The Skeleton Crew Begins!

With great anticipation ''The Skeleton Crew' Disney Plus Series, has finally debuted this week. Fans of the franchise were lucky to watch 2 full episodes back-to-back with a total run time of about 60 minutes. From my own personal point of view I was not expecting much as Lucasfilm had touted the show to be geared towards a very young audience, and was subsequently rated PG. 

Nevertheless, I am happy to report that the style, acting, storyline, and overall production of the show has proved to be of high calibre. As of writing this article, Rotten Tomatoes are showing very positive reviews for the show; 95% Tomatometer average, and 84% Popcorn average. This is extremely high considering the awful year that Lucasfilm has had.

The Acolyte which cost a whopping 280 million US dollars failed to satisfy the adult audience, falling flat on it's face, and causing much controversy with the project's seemingly woke, LGBTQ undertones, poor story telling, lackluster acting, and playing around with well-established Star Wars Lore. As of today's reading, The Acolyte continues to show dreadful ratings. On Rotten Tomatoes only 78% Tomatometer average, and an embarrassing 18% Popcorn average!!

The Skeleton Crew, although designed for kids has somehow managed to engage an entire army of adult watchers. The shows creators Christopher Ford, and John Watts have skillfully split one narrative into 2 easily distinguishable perspectives, namely; that of the child, and that of the adult observer. Children will love the show for it's obvious focus on a group of 4 kids whom, like many other kids live their day to day routines, but yearn for something magical, and special to happen thus projecting their fantasies and imagination into the real world. Adults are rewarded with subtle, and nuanced hints at a dark and disturbing underbelly to the storyline, which will probably play out in the latter episodes.

The first episode deals with Wim's struggle to face the fact that his mother has passed away, and his father, whilst working very hard to provide his sons material needs, appears very much emotionally disengaged, and not conscious of Wim's unhappines. In addition Wim attempts to ignore reality by mimicking the avoiding behavior of his father by not paying attention to school work, or daily responsibilities but instead immersing himself in a fantasy world of ancient mythology, where he can learn about legendary stories of Jedi warrior battling with Sith Lords. 

For a full breakdown, and review of the first 2 episodes please watch my video below. Episode 3 is right around the corner. The Skeleton CRew drops every Tuesday with the finale on Jan 14th. What did you think of the new show so far, and do you have any predictions for what might happen in eisode 3? Followers of my blog site, and social media are always encouarged to comment, and interact with other likeminded Star Wars fans. "May The Force Be With You" ....."WASTEROIDS!!"