Spoilers SW: Skeleton crew discussion thread

[Paul Farquhar]

Star Wars is always full of violent death. Skeleton Crew has had several already - didn't the kids blast some pirate fighters already?

No, they took post shots at x-wings, but the pirates where shot down by X-wings.

But this was cold-blooded and deliberate. It wouldn't have been out of place in Andor, for instance, but from a SW character who's not an outright villain it came as a bit of a shock.

Well, he presumably killed a bunch of innocent Republic crew when he pirated the ship in the beginning of the show anyway.

 

[pukunui]

Well, he presumably killed a bunch of innocent Republic crew when he pirated the ship in the beginning of the show anyway.

Yep, and he had his pirates throw the captain of that ship out the airlock. (The spaceship equivalent of walking the plank.)

He was a ruthless pirate at the beginning who got overthrown after failing to deliver the goods (one too many times, it was implied). The hope was that he would be reminded of his Jedi origins and be redeemed after traveling with the kids. It would seem that this is not the case, and he is still a ruthless pirate.

I know this is a kids' show, so we can't have him murder the kids in cold blood like Anakin did. However, if he's willing to murder Brutus but only threaten to harm the kids (and their parents), that makes me think that he either does have a soft spot for them (that they can perhaps exploit) or else he believes he still needs them for something.

 

[MarkB]

I know this is a kids' show, so we can't have him murder the kids in cold blood like Anakin did,. However, if he's willing to murder Brutus but only threaten to harm the kids (and their parents), that makes me think that he either does have a soft spot for them (that they can perhaps exploit) or else he believes he still needs them for something.

Hostages, presumably. He wants to get the bigger ship through the barrier, because he's so wealth-obsessed that just stuffing the Onyx Cinder with enough credits to buy his own moon isn't enough for him, and he also doesn't want to be trapped there, so he needs leverage.

 

[pukunui]

Hostages, presumably. He wants to get the bigger ship through the barrier, because he's so wealth-obsessed that just stuffing the Onyx Cinder with enough credits to buy his own moon isn't enough for him, and he also doesn't want to be trapped there, so he needs leverage.

I wonder if he has noticed that the Onyx Cinder has been clamped.

Also, I've just read an interesting theory that Jod is an ex-Inquisitor. It explains a lot of his behavior and twisted Jedi rhetoric. It also explains his masked helmet!

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It's back to Treasure Island really. At the beginning of the book Silver is a murderous pirate. At the end of the book he is a murderous pirate with the redeeming feature of not murdering people he likes (if he can avoid it). And he still gets away with a small portion of the loot. Children's stories where less moralistic in those days.

 

[pukunui]

It's back to Treasure Island really. At the beginning of the book Silver is a murderous pirate. At the end of the book he is a murderous pirate with the redeeming feature of not murdering people he likes (if he can avoid it). And he still gets away with a small portion of the loot. Children's stories where less moralistic in those days.

Indeed. As I said above ...

I think it’s obvious that “Captain Silvo” is the Long John Silver character in this show. That being said, good ol’ Silver never stopped being nice to young Jim, unlike Jod. So it’s not a 1:1 comparison.

 

[MarkB]

I wonder if he has noticed that the Onyx Cinder has been clamped.

Whether he has or not, he had to assume that there wasn't much chance he'd be able to bluff his way off-planet with a hold full of credits.

Also, I've just read an interesting theory that Jod is an ex-Inquisitor. It explains a lot of his behavior and twisted Jedi rhetoric. It also explains his masked helmet!

Heh, that's what I guessed around episode 2 or 3. Not so sure I buy it anymore, though.

 

[pukunui]

Whether he has or not, he had to assume that there wasn't much chance he'd be able to bluff his way off-planet with a hold full of credits.

Right, which is why he wants to be able to contact the frigate, so he can get them to come down and take control of the planet. (I assume the frigate can just blast its way through the Barrier's defenses.)

Heh, that's what I guessed around episode 2 or 3. Not so sure I buy it anymore, though.

Why not?

 

[MarkB]

Right, which is why he wants to be able to contact the frigate, so he can get them to come down and take control of the planet. (I assume the frigate can just blast its way through the Barrier's defenses.)

Perhaps. Clearly the barriers aren't impregnable given what happened to the other Ats, but whether one frigate is enough is hard to tell. He may need to ask for the barrier to be disabled.

Why not?

After his talk with Wim in which he quoted some Jedi doctrine, it seemed that although he was twisting its meaning he'd never actually lost faith in it. If he'd gone from being a Padawan to an Inquisitor, I feel like they'd have broken those beliefs in him.

 

[pukunui]

Perhaps. Clearly the barriers aren't impregnable given what happened to the other Ats, but whether one frigate is enough is hard to tell. He may need to ask for the barrier to be disabled.

True. But again, if the Supervisor is Rennod (or being controlled by Rennod), it seems unlikely he would go along with Jod's wishes.

After his talk with Wim in which he quoted some Jedi doctrine, it seemed that although he was twisting its meaning he'd never actually lost faith in it. If he'd gone from being a Padawan to an Inquisitor, I feel like they'd have broken those beliefs in him.

Here's the article I read on the subject: Skeleton Crew: Was Jod Na Nawood an Inquisitor?

I haven't checked out their source (Dark Side Divas podcast?).