STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW 1x3 Review | Disney | The Geek Buddies

[@rickbrown24]

I love you guys breaking it down. After watching ep3, I found myself having the biggest smile on my face. I am loving these characters and the mystery!

[@Chudsic]

Alright ngl this episode was pretty sweet. The most "star wars" that Star Wars has been in a loooooong time. I'm in.

[@djsugarbear6715]

SM--33 feels a lot like 'Wrecker' to me. Which I like

[@RokBraker]

I wonder if Ky'mm actually gave them the right coordinates because Jod is with them, and that's why she talked to KB about calling anytime.

[@thenu9960]

Great work buddies. Very much enjoying Skeleton Crew.

[@ShaneStLaurent]

This show just makes me smile so far.

[@theminifigwho]

Always look forward to your reviews! I find myself smiling at the banter between you all! Even at 2/3 of Geek Buddies - always bringing the A game😎 Man though; I can’t get enough of this show-echoing your sentiments; a breath of fresh air and a cast that you’re rooting for! Give me more Skeleton Crew!!

[@marshsundeen]

I am loving this show, but really enjoyed Acolyte too.

[@kennethwright5664]

My wife was like, "Why did he have Neel pilot the ship?" So I realized that since Neel has zero fuggin clue how to fly, his movements will be the most erratic and unpredictable to keep the X Wings from successfully hitting them.

[@calfowler6838]

Dam never thought of that

[@gustavoolivieri6568]

About the writing: Agatha All Along felt like this: it's a well thought story. 💯

[@brianinglis3805]

Hopefully this is a sign that both Marvel & Star Wars have turned a corner going forward. Both Skeleton Crew & Agatha All Along have been the best Disney+ shows in a while.

[@tylerhenk87]

Completely agree about the diversity aspect of the show. Most people just care about quality, and when a show sucks Diversity is just another thing to yell about.

[@BlackNerd94]

LOVED the episode! Drinking game: Take a shot any time someone mentions Amblin or Goonies when discussing this series

[@kennethwright5664]

Have to say, the pacing is tight. Each episode feels like it packs a ton in without feeling rushed.

[@dkarras]

💯

[@ameliacraiig4193]

Every time John acknowledges the socio-political aspects of these shows (of which there *_are_* plenty) Michael takes a sip. He's been doing it for weeks.☺

[@ZachBobBob]

Yeah I've noticed that too haha

[@Vulcanerd]

Also, also, as much as I love the mystery of At Attin and who Jod may be (even if he claims he's not a Jedi though the show did a total reverse psychology on me and I wondered if Jod said that just to get the kids to back off and my brain went back and forth about it), I'm also curious to see what the story is behind the ship. Yeah, the two guys on board killed each other, but why was it there, how did it get there, etc. That's a mystery I want to know the answers too, as well.

[@miguelfmyers]

If the story keeps going at this pace this will probably be tied with mando season 1 as my favorite starwars show.

[@calfowler6838]

You guy gave a great review..i like the show so far

[@JGfromSpace.]

I think we all need to appreciate the production quality of this show. It looks like an expensive movie. Every environment is dense and unique. Dune Prophecy for example, a show which I really like, looks like tv series and you can see the limited budget on screen. SC is several levels of quality above that.

[@thaIllYankee]

Haven't seen any YT Reviewer mention 2 important nuggets from the opening scene of Ep 3: 1. One of KB's Moms, in response to the "Supervisor" not helping them, mentions KB has a medical condition then 2. The Robot reminds the Parents (as the camera focuses on Wim's Dad taking his glasses off) there are consequences for violating security protocols to stay within the Barrier. I like how the narratives are progressing in this series so far 👌🏽

[@surunitemiakanni-oye4346]

Thanks for the creative energies and in particular MV’s bombastic displays of Star Wars lore that you both brought to the table this week. As a fan , I can say that the annual tribute I pay to Disney + for not-to-be-missed Lucasfilm productions is truly well spent. I am unreservedly entertained. Catch you for episode 4 review.

[@glennbrown2704]

Good to hear your review. The pirates will need to find the Onyx Cinder. I'm guessing they placed some sort of tracking device on the ship. This show has established early that the goal of the kids is to make it home. Along with the mystery of At Attin. Other Star Wars shows have failed to establish the direction of the show early on.

[@withacy]

A couple quick things: 1. I saw in a review somewhere (I wish I could remember where) the idea that SM33 was ordered or programmed to never reveal anything about - or even name - Att-Attn. Think how often he says “can’t say” or “somewhere”. 2. Jedi weren’t just trained at the Jedi Temple - some were trained on other worlds. And think of the implications of removing children from their families to keep them from having any emotional bonds. So what happened to any young children who weren’t killed or captured by the Empire. Talk about being lost and alone - what would they have to do to survive? 3. What happened to people on Att-Attn who asked questions? 4. Golly gee, now that the New Republic knows about them - kids in danger, possibly from a mythic treasure planet, with and maybe tracked by pirates - with the New Republic’s limited resources, it’s too bad they don’t have their own, trustworthy bounty hunters. Oh wait…

[@Vulcanerd]

Also, even if people do perceive Skeleton Crew and Andor to have different stories/tones, what's the problem with that? I feel Star Wars is large enough to accommodate all types of storytelling and, to me, this expands the universe of Star Wars rather than going back to familiar territory too frequently and shrinking it.

[@Chefcmo250]

Din hates droids originally too

[@gustavoolivieri6568]

Come on, Mike! The character's name is Jod. That's very clear. 😒 Ben Jar? It goes with Ben Gunn (Treasure Island). 😄😄 Jod, John, not Jode... 😉 SM-33 was programmed by Robert Louis Stevenson himself! 😄🏴‍☠️ lol

[@TheNeomaul]

Disney - “How do we put this in a ride?” They already it 😁 it’s called Smuggler’s Run The scene with the kids taking on the X-Wings brought me back to Galaxy’s Edge & riding Smuggler’s Run. Everyone at their station doing their parts

[@beatricewells7158]

The owl reminds me of the Disney classic The Sword and the Stone when the owl took over Arthur’s education from Merlin. Arthur didn’t know anything about the outside world either. The room looks similar and owl is flying around pulling books from everywhere.

[@hilneloms5382]

I'm really enjoying how this show has kicked off, but I didn't even think of a possible Rise of Skywalker connection and now it's clouding my brain. thanks, Mike! haha.

[@Vulcanerd]

Yup, really loved Kim. If there's a season two, I would love Kim being a guide and mentor to these kids exploring the galaxy (and after they defeat Jod who turns out to be the real villain of s1).

[@charliemalloy1023]

Love the show guys. One suggestion I have is when you do a recap could you put up the corresponding clip of the scene. It would help to add visual interest.

[@Chudsic]

Generally speaking i do think John does this, maybe not for every video tho

[@JohnRochaSays]

@@charliemalloy1023 Photos of those scenes aren’t always available when we’re reviewing them so quickly after they air. We normally like to do that.

[@Queenlemoncake]

The owl was giving ATLA vibes. Kids searching for a map in the library filled with antiquity.

[@kennyjayhardy]

I love your work!

[@ZachBobBob]

I love that this show so far is smart. The characters ask the right questions and mysteries aren't pointless stretched out for no reason ala The Acolyte. Also Rocha pronounces Jude Law's characters differently every time he says it 😝

[@gustavoolivieri6568]

About their escape from the Owl lady's moon, it was awesome because we had seen in the trailer Jod put Neel to fly the ship, but now we know why he did it : he knew Fern and Wim should be in the canons! That was thrilling indeed! I loved it! 😅🧡🏴‍☠️

[@philrm99]

Can't wait to see cosplayers dress like Kh'ymm at conventions next summer 😂

[@louissanchez4073]

Papa Duke’s about to FLIP the eff out on these droids and “supervisor” ….and i am here for it….papa no like

[@roloughlin212]

The moment when the droid started to "calm down" the parents, I thought there was a menace behind it.

[@jermhoosierfan]

I believe that most all of their planet didn't know that the Republic fell and a New Republic started with a war happening in between. Their planet was basically cut off from the rest of the galaxy. That is my working theory at the moment. This show is so much better than The Acolyte at the moment, so can we have Watts go back and do that show also?

[@thomasedwards6641]

Was not interested in this show but gave it a chance and am loving it.

[@surunitemiakanni-oye4346]

I also believe the Skeleton Crew will be recaptured by the WolfCaptain and his gang of space pirates. All that expensive-looking set design cannot just be a one and done thing.

[@archiveskywalker]

For the algorithm!

[@gustavoolivieri6568]

I hope not and I don't think At Attin has anything with the abomination of "somehow Palpatine returns" BUT if it has, I swear it! : I will not watch anything else but whatever Tony Gilroy puts out, until his stuff gets currupted too. 😑😑😑 But I don't think At Attin was reacheable by the Empire. The owl creature said: "missed the war? interesting..." At some point, all these lost planets got destroyed, and somehow At Attin managed to erase from the old Republic every trace of its location, and become isolated. So, I don't think the Empire could find it either.

[@BoxOfficeJack]

The geek buddies need KB! Mike is definitely Wym Shannon is Neal and John is Fern

[@JohnRochaSays]

@@BoxOfficeJack If Emma Fyffe ever came back to be on the show, she’d be our KB!

[@tomgun8146]

The show is great. This would have been a great movie.

[@chazzerous]

John. Did you seriously call her “Maezy from Arrested Development?” 😂

[@JayPatrol]

KB seems like something like Data from Star Trek

[@Vulcanerd]

Captain Crimson Jack Silvo Jod Na Nawood... Del Gorrión 😝😄

[@ShadowJester88]

Vogel keeps saying he loves the quickness of this show, the speed at which it unfolds, and it makes me legitimately sad. First, I lump Star Wars and Marvel together in terms of vibe. Second, it makes me sad, because he and I am sure so, so, so many others have been traumatized by bad, terrible writing and they don't even know it. This is the normal pace for a show, its not quick. This show may actually still end up being slow. They need to get back to At Attin by 5, no later than 6, and if 6, start of episode, followed by uncovering the mystery of At Attin, so 7 and 8 can be the full on Pirate assault of At Attin. They may unfortunately try to stretch this and not have us even arrive at At Attin until 8. Thats one of the reason Acolyte and Boba Fett were so garbagio. Two episodes worth of plot over stuffed with worthless detail and scenes as to fill a season. You may remember me from my burning passionate hatred for flashbacks, and this show and the lack thereof, so far, is why I hate flashbacks. They kill pacing, they slow the story down in a multitude of ways. The scene with the map, is a perfect example, Kh'ymm explains to them what happened, while continuing the current plot of trying to make them a card. Other Star Wars shows, would have stopped the plot, gone back and showed some overly and cringely bad scene of people screaming as a planet blew up or whatever, like who cares, they aren't here now, we get it. Tell me the backstory, Show me the actual story. So far, this show has been nothing but great, so much drastically better than Andor or Acolyte. I'm a little worried they'll still try to slip a flashback into this thing, but if they can avoid it, it will be unquestionably the best D+ Star Wars show they've done. If there is a flashback, it will have to have its egregiousness measured against Mando S1 Flashback. But no matter what its top two. One of the best parts of this episode is the sleep scene on the ship. Space Travel takes time. Its like the Luke training scene, Spaceships are peoples homes, RVs, basecamps, its nice to see that.

[@gustavoolivieri6568]

There's a very subtle official spoiler on the relation between Jod and the Force, for you detectives out there! 😉

[@turrell75]

Great show

[@codymoran7815]

One thing I don’t hear a lot, this show looks amazing. Ashoka and Mando looked…plastic and cheap sometimes.

[@ichigen511]

There is a ZERO percent chance that he is a Jedi. He ordered the captain (or whomever that was) to be ejected out of the airlock to die horrobily in space in the first episode. Yeah, he MAY be force sensitive be he is NO JEDI. 100% he is NO JEDI.

[@commandZee]

I hope Disney finally realizes that good writing is the best gimmick. That said, I'm still not celebrating until the season is over without a single appearance of Din, Grogu, Rubber-faced Luke, Lizzo...

[@markkuykendall5475]

I love that the pair of you are such potty mouths today! :)

[@brianinglis3805]

Skeleton Crew is everything The Acolyte was not. Well written & directed.

[@thelifeofbrian.]

If Atatin ends up being Starkiller Base , I’ll riot.

[@kowanmcgarry]

John, what happened. Where is the watch a long and review. 😢

[@samalton5837]

Of course they made the Asian girl the computer geek. Disney are so stereotypical it's almost hilarious.

[@JohnRochaSays]

@@samalton5837 I think it’s meant to evoke Data from The Goonies. But if it offends you, I get it.

[@djsugarbear6715]

Well....then there was Snow White

[@brickstudman]

who would you pick as the computer geek?