Spoilers SW: Skeleton crew discussion thread

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[damiller]

Wow. Just wow!

That was a fantastic ride.

And I enjoyed the Spaceballs reference. If it was one.

When they were on the speeders in the forest it totally reminded me of Stranger Things and ET

 

[Omand]

I quite enjoyed it as well. Lots of pay off to previously dropped hints (or outright open points).

Plus, since we don't see all the bad guys die or get captured there is still the chance for a second season or some sort of follow up (whether the Filoni movie or something else).

Cheers

 

[Omand]

Also nice to see the New Republic being shown as competent and the good guys as compared to other series so far. I know that in other series the decline has to be shown for the overall dramatic history to unfold, but still nice here.

Plus, this is still earlier than in Resistance and Sequel Trilogy time frame where the military may still be competent, but shackled by an incompetent, inefficient, or outright corrupt senate and bureaucracy.

Cheers

 

[damiller]

The acting all around was just great, but Jude Law knocked it out of the park for me.

Those last few lines about Jod's childhood. So much info in so little space. Maybe I am projecting but he is Peter Pan more than anything else. A lost angry little child who just wants to be safe and secure. And cash is the only way he knows how to secure that. Even though I bet he knows, "money can't buy you love". I don't think he loves the money, I think he loves what it can, or promises to, provide. In that way I don't think of him as a villain. Not at least the Star Wars kind of villain. The ones who lust for power, for power's sake.

So I like him. I think he is relatable.

And he did something that no jedi has done: destroy the system that enslaved a people. Yea, that wasn't his intent. But the Force is a mystery.

 

[Omand]

Yes, Jod almost comes across as a tragic figure. Almost.

He is still a very flawed man, and dangerous, and not very nice (murderous even), but slightly more humanized for the final scenes here.

Also as part of the stream of consciousness initial reaction, it seems that Rennod was all a great big red herring. Indeed the suggestion up thread that he was one of the skeletons found onboard the ship (perhaps the one stuck to the wall with a sword) is likely the truth.

Cheers

 

[damiller]

Yes, Jod almost comes across as a tragic figure. Almost.

He is still a very flawed man, and dangerous, and not very nice (murderous even), but slightly more humanized for the final scenes here.

Also as part of the stream of consciousness initial reaction, it seems that Rennod was all a great big red herring. Indeed the suggestion up thread that he was one of the skeletons found onboard the ship (perhaps the one stuck to the wall with a sword) is likely the truth.

Cheers

Yea, not a nice guy! but understandableish? yea.

I just quickly googled Peter Pan disney vs book, and this description is exactly how I feel about Jod

Peter, on the other hand, is a lot meaner and more selfish in Barrie’s novel than in the 1953 film. He doesn’t care much for John (Paul Collins) and Michael (Tommy Luske), and treats them only as a collateral of having Wendy around. His reason for fighting Hook (Hans Conried) and eventually chopping off his hand is nothing noble nor related to self-defense: the Lost Boys simply dare him to take down the pirate captain, and he agrees. Though Captain Hook remains the villain of the story, you kind of feel bad for the guy because he basically lost his hand because a group of children thought it would be fun. However, Peter’s meanness also shouldn’t be construed as a sign of evil. Much like Tinker Bell, Peter is just too small for big, complex feelings - or, rather, too young. Peter is described as being “gay and innocent and heartless”. Since he all but raised himself in Neverland, he was never taught things like politeness and morals. His selfishness and cruelty are merely a result of completely unchecked childish behavior.

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[Zardnaar]

Fun show one of Disney's best.

Minor nitpick epilogue would have been nice.

 

[pukunui]

Fun show one of Disney's best.

Minor nitpick epilogue would have been nice.

Agreed on both counts.

One thing I’d like to know is: if the last message the Supervisor received from the Republic was Order 66, that means the Republic knew about At Attin at the time it changed into the Empire … so how come the Empire never showed up to take over?

Perhaps the people who knew about At Attin in the Republic weren’t keen on the Empire and managed to keep the knowledge of the planet hidden.

I find it hard to believe the Empire wouldn’t care about the old Republic mint.