I do wonder if Acolyte would have had a warmer reception if this came first. This is very much a story in the star wars universe rather than "another star wars story", and it works.
Maybe I'm part of the target audience because I'm an 80s child. I also believe that the suburban setting was intended to be unsettling and "not Star Wars." It's a veneer hiding something (perhaps) darker about At Attin society. They've gone to great lengths hiding the planet from hyperspace navigational charts. I find the mystery here more compelling than The Acolyte's "whodunit."
They don't say the great work for the "New" Republic. Just THE Republic. So...the Old Republic...and there are indications it's the REALLY OLD Republic. And I'm not even sure that's a planet to start with. I have a feeling it's a giant starship. Something like the Outbound Flight?
That would explain why it was thought to be a myth. And how the description went from middle class bureaucratic world to treasure planet over the decades
Maybe it's just me, but I get more of a Foundation feeling, a last vestige of the Old Republic hidden away as it collapsed so they could eventually revive it, hence the focus on functions that support the greater purpose.
Fern's mom mentioned "The Great Work". In the High Republic chancellor Lina Soh has a series of projects called "Great Works" so At-Attin could have gotten lost during the High Republic.
Well to be fair those movies were on heavy rotation on cable channels in the late 80s early 90s. I just make the cut of by two months marking me as a millennial and I only remember seeing all the major 80s movies on TV as a kid.
definitely thought Jod was waiting and listening to the kids before he walked into the picture, and the moment he heard 'jedi' he knew he could take advantage of that as a force sensitive person and use Wim's affinity to his advantage
I think they’ve been cut off from the galaxy for centuries because the credits they have are mint new old republic credits. And great work was used in the high republic books to describe the feats of art and engineering that era was famous for having.
I was like "oh well, let's watch the latest mediocre Star Wars content" and then I was greeted by 1. competently set up characters, 2. an intriguing repressive atmosphere of the planet and 3. a real feel of wonder and excitement. To 1.: With just a few establishing scenes, I immediately get Wim's and Fern's deal. And I even liked Wim, which is not something I expected after the trailer - I do hate the "I resent my comfortable life, I yearn for difficulties" characters - life will throw that at you anyway! To 2.: the city is so grey, the rails for the hovercars are so symbolic, there's this contrast between the uniform rows of American suburbia imagery and the large panel system buildings (in German: Plattenbauten [plural]) in the city center that combined with the grey, the red lights in the sky and the security robots (surveillance) made the planet seem very soviet coded. I noticed that one of the two production designers was a German name, Oliver Scholl, and I looked him up - he is a German production designer who started with drafting technical drawings for the SF series Perry Rhodan in the 80s. Maybe the panel buildings where his work. To 3.: The way the scenes were shot, the music and the sound design really sold to me that unearthing and exploring the abandoned ship is an adventure, even though we've seen it a thousand times before. And I had to pause and laugh when they showed the juggler hologram for Neel's baby siblings - such a deep cut to bring back the "entertainment" from the Holiday Special and say: "it's for babies". So good. And then the whiplash when they're stranded in space and the brutally realistic outcome in the space port: they're clueless kids amidst criminals, it has to go bad. So yeah, a weird suburban first episode and a very piraty second episode, that's a strong start. I was pleasently surprised and the show is immediately way above the Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, Book of Boba Fett and Acolyte shows and the third season of Mandalorian for me.
Agreed about point 1. It annoys me too. It doesn't quite apply here because their comfortable lives are really more like a prison. They do not have actual freedom it is simply a very pleasant imprisonment. That rather sinister lack of personal agency in that world is on a collision course with Wim and Fern's search for a unique identity in an anodyne, controlled world which wants for much variety and colour. They are born into a captivity which strongly resembles a nice world but it is a nice world which they are also forbidden to leave, hence it is a nice prison.
Something I noticed was that there's a "Treasure Island" thing, what with the pirate, Silvo and the droid who was named SM-33, or Smee. Maybe the planet the kids are from is where the "treasure" is? Maybe Jude Law is the "Ben Gunn" of it all? Or maybe Silver? Wait and see. I REALLY hope that the kids get along sooner than later. I don't want them bickering all the damn time. Also hope for some good characterisation for the kids, especially KB, who had nothing really to go on. At least we know Neel has a family!
You're so close... Silvo and Silver sound kinda similar don't you think? And pretty sure Silvo is played by Jude Law. I didn't realise that was meant to be a mystery!
"How dare they teach kids to have fun and escape their dystopian lives where they're forced into working one job their whole lives with no meaningful rewards? Having fun is Communist propaganda."
Its always immensely annoying to me that people forget that star wars was ALWAYS intended to be for kids. Adults can enjoy it but theyre not the target audience. Not everything needs to be gritty and hyper realistic like Andor. Acceptance of that improves the experience because it sheds light onto why certain scenes or dialogue decisions are made.
@random135246 I think Andor is also a great kid's show, to be honest. Some people might think it's "too political" (in an accurate sense, not in the sense that it features women and people of color), but it's also just, like, correct information and ideas presented in the video. And if my kids are going to be rebels, they better be the right kind.
Pretty sure Jude Law is playing Silvo, the captain from the beginning, but maybe that's just my distrust of people in full masks/helmets and the expectation it'll lead to a reveal.
So far, I like it. E1 was a bit slow, E2 was actually a lot of fun. Interested to see where this goes. And it's ABOUT F*CKIN' TIME we got a droid with the personality of a salty pirate. There should be 1000s of 'em, really.
I enjoyed it. It did feel weird to me seeing a suburban town in this universe, never thought I see it. I do like the kids and enjoy the pirates, interesting to explore more with them. I had a good time with it, also love the Andor shirt.
Definitely combines the 1980s Ewoks TV movies/ Explorers 1985 movie , Navigator by Disney and of course Goonies and ET. Definitely my childhood. So really enjoying it. With a dash of Neverland and Treasure Planet/ Treasure Island throw in.
I found it really intriguing that the kids are all hoping for analyst and accounting jobs, and our Protagonist wants to do a job that helps and matters and the droid teacher says that stuff is droid work. LITERALLY ALL THE JOBS THE KIDS SAID THEY WANTED TO DO WERE DROID JOBS! That’s weird right?
My wife’s experience with Trek and Star Wars is largely the “new stuff”, so by the end of the first episode, she immediately seized on the idea of “Oh, this is basically Prodigy except Star Wars” too.
I have vague memories of a movie called Space Camp?, where some kids at NASA's Space Camp and a robot accidentally get launched into space on a space shuttle, that should be from around the same time frame, as the Goonies and ET. But your description of the show brought up memories of it.
Judging by the trailers I’ve seen, Skeleton Crew felt like a retro 80s style Star Wars show. Maybe it’s something I might like, since I’m a fan of films like Goonies, ET, and Gremlins even.
Hearing The Goonies and E.T. referred to in the context of "that sort of 1990s era..." made me feel old. (The Goonies was one of two VHS tapes we had in the house when I was a kid in the late 80s.) I got the same vibe from the trailers as you did.
Gremlins *even* 😂😂 That killed me! Hahah… Never even dawned on me that there are people on this planet who are capable of resisting the charm of Gremlins! Hopefully you have that gem of a film on your shortlist of must watch holiday movies. 🍿
I was thinking Jude Law's character was just a con artist pretending to be a Jedi like Haja Estree in Obi-Wan and the twist might be that he's the pirate captain from the opening scene or something. Wasn't crazy about the kids at first either but KB and Fern's way of silently communicating with each other won me over. Hope they do more with those two. They all seem to be good actors at least.
I hate the "current day suburbia" stuff at the start, but when then I understood that they live on a kind of "hidden planet" that seems to be isolated, then it feels totally different! Then the SW setting and how it fits is not that much of an issue anymore. It also have a "utopia that is kind of an dystopia" feel to it?
As for the girls vs. boys thing, I see it more as just another childish flaw these kids are going to have to overcome. You gotta remember, they are still young, younger than the teenagers in Spider-Man Homecoming, and this is far from the only way they act like it. It's also more in line with 80s vibe since that type of thing was more common back then. I'm sure by the end they’ll all be great friends, or at least respect each other :)
I think it's especially important for a kids show to have characters with flaws and misconceptions so it can be a source of character growth and a lesson for kids watching. As long as the trend of childish sexism doesn't continue to the end of the show, I'll bare the cringe for now.
I grew up on Harry Potter and The Simpsons, where kids' characters act like miniature adults. So, anytime I see a child character act like, well...children. Making dumb mistakes that aren't logical. I'm like "this character is written badly."
I like Star war, prodigy, and the goonies, so i can pick up what the show is putting down, i just need more episodes to really get a feel for it. (that and Discovery has burnt me on Mystery Boxes so i'm always a bit "yeah" on them) I will say tho, if they use chekhov's pirate captain like i think they're going to, it will be a fun take.
I don't care if this is the greatest Star Wars show since the OG movie. I ain't watching Star Wars again till Acolyte comes back. If that means I never watch Star Wars, again? Well, less money for Disney.
This was too "familiar" and not "off-worldy" that I have come to expect from Star Wars. Plus, this is us "latchkey kids" having to fend for ourselves and wandering where we have no business being and getting in trouble. We'll see how they grow on me.
The one misstep for this show, for me, is Jude Law’s character. I’m really hoping we get a big reveal that he;s not actually a Jedi, that he’s a con man or something cause as is he doesn’t make sense. In the opening when his crew turns on him he’s just throwing hands, you’d expect a Jedi to do…something. And then we’re supposed to believe that he’s just been sitting around in the brig this entire time waiting for a bunch of kids to escape? Don’t get me wrong, I’m loving the Goonies/ ET vibes but that’s lame.
Overall I like it a fair bit. Minor nitpicks here and there, the boys vs girls thing in particular felt off to me. When that came up I got pulled out of it, and started thinking they just put every trope they could in the show without much consideration of whether or not it works. I like the kids well enough, especially like the moment where the elephant kid mentions his younger siblings when he mentions going home. A little sus of Jude Law's character, not sure if he's really a jedi, or even a force user. Something about the vibe didn't feel right, and there was that one guy in the Obi-wan show that used magnetic things to fake using the force but...that's a bit of a stretch. Not willing to die on that hill but there's definitely something mysterious about him.
What? Like Prodigy? Not in a million years. It doesn't look bad, but it's so far behind PRO in quality that Dal can't see them coming. I might give it a try if they give me pirates, but up to now... A 5/10, no more.
My first thought, prodigy? My second thought is, why has a future developed world the crap city planning of the US? Then, why has the kid a Dutch name.
I wondered if the name was a reference to the eponymous character in George Cockcroft's/Luke Rhinehart's satirical SF novel, _Adventures of Wim_ about a Montauk child. Seemed unlikely but it is a great read and both are SF stories about a young boy sent out into a hostile world for which they have almost no real preparation.
I won't lie, I found the main kid annoying, not because he IS annoying (he's a kid acting as a kid, which is perfectly is character), but more because that trope kind of annoys me in general. Otherwise, I'm still excited to see what the show becomes.
I give the tropes a pass when it comes to the kids because they’re younger and less mature than the kids in homecoming and even stranger things I believe
I mean I love Rush’s Subdivisions but feels out of place thematically in Star Wars setting. For space fantasy you expect worlds vastly different from what we know, that’s the fascination with alien worlds conceptually. Sci fi is thematically a mirror image to real world conflicts and systems but for fantasies feels redundant. Even if there are bound to be similarities of actual alien worlds existed
Wait … did Star Wars use a Rush song ?! When I saw them they opened with Subdivisions. Those synth lines in the opening shook the house, one of my faves !!!
sorry. i am waiting to find out if it's woke and canceled before i invest my time into it. the acolyte's cancellation has made me weary of watching any star wars project for fear that is will be meaningless when the republican hate machine gets done with it.
It's only supposed to be a limited series, so it's impossible for it to be cancelled. Best case scenario, it does really well and disney decides to make a season 2.
My impression is that this will be a contained six-episode story. There's a possibility that it could go further if successful, but it won't end on a cliffhanger.
I do wonder if Acolyte would have had a warmer reception if this came first. This is very much a story in the star wars universe rather than "another star wars story", and it works.
Maybe I'm part of the target audience because I'm an 80s child. I also believe that the suburban setting was intended to be unsettling and "not Star Wars." It's a veneer hiding something (perhaps) darker about At Attin society. They've gone to great lengths hiding the planet from hyperspace navigational charts. I find the mystery here more compelling than The Acolyte's "whodunit."
They don't say the great work for the "New" Republic. Just THE Republic.
So...the Old Republic...and there are indications it's the REALLY OLD Republic.
And I'm not even sure that's a planet to start with. I have a feeling it's a giant starship.
Something like the Outbound Flight?
Interesting theory....I like it!
That would explain why it was thought to be a myth. And how the description went from middle class bureaucratic world to treasure planet over the decades
Maybe it's just me, but I get more of a Foundation feeling, a last vestige of the Old Republic hidden away as it collapsed so they could eventually revive it, hence the focus on functions that support the greater purpose.
@@Tuaron I could see that being the case.
Fern's mom mentioned "The Great Work". In the High Republic chancellor Lina Soh has a series of projects called "Great Works" so At-Attin could have gotten lost during the High Republic.
I’ll just say it because my particular brand of Gen X neuro-spiciness won’t let me not: Goonies & ET or not from the 90s! 😂
Star Wars + Goonies + POTC
Yes! I was getting so many 80s vibes
@@CortexNewsService I meant to say 80s haha, I just misspoke and said 90s
@@jessiegenderafterdark5287 gonna fanboy out a little. You responding to my comment made my week
Well to be fair those movies were on heavy rotation on cable channels in the late 80s early 90s. I just make the cut of by two months marking me as a millennial and I only remember seeing all the major 80s movies on TV as a kid.
SM-33 = Smee. Some will groan and some will roll their eyes, but I like it.
THANK you. I thought I was the only one who noticed that and laughed so hard. Yo ho!
I didn't notice that. It's actually quite funny when you think of it
definitely thought Jod was waiting and listening to the kids before he walked into the picture, and the moment he heard 'jedi' he knew he could take advantage of that as a force sensitive person and use Wim's affinity to his advantage
I think they’ve been cut off from the galaxy for centuries because the credits they have are mint new old republic credits. And great work was used in the high republic books to describe the feats of art and engineering that era was famous for having.
I loved it! 😍I love its 80s vibe. The kid actors are fine. And "arrr!" they be pirates too! 😃
Reminds me of the Ewok tv movies from the 80's I watched growing up. I'm glad kids can have their (probably much better) version of that.
Hey the Ewok movies introduced all the magic stuff into Star Wars like witches, so they have their place 😂
I’m glad they introduced Jude Law having force powers right away. There aren’t enough episodes to drag that out.
I was like "oh well, let's watch the latest mediocre Star Wars content" and then I was greeted by 1. competently set up characters, 2. an intriguing repressive atmosphere of the planet and 3. a real feel of wonder and excitement.
To 1.: With just a few establishing scenes, I immediately get Wim's and Fern's deal. And I even liked Wim, which is not something I expected after the trailer - I do hate the "I resent my comfortable life, I yearn for difficulties" characters - life will throw that at you anyway!
To 2.: the city is so grey, the rails for the hovercars are so symbolic, there's this contrast between the uniform rows of American suburbia imagery and the large panel system buildings (in German: Plattenbauten [plural]) in the city center that combined with the grey, the red lights in the sky and the security robots (surveillance) made the planet seem very soviet coded. I noticed that one of the two production designers was a German name, Oliver Scholl, and I looked him up - he is a German production designer who started with drafting technical drawings for the SF series Perry Rhodan in the 80s. Maybe the panel buildings where his work.
To 3.: The way the scenes were shot, the music and the sound design really sold to me that unearthing and exploring the abandoned ship is an adventure, even though we've seen it a thousand times before.
And I had to pause and laugh when they showed the juggler hologram for Neel's baby siblings - such a deep cut to bring back the "entertainment" from the Holiday Special and say: "it's for babies". So good.
And then the whiplash when they're stranded in space and the brutally realistic outcome in the space port: they're clueless kids amidst criminals, it has to go bad.
So yeah, a weird suburban first episode and a very piraty second episode, that's a strong start. I was pleasently surprised and the show is immediately way above the Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, Book of Boba Fett and Acolyte shows and the third season of Mandalorian for me.
Agreed about point 1. It annoys me too. It doesn't quite apply here because their comfortable lives are really more like a prison. They do not have actual freedom it is simply a very pleasant imprisonment. That rather sinister lack of personal agency in that world is on a collision course with Wim and Fern's search for a unique identity in an anodyne, controlled world which wants for much variety and colour. They are born into a captivity which strongly resembles a nice world but it is a nice world which they are also forbidden to leave, hence it is a nice prison.
@@thefunpoliceyes! Just started watching. It’s “nice” in a bad way…
Something I noticed was that there's a "Treasure Island" thing, what with the pirate, Silvo and the droid who was named SM-33, or Smee. Maybe the planet the kids are from is where the "treasure" is? Maybe Jude Law is the "Ben Gunn" of it all? Or maybe Silver? Wait and see.
I REALLY hope that the kids get along sooner than later. I don't want them bickering all the damn time.
Also hope for some good characterisation for the kids, especially KB, who had nothing really to go on. At least we know Neel has a family!
I saw pirates and Star Wars and was immediately in.
If Hondo Onaka isn’t in this, there’s going to be hell to pay!
I saw pirates and Star Wars and was immediately in.
If Hondo Onaka isn’t in this, there’s going to be hell to pay!
You're so close... Silvo and Silver sound kinda similar don't you think? And pretty sure Silvo is played by Jude Law. I didn't realise that was meant to be a mystery!
@@mulukh7, Fair point. I think I just got carried away with the Treasure Island comparisons that I missed the obvious :D
A family show? As Lucas intended.
Let's hope grifters don't burn this one.
So true
"How dare they teach kids to have fun and escape their dystopian lives where they're forced into working one job their whole lives with no meaningful rewards? Having fun is Communist propaganda."
Its always immensely annoying to me that people forget that star wars was ALWAYS intended to be for kids. Adults can enjoy it but theyre not the target audience. Not everything needs to be gritty and hyper realistic like Andor.
Acceptance of that improves the experience because it sheds light onto why certain scenes or dialogue decisions are made.
@random135246 I think Andor is also a great kid's show, to be honest. Some people might think it's "too political" (in an accurate sense, not in the sense that it features women and people of color), but it's also just, like, correct information and ideas presented in the video. And if my kids are going to be rebels, they better be the right kind.
Pretty sure Jude Law is playing Silvo, the captain from the beginning, but maybe that's just my distrust of people in full masks/helmets and the expectation it'll lead to a reveal.
It's 100% his voice
he was credited in the first episode despite not clearly appearing in it so this is very likely.
So far, I like it. E1 was a bit slow, E2 was actually a lot of fun. Interested to see where this goes.
And it's ABOUT F*CKIN' TIME we got a droid with the personality of a salty pirate. There should be 1000s of 'em, really.
May the force live long and prosper
May the force be with you
I enjoyed it. It did feel weird to me seeing a suburban town in this universe, never thought I see it. I do like the kids and enjoy the pirates, interesting to explore more with them. I had a good time with it, also love the Andor shirt.
Definitely combines the 1980s Ewoks TV movies/ Explorers 1985 movie , Navigator by Disney and of course Goonies and ET. Definitely my childhood. So really enjoying it.
With a dash of Neverland and Treasure Planet/ Treasure Island throw in.
I found it really intriguing that the kids are all hoping for analyst and accounting jobs, and our Protagonist wants to do a job that helps and matters and the droid teacher says that stuff is droid work.
LITERALLY ALL THE JOBS THE KIDS SAID THEY WANTED TO DO WERE DROID JOBS!
That’s weird right?
I've only watched the first episode so far, but as an eighties kid myself, my first thought was Goonies in space.
My wife’s experience with Trek and Star Wars is largely the “new stuff”, so by the end of the first episode, she immediately seized on the idea of “Oh, this is basically Prodigy except Star Wars” too.
I have vague memories of a movie called Space Camp?, where some kids at NASA's Space Camp and a robot accidentally get launched into space on a space shuttle, that should be from around the same time frame, as the Goonies and ET. But your description of the show brought up memories of it.
Goonies & ET are from the 80’s
0:06 I'm so glad you think it's just like Prodigy too! It was my first thought when I heard about the series even.
It's out already! Thank you for reminding me Jessie.
Judging by the trailers I’ve seen, Skeleton Crew felt like a retro 80s style Star Wars show. Maybe it’s something I might like, since I’m a fan of films like Goonies, ET, and Gremlins even.
Hearing The Goonies and E.T. referred to in the context of "that sort of 1990s era..." made me feel old. (The Goonies was one of two VHS tapes we had in the house when I was a kid in the late 80s.)
I got the same vibe from the trailers as you did.
Gremlins *even* 😂😂 That killed me! Hahah… Never even dawned on me that there are people on this planet who are capable of resisting the charm of Gremlins! Hopefully you have that gem of a film on your shortlist of must watch holiday movies. 🍿
I mean, that "Jedi" was the first pirate captain who screwwed up though, right?
We finally got physical action figures in the action figure franchise! Also, were the younger elephant like siblings watching the Holiday Special?
That was directly re-mastered footage of the thing itchy watches on the holotable.
I had ptsd flashbacks.
That moment filled me with so much joy, as a sincere fan of the SWHS.
I am ready for Star Wars: The Goonies
I want that Andor shirt!
I think you meant the 1980’s 🤫
I was thinking Jude Law's character was just a con artist pretending to be a Jedi like Haja Estree in Obi-Wan and the twist might be that he's the pirate captain from the opening scene or something.
Wasn't crazy about the kids at first either but KB and Fern's way of silently communicating with each other won me over. Hope they do more with those two. They all seem to be good actors at least.
Cool shirt and cool decor😅
"About that set..."
River Song: "Spoilers!"
I don't expect Skelton Crew to reach the heights Prodigy did, but a competently made knock off is still a good show and I'm having fun with it.
1980's era. The Goonies and ET came out in the 80's
Amusingly enough, told some friends that it absolutely felt like Star Wars:Prodigy but extremely 80s coded.
I hate the "current day suburbia" stuff at the start, but when then I understood that they live on a kind of "hidden planet" that seems to be isolated, then it feels totally different! Then the SW setting and how it fits is not that much of an issue anymore. It also have a "utopia that is kind of an dystopia" feel to it?
Yes. You’re right. It is Star Trek Prodigy. But, it’s also costarring Geordi.
Andor and the Acolyte are the only Star Wars shows that don't use the volume.
As for the girls vs. boys thing, I see it more as just another childish flaw these kids are going to have to overcome. You gotta remember, they are still young, younger than the teenagers in Spider-Man Homecoming, and this is far from the only way they act like it. It's also more in line with 80s vibe since that type of thing was more common back then. I'm sure by the end they’ll all be great friends, or at least respect each other :)
I think it's especially important for a kids show to have characters with flaws and misconceptions so it can be a source of character growth and a lesson for kids watching. As long as the trend of childish sexism doesn't continue to the end of the show, I'll bare the cringe for now.
Star Wars Stranger Things then
The american suburbia vibe really worked for me tbh, I think it really fits a capitalistic planet like that
It’s like Star Trek and Star Wars wanted to make sure we never get a Space Cases reboot.
I grew up on Harry Potter and The Simpsons, where kids' characters act like miniature adults. So, anytime I see a child character act like, well...children. Making dumb mistakes that aren't logical. I'm like "this character is written badly."
4:13 She said "Republic", not New Republic
Hey Jesse,❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ya somehow I knew you were gonna bring prodigy into this later, my friend I’ll catch you next time
I like Star war, prodigy, and the goonies, so i can pick up what the show is putting down, i just need more episodes to really get a feel for it. (that and Discovery has burnt me on Mystery Boxes so i'm always a bit "yeah" on them)
I will say tho, if they use chekhov's pirate captain like i think they're going to, it will be a fun take.
It's not a show for adults, so I would love to see a review done by the target audience, kids 🙂
I found it inoffensive, but I hate that we have to wait for more.
This is meant for the '12 Year Old' just like George Lucas intended the original trilogy.
Nerd Cred Check: Tell me your robot chicken star wars memories weren't stoked by the kid referring to things as being "pretty wizard".
I don't care if this is the greatest Star Wars show since the OG movie. I ain't watching Star Wars again till Acolyte comes back. If that means I never watch Star Wars, again? Well, less money for Disney.
I liked it.
You know I was honestly surprised with this show! 9/10 good setup but minor nitpicks!
I'm a bob, but I like to go by rob. No spoilers from me, I don't know what that even references.
This was too "familiar" and not "off-worldy" that I have come to expect from Star Wars. Plus, this is us "latchkey kids" having to fend for ourselves and wandering where we have no business being and getting in trouble. We'll see how they grow on me.
The one misstep for this show, for me, is Jude Law’s character. I’m really hoping we get a big reveal that he;s not actually a Jedi, that he’s a con man or something cause as is he doesn’t make sense. In the opening when his crew turns on him he’s just throwing hands, you’d expect a Jedi to do…something. And then we’re supposed to believe that he’s just been sitting around in the brig this entire time waiting for a bunch of kids to escape? Don’t get me wrong, I’m loving the Goonies/ ET vibes but that’s lame.
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Overall I like it a fair bit. Minor nitpicks here and there, the boys vs girls thing in particular felt off to me. When that came up I got pulled out of it, and started thinking they just put every trope they could in the show without much consideration of whether or not it works. I like the kids well enough, especially like the moment where the elephant kid mentions his younger siblings when he mentions going home. A little sus of Jude Law's character, not sure if he's really a jedi, or even a force user. Something about the vibe didn't feel right, and there was that one guy in the Obi-wan show that used magnetic things to fake using the force but...that's a bit of a stretch. Not willing to die on that hill but there's definitely something mysterious about him.
I am 100% sure Jude Law's character is the pirate captain from the opening scene.
poor sm33
She said "Republic". Not New Republic
What? Like Prodigy? Not in a million years. It doesn't look bad, but it's so far behind PRO in quality that Dal can't see them coming.
I might give it a try if they give me pirates, but up to now... A 5/10, no more.
My first thought, prodigy?
My second thought is, why has a future developed world the crap city planning of the US?
Then, why has the kid a Dutch name.
I wondered if the name was a reference to the eponymous character in George Cockcroft's/Luke Rhinehart's satirical SF novel, _Adventures of Wim_ about a Montauk child.
Seemed unlikely but it is a great read and both are SF stories about a young boy sent out into a hostile world for which they have almost no real preparation.
I won't lie, I found the main kid annoying, not because he IS annoying (he's a kid acting as a kid, which is perfectly is character), but more because that trope kind of annoys me in general. Otherwise, I'm still excited to see what the show becomes.
I give the tropes a pass when it comes to the kids because they’re younger and less mature than the kids in homecoming and even stranger things I believe
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I mean I love Rush’s Subdivisions but feels out of place thematically in Star Wars setting. For space fantasy you expect worlds vastly different from what we know, that’s the fascination with alien worlds conceptually. Sci fi is thematically a mirror image to real world conflicts and systems but for fantasies feels redundant. Even if there are bound to be similarities of actual alien worlds existed
Wait … did Star Wars use a Rush song ?! When I saw them they opened with Subdivisions. Those synth lines in the opening shook the house, one of my faves !!!
@@ShedSoundsMediawithIanBeaboutno but you know the suburban themes
@@blackflagsnroses6013 nice reference either way
sorry. i am waiting to find out if it's woke and canceled before i invest my time into it. the acolyte's cancellation has made me weary of watching any star wars project for fear that is will be meaningless when the republican hate machine gets done with it.
It's only supposed to be a limited series, so it's impossible for it to be cancelled. Best case scenario, it does really well and disney decides to make a season 2.
My impression is that this will be a contained six-episode story. There's a possibility that it could go further if successful, but it won't end on a cliffhanger.
Andor and the Acolyte are the only Star Wars shows that don't use the volume.