This text incorporates spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” episode 6, “Zero Mates Once more.”
The final day of 2024 introduced us the sixth episode of “Skeleton Crew,” the “Star Wars” collection following a group of children who’re misplaced within the galaxy and attempting to get residence. Alongside the best way, they meet Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law), a scheming pirate with a dozen totally different names and identities who is needed by bounty hunters, his previous crew, the New Republic, and plenty of others. Within the final episode, he betrayed the youngsters, took management of their droid, SM-33 (Nick Frost), and made off to steal their ship, the fabled Onyx Cinder. As this new episode, “Zero Mates Once more” opens, the youngsters escape Jod’s treacherous clutches and he is free to seize all of the treasure he can carry and head on his merry means. As such, the youngsters are pressured to spend this episode attempting to claw their means again to their ship with out the assistance of their grownup companion (at the same time as they begin to get increasingly on each other’s nerves).
Alongside the best way, there are extra revelations concerning the present’s younger heroes, significantly KB (Kyriana Kratter) and her medical situation, which forces Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) — the group’s sorta-not-really chief — to assist her do upkeep on her synthetic intelligence unit as a result of she’s too afraid to indicate that weak point to her buddy Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong). As for Jod, he rapidly finds out that his previous life has caught up with him. The crew he’d escaped from after they mutinied in opposition to him within the collection’ premiere handle to seize him as soon as extra, and have each intention of constructing him pay for his shenanigans. It is there that the previous pirate codes of the “Star Wars” universe take heart stage in a flip of occasions that feels ripped straight from one other well-known Disney franchise.
Skeleton Crew episode 6 nods to a well-known Pirates of the Caribbean scene
As soon as Jod’s former crew have recaptured him, their now-leader Captain Brutus (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) sentences Captain Silvo — one among Jod’s many aliases — to demise by airlock. Nevertheless, earlier than that may occur, he’s swiftly granted the correct of “Equal Time” to plead his case. It appears that is one thing of their pirate code that offers Jod an opportunity to talk on his personal behalf in his protection. Though he receives a keep of execution and the pirates agree to go to At Attin to seek the treasure there after Jod rouses them with a jaunty rendition of a tune about an previous pirate fable and the planet itself, he’s finally nonetheless their prisoner, tossed in an airlock, and able to be killed at a second’s discover.
It is a growth that is instantly paying homage to a scenario in 2003’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” wherein “Captain” Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) will get a gathering along with his treacherous former first mate Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) by invoking the correct of “parlay.” The time period “parlay” was within the “Pirata Codex” and allowed a brief truce between pirates that allowed them to talk with out worry of harming one another, which normally ended with them negotiating passable phrases and being allowed to go their separate methods. Like Jod (or Captain Silvo, relying on who’s speaking to him), this specific parlay does not go that nicely for Jack, and he stays Barbossa’s prisoner after being thrown into the brig.
Pirates and Star Wars go collectively like peas and carrots
With “Skeleton Crew” placing a lot give attention to the pirates of the “Star Wars” universe, it is no marvel the Disney present has now included a number of homages to the corporate’s different mega-successful swashbuckling franchise. The collection had already tipped its hat to the original “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme park ride, so it solely stood to purpose it might finally pay its respects to the “Pirates” motion pictures as nicely. You can too hint the inspiration for “Skeleton Crew” again to an excellent older Disney work within the type of 1950’s “Treasure Island,” itself a serious movie adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s basic 1883 novel. It is a story the place the principles of pirating come into play as nicely, particularly that of the “black spot” (itself a means of formally signaling {that a} pirate has been sentenced to demise by different pirates). Plus, there is not any lacking the affect of nefarious “Treasure Island” buccaneer Lengthy John Silver (whose title is remarkably much like “Silvo.”)
“Skeleton Crew” has been such a enjoyable journey, combining a pastiche of older “Star Wars” tasks and their serial journey type with a splash of hope and optimism countered by the varied perils and cliffhangers it is served alongside the best way. It is merely been an utter delight to observe Legislation herd a gaggle of children by way of the perils and pitfalls (and inevitable betrayals) of a galaxy far, distant out to get them and the treasure of their planet. The younger actors behind the kids themselves, together with Robert Timothy Smith as the type, peace-preaching Neel, have equally delivered sturdy, enchanting performances whereas going up in opposition to some really nice expertise, and all of them appear to be they’re having the time of their lives battling pirates, significantly on this episode.
New episodes of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” drop Tuesdays at 6 pm PST on Disney+.
This text incorporates spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” episode 6, “Zero Mates Once more.”
The final day of 2024 introduced us the sixth episode of “Skeleton Crew,” the “Star Wars” collection following a group of children who’re misplaced within the galaxy and attempting to get residence. Alongside the best way, they meet Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law), a scheming pirate with a dozen totally different names and identities who is needed by bounty hunters, his previous crew, the New Republic, and plenty of others. Within the final episode, he betrayed the youngsters, took management of their droid, SM-33 (Nick Frost), and made off to steal their ship, the fabled Onyx Cinder. As this new episode, “Zero Mates Once more” opens, the youngsters escape Jod’s treacherous clutches and he is free to seize all of the treasure he can carry and head on his merry means. As such, the youngsters are pressured to spend this episode attempting to claw their means again to their ship with out the assistance of their grownup companion (at the same time as they begin to get increasingly on each other’s nerves).
Alongside the best way, there are extra revelations concerning the present’s younger heroes, significantly KB (Kyriana Kratter) and her medical situation, which forces Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) — the group’s sorta-not-really chief — to assist her do upkeep on her synthetic intelligence unit as a result of she’s too afraid to indicate that weak point to her buddy Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong). As for Jod, he rapidly finds out that his previous life has caught up with him. The crew he’d escaped from after they mutinied in opposition to him within the collection’ premiere handle to seize him as soon as extra, and have each intention of constructing him pay for his shenanigans. It is there that the previous pirate codes of the “Star Wars” universe take heart stage in a flip of occasions that feels ripped straight from one other well-known Disney franchise.
Skeleton Crew episode 6 nods to a well-known Pirates of the Caribbean scene
As soon as Jod’s former crew have recaptured him, their now-leader Captain Brutus (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) sentences Captain Silvo — one among Jod’s many aliases — to demise by airlock. Nevertheless, earlier than that may occur, he’s swiftly granted the correct of “Equal Time” to plead his case. It appears that is one thing of their pirate code that offers Jod an opportunity to talk on his personal behalf in his protection. Though he receives a keep of execution and the pirates agree to go to At Attin to seek the treasure there after Jod rouses them with a jaunty rendition of a tune about an previous pirate fable and the planet itself, he’s finally nonetheless their prisoner, tossed in an airlock, and able to be killed at a second’s discover.
It is a growth that is instantly paying homage to a scenario in 2003’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” wherein “Captain” Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) will get a gathering along with his treacherous former first mate Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) by invoking the correct of “parlay.” The time period “parlay” was within the “Pirata Codex” and allowed a brief truce between pirates that allowed them to talk with out worry of harming one another, which normally ended with them negotiating passable phrases and being allowed to go their separate methods. Like Jod (or Captain Silvo, relying on who’s speaking to him), this specific parlay does not go that nicely for Jack, and he stays Barbossa’s prisoner after being thrown into the brig.
Pirates and Star Wars go collectively like peas and carrots
With “Skeleton Crew” placing a lot give attention to the pirates of the “Star Wars” universe, it is no marvel the Disney present has now included a number of homages to the corporate’s different mega-successful swashbuckling franchise. The collection had already tipped its hat to the original “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme park ride, so it solely stood to purpose it might finally pay its respects to the “Pirates” motion pictures as nicely. You can too hint the inspiration for “Skeleton Crew” again to an excellent older Disney work within the type of 1950’s “Treasure Island,” itself a serious movie adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s basic 1883 novel. It is a story the place the principles of pirating come into play as nicely, particularly that of the “black spot” (itself a means of formally signaling {that a} pirate has been sentenced to demise by different pirates). Plus, there is not any lacking the affect of nefarious “Treasure Island” buccaneer Lengthy John Silver (whose title is remarkably much like “Silvo.”)
“Skeleton Crew” has been such a enjoyable journey, combining a pastiche of older “Star Wars” tasks and their serial journey type with a splash of hope and optimism countered by the varied perils and cliffhangers it is served alongside the best way. It is merely been an utter delight to observe Legislation herd a gaggle of children by way of the perils and pitfalls (and inevitable betrayals) of a galaxy far, distant out to get them and the treasure of their planet. The younger actors behind the kids themselves, together with Robert Timothy Smith as the type, peace-preaching Neel, have equally delivered sturdy, enchanting performances whereas going up in opposition to some really nice expertise, and all of them appear to be they’re having the time of their lives battling pirates, significantly on this episode.
New episodes of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” drop Tuesdays at 6 pm PST on Disney+.