he grew up with nothign and just got by by using his powers in secret or to make his own fortune
Completely agree. Withholding information just to withhold it to serve a mystery isn’t mysterious , it’s lazy and bad writing. Agatha all along just did it with its final episode, it was purposeless, and anti climatic
Agree! Jod told us everything we need to know about him in episode 5 from the conversation at the acid pit and his words and actions since then. Treasure is the most valuable thing to him. The closer he gets to it the more evil he becomes.
We also got history from Kh’ymm and Pokkit. What more do we need to see?
Oh that title made me role my eyes so hard.
yeah this show is nowhere near the same as that lol
@@brijenpatel8246 sad click baitery
This show us made for kids and I'm watching it with my kid' grown ass man watching this should be banned all you Rey fan boys gotta be on a predator list or sum cuz the way yall defend this shit that's made for kids is really sus
We know one detail about Jod that the kids don't know: That he is a washed up pirate captain who is "hungry" to redeem himself in the eyes of his crew. He was humiliated when he opened a vault and found a single New Republic credit, and now he's just opened up a vault with countless Old Republic credits. It's a dream come true!
Somehow I don't think that it'll end quite the way that he hopes it does. Either his crew finds the gold but cuts him out of the loot, or they're all defeated, and they're imprisoned for life down in that vault, so close to the gold that they'll never be able to enjoy. I think he's too far gone down the dark side to be likely to redeem himself at this point.
The last episode made me step back and say JUDE LAW IS A GIFT. He's so easily taken for granted, but that man was phenomenal.
I just watched a new movie with Jude Law and it was amazing it's call The Order not really children friendly but great movie and he was exceptional in it. Check it out if you can if your a fan of his you will enjoy it he really did an amazing job
The show sucked. He sucks.
@@WINR2025you suck
@@WINR2025😂😂
Clickbait video title. Episode was great and the notion that you NEEDED tons of Star Wars lore to understand/appreciate most of Disney+'s Star Wars offerings is just incorrect.
i am constantly confused by people saying Ashoka wasn't accessible to new fans. I didn't even know Rebels existed before I watched Ashoka and loved it. Ashoka is what got me back into star wars like when i was a kid. maybe i have an easier time of suspending disbelief but all i thought when i saw hyperspace traveling whales was "that's sick" lol
Ashoka was pretty bad lol
I feel like many SW fans are waaaay to negative for some reason. Sometimes watching videos I'm very confused with some of the criticism. I just enjoy most of it??? xD People complain about some things that would be completely ignored on the OG trilogy, Prequels or CW... xD
But I guess that's how Star Wars always goes. Maybe in 15, 20 years, everyone will love the Sequel Trilogy, ahsoka, the acolyte...(the latter two I do love) xD
@@TaintedPeter oh shit, I didn’t know opinions were objective. I guess I’m just wrong then??? Thanks! 🙌 🙄
BTW I feel like Screen Crush is one of the most positive SW channels, my comment is not really about Ryan xD But even the most positive channels sometime fall to that, it feels. :(
I enjoyed Ashoka.
I was ok with Jods motivation. He wasn’t just “hungry” he was greedy.
Greed doesn’t need a motivation.
Exactly! In our world, most bad people are motivated by greed and nothing else. Why should that be different in the Star Wars world?
@@Tinkerbe11 true ( look at everyone who has won a huge lottery. They spend it all in no time.) my point is a pirate who was forced into this life of Just barely scraping by with very little credits … sees a Mega mint with 1000 mega vaults. Enormous amounts of credits . More then he could’ve Dreamed. He was just over come. With the Potential of what is possible.
Also we as Humans when we are desperate and hungry for ( stability, Food, love etc) we do strange Selfishness to get those things. ( I believe the “villain of the skeleton crew is the Adventure “- Everything from 4 bored kids looking for some fun. Too being naive at the space port. Helping and working with “ A Jedi” to ( a whole list of characters fails ) Is why this works. The Writing, Directing, Acting is all amazing stuff. It wasn’t built on random McGuffin‘s or an overly one Note Villain. Just Kids being kids and a Broken man . “who is not evil just because. “ He is super complicated. And then you have the Mystery of the planet that ( they didn’t just tell us the plot) We were shown. And it’s not predictable had some trope yes. Each week I was wondering what could happen? Love that.
Just another pirate held firmly in the Grasp of Avarice.
I don't think this was a hard heel turn for Jod. We got to see his murderous side in the very first episode when his crew boarded the ship. He was killing people indiscriminently right at the beginning. If he had a good heart or had good intentions, that opening scene would have played out differently. Everything in between has been a charade and now at the end he's slipping back into the murderous pirate role.
Well said, real bad people are charming and friendly until you have something they want, and then the psychopathy comes out.
Yes. In just about every episode he’s done something ruthless. Some of it has been off camera, which is brilliant. It’s been very clear since Lanupa that all he cares about is treasure and the nice dad act with the kids was over.
@@42from0 I literally know people like that and you're 100% correct.
He's presented as a sort of Han Solo outlaw with a heart of gold kind of character, until you realize that he's just an outlaw, with no heart. Like, Dryen Vos in Solo, charming, but evil.
@@42from0 or desperation. i think jod feels desperate.
If they keep following treasuse Island, Silvo will have to choose saving the kids over treasure and then sneak off with a handful of credits in his pocket.
Excellent observation!
I'm with you. For a while it's been a blend of Treasure Island and Captain hook. But Mr. Smee (SM33) lost out. ;)
This is exactly what is going to happen ...
Repeating Acolyte's mistakes? No. Simple as that. Next question.
For real. I actually enjoyed Acolyte. Not saying it was peak SW or that is was spectacular. It was meh. But I still enjoyed watching it.
Regarding Skeleton Crew. Basically everyone enjoys it. Its doing everything right. Generally speaking. And whats funny is those who claim to not like are failing to express why they dont. They cant fall back on their stereotypical culture wars nonsense excuses. Its okay to not like a thing. But dont make up things to be mad at. Point is, the worst I'm seeing is; "Its made for kids." Which is funny because I have a feeling they aren't watching if thats their excuse. All in all. I think this is one case where everyone is generally in agreement. Its good.
It lacks the very moral lessons derived from social and political struggles that have become a signature of Star Wars. Neither "Space Cases" or "Goonies" addresses a Star Wars audience. Couldn't even sit through more than one episode without getting that Nickelodeon is on feeling. This is a generic program with a false skin slapped over it.
@@conscientiousobjector5988and that’s where you’re wrong
@@LineOfThy Care to explain?
@@conscientiousobjector5988 nothing you said was true
@@conscientiousobjector5988made for kids eh? I guess it’s a secret its on DISNEY
Jods been greedy and was crying with pearls in his hair earlier in episode 6. He's a greedy greedy pirate, that no one can trust and furthermore he's been searching for a big score since the opening sequence... He also did tell the kids after running from the owl that he just wanted a reward. He just got tired of the kids getting in his way.
I think by the time he saw the credits... He was just proud to know he was right about something finally. The opening sequence had a single credit in the vault and he was jailed by his own
This issue here is that there are many the need to be hand held though the story, A -> B -> C = D. This is a short series, there's not enough time to tell us what a Character had for Breakfast three years before the events of this show. Deeper backstories and past traumatic moments in a Characters past, sometimes has to wait for future seasons. In this case, Jod's character needs to stand based on what we know about him now. This show is doing well, if it continues to do well, we'll get more Character development in future instalments. Great series thus far.
How the actual hell do you still think Jod is not force sensitive?!? We’ve seen multiple separate times where he’s clearly used the force in situation where he wouldn’t be able to plan it as a trick or something
To play a little devils advocate here I’ve noticed that he has only ever manipulated metallic objects. Now I’m not saying he’s not. Perhaps that’s all he ever learned or maybe he has some sort of device.
@ couple counters to to that, if he was using some sort of magnetic gear/trick that would only work in a direct straight line, for example when taking the data pad from Whim with the force the data pad moves first up and then towards him, something that would not be possible with magnets, also when making the distraction down the hall way when escaping the dungeon how if it was a magnet did he manage to effect a metal object so far down the hallway and not something closer, also when he undoes his shackles with the force how would some sort of magnetic trick work with that?
@@Pointman138 it doesn’t necessarily have to be magnetic or maybe it’s a combination of magnetics and repulsive lift technology. As we’ve seen repulsive lifts, only seem to work on metallic objects.
@@scanolin779 idk I think people are over theorizing this one, I think the more simple answer is just he’s force sensitive…. Disney always basically just did a whole “fake Jedi” things in Kenobi
I disagree with the assumption he's using magnets, in the treasure room when he force pulled the lightsaber was good distance away for magnets and if he had that strong of magnet other metallic objects would have been drawn toward him also.
The magnets thing this channel has been on about is ridiculous. It was a stupid point in a bad show (Kenobi) and should be forgotten about.
Asking for a Jod backstory is like Asking for an Heath Ledger's Joker backstory
"...want to sit down with a bowl of sugary cereal..."
This is going to be a magic spoon ad isn't it
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Knew it
I felt like the Jod loving the gold moment was in contrast to the kids reuniting with their parents. The Star Wars theme of family was established. The kids value family because they have a family and Jod only values credits because perhaps he was abandoned. He seems like he was abandoned. And had to survive in a cruel galaxy where the kids led a sheltered life.
Abandoned ... or separated from his family by the Jedi order, who later abandoned him due to Order 66
Yes, the contrast was the point of that scene. Jod told us pirates value treasure above all else. That’s what we saw
you can hear his resentment when he's calling the kids spoiled and entitled.
Who would have thought of a twist that a character called Silvo that was obviously based on Long John Silver would turn out just to be pretending to be good and was actually a villain all along, if only they had given us some foreshadowing clue....
@ScreenCrush I am sorry.. But I don't agree with you..
Why a backatory is needed for Jude Laws character? And why now? Why not just let it as it is... Make. People wonder.. Fantasize.. Leave it be..
There is no need everything to be explained in a movie.. That's not what a movie is about.. It's about storytelling.. Movies are not encyclopedia articles..
I bet that if there was even a slight elaborate note on Jon's character until now, then everyone will be asking.. Well is that it? I want more.. More.. More..
Why there isn't more!?
And there will be just another "Somehow Palpatine returned.." moment..
For example,
I Episode 7..when Maz gives the Anakins (Luke's) lightsaber to Finn, Han says "Where did you get that?" and she answers "That is a good question for another time.."
Which is an excellent fix..
Just as "Somehow Palpatine returned" is.. But.. The words are sloppy chosen..
And no one speaks about that particular moment in Episode 7 because it works..
Just as the character of Jon works as it works..
And it should stay like that.. Until.. I don't know.. Maybe a 2 season comes.. Or a cliffhanger happens..
And that's the beauty of it..
Sorry to say this.. But star wars fans are really really difficult to handle...
They don't accept anything different than their own scheme, but idea and fantasy for the given cinematic good.. It's very difficult to satisfy them...
And that's why star wars is dying...
And that's why Skeleton crew will end with season 1, in my opinion...
Because it won't have the ratification it deserves...
That's a real shame..
When we first meet him, it is intimated that he has had failure after failure to get his crew a big score. That led to the mutiny. At the resort, his is laughing with glee at his booty. He loses that to the mutineers. Finally, he has hit the jackpot!
I see law playing more of a long John silver type. It feels hollow to people cause they think of him more as a jack sparrow type but if you look at it as a Cpt Long John Silver type the heel turn and most of his moves make so much more sense
I love what they did with Jod and seeing it all from the kids point of view. Not having all the answers is OK once in a while. Especially when it’s done right like in this show. But at this point, I think all RUclips channels would complain if they won the lottery. Even when you love a show, you just can’t help but try to drag it down and nitpick it to death until you turn the general public against it.
My prediction: Tak Rennod’s corpse is gonna be the elephant in the room. A One-Eyed Willie with tusks. At Attin/ the treasure is booby trapped! Tak Rennod’s final test! Or the droids are programmed to initiate an auto-destruct sequence of the planet in the event of a robbery. In the chaos the kids will have to use their special skill sets to save the day. Wym will use the light sabre, KB will wake up SM33, Fern will lead the way, and Neel will just be the cutest. Of course Jod will foresake the treasure at the very last to save the kids. He’ll get caught/trapped but the kids will free him/forgive him and he’ll set off into the sunset on another adventure. And the moral of the story is that the only treasure they ever needed was friends, family and home.
And no one will ever mention how weird it is that all the blue elephants on the planet are probably Tak Rennod’s descendants. Even Stephen Fry.
Mid credits of the kids getting interviewed by a journalist where they exaggerate about all their adventures, and SM33 gets adopted by one of the families.
Did we get Han's whole backstory in the OT? I think we're fine.
Also I audibly laughed with joy at seeing the Vaults, that's how you use your budget Headland. Headass more like
Great point!
Silvo. Silver. Long John Silver. He'll escape and with his pockets full.
He's going to use the lightsaber on the droids to escape.
Yes ! I don’t understand why they keep comparing him to Jack Sparrow while he abviously is a grey character like Silver
Treasure Island is one of the best coming of age stories ever written, IMO. Mine for sure.
"Because you're old?"
Thanks Doug...
Great review guys! Keep it up!
This was a solid season... If the kids had a bunch of pointless side quests with gratuitous cameos we'd complain about that... There will probably be some kind of background given to Jod in the finale... If not... How about we have some patience and see if there will be a season 2, or if he shows up in other shows, movies or comics... Lifelong Star Wars Fan, this show gave me (like just about everyone) Goonie vibes and I'm 100% here for it!
Have some patience?? Bro you don't understand stand tv so you want bro to wait 2 to 4 years for a season 2 just to answer who tf is this guy ? Like bro go watch coco melon you obviously don't understand tv let alone consecutive criticism
@AndreYocom Thank you for schooling me... Your film and TV credits are probably amazing. Please please tell me more. LoL! You're probably on the same squad that finds anything to complain about... I'm sure there will be some explanation of who he is in the finale, and if by any chance there isn't and we never find out... It's Star Wars, we'll all go on with our lives. But Andor's right around the corner so you have an opportunity to use your TV expertise to criticize something else after your 2 year wait. We're all fans with opinions about a sci fi world taking anything personal or making assumptions off a youtube comment is funny! Appreciate it!
Looked like Jod has force powers to me. He distracted those guards like Obi Wan did on the Death Star. Can't do that with magnates.
Magic spoon is pretty good but there's no way I can afford to buy an $8.00 tiny ass box of cereal every time
The kids, Jude, the directors. Everyone has been a joy on this show. Sadly I don’t think we will get a second season but it’s been great.
I don't know what the truth about Jude's character is, but I think Ryan is jumping the gun. For example, Jod was really trying to encourage Fern to submit before he had to kill her. It was obvious to me he was stalling and hoping she would submit so that he didn't either have to kill her or let her live and try and explain away his mercy. But, I don't need his back story to help me decide what I think about this. I hate excessive exposition. I don't need my hand to be held, even in a kid oriented story. And neither do kids. They didn't have a background story for the Big Bad Wolf and they don't need it for Jod. I'm happy to wait and see if he shows his true colours. He's either obsessed with wealth or he's obsessed with something he wants to do that requires great wealth. That's a headline version of my take on this. I look forward to the next episode. And one more thing I'll just end on: if an episode seems short and ends "too soon" then it confirms that you're engaged with it. Bad stories drag and good stories flash by.
5:14 That moment hit for me because he said he is a pirate that wanted to prove to himself and to everyone that doubted him that he is indeed a great pirate who could find treasure.
Just a fascinating take - it was the exact opposite for me.
I completely understood his motivations of constantly looking for that big score, dragging his crew around to failed attempt after failed attempt until it finally drove them to mutiny. The seeping desperation of that win he's constantly trying to shove back inside himself - I totally felt it. And FINALLY he got to drop this facade of a good guy that I KNEW was a facade, but was expecting to be surprised that he was actually a good guy all along - turns out he's most certainly not - and I loved it!
I have to agree Pete. The show is told primarily from the kids' point of view, so we get only a little more information than they do. I think keeping some mystery around Jod works. And really, I believe he showed his true colors a couple episodes ago - the moment he got in a room full of treasure, he turned on the kids. He was USING them, and when he didn't need them he was done with them. He can play at being charming, but he is also ruthless and will do anything he feels is necessary to get what he wants. And really, I don't need a deep back story attached to him to understand that. Skeleton Crew has already accomplished something Acolyte lacked - good writing. Now the only question is if it can stick the landing.
Jude Law said in an interview that ep7 would reveal much of Jod's backstory. I'm thinking we saw it in his rant with the kids. I think he see's much of his younger self in Wymm. It's possible he is attempting to disway the kids from the things he has become inured to.
I’m not sure where the theory comes from that Jod is somehow still protecting the kids/parents at the end of this episode. He knows even less of what is going on on that planet than the parents do, so how would he make that sudden turn? Did the droid give him a full history that we didn’t see inside the vault that broke him and now he wants to save the people? That’s a big jump.
There’s still one more Chekhov’s gun left for the finale. I’m guessing that that huge gun Neel was shown will come back.
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...and post a video to draw in the Fanboy Hate Cult views with a headline that pretends there's something wrong with Skeleton Crew, which the Fanboy Hate Cult isn't watching, but hating on anyway.
@@thestorm99right 😂. Like I’m not a big marvel fan these days, mostly indifferent. Guess where you don’t see me? In a single comment section on Marvel reviews.
Yeah I've been catching on to that. A bit too "rah rah" for my tastes of late. And do people actually pay good money to attend these conventions where they get to speculate on what may or may not happen next and what this or that does or doesn't mean? I mean, adult people.
I want an episode where they briefly cross paths with Hondo.
Dude, Ryan. Come on, man. Who Silvo is was established right from the get-go. He’s a pirate, mate! He wants the treasure! Avast me hearties, yo ho ho, bottle o’ rum, and all that. He’s been running around with these kids because they’re his ticket to the treasure.
Everything you need to know about this man is in the show. Having gold credits rain down on his face was the culmination of all his wily plans, manipulations, and desperate gambits. It’s a dream he never thought would come true.
See how he takes his time touching the treasure? You can practically see on his face that he doesn’t want to believe it’s real until his finger presses down on cold, hard cash. And then, “It’s real… IT’S REAL! Ah hahaha!”
He doesn’t need a backstory. He needs a satisfying ending.
Isn’t it kind of funny that some of the best shows in Batman with The Penguin and now Star Wars with Skeleton Crew aren’t really specifically about those universes as we know them? They just focus on making a good story and placing it within an overall universe.
Fair point on Silvo. But I don't think that's what they're after. Silvo is supposed to be a wild card - tracking with Disney's take on Long John Silver in the classic '50 filming of Treasure Island. We didn't have Silver's backstory - just the charisma, charm, fondness for the boy, and deceitful ruthlessness - to keep us guessing what would happen. Just so with Silvo.
Long John Silver is the comparison I was going to as well. You don't need to know who he is. He's secondary to the true main characters, the kids.
I swear Ryan is trolling sometimes. Either that or he reads the script whether he believes what he is saying or not. He was thrown into jail by his crew for failing one too many times. He finally scored. We knew less about Lando Calrisian. My only question is what happened to the original pirate that found At Atin. We see dead crew members but I dont remember them showing his body.
So we are ok with a smuggler Han Solo shooting first and killing a fellow bounty hunter Greedo, but not ok with (clearly a pirate) Jod Na Nawood shooting fellow pirate Brutus, who has been trying to put him in the airlock for 2 episodes straight? What kind of revelation of the character was that? What did you actually expect?! 😂
I don't think his back story matters. We don't even know his real name. The story, in my opinion, is meant to be in the perspective of the eleven year old kids. They saw Jod as this guy, but they didn't even know he was a pirate. We know about Jod what the kids do, and I believe it is very intentional of the show to carry that direction
I dont think skeleton crew made the same mistake. We saw in episode 1 that he was disposed from a raid going wrong and there not being credits.... that was enough.
Oh and it didn't make the same mistake as I didn't stop watching after 3 episodes lol
I;m 48 going on 49 very soon. I love that this show brings me back to my childhood.
I also like the mistery, and learning about Jod not through flashbacks but through his acts in the show and the kid's PoV, I really liked this episode and how Jod starts to reveal his true colors
By the way - I think Jod IS force-sensitive and NOT “magnets.”
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One of the best things about this show was the character Kh’ymm saying to the kids (and the audience), “Missed the war, did you?” That really lets everyone off the hook from needing to have seen every Star Wars property before.
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You also can enjoy Ahsoka in its own, but having watched all episodes of Rebels makes it SO much better.
I keep looking at the two murals on the wall. The one in Fern's home and the one in Fern's mom's office. Can this tell us who the supervisor is?
6:02 … if this had happened, you would have immediately said “crossing paths with the Mandalorian and Grogu was a bad idea… it made the universe seem small…”
I can't define deja vu, but I know it when I see it. 23:28 😂 keep up the good work SC.
I think one thing that will happen, after the recap, Wim will step forward and say "You can't do this, you're a Jedi!' And Jod will say, "I used to be a Jedi, I'm not anymore." And then maybe will get a flashback to him running during Order 66 and ending up with a pirate captain. So, many have compared this to Treasure Island. Well in Treasure Island, Silver redeems himself when he abandons the treasure to save Jim's life and even gives up the small bit of loot he managed to collect to him. So I think that will happen with Jod and Wim at some point (Jod = John, Long John Silver and Wim = Jim).
Jude Law in this episode was amazing! He made me feel all the rollercoaster emotions of loving that he is being so bad but desperately wanting him to end up good. It makes me want to see more of Jod's story in another series. To quote an old favorite show of mine, "Villians arent' born evil, they are made." and so you want to see how he became the way he did. Hopefully, we will get a few more hints in the next episode. My prediction is Jod will see that the supervisor will be Rennod himself and be someone from his past and that changes the whole game for him. How? We won't know and that is what makes it exciting.
Now that you said that, I dream of Luke Skywalker cutting BB8 in half.
When Ashoka came out, I was very thankful for having kids so they could make me watch rebels... Which was good, but would I have gotten around to it?
Heya Screen Crush!
Love the video and always looking forward to more news and breakdowns! 😊
Personally I would love to make videos and make a star wars channel, but I'm not technologically able lol 😂
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More clickbait titles. No, not at all. The show has made very few to no mistakes.
I can understand anxiety about the show sticking the landing. Boba Fett went off the rails at the end. Obi-Wan started badly before it got better. Only Andor and Mando have really been consistent.
This seems rooted in the idea that everyone wants Jod to be a good guy. Why? They want another hero adult Force user post ROTJ? Understandable, but they're not obligated to go that route. And if they make him sympathetic at least in the finale, that's fine too.
You're 30 with no kids watching a kids show you should be on a watch list fr
We hear the force sound when he uses it and he also made that noise in the distance with the force. I can't believe it's magnets. We're being told he's using the force for a reason so we're not doubting if he is
Actually him being mysterious just adds more intrigue about the guy, and is an open-end to continue off something if needed. I like that we didn't get much, and I can just use my imagination and go from there.
Theory 1: Jod is Obiwan’s younger brother.
Theory 2. Rat is super important to the finale.
Theory 3: credits are to build the clone army or the first order.
One great thing about Infinity Wars was the incredible backstory of Thanos (and Gamora). We really got into Thanos’ head. Still undeniably a baddie, but sympathetic in a twisted way. I wish there was time to flesh things out with Jod. He can stay a baddie, but I’d love to know what makes him tick.
I love the idea that he is still helping the kids. He is definitely looking after number one, but I think he may see something about himself and his past in the kids.
Jod's "betrayal" of the children on the spa world was for their own protection. Jod knew Brutus would not hesitate to do horrible things, and he bought himself a free hand to fight as dirty as he needed to (now with lightsaber!) while sending the children out of danger and making it clear to the pirates that the kids weren't part of that fight. If the kids had still been with him when he fought the pirates, they could be harmed or used as hostages.
I liked it. What else do we need to know? He is a pirate, and pirates love gold/money. He just found a legendary treasure that everybody thought wasn't real. That's enough for me.
What did you think of the episode?
I haven't hated Jude law this much since I Heart Huckabees.
My opinion, the best episodes of the series. 9 out of 10
The mint was the treasure Jod had been looking for from the opening scene of the show. The show very much made it clear that this is his endgame.
It was an absolute nothing. Another series dedicated to exploring characters of no impact and prolonging any character arc in favor of jamming anything of real value into the final episode. I mean what character development happens if at all to any character of any consequence!?
This was great! The only thing I didn’t like was the abu gold scene… it was just too much, but that’s just a nit pick
Pete was a great guest !
Would love to see him pop up more in videos like this !
I see what you're saying, but we got plenty of context for this outside of his monologue. He's a pirate. He found Treasure Planet, when most pirates thought it was just a legend. His life depends on this treasure, as his crew AND the bounty hunter guild are after neck. Seeing these credits is life changing for him.
I can't believe people aren't getting the whole wizard of oz motif - There is Dorothy, the cowardly lion, the scarecrow and the tin man,. They are literally trying to follow the yellow brick road.
For backstory, I could see a final scene for Jod and Wim, before they depart. Whim could ask " Are you a Jedi or not?" Jod responds with " Order 66, look it up" ... Wim is like ???. Wim may not know but the audience could figure it out.
Skeleton Crew has been very entertaining. I hope they continue it. Ahsoka was also entertaining. My wife who did not watch Rebels loved it. What we need are some shows with Luke in it.
With how the character beats have been going, next episode should give us a peek into Jod's backstory tbh.
You know what wild idea I thought of?
Jod is Tak Rennod. He took his own memories away (maybe he got bored...he won by taking At Attin long ago...but he needed more adventure...etc) and left a robot in charge as the Supervisor.
The overseer beeing most likely a droid is hinted at in this episode. Granted, it might be just me but there are patterns in writing especially in this episode.
When Jod told the droid to bring him to the person in charge, he added "I am sick talking to droids"... so of course he will be talking to a droid.
A lot of forshadowing in this show sits on a very fine line of beeing subtle but completely literal.
I think the Supervisor will be revealed to be Tak Rennod. He would have needed a way to pass the barrier in order to fly the Onyx Cinder in the first place.
Also Wim's mom is Tak Rennod. I called it. Classic pirate lore, women dressing as men to command pirate crews, the supervisor possibly her former first mate that killed her to install himself in power... That's my Pepe Silvia prediction.
I beg to differ. Law's character had enough back story to make that moment with the tumbling credits pay off. We saw him early on fail his crew, let them take risks without any reward. Now, suddenly, he's made it, he's succeeded and the joy is worn on his sleeve. It's fine.
The Han Solo movie was the proof that we don't always need a backstory.
Jod’s whole monologue to the pirates set up his character’s desires. I’m not sure why you feel we don’t “know his character”
Love the show. Hate the episode lengths. I don't see how a second season could exist, though.
And I don't think there is enought time left in this season to:
-turn the mystery of their planet into a larger part of lore
-turn Jude law around into an ally
-lay the groundwork for another season
I agree with Pete. We do not need to know the backstory of Jod. We know about him what the kids know, and the kids are the main characters. So we go through this adventure with them. And we can never be sure if we can trust Jod or not. If we knew too much about Jod, he would be too predictable.
I think the voice of Steven Fry that runs this planet is a droid/AI and I think Jude the Dude's hatred of droids is what will finally bring hi back around and escape the planet with the kids. But you're right about the fact that we haven't learned enough about his backstory to care about whether he's really good or evil.
I feel like people don’t have a love for mystery stories anymore. I don’t need to know a character’s motive up front or even in the first season. It’s nice to be left guessing until the end. I know many fans didn’t like acolyte, but the fact there was a question up to the end was nice .
I’m hoping for a flashback showing that Jod (aka Crimson Jack) was trained by Maul as a member of Crimson Dawn
I think the overseer will be Tak, and that he took it over from the robot.
Magnets? In EP5 when Jod challenges Fern he literally uses the force to stop her attacking him with a mace (looks like one), and has it disgarded. You can even hear the force vibration sound effect when he does it. He is force sensitive but not a Jedi. This episode also reveals he has a moral compass (albeit diminutive) as he could easily have just killed Fern, but wanted her to yield. He looks relieved when she finally does.
Great panel discussion! Lots of different and interesting insights!
When Jod was talking with the kids to get them to accept him, he said, "I'm just like you. I'm alone. I'm lost." That was a bit of the real Jod, I think. But i agree that if the last episode hinges on Jod's backstory then that backstory should have been revealed earlier. But overall I'm with Pete. Skeleton Crew is fun to watch.
Seems like a weird critique for Star Wars. It took two movie to reveal vader was Luke's father and almost 3 films to reveal Leia was his sister. You never truly find out what turned Vader until you are 6 films in.
Ya and how long are those 2 movies ?? Oh my god the same run time as a whole season of tv so now do you understand how dumb your complaint is?
@@AndreYocomare you 12?
@AndreYocom lol, let's not forget there were 3 years in between each of those films' release dates. That makes for way more time spent leaving the audience in the dark about certain narrative reveals. I get it, today's viewer wants instant gratification and has the patience (and apparently discontent) of a 5 year old. But not everything is made to fit your predisposed timeline. Just give the show a chance to tell it's story it's way then decide whether it worked or not.
There is a good chance there isn't much redeemable about Jude Laws character, and that would still be ok. He's done a pretty good job of being a huge POS in the show.
@seanclay7121 and their is how long in-between season one and season two? Oh wait their ain't gonna be a season 2 so your comment is irellivant lmao bro wtf are you talking about
@seanclay7121 how long did it take to make andor season 2? Ahsoka? Oh even better loki or house of the dragoon lmaoo bro production takes 2 to 3 years for movies and TV but tv has a way longer run time then movies so what tf are you talking about instant gratification it's a show their support to set up and pay off and if you can't do that with 5 hrs of run time then idk wtf your talking about bruv and shows go week by week to keep the story moving so bro have your ever read a book ? Do books do what you just said? Maybe you should read a little more buddy
The ambiguity of Jod is the greatest part of the show. In other shows you can clearly tell when one character probably has ulterior motives. The flip flopping between loyal guardian and hungry pirate makes him completely ambiguous and the vault scene for me solidified him on the crazy pirate side. I thought he might try and return the kids for a reward, maybe hold them hostage if need be just for the reward. But that shot changed all that for me
My biggest question so far, and they may not even answer it, was why was there a lightsaber on a pedestal in the treasure room. They are going to find an old republic Jedi in stasis like Jedi:Survivor, hooked up to an interface and be the Overseer.
Great review Ryan and small dog friend. So far the show has done a splendid. Job with writing and characters. Doesn't mean its perfect. Earlier the showrunner I believe indicated that Jods back story would be in Ep. 7. So I think, that was moved to Ep. 8 for other plot purposes and having an extra long episode, like Ep. 1 and what was successfully done with Abdor. ep. 12. So may have been a Hobson's choice.
I think the original captain of the ship is the acting supervisor of the planet because he found out it was a robot leader and easy to take over and keep quiet.
Opening scene episode 8, Jod retracts lightsaber, "alright everyone lets get underway, lets load up the cargo. Parents de activate the droids. We know you are not the emersary, but thank you for returning our kids. Now take this cargo, and go. When the droids get reactivated now they will either load the ship, or stun you your choice.
Bad Batch attempts to partially answer of the how "Somehow Palpatine returned"
The literal intro to this series introduces us to him as Captain Silvo, a man pressure cooked to show & prove with the cargo’s would-be treasure and he condemned an innocent man to die. I’m not sure what more they could have shown us regarding his love of pirate treasure, man. Furthermore, it’s nuts to me, watching RUclips video after RUclips video talking about flashbacks, when this series has not once showed us a flashback sequence. The entire series works as one event happens after another, revelation to revelation. There will be no flashbacks if there were no flashbacks as precedence.
I get serious Long John Silver vibes off Jod….and I love it!!! Don’t really know if I need too much of a back story other than what the kids know of him.
I like Skeleton Crew, so I say it works. Grogu isn't a gremlin, he's an Imp. Just look at how he walks. Like an old school imp. A real OG.
I agree that us viewers knowing as much about Jod as the kids do is the right way to go in a miniseries.
I don't think Jod is using magnets, because he would have to have a parlor trick pre-set up and he is reacting on the fly.