At the start of December, Skeleton Crew begun with its two-episode premiere. I loved these first two episodes, with the first getting the adventure started. The second putting the kids into their first dangerous situation out in the galaxy. And providing our first look at Jod Na Nawood. I had hopes that the remainder of the season could be just as great as these first two episodes. And across the weeks that has been proven true.

The interactions with the four kids are great. They feel like kids trying to navigate the galaxy. Curious about their surroundings, making mistakes, and having fun when they can. But knowing the seriousness of their situation, and trying anything they can to find their way back home. To At Attin, the planet long thought to be a myth. And a planet that fuels the pirate’s hunt for the kids. And Jod.

Jod is an interesting one. With the kids now trusting him to get them home, his true colours already start to show from their first journey together. His bitterness at the galaxy, and the hunger for survival. The hunger for credits. Riches beyond his dreams. Everyone the kids meet is saying how he is not to be trusted, but they don’t really have a choice. He’s one of the few to truly believe At Attin exists.

As for the kids, the bonds between them are tested and strengthened. What initially started as a rivalry between the boys and the girls grew to see all four be one. Helping each other, comforting each other in the face of danger. Sharing these new experiences together. And trusting in each other. All of that is fully forged with episode six, which after the inevitable betrayal of Jod, sees the kids alone again.

Zero Friends Again is a nice episode that really focuses in to the core bonds between these kids. Twisting the pairings from how they originally were, Wim and KB try to find help while Fern and Neel try to climb back to their ship. Neither of these plans go as expected, but it’s the character moments that really make the episode. Especially for KB. As she reveals her inner fears of exactly the episode’s name.

Speaking of the episode names, I do like how every episode is part of a quote from one of the characters. And, of course, that one of the episode names is pretty much a meme now. Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin really allowed Nick Frost as the droid SM-33 to shine. And not just because of that line. It allowed a bit of the more menacing droid pirate to be seen. There’s another great SM-33 moment in a later episode, but I’m not spoiling that.

All four of the kid actors have been great throughout the series. Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, and Robert Timothy Smith all show the feelings and personalities of the characters to a great degree. Smith had it harder, with Neel being an alien, but Smith and the crew brought Neel to life in such a joyous way. All four could easily have promising careers ahead of them.

Jude Law managed to bring the manic hunger of Jod to life. As the episodes progressed, and that mania was fully able to unleash, Law injected a certain unhinged element to the character. With the final episode, he fully let loose with that unhinged element. And right at the end, with everything he had worked for lost, the destination his bitterness of the galaxy had brought him can be felt.

That final episode really is a great one. Building on everything these kids have been through, they all get their time to shine. Playing to their strengths. Plenty of great action and tension throughout. I’m hoping we get a season two, as these kids and the way of life of the entire planet has likely been changed. Yet we never see it! So a season two, if one happens, could be a great way of exploring those changes and At Attin being reconnected to the wider galaxy.

Skeleton Crew is a series I can easily recommend. The great adventure through the stars, with some lovely characters that grow from it. Ace music that accentuates the adventure, the danger, and the thrill of speed. Skeleton Crew is one of the best live action Star Wars series that has arrived in the last few years. The team behind it had a vision, a core idea, and crafted it perfectly.

Images Taken From:
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | S1.03 [Disney+]
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | S1.04 [Disney+]