Really intersested in this shows treatment as these Kids as actual kids, and that goes extra for this episode taking such a firm stance against Child Soldiers. It almost seems like a direct take that against all the other parts of the franchise that have had kids training to be child soldiers like: The Prequels The Clone Wars Rebels The Bad Batch Seriously, turning kids into Child Soldiers is something that Star Wars does ALOT. At least Luke was 18+. Skeleton Crew is refusing to do that. Whenever some-one puts a Blaster into one of these kids hands, something bad happens. I think the show deserves a lot of props for that.
There was a good '80s film called _Cloak & Dagger_ starring Henry Thomas of _E.T._ fame. Davey is put in a position where his fantasies about Jack Flak, a spy from his RPG, come real. Then he's faced with an adult spy/henchman about to shoot him dead, even though the adult believes he's holding a water pistol. His imagination tricks the guy into shooting the wall where his imaginary friend is and Davey into shooting the spy dead. After which he doesn't want to play with him anymore. But he still has to go rescue Kim who has a bomb in her walkie. But my feeling about the Star Wars universe is that it harkens back to the time when adolescents were trained as apprentices. I thought the small lady pilot or navigator was one at the start of _The Phantom Menace._ These 4 kids lead a sheltered life with perhaps an extended adolescence like in America.
In a way The Mandalorian started as Jon Favreau "this is what Boba Fett should have been". This episode feels like Jon Watts saying "this is what the many child soldiers in Star Wars are like from a sane perspective". Not to say they mean to disrespect George Lucas, they're just doing their own take.
@@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep I mean, Fair play to George, when he made one of the protaganists of TPM a child, he also made the main enemies of the movie droids. Same with Clone Wars. He did put some thought in how it would look if his young protaganists were slaughtering living beings with glee. Issues with the way Star Wars treats droids inconsistantly aside, it shows that he was at least aware of the potential optics.
@@sandal_thong That film sounds very interesting, I've not heard of that one before. One of the things that is prominant in the 'Kids on bikes' genre of movies from the 80s is that many of them were very non-violent, such as Goonies and Explorers. I think that the tone that this show is taking with regards to violence is very interesting. It's the threat. When 33 starts to threaten to tear the kids Limb from Limb it turns into a horror movie, not a fun action scene. I think in terms of apprentices there are three organisations that we see recruiting children: The Madolorians from the titular show, The Jedi order and the Galactic Empire. We don't see much of how children are treated in the wider universe, but I don't think any of those groups are things we should be thinking of as doing a good thing by helping the kids grow up quicker. The fact that we're able to have these debates about the show and it's themes, when it is a show that was being pitched as a fun adventure for kids is *chef's kiss* though. I haven't enjoyed a Star Wars show this much with the exeption of Andor.
I was actually struck by this in the other episode where the kids got put into the fighting stations of the starship! It's a clear parallel to the scene with Luke in the Millenium Falcon and I did really thing: You're making CHILDREN shoot at actual people! I mean, I get why it happened, and they were mostly running away, but it was still a thing. I was much happier with how they handled it this episode.
There was but just to let you know. This episode alot about At Attin, why it was hidden and when it was hidden. The weird part is the story of At Acchran's destruction was already told. It was destroyed during operation cinder. There is evidence that was the case. 1st evidence, when they were approaching the planet, there were the satelites orbiting the planet. These were the same aatelites that was used to carry out operation cinder. That entire story line was explained in star wars battlefront 2 Iden Versio's chapter 2 story arch. Iden Versio was the daughter of grand admiral Versio, the last remaining grand amiral after the emperor died. He was ordered by the emperor to carry out operation cinder in the event he died. It was done to promote fear in the remaining planets that the empire controlled. Operation cinder happened shortly before the last major battle of the war over the skies of Jakku. Now this gets to another character, Bill Burr's character. He explained of the horrors of operation cinder during the episode him and mando infiltrated the imperial base. He ended up killing the commander due to his trauma of operation cinder. Now tje 2nd evidence that the empire was there is due to the tank trooper helmets that the troik were using. So we know when and why At Attin was purposely hidden. SM-33 was definitely ordered to hide the planet from Palpatine.
Loved they gave Neel an episode for himself, we chubby friends of the popular guy almost ever got overlooked. Also liked he didn't turn into a badass in the end, just a more brave cute guy 5:00 the raiders have a tank/troop transport that looks from off world. Most probably, they are pirates who found this world and are trying to take the treasure that's supposedly in there 13:42 if we don't get Babu Frik or an Anzellan the next episode I riot
Enjoyed this episode, I like the kids being confronted with a mirror version of their world. The spotlight of Neel was especially good, though I agree Fern working through a sense of failure and being overwhelmed was well done. My favourite Jude Law moment here was the "just shoot me" line, well delivered.
Some people last week predicted that her tough-girl exterior would be peeled away to show her insecurities. It sort of was, but nothing about being insecure at home, though I think she'd want to stay in the galaxy if she got a viable option of something to do that she likes.
My Current theory is that referencing "The Great Work" links At Attin to the High Republic, since the last time I heard of a Great Work was Starlight Beacon. There is no treasure, but there is a generational task being worked on that no one knows to stop since the barrier keeps them hidden.
Or it's just busywork. I like the idea that people were saying the planets were social experiments. They had that in _Lost,_ with a fake one being to monitor people in the hatch while the real project was to keep pushing the button to have "fate" or the island's power bring the numbered people to the island, though they didn't know that. And no one told them they could now turn it off by turning the key.
I like that when the droid says "Can't say I remember no At Attin", he's being 100% truthful, he remembers it, but he has been instructed not to say that he does.
Scrolled down to comment this myself. Before even watching the review, since I knew Jessie wouldn't have failed to remember the line if she'd caught that bit of cleverness ^.^;
I noticed the fighter girl said that the large gun built into the destroyed school school was old. Does this imply that At Attin might also have hidden weapon emplacement, if so for what purpose?
Same thing. To defend against aerial invasion. Someone said it might be foreshadowing that Neel goes to the top of his school to fire the gun against pirates or invaders.
SM-33's "babysitting sequence" was hilarious. I wish we'd gotten a bit more of that, like just one more little exchange in that dynamic at the start of the next 33 and Jod scene would have been perfect for me. I wonder if the explanation of At Achran being a war-torn hellscape could have something to do with SM-33 saying something about being there scrambles his circuits, like the planet Miranda from Serenity. I think the reveal at the end probably put a nail in that theory's coffin, but I thought there was something there until the ending. Re: Why did Jod buy the eopies? He did say that he had known that the kids were with the Troik and that the eopies belonged to the Troik. I'm hoping that's a suspicious "How did he know that? Is he bullshitting everyone?" thing and not a plot hole, but I guess we'll see. Don't forget the most famous droid on/off button: the one in a Pit Droid's nose.
There's a rule: "Show, don't tell." He might have killed all the fighters in the other tribe and taken the animals! Maybe we'll find out when we resolve this kind-seeming guy with the Crimson Jack character who likely attacked the Republic ship killing all those people for nothing. The kids should have solved the problem using conflict resolution they should have learned in school for everyone on their planet getting along. So far their schooling doesn't seem to help them in the wider galaxy.
@@sandal_thong I'm pretty sure it was basically confirmed with the pirate he meets while rescuing sm-33 during the prison escape but haven't gone back and verified
@@emiliskog It was a brief conversation worth revisiting. We don't know what he did to that guy since they didn't show us. They figured out he escaped before he met this guy who called him "Captain Silvo."
It's a good episode. I enjoy Neil, he's so good and kind. I enjoy what he says about kindness, we do need more of that in the world. It was nice we slowed down. Good thoughts
I was actually left wondering whether the droids are in charge. Even the mother who came to the school and seems to be somewhat important doesn't seem to be able to force the droids to contact the republic (which doesn't exist anymore, and they don't even know). And the Dad of the main boy might acutally be forced to work more than he acutally want to. (I'm also wondering whether the "treasure" At Attin is famous for is some kind of money specualtion business or something, which they need the analysts for.)
Seemed like the whole point of the episode was for the kids to actually trust Jod now that he saved him when at the start of the episode they wouldn't even let him stay in the cockpit.
You know, I didn’t see any of Neel’s species on At-Akron. Did anyone? The guerilla leader even made a point of touching his face in gentle curiosity. Makes a person wonder about that.
This is such a cool video...I love the review is presented like a conversation. Awesome, Awesome stuff. I really appreciate that you have looked at star wars as something for children and the values it puts over. I also can't understand how Paramount haven't done this kind of thing in live action...Star fleet academy novel adaptions please! 😂 😂
Feel like it took me too long to not too long before the reveal that SM-33's stock phrase isn't that he doesn't know but that he cannot say it. I love droids, so things like quirks like control directives should have been something I figured sooner. I did think of Fallout vaults too.
My theory is that At Achran was destroyed during operation Cinder or some earlier thing involving the empire. The sattelite we see at the start of the episode is similar to the satelites used in that, and both sides of the conflict were using armor and gear from the rebel alliance and the empire, with many of them using helmets taken straight out of the imperial army.
The three tentpole Dave Faloni Star Wars series “Mandalorian, Asoka, and Skeleton Crew” feel like some of the best Star Wars has been under Disney which makes me feel sad that the bad taste of the sequels has soured many people’s interest in them aside from Mando. Like their clearly not perfect but I feel like their building up to something bigger and more thoughtfully made than the sequel trilogy was but getting so much less attention and I feel that could negatively affect their output going forward if people are showing less interest in them.
Its cool that episode 4 conmected with star wars battlefromt 2 story line of Iden Versio and Bill Burr's character in the Mandalorian. When the ship approached At Acchran, the satelites used for Operation Cinder were floating in the planets orbit. I recognize them anywhere. I played battlefront 2's storyline many times. I dont see no one else mentioning this
This episode explained when At Attin was hidden. It was during the fall of the Republic and the Empire took over. At Acchran was occupied by the Empire and destroyed by the Empire via Operation Cinder. This episode added so much story in a subtle way.
Just to add, what confirms that the Empire controlled this planet is due to the following: you can see thr tank troopers and some of the storm trooper helmets that is used by the Troik. And also the satelites used to destroy many of the Empire controlled worlds that you see in the At Acchran orbit shot. Operation Cinder was acted out by the Empire at the end of the Galatic Civil War before the battle of Jakku. This is the entire story line of Iden Version 2nd chapter in Star Wars Battlefront 2
@twincast2005 wow, definitely not a coincidence. Im glad we didnt see how the planet was destroyed cause that was already told in chapter 2 of the main story in battlefront 2 and mayfield's scene with mando and the commander he killed in the base they infiltrated.
My two favorite colors are orange and blue so I’ve always loved the star tours uniform ☺️ i always wished as a kid you actually got dropped off at a planet even if it was just a room Edit: also i love neel he’s a sweet heart and he’s so well written
It was a fun episode. Interesting thoughts about the themes. Have to admit to missing the more subtle ideas about Star Wars as a whole. I just took Neel's speech at face value. Still really thought provoking. Slight side note, but just call 33 Smee. I mean, it IS his name! SM-33 :) Looking forward to seeing how things unfold in the next half of the show :)
This felt like a Doctor Who episode to me. There are so many stories where the Doctor shows up in the middle of a war and tries to tell everyone how pointless it is. I'm thinking of episodes like "The Face of Evil," "The Doctor's Daughter," and "Boom."
Did anyone notice the "other" feral At-Akon group was riding what appeared to be a clanker tank? Are the At- planets CIS planets? Are they some Bankers Clan think tank worlds or something? Remeber how the line was all the "Dangerous jobs" were Droid jobs? And we saw a clanker on the pirate base. Is this some Make the Galaxy Great Again incubator project set up before the clone war? Also Where did you get that Peanut Hamper!?
Jay Leno has a classic car collection, that alone makes him better than Jared Leto. Also, Jay has never been in a terrible DC movie. Damn shame what he did to Conan though. On-topic: I really hope the kids can get SM-33 back on-side, I'd hate to see him become a "bad guy". Best droid since B2-EMO.
I liked the episode, but at the same time, it seemed like something wasn't quite right. The story, the characters, and the resolution seem simplistic. The characters are no better off at the end of the episode. The sets were gorgeous. I'll make a prediction: The next episode will take place on this planet to save money.
At Attin to me seems very much like a communistic society, not as the ideal of communism, but the way we saw it in East Germany, for example (being from Germany it reminds me a lot of the history of East Germany)
I've gotten Fallout vibes from this show since the first episode. The kids are from a hidden planet (like a Vault) and their first contact with the outside world is very dingy and crime-ridden. Also, not related to anything in the episode, but KB gives me huge non-binary vibes. The cowards at Disney won't do anything with that, though.
Sadly this was the weakest episode for me so far, so much of the momentum and fun they had built up over the past 3 episodes was halted. Like you said, I wish we could’ve gotten more interactions between the kids and Jude Law, they play off of each other well. Also this had some of the clunkiest graphics of the series, I’m particularly thinking about the scenes between Neal and the girl on the roof. Lastly I don’t get why no one thought to go to one of the other planets, sneak into their supervisor’s tower and get the coordinates. Simple. I do wonder if this particular experiment failed because SM-33 and his captain killed the supervisor? We don’t know how old he is exactly.
Did it feel to anyone else like there were some scenes missing? Like the Troik girl and Neil only had one meaningful scene together before the kiss and Fern saying Wim he should’ve been Captain feels like it came right out of nowhere
Hey Jessie, you should consider taking notes when you’re watching these episodes so you can avoid unforced errors like forgetting the episode title, character, names, or actors. It makes you look less prepared than you are.
Back when Stranger Things was at the height of it's popularity, all of my friends and even casual acquaintances would recommend it to me and despite multiple attempts I just kept bouncing off and couldn't get into it. This show has a similar problem and unfortunately it appears nothing has changed over the years. While I can tell that the show is well-made by people who care and is objectively above average in quality across the board, I just can't personally get into it for reasons that I struggle to articulate. I'm forced to conclude that I just hate 80's nostalgia in general and children in particular. If I was watching this alone, I definitely would have already dropped it to spend my free time doing something more enjoyable, but hanging out with friends who are having a good time makes it worthwhile for me to continue, even if i have to grit my teeth to keep from audibly sighing in frustration and rolling my eyes.
@@barryeldar687 while it isn't the same exact thing I get very similar reactions often with different kinds of media where it's just a physical I can't watch this out of some form of cringe and I can't tell why and this show has been triggering that to some degree
Neil has to be protected at all costs
Yes. Elephant Boy must not be harmed.
If anything happens to Neel, we riot
Really intersested in this shows treatment as these Kids as actual kids, and that goes extra for this episode taking such a firm stance against Child Soldiers. It almost seems like a direct take that against all the other parts of the franchise that have had kids training to be child soldiers like:
The Prequels
The Clone Wars
Rebels
The Bad Batch
Seriously, turning kids into Child Soldiers is something that Star Wars does ALOT. At least Luke was 18+. Skeleton Crew is refusing to do that. Whenever some-one puts a Blaster into one of these kids hands, something bad happens. I think the show deserves a lot of props for that.
There was a good '80s film called _Cloak & Dagger_ starring Henry Thomas of _E.T._ fame. Davey is put in a position where his fantasies about Jack Flak, a spy from his RPG, come real. Then he's faced with an adult spy/henchman about to shoot him dead, even though the adult believes he's holding a water pistol. His imagination tricks the guy into shooting the wall where his imaginary friend is and Davey into shooting the spy dead. After which he doesn't want to play with him anymore. But he still has to go rescue Kim who has a bomb in her walkie.
But my feeling about the Star Wars universe is that it harkens back to the time when adolescents were trained as apprentices. I thought the small lady pilot or navigator was one at the start of _The Phantom Menace._ These 4 kids lead a sheltered life with perhaps an extended adolescence like in America.
In a way The Mandalorian started as Jon Favreau "this is what Boba Fett should have been". This episode feels like Jon Watts saying "this is what the many child soldiers in Star Wars are like from a sane perspective".
Not to say they mean to disrespect George Lucas, they're just doing their own take.
@@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep I mean, Fair play to George, when he made one of the protaganists of TPM a child, he also made the main enemies of the movie droids. Same with Clone Wars. He did put some thought in how it would look if his young protaganists were slaughtering living beings with glee. Issues with the way Star Wars treats droids inconsistantly aside, it shows that he was at least aware of the potential optics.
@@sandal_thong That film sounds very interesting, I've not heard of that one before.
One of the things that is prominant in the 'Kids on bikes' genre of movies from the 80s is that many of them were very non-violent, such as Goonies and Explorers. I think that the tone that this show is taking with regards to violence is very interesting. It's the threat. When 33 starts to threaten to tear the kids Limb from Limb it turns into a horror movie, not a fun action scene.
I think in terms of apprentices there are three organisations that we see recruiting children: The Madolorians from the titular show, The Jedi order and the Galactic Empire. We don't see much of how children are treated in the wider universe, but I don't think any of those groups are things we should be thinking of as doing a good thing by helping the kids grow up quicker.
The fact that we're able to have these debates about the show and it's themes, when it is a show that was being pitched as a fun adventure for kids is *chef's kiss* though. I haven't enjoyed a Star Wars show this much with the exeption of Andor.
I was actually struck by this in the other episode where the kids got put into the fighting stations of the starship! It's a clear parallel to the scene with Luke in the Millenium Falcon and I did really thing: You're making CHILDREN shoot at actual people! I mean, I get why it happened, and they were mostly running away, but it was still a thing. I was much happier with how they handled it this episode.
Can't say I remember no At Attin.
"Can't say. I remember no At Attin."
I didn't even think of the Fallout parallel, but that's an amazing insight.
There was but just to let you know. This episode alot about At Attin, why it was hidden and when it was hidden. The weird part is the story of At Acchran's destruction was already told. It was destroyed during operation cinder. There is evidence that was the case. 1st evidence, when they were approaching the planet, there were the satelites orbiting the planet. These were the same aatelites that was used to carry out operation cinder. That entire story line was explained in star wars battlefront 2 Iden Versio's chapter 2 story arch. Iden Versio was the daughter of grand admiral Versio, the last remaining grand amiral after the emperor died. He was ordered by the emperor to carry out operation cinder in the event he died. It was done to promote fear in the remaining planets that the empire controlled. Operation cinder happened shortly before the last major battle of the war over the skies of Jakku. Now this gets to another character, Bill Burr's character. He explained of the horrors of operation cinder during the episode him and mando infiltrated the imperial base. He ended up killing the commander due to his trauma of operation cinder. Now tje 2nd evidence that the empire was there is due to the tank trooper helmets that the troik were using. So we know when and why At Attin was purposely hidden. SM-33 was definitely ordered to hide the planet from Palpatine.
Loved they gave Neel an episode for himself, we chubby friends of the popular guy almost ever got overlooked. Also liked he didn't turn into a badass in the end, just a more brave cute guy
5:00 the raiders have a tank/troop transport that looks from off world. Most probably, they are pirates who found this world and are trying to take the treasure that's supposedly in there
13:42 if we don't get Babu Frik or an Anzellan the next episode I riot
Enjoyed this episode, I like the kids being confronted with a mirror version of their world. The spotlight of Neel was especially good, though I agree Fern working through a sense of failure and being overwhelmed was well done. My favourite Jude Law moment here was the "just shoot me" line, well delivered.
Some people last week predicted that her tough-girl exterior would be peeled away to show her insecurities. It sort of was, but nothing about being insecure at home, though I think she'd want to stay in the galaxy if she got a viable option of something to do that she likes.
SM33’s off switch was shown in episode 2 so it was established. And they come up in previous Star Wars things, they are a well established thing
My Current theory is that referencing "The Great Work" links At Attin to the High Republic, since the last time I heard of a Great Work was Starlight Beacon. There is no treasure, but there is a generational task being worked on that no one knows to stop since the barrier keeps them hidden.
Or it's just busywork. I like the idea that people were saying the planets were social experiments. They had that in _Lost,_ with a fake one being to monitor people in the hatch while the real project was to keep pushing the button to have "fate" or the island's power bring the numbered people to the island, though they didn't know that. And no one told them they could now turn it off by turning the key.
I like that when the droid says "Can't say I remember no At Attin", he's being 100% truthful, he remembers it, but he has been instructed not to say that he does.
Scrolled down to comment this myself. Before even watching the review, since I knew Jessie wouldn't have failed to remember the line if she'd caught that bit of cleverness ^.^;
I noticed the fighter girl said that the large gun built into the destroyed school school was old. Does this imply that At Attin might also have hidden weapon emplacement, if so for what purpose?
Same thing. To defend against aerial invasion. Someone said it might be foreshadowing that Neel goes to the top of his school to fire the gun against pirates or invaders.
SM-33's "babysitting sequence" was hilarious. I wish we'd gotten a bit more of that, like just one more little exchange in that dynamic at the start of the next 33 and Jod scene would have been perfect for me.
I wonder if the explanation of At Achran being a war-torn hellscape could have something to do with SM-33 saying something about being there scrambles his circuits, like the planet Miranda from Serenity. I think the reveal at the end probably put a nail in that theory's coffin, but I thought there was something there until the ending.
Re: Why did Jod buy the eopies? He did say that he had known that the kids were with the Troik and that the eopies belonged to the Troik. I'm hoping that's a suspicious "How did he know that? Is he bullshitting everyone?" thing and not a plot hole, but I guess we'll see.
Don't forget the most famous droid on/off button: the one in a Pit Droid's nose.
There's a rule: "Show, don't tell." He might have killed all the fighters in the other tribe and taken the animals! Maybe we'll find out when we resolve this kind-seeming guy with the Crimson Jack character who likely attacked the Republic ship killing all those people for nothing.
The kids should have solved the problem using conflict resolution they should have learned in school for everyone on their planet getting along. So far their schooling doesn't seem to help them in the wider galaxy.
@@sandal_thong crimson jack is a third alias he raided the ship at the opening of the show as silvo
@@emiliskog Ah, right. I forgot about Silvo. If that was really him, then he's got a lot of death and destruction to make up for.
@@sandal_thong I'm pretty sure it was basically confirmed with the pirate he meets while rescuing sm-33 during the prison escape but haven't gone back and verified
@@emiliskog It was a brief conversation worth revisiting. We don't know what he did to that guy since they didn't show us. They figured out he escaped before he met this guy who called him "Captain Silvo."
I'd put John Leguizamo above both Leto and Leno :P
Neel is such a joy
It's a good episode. I enjoy Neil, he's so good and kind. I enjoy what he says about kindness, we do need more of that in the world. It was nice we slowed down. Good thoughts
Crazy theory: what if the current supervisor on At Attin is the old pirate captain? That might have some interesting anti-capitalist themes.
I was actually left wondering whether the droids are in charge. Even the mother who came to the school and seems to be somewhat important doesn't seem to be able to force the droids to contact the republic (which doesn't exist anymore, and they don't even know). And the Dad of the main boy might acutally be forced to work more than he acutally want to.
(I'm also wondering whether the "treasure" At Attin is famous for is some kind of money specualtion business or something, which they need the analysts for.)
Seemed like the whole point of the episode was for the kids to actually trust Jod now that he saved him when at the start of the episode they wouldn't even let him stay in the cockpit.
You know, I didn’t see any of Neel’s species on At-Akron. Did anyone? The guerilla leader even made a point of touching his face in gentle curiosity.
Makes a person wonder about that.
This is such a cool video...I love the review is presented like a conversation. Awesome, Awesome stuff.
I really appreciate that you have looked at star wars as something for children and the values it puts over.
I also can't understand how Paramount haven't done this kind of thing in live action...Star fleet academy novel adaptions please! 😂 😂
John Litgow. All time greatest JL actor in my book.
Feel like it took me too long to not too long before the reveal that SM-33's stock phrase isn't that he doesn't know but that he cannot say it. I love droids, so things like quirks like control directives should have been something I figured sooner.
I did think of Fallout vaults too.
Ah, my favorite character: child soldier cannon fodder 1-4.
Maybe Smee the robot or the ship's data banks have the coordinates to At Atta?
Or some hand written notes
Speaking of SM33....it reminds me of Red Dwarf.
Have you considered watching it like you did for farscape and are doing for B5?
Good work JG! Very enjoyable. There does seem to be a multiple world building experiment happening. Nice observation. I do see a Fallout comparison.
This screams the old Nickelodeon show Space Cases
Jacket looks like Star Tours?
My theory is that At Achran was destroyed during operation Cinder or some earlier thing involving the empire. The sattelite we see at the start of the episode is similar to the satelites used in that, and both sides of the conflict were using armor and gear from the rebel alliance and the empire, with many of them using helmets taken straight out of the imperial army.
We saw the turn-off button a lot at the pirate dock, where Jod Na turned on (and off) several droids, including SM33
Niel is soooooo pure
Has to be one of my favorite Disney attractions! Big love for the hoodie and Rex!!!
The three tentpole Dave Faloni Star Wars series “Mandalorian, Asoka, and Skeleton Crew” feel like some of the best Star Wars has been under Disney which makes me feel sad that the bad taste of the sequels has soured many people’s interest in them aside from Mando. Like their clearly not perfect but I feel like their building up to something bigger and more thoughtfully made than the sequel trilogy was but getting so much less attention and I feel that could negatively affect their output going forward if people are showing less interest in them.
BTW, I recognized your hoodie right off as a Star Tours hoodie. 😀
Its cool that episode 4 conmected with star wars battlefromt 2 story line of Iden Versio and Bill Burr's character in the Mandalorian. When the ship approached At Acchran, the satelites used for Operation Cinder were floating in the planets orbit. I recognize them anywhere. I played battlefront 2's storyline many times. I dont see no one else mentioning this
This episode explained when At Attin was hidden. It was during the fall of the Republic and the Empire took over. At Acchran was occupied by the Empire and destroyed by the Empire via Operation Cinder. This episode added so much story in a subtle way.
Just to add, what confirms that the Empire controlled this planet is due to the following: you can see thr tank troopers and some of the storm trooper helmets that is used by the Troik. And also the satelites used to destroy many of the Empire controlled worlds that you see in the At Acchran orbit shot. Operation Cinder was acted out by the Empire at the end of the Galatic Civil War before the battle of Jakku. This is the entire story line of Iden Version 2nd chapter in Star Wars Battlefront 2
Hmm... now I'm extra curious about the kids' ship's name of Onyx Cinder.
@twincast2005 wow, definitely not a coincidence. Im glad we didnt see how the planet was destroyed cause that was already told in chapter 2 of the main story in battlefront 2 and mayfield's scene with mando and the commander he killed in the base they infiltrated.
Neel is a pa-lay-aaaaa!
My two favorite colors are orange and blue so I’ve always loved the star tours uniform ☺️ i always wished as a kid you actually got dropped off at a planet even if it was just a room
Edit: also i love neel he’s a sweet heart and he’s so well written
Star Tours!!! I love the outfit!
so far Skeleton Crew is Great and I kind of see the comparisons to Star Trek Prodogy
It was a fun episode.
Interesting thoughts about the themes. Have to admit to missing the more subtle ideas about Star Wars as a whole. I just took Neel's speech at face value. Still really thought provoking.
Slight side note, but just call 33 Smee. I mean, it IS his name! SM-33 :)
Looking forward to seeing how things unfold in the next half of the show :)
This felt like a Doctor Who episode to me. There are so many stories where the Doctor shows up in the middle of a war and tries to tell everyone how pointless it is. I'm thinking of episodes like "The Face of Evil," "The Doctor's Daughter," and "Boom."
I'd love to see a video on recommended viewing and theories for Section 31
❤❤ya Jesse G song for the week is love Tear us apart😂😂😂
Side B: "Tear You Apart" by She Wants Revenge!
Did anyone notice the "other" feral At-Akon group was riding what appeared to be a clanker tank? Are the At- planets CIS planets? Are they some Bankers Clan think tank worlds or something? Remeber how the line was all the "Dangerous jobs" were Droid jobs? And we saw a clanker on the pirate base. Is this some Make the Galaxy Great Again incubator project set up before the clone war?
Also Where did you get that Peanut Hamper!?
Not to be too nitpicky but was it not established in episode 3 Jod know how to power on/off Sm33 when he was forced to save him?
Engagement for the engagement god!
Star Tours!
Also, is that an Altera uniform??
I had fallout vault vibes too.
I dunno…teaching 5th graders economics and analysis seems pretty dystopian to me. 😉
They put the new kids upfront first to prove themselves
Jay Leno has a classic car collection, that alone makes him better than Jared Leto. Also, Jay has never been in a terrible DC movie. Damn shame what he did to Conan though.
On-topic: I really hope the kids can get SM-33 back on-side, I'd hate to see him become a "bad guy". Best droid since B2-EMO.
Jude Law, Jared Leto, Jay Leno, Jean-Luc... they're all exactly the same person (in some universe)
(And they all have goatees)
I liked the episode, but at the same time, it seemed like something wasn't quite right. The story, the characters, and the resolution seem simplistic. The characters are no better off at the end of the episode.
The sets were gorgeous. I'll make a prediction: The next episode will take place on this planet to save money.
At Attin to me seems very much like a communistic society, not as the ideal of communism, but the way we saw it in East Germany, for example (being from Germany it reminds me a lot of the history of East Germany)
I know it is not Max Rebo, but they did seem like the kids in Thunderdome.
Or the kids from an Art of Noise video.
I have confidence KB will re-program 33.
Star Wars Prodigy
Yeah, your cosplaying star star tours
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Jesse, have you seen Ice Pirates?
I've gotten Fallout vibes from this show since the first episode. The kids are from a hidden planet (like a Vault) and their first contact with the outside world is very dingy and crime-ridden.
Also, not related to anything in the episode, but KB gives me huge non-binary vibes. The cowards at Disney won't do anything with that, though.
Sadly this was the weakest episode for me so far, so much of the momentum and fun they had built up over the past 3 episodes was halted. Like you said, I wish we could’ve gotten more interactions between the kids and Jude Law, they play off of each other well. Also this had some of the clunkiest graphics of the series, I’m particularly thinking about the scenes between Neal and the girl on the roof. Lastly I don’t get why no one thought to go to one of the other planets, sneak into their supervisor’s tower and get the coordinates. Simple.
I do wonder if this particular experiment failed because SM-33 and his captain killed the supervisor? We don’t know how old he is exactly.
Jett Reno. Much better than Jared Leto.
See, this felt like the WEAKEST episode to me. They tried to cram so much into such a small time, & very little made sense.
Did it feel to anyone else like there were some scenes missing? Like the Troik girl and Neil only had one meaningful scene together before the kiss and Fern saying Wim he should’ve been Captain feels like it came right out of nowhere
What? No. Everything made sense and had plenty of scenes that showed why Neel was appreciated by the troik girl.
Did you watch it?
Damn Ron, you got me. I actually didn’t watch it at all, that’s the only possible explanation for why I had a different opinion than you
@@Dave175 sounds like you mixed your Adderall and Wellbutrin together again. Watch it again after the drugs clear
Hey Jessie, you should consider taking notes when you’re watching these episodes so you can avoid unforced errors like forgetting the episode title, character, names, or actors. It makes you look less prepared than you are.
Back when Stranger Things was at the height of it's popularity, all of my friends and even casual acquaintances would recommend it to me and despite multiple attempts I just kept bouncing off and couldn't get into it. This show has a similar problem and unfortunately it appears nothing has changed over the years. While I can tell that the show is well-made by people who care and is objectively above average in quality across the board, I just can't personally get into it for reasons that I struggle to articulate. I'm forced to conclude that I just hate 80's nostalgia in general and children in particular. If I was watching this alone, I definitely would have already dropped it to spend my free time doing something more enjoyable, but hanging out with friends who are having a good time makes it worthwhile for me to continue, even if i have to grit my teeth to keep from audibly sighing in frustration and rolling my eyes.
@@barryeldar687 while it isn't the same exact thing I get very similar reactions often with different kinds of media where it's just a physical I can't watch this out of some form of cringe and I can't tell why and this show has been triggering that to some degree
This show is garbage