This text comprises spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” episode 8, “The Actual Good Guys.”
The ultimate episode of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” season 1 (there is not any definitive phrase but on whether or not season 2 will occur) brings this story to an in depth. The pirates have reached At Attin and Jod Na Nawood (Jude Regulation) is in a position to meet the Supervisor (voiced by Stephen Fry) in the primary tower over At Attin. With Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and her mom Fara (Kerry Condon) as hostages, Jod is ready to deliver down the barrier and grant entry to At Attin to Vane and the opposite pirates, who spherical up the civilians to make use of as staff to load up all of their Republic credit.
Thankfully, every of the present’s younger heroes brings their particular expertise to the desk and are in a position to work collectively to show the tables in opposition to Jod. Because of his empathy on At Achrann, Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) is aware of concerning the turbolaser batteries on the college roof, which he makes use of to shoot on the pirate ships simply in time to permit the Onyx Cinder to flee and name for support. KB (Kyriana Kratter) and her skill to memorize data, coupled along with her sangfroid, is then in a position to pilot the ship out past the barrier and get a message to Kh’ymm (Alia Shawkat). In the meantime, Fern was in a position to make use of her powers of persuasion to assist persuade her robust headed mom to affix the trigger, and Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) is ready to overcome his idealism to change into a hero.
Collectively, the children are in a position to cease Jod, although not with out studying fairly a couple of issues alongside the best way. Actually, after Jod introduces himself as a Jedi to the Supervisor, there is a main revelation that adjustments our understanding of At Attin and unveils a significant connection to Sheev Palpatine.
Did Palpatine have plans for At Attin?
After Jod brandishes his lightsaber and declares himself each a Republic Emissary and Jedi Knight, the Supervisor is immediately suspicious. That is as a result of, as he tells them, the final transmission he obtained from the Republic declared the Jedi traitors. Although it does not appear as if that is widespread information to the folks of At Attin, the Supervisor undoubtedly is aware of this and it was transmitted to the planet. Which means Sheev Palpatine, who was Supreme Chancellor turned Emperor at the moment, was the one who declared the Jedi enemies and would have been answerable for sending this missive throughout the galaxy.
Since getting messages by way of the barrier to At Attin is not any straightforward feat, that means the Republic and Palpatine himself would have wanted to know methods to get these messages into the legendary planet as effectively. Leaving At Attin a deep secret for under an important parts of the Republic is sensible. But it surely additionally implies that Palpatine had much more secrets and techniques than we knew about, which ought to come as no shock to anybody. His plans have all the time been difficult and include secrets and techniques inside secrets and techniques, extending into locations that individuals won’t count on. In any case, who may’ve guessed the opening transfer in his grand plan to get rid of the Jedi would contain the taxation of commerce routes to outlying star methods and a blockade of his dwelling planet? Maybe he had different plans for At Attin had he survived (or may have used it to bankroll additional operations).
How Skeleton Crew may impression future Star Wars titles
Seeing “Skeleton Crew” match into the occasions of the bigger tapestry of the “Star Wars” universe was a much-needed tie for the present. Though some have felt an incredible power of this sequence is how divorced it’s from the remainder of the galaxy, it actually wanted one thing extra to really feel anchored to the broader occasions of the remainder of the franchise. There have been mentions in season 1 about how disconnected the children are from galactic occasions, even going as far as to say that they hadn’t even heard of the destruction of Alderaan and missed that information a couple of galactic civil struggle (to say nothing of the autumn of the Outdated Republic). Seeing this one small thread get tugged at in such an indirect approach and in a blink-and-you’ll-miss it trend was precisely the appropriate approach to go. We did not want to truly see the connection, just a bit little bit of dialogue to assist us conjure up pictures and spin tales in our head about the way it match and why it would work out.
Nonetheless, the season 1 finale leaves us questioning: what’s going to occur to the planet now that the barrier is down and At Attin is uncovered to the galaxy at giant? Will extra pirates come? Will At Attin be a part of the New Republic? Will they bankroll the struggle to return in opposition to Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) in “Ahsoka” season 2 or another future “Star Wars” title? As Grasp Yoda says, “All the time in movement is the longer term.”
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” is now obtainable in its entirety on Disney+.
