‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Recap – ‘The Real Good Guys’

1/15/2025

Written by John Edward Betancourt

(L-R) Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Wendle (Tunde Adebimpe) and KB (Kyriana Kratter) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the Season One Finale of ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.

It really is incredible, how many different reasons exist, as to why people watch films and shows from the Star Wars Universe. For some, it relates to just the spectacle of the story. Since we do get grandiose adventures at every turn, complete with space battles that take your breath away, and for others… it’s about the characters they adore and let’s be honest… lightsaber battles are a huge reason to watch. Because they’re epic. But of the many reasons we watch stories from this franchise, there is one reason we all tune in that we don’t talk about enough these days… the fact that these stories, give us a real sense of hope, and really, have the from the start.

Because this saga is all about everyday people rising to the occasion and accomplishing wonders against incredible dark odds and danger. And there’s real hope to glean from watching heroes stand against the evil Empire and the First Order or others that would do harm to the innocent and well, that hope is top of mind today, simply because it was on display in its purest form during the season one finale of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on Disney+. A feat that ‘The Real Good Guys’ accomplished, by having At Attin come under incredible siege. For shortly after the ‘Emissary’ barked orders to have droids load his ship up with Old Republic Credits, Jod had the kids confined to their homes, with only Fern and her mother escaping that… so they could all see the Supervisor.

Who as it turned out, was a droid. A massive, one-eyed dome droid that ran the entire planet’s functions through its servers, and it was intelligent enough to inform Jod, that it saw through his ruse. Especially since the last message sent from the Republic, was that all the Jedi in the galaxy, had betrayed Chancellor Palpatine. Which prompted Jod to quit with the niceties and commence with his grander plan. Which was to bring his troops down and basically turn the planet into a labor camp to keep the pirates flush with credits, and his decision to deactivate the Supervisor and threaten Fern’s life, allowed for the bare beginnings of that plan to happen. Since the message got through, and the pirates came down and began to collect the citizens of At Attin.

Which meant, this world needed heroes. It needed hope. It needed something to deliver so many from the pending darkness, and hope came, from the Skeleton Crew. Because being in space helped them grow up a bit, helped them shed the fear most would have in this situation and through an epic bit of teamwork… the dominos began to fall for the pirates. For Neel managed to do some damage to the pirate ship, and that allowed KB to head into space with a resurgent SM-33, and make the call to an old friend, who in turn called the New Republic, and with his father at his side, Wim worked with Fern and Fara to do what the adults considered to be the unthinkable… and drop the barrier. But that was the only way to bring Republic forces in and prevent this planet from facing new threats and well… for their efforts… they were successful.

For the pirate threat was diminished on this world, At Attin existed to the galaxy at last and hope was restored to this tiny little world in a galaxy, far, far away. All of which made for a delightful finale. One that left the door open for a second season, and hopefully it gets one. Because it would be amazing to see what becomes of At Attin with its doors being open to the New Republic, and of course… we still need to learn what will become of Jod, especially after learning his tragic backstory. But for now, we can celebrate a finale and a season of storytelling that was Star Wars at its purest. Courtesy of the grand sense of adventure it sent our way and courtesy of its fine reminder regarding the power of hope, and what it can accomplish.

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