What are his limits?

[@OrionInSpace]

Was hoping Brutus would stick around a little longer but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that Jod executing him like that was savage😅

[@MrSheckstr]

I think Brutus has to go because the next showdown is between Jod and the administrator, whom i suspect is the previous captain of the Cinder

[@OrionInSpace]

@ potentially yes

[@msharp6887]

@@MrSheckstrnot possible. He died centuries ago

[@kevinsupple5382]

@@msharp6887This is starwars, ffs maul got chopped in two. Then shows up a few years later like sup dudes! I wouldn’t be surprised

[@msharp6887]

@@kevinsupple5382 ….U make a fine point sir

[@tonyjackson4078]

The question posited "Can these pirates find a shred of empathy" has been answered already. 33 was literally programmed to be a pirate. Loot, plunder, murder, all of it. When he sucker punches Silvo, he's on the kids side. This haggard, menacing droid decides takesy-backsies is a good argument, because Fern is his captain, and even more, she's not a pirate.

[@sorejack]

I think 33 is the original captain, and isnt running on a programmed pirate code. Proven by his actions. He wanted the treasure for himself. Killed the cold crew, but the crashed the ship at the door to the prize, by the time he reactivates hes already off world and beyond quickly returning. Scrambled and in poor condition. He was found at the door handle for crying out loud. Hell be back.

[@romanmorozov6974]

I mean it could be interpreted as Fern challenging Silvo for the role of Captain and Silvo declines the challenge

[@kdusel1991]

​@@romanmorozov6974 Maybe 33 was originally Rennod's first mate

[@sorejack]

@romanmorozov6974 I still say 33 is the original captain. Goonies is the clue to the whole thing. He is one eye willie.

[@kdusel1991]

​@@sorejack maybe 33 is Rennod

[@Trey-dp6tl]

I think the reason the writers gave At Attin a droid security force is so Jod can carve them up like Thanksgiving turkeys but still keep it PG

[@Virtual_Jester]

Not gonna lie, I love the scene of Jod cackling maniacally at the credits flowing

[@kdusel1991]

It was pretty great!

[@F0XD1E]

I was so scared he was going to stomp on that little eyeball mouse. That would be irredeemable.

[@whafrog]

That was put in to show he's not completely irredeemable...great writing.

[@Shane-hx4xp]

I was literally swearing at my tv

[@Burhanontheranch]

That was the tensest moment in Star Wars in a long time

[@maiaspen307]

Saaame!!!

[@the-sunstrider]

i feel the little eyeball mouse is the captain and im hoping the first order comes in like "yo whose stealing my money" and beats Jod for all the things he said in ep. 7

[@Neskaausart]

When Jod lashed out at the kids he was venting traumatically. He was telling himself he was weak to remind himself he needs to put weakness inside him away for good. He was regressing to the moments he began to become a ruthless opportunist when he was a kid. The kids have triggered him and the parental messages probably did as well. He’s losing control. He’s fighting himself. The question is how long will getting all he wants getting so close will distract him from inner conflicts. If he does have redemption it will be a split second decision like Darth Vader had to decide to throw the emperor down a shaft. Great show

[@brianmoyachiuz905]

I was thinking about that, too. Maybe he wasn't really yelling at them, but probably remembering a dark part when he was taken by Pirates as a youngling, I can kinda see his face close to tears too

[@justinkids2082]

I wonder if Jod is actually Petro from the clone wars youngling arc

[@asArsenic]

One thing we've established is that he is a liar. Specifically, he lies about himself, who and what he is. I don't think he is really a pirate in the same way he isn't really a Jedi. He plays the role of Jedi in front of the kids because it is to his advantage. He plays the role of pirate in front of pirates because that is to his advantage. He wears identities like someone would wear a cheap jacket. He had every reason and opportunity to kill Fern during the "battle to the death" for captainship. An actual pirate whose only interest is the greedy pursuit of profit would. He chose not to. That's because around the kids he comes a lot closer to being his true self. When he was threatening them he was lying again. He was playing the role of pirate, but he isn't one. Let that sink in.

[@Neskaausart]

@@brianmoyachiuz905I need to rewatch that. Great observation

[@Neskaausart]

@@asArsenicJod wearing the Silvo helmet again seems silly, but helmets are transformative in Star Wars as in Darth Vader, Kylo Ren and in the Acolyte. He is an actor more than a liar. He’s acting out trauma in a chaotic world where survival and opportunism are the way to make it another day. I don’t think he’s in control of his performances all the time. Especially now that he’s reliving personal moments in his head and is fighting inner conflicts that he may have thought were resolved.

[@chuckm4nd3r]

Jod is gonna try and convince them he's a Jedi and Wim is gonna tell his dad he's lying.

[@kdusel1991]

I love that we don't know if Jod is a Jedi! Imho they should just keep his identity a mystery.

[@Swisba]

I was so excited this episode. It REALLY took a turn! And not one i expected. Every time Jod got angry I lit up. When Brutus got clawed, I was saying in my head "Shoot em! Shoot em!". I had no idea he was actually going to do it!

[@jasonmarbach]

Second best Star Wars show, after Andor. And I say that because I think if you strip out all the Star Wars elements completely (the lore, the tie ins, the “smashing my action figures together” nostalgia, all the Star Wars elements) then I think skeleton crew holds up as the best non-Andor show. Yep, even moreso than Mando.

[@stevebreedlove9760]

💯

[@byronhorde5892]

I can go with that.

[@kdusel1991]

​@@byronhorde5892 agreed

[@nikbear]

Couldn't agree more, it's a really subtle obsession show, I wasn't prepared for that 😮😊

[@joeCALLERO4]

Idk I feel like I don’t like starwars show people like and I like the one they don’t, I feel like skeleton crew had a rocky start and im at the point where I was waiting 2 weeks every time to watch. I didn’t enjoy Andor much. But I liked Acolyte (Not the ending) and I’m disappointed it was canceled. Keep on mind I was not born when the original trilogy was released same for the prequel trilogy. So idk 🤷

[@khandimahn9687]

I've been thuroughly enjoying Skeleton Crew. The writing has been good. The actors have been good. And Jod, it's been great watching the facade drop and see the person underneath the moment he got his hands on a room full of treasure. And this last episode when he saw, literally, more wealth than he could imagine! It will be interesting to see how things wrap up. Give this team more Star Wars!

[@NathanWeeks]

Interesting to see the Pirate Code has a “dibs!” policy. Jod forgot to invoke the “no take backs!” accord.

[@SpottedHares]

I’m guessing it’s to keep blood shed down when multiple crews are after then same loot as they may need to work together at some point in the future.

[@jiffypoo5029]

Jod had no claim since he captains the Frigate. Fern took back her ship, she was the captain before Jod. It checks out.

[@LucyTandy-moorhouse]

I don’t think it was directly, I think sm33 just wanted an excuse to side with the kids and punch Jod. Notice how he didn’t try to save Jod in the airlock.

[@jiffypoo5029]

@LucyTandy-moorhouse SM33 probably has a high degree of free will and very sentient. He hasn't had a memory wipe in hundreds of years. He's kind of like HK-47.

[@kahtyman7293]

@@jiffypoo5029 but he also wasn't operational for those hundreds of years

[@Hydrogen101]

Justice for Glerb! but don’t forget he volunteered.

[@arwinaBluKat]

RIP Glerb

[@GenerationTech]

glerb was going to do great things

[@skyrider4789]

Sometimes "volunteers" don't really volunteer.

[@carstenandersenboje9053]

Glerb was just that kind of guy, a man with a dream! So let us raise a mug of the finest corellian brandy to this brave son of Mon Cala! o7

[@cipangoreng]

The same as Rick the door tech

[@JoeVulgamoreAuthor]

I have had a personal theory that Jod is actually Petro from the Clone Wars who was with Ahsoka and other younglings who took on Hondo, and then later helped Hondo against Grievous... I think maybe there's a chance that when Order 66 went down, he went to Hondo for help... and he's a pirate now because of it.

[@lorigoshert6667]

Good theory; he was a bit egotistical, too.

[@whafrog]

Cool theory, I like it. He was clearly a Padawan long enough to absorb a few "lines of wisdom" even if he ended up twisting them to fit what he needed. If you think about how that all played out for him, watching the destruction of everything he might have loved, living most of the rest of his childhood and adulthood hand-to-mouth, it would turn anyone.

[@justinkids2082]

I am thinking this too

[@GenerationTech]

hmmm, let's take a look at this

[@JoeVulgamoreAuthor]

@@GenerationTech Hey Allen.. think about it. He's the right age to be a youngling who wasn't yet old enough to be a Padawan. That explains his rudimentary force abilities and philosophy... He has a direct, canon connection to pirates. He was headstrong and impatient.... Lot's to like about that theory.

[@isaackim7675]

It’s a nice touch that the pirates’ starfighters are the same model as Gorian Shard’s

[@falcon55551]

snubfighters:)

[@kurenian]

Love that SM 33 remained loyal to captain fern till the end.

[@kdusel1991]

He'll be fine. It's not that hard to fix a droid.

[@NikolaiTedeschi4]

Theory - “I got nothing to say about this episode, was cool” This dude - actually breaks the episode down Me - 👏🏻

[@TheBrownCoyote]

That's Generation Tech for you! One of the best if not the greatest SW content maker on the platform.

[@Kobalt_Rax_the_one]

I like Theory over all, but he is stuck sometimes too much on the prequal stuff .

[@YourNeighborhoodItalian]

If you haven’t noticed Theory is very surface level. His content is not entertaining anymore

[@-----REDACTED-----]

Used to like Theory but I am honestly done with him. He seems obsessively fixated with his personal interpretation of the original Hexalogy to a fault…

[@edkwon]

​@@Kobalt_Rax_the_onei got tired of Theory's angry rhetoric and 'everything new sucks' rants after a while, especially when he leaned into that for more views.

[@SplashOfOrange]

This episode also helps explain a key purpose of the external armor -- that one of its purposes was camouflage of sorts so as to not be readily visually identifiable as an Old Republic mint freighter.

[@70briareos]

I loved the scene when Jod was yelling at the kids for being "spoiled rich brats" because that sounded personal and you can catch a glimpse of who he might be. Jod could either have been a poor kid who hates rich people, or he was a rich kid who lost everything. Either way has led him to a life of piracy.

[@lorigoshert6667]

Or a kid who was taken from his family by the Jedi.

[@ecksearoh6283]

That ship was there for a long time but I think Neel's dad is both Tak Rennod and the administrator.

[@Peter_The_Great]

@@70briareos if he used to be in the Jedi Order. During his time growing up there on Coruscant, he was probably also spoiled, sheltered and felt weak afterwards. Especially after realizing what he had lost.

[@KforFreedom]

@@ecksearoh6283That’s interesting. I definitely find it kind of weird up until now, it’s always been his mom in the room & not dad. No baby sitter’s on this planet?

[@Peter_The_Great]

@@KforFreedom I assume most (or even all) adults are busy working in the mint. None are around to watch the kids.

[@rowdykindhart7115]

This episode was insane!!! As soon as the kids picked up the captain in that claw I knew Jod was gonna pounce I yelled at my girlfriend “they’re gonna kill the dog!!!” He’s a perfect pirate dude completely for himself 100% of the time

[@skyrider4789]

I thought he might just maim him & Brutus would yelp like a dog, but damn. Nope! 😆

[@josephprice4095]

Dragon Sickness. Just like Smaug and Thorin Oakenshield almost gave in.

[@bryanfrazier4648]

I would love to see ep8 begin by the security droids seeing Jod igniting the saber as a security threat and stunning him.

[@chrisgraythereal]

As soon as I saw the stun guns in action I asked myself when they would next be used. I'm sure they'll be relevant later.

[@SpottedHares]

It would be an irony if the old republic protocols put so much faith in the Jedi the droids won’t ever question Jod.

[@kahtyman7293]

@@SpottedHares it would be even better if droids know that Jedi have no right to be on At Attin and their stun guns will become deadly guns

[@kdusel1991]

​@@SpottedHares we still don't know if Jod is a Jedi. Remember that back in the third episode he never explicitly told the kids he was one.

[@tenn_ore]

@@kdusel1991 I was going to say he looked pretty handy with the light saber but then again Rey and Finn were experts from the start, so......🤷‍♂

[@mayonnaise8258]

1 min ago is crazy lmao but I hate how short the episodes are, I was so invested in this episode and the way it just cut off pissed me off

[@kdusel1991]

They're not that short. Some of them have been a lot longer

[@Vantud391]

The visual of the underground vault is so beautiful and magnificent.😵😵‍💫

[@firedrake4260]

This show is Pirates of the Caribbean, the Goonies, and a little bit of Firefly rolled into one and I can’t believe it’s Star Wars

[@kdusel1991]

And it's awesome!

[@firedrake4260]

@ a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@ben.patrick]

Generation Tech is the essential star wars viewing companion.

[@tenn_ore]

This is the way.

[@matthewwurtzel322]

Are we not going to address the fact that these people clearly haven’t had any contact with the Republic in a very long time? For example, when the Onyx Cinder comes into land, people seem surprised to see a ship. People were just going about their business on top of the landing hatch pracitcally falling into the opening because they’ve never experienced a Republic Emissary in over 30 years - maybe longer. In other words, most of the adults are clueless as to what to expect. It is clear that At Attin was unaware of the Empire. It makes me wonder if the Republic Mint had monetary independence from the Senate. If the Emissaries were Jedi, then its possible when Order 66 was executed, knowledge of its location was lost to Palpatine. I hope we learn its mystery in the final episode because I have the sense that the show is a one and done venture for Disney. And personally, I am fine with that as long as the mystery is explained.

[@jiffypoo5029]

At Attin might be Palpatine's vault and the Supervisor might be a Moff with the Imperial Remnant. Stephen Fry voiced the supervisor, I can absolutely see him in an Imperial Officer uniform. Jod might be robbing a bunch of warlords with battle damaged old Star Destroyers. Would make an interesting fight for Jod's Frigate.

[@shoyahaaruni]

This episode was extremely satisfying in paying off so many earlier setups

[@roytromb_strength]

This reminds me of Hondo Ohnaka, he was so willing to let anyone die or sell anyone at any point if it served his purpose. He could be friendly if it helped him. But you always knew he was gonna “betray” them when it was necessary or even just easier.

[@Peter_The_Great]

If Jod was a Jedi child who escaped the purge. Once upon a time, he would ALSO have been a weak, sheltered, and spoiled child. Living in innocence, protected by the Jedi Order.

[@KforFreedom]

I don’t really see the Younglings like that. They are removed from their families & essentially sacrificed to a life they didn’t choose. Which at the time he would have been a youngling was War. He definitely seemed to be triggered by the parent’s messages

[@Peter_The_Great]

@@KforFreedom if he was originally on Coruscant, and had to escape the Jedi temple on foot. Any experience hiding in the Coruscant underworld makes the time with the Jedi a pampered life in comparison.

[@pikeman777]

​@Peter_The_Great That is exactly how I am picturing his back story. Ends up on a pirate crew just to get food. Maybe learns to hide his abilities because his first crew tried to turn him in when he shows them.

[@AScottishOdyssey]

I really hope that there is going to be a second season. I've been really enjoying Skelton Crew.

[@spaced4ace]

Your comments on this show are some of the most thoughtful and articulate I’ve seen yet. Thx! 🙂

[@footlongcone]

Skeleton Crew went from something i was cautiously hopeful for and my wife was not overly interested in, to quickly becoming one of the best stories in Star Wars. Like Andor, it's a great story 1st. Also, so glad Jod did not turn into space Jack Sparrow.

[@williamheath7058]

I love how I can't decide how this will end the only thing I am sure of is that all the other pirates will die or the vast majority of possibly that tek actually survived and is actually the supervisor hence the lack of action

[@midoribushi5331]

This show has been solid all the way through, let's hope they stick the landing. Jude Law is crushing it, and the kid actors are doing really well. Got plenty of char growth and got to have an Amblin adventure in the wider Star Wars Galaxy, I am loving it. Will be sad to see it end. Oh and Brutus deserved better. Still Jod taking him out when he was defenseless seemed on brand.

[@Forsworcen]

I love how the robot was very clearly searching through its programming after Fern called undibs to see if he could side with the kids. He clearly likes the kids and was like, “Can I do that?” Probably had to search DEEP for some kind of logical inconsistency within his programming.

[@johnscott7210]

Jod has gold fever.......his blade might be turning red.....he will escape I think, The Mandolorian needs a bounty......

[@isaackim7675]

The way the gold was pouring made me think of the Hobbit where Thorin was going through the dragon sickness

[@F0XD1E]

​@isaackim7675 the gold pouring was weird. One bump and that whole place will be a disaster.

[@skyrider4789]

Din wouldn't give an eopie 💩 about Jod's charm.

[@kahtyman7293]

well, if saber turns red, i'm 100% sure that ship will never fly again, when it landed there was close up on machanism that locks it, probably only administrator can unlock it

[@blackpowderkun]

This isn't the 9th Jedi, and I doubt he'd bothers breeding the crystal.

[@T00_SHADY]

You’re looking great Allan. Glad to always hit up your channel when episodes and shows like this pop up. My prediction is: the supervisor has to be Rennard. Better an ex pirate runs a mint than droids right? Why was his ship there hidden? In the woods? So he’s the supervisor. He knows who Jod is. If he had a lightsaber in his lair. I’m sure he has one now. So we probably get supervisor ex pirate. Vs. Jod NaNaNaNa Wood. We probably get a cool saber battle and a lesson that pirating can’t be forever. So Jod will probably leave with a reward and a new outlook on life. Knowing how Disney writers are…

[@gaf407]

Wim’s Dad… the way he talks about At Attin makes me think he isn’t from At Attin like the other parents… or perhaps his wife was not from At Attin… he seems to give of the vibe that he knows more about the current state of the galaxy than the other parents, and I am thinking that might factor into the big twist.

[@KforFreedom]

I do agree, he seems like he has more suspicions regarding than the others. Also, why has Kneel’s dad not been shown

[@gaf407]

@ Kneel has infant siblings?

[@user-vh3po8ot1x]

​@@KforFreedomNeel's dad was in the hologram in the newest episode

[@orlandogodoy3233]

I can't help but think Wim's mom is the administrator .

[@Pseudowolf]

I think Jod really was going to just take the kids home and hoping for some generous reward, but not more than that. It’s when he found out that At Attin was a mint, infinite money essentially, is when he started to lose it.

[@SpottedHares]

To be fair what was the kids idea of being rewarded handsomely? I mean even if it was enough money to fill all your pockets that still more then moister outer rim planets would see in a generation.

[@Pseudowolf]

I think he figured At Attin might have more of those Old Republic credits that thry could give him which would be like finding a buried pile of gold. Enough to live comfortably for the rest of your life, sure. But a mint where they actually MAKE them? That’s more than anyone would even dream possible. Even the massive horde of loot in Tao’s old base would be less than couch change in comparison.

[@KingEdwardtheTurbulentNeill26]

The vault part is my favourite part of the episode seeing all that shiny gold in one big room.

[@kdusel1991]

This episode was awesome!!

[@Matt_in_TEXAS]

Justice for Glerb...lol That's awesome! He went to the Big Glow-Weed Plantation in the sky...

[@thejeepmanwithcrocs2580]

i love star wars and have been enjoying this show a ton. ive been trying to find someone for a while who does breakdown videos of things that i miss in the episodes recently and my manager at work told me about your channel and these past couple of weeks watching your vids have been amazing. your very intelligent and very informative as well. showing me aspects and perspectives of something great that i miss but when its shown to me i appreciate and enjoy the show even more! thank you so much and plz keep up the good work!!!

[@TheRumblewagon]

Jude Law has been absolute dynamite in this role!

[@kdusel1991]

Fr he's so good

[@BOABModels]

Jod is a curious character - executing Brutus, arguably the most dangerous character in this series, but nudging aside 33's eyeball rat when a more brutal character would have definitely stomped on it. Also, Stephen Fry as the Supervisor of At Attin! I wonder if he is a droid also.

[@kdusel1991]

I think Stephen Fry is Rennod and that proper voice is just an act

[@chrisstetsko5020]

I still think Jod is an untrained Force user. He knows what he's got from the old Jedi legends, but has learned a few "party tricks" throughout the course of his life. The key floating to his hand, it looked like he was struggling to do that, a trained Jedi (or even a Padawn), it would've easily flown to their hand. IMHO, in the series finale we might learn that one of the kids may have latent Jedi powers. Probably Wim, he dreamt of faraway adventures (just like Luke), he found the lightsaber, he ignited it, and he's been the bane of Jod's anger. My last prediction, the unseen "Supervisor" is going to be revealed to be Captain Tak Rennod himself! Just my 'Two Cents' from the cheap seats.

[@energysavingday]

An excellent and rounded analysis

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks Alan I agree I sorry to see it end.😕 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@talekmeto]

I am wondering who the supervisor is, in my opinion, it is just a mindless AI who kept on running after the fall of the old republic.

[@trevorls25]

Yeah, the supervisor voice sounded like a recording. Completely routine and unconcerned about a republic emissary visit after centuries of no ships visiting.

[@tonyjackson4078]

​@@trevorls25also the robots are on total protocol routine. Prepare the shipment, they only listen to Jod when his statements affect the all important "work".

[@jiffypoo5029]

Stephen Fry voiced the supervisor. His proper British accent immediately made me think Imperial. I think Jod is stealing from a bunch of warlords.

[@D-swizzle]

Loving the show, cannot wait for the final episode! Great video btw 👍👍

[@Js_bricks1]

I hope 33 comes back like they repaire him or something I don’t want another K2S-0 situation where they just kill the droid

[@patpierce4854]

Agreed! Droids deserve better! (and Chopper rules!)

[@Js_bricks1]

@ agreed

[@jamesscheurich6006]

One Mastake I see Jod making is he is that he is dismissing the threat of the Securaty Droids. Then most in the post Clone Wars tend to look down and disregard droids.

[@andrewlim9345]

This is a good episode. The children and Jod seem to be going on separate journeys that converge. The children are near the end of their heroes' journey while Jod is reaching the climax of his villainous arc. Good to see the parents working together.

[@THX-C]

Here’s to the journey and the friends we make alone the way! May the wind always be at our backs! [insert something about the Undiscovered Country and renewing my faith after the death of my…wait, that was STVI:TUC sorry.]

[@lorigoshert6667]

Depending on how old the barrier is, it might be altered stormwall technology. But if it's older than 250 years or so, it must just be their own thing.

[@thelittleal1212]

I am very curious where they are leading up with his character, he’s So interesting yet so intimidating when he’s either being manipulative or loosing his patience and being blinded by greed. He seems like a very complicated guy with a lot of history. him threatening the kids really makes me wonder if he still has a smidge of a soft side in him or not. I mean, the show is gonna continue, so it really makes me wonder how they will end the first season

[@lerneanlion]

If those kids still learned about what the Sith Empire was back in their school, then they might started calling him a Sith instead after he showed how much not of a Jedi he is before them?

[@apaiva788]

Hes making those parents load his ship with gold...100%

[@timezerohour8864]

Yea the question will be would the ship even be able to take off at that point.

[@ProfessorRainman]

My theory is that the beacon the parents sent up got heard by The New Republic and/or the New Jedi Order and we’re going to have someone show up and help when things go super south. I do like the idea of Tak being the admin though! I actually wondered if SM-33 was actually Tak for awhile, but those dreams were shattered- er “lightsabered” unfortunately ☹️

[@jiffypoo5029]

Jod has a well armed Frigate that needs something to battle in the finale. Either a New Republic cruiser will show up or At Attin is a Palpatine's vault and the Imperial Remnant shows up. If they want Jod to be a bad guy he fights the New Republic. If they want Jod to be an anti-hero he fights the Imperial Remnant.

[@justgaming7679]

The scene where Jod takes over the pirate crew was savage af

[@josephprice4095]

I'd like to see the story of how the Republic "lost" At-Attin. You'd figure that during the Clone Wars where money was key, that Darth Syphilis would have been aware of a Republic Mint.

[@SpottedHares]

They said they needed a Jedi pathfinder, so maybe the Jedi were the only ones keeping tabs on the mint planet and Remwber they were so bad with money they funded an entire army with out knowing or noticing it.

[@anthonyfrederick3214]

Watch for the eye mouse to get the last laugh against Jod. It's not over, pretend Jedi!

[@MotoHikes]

Justice for my boy Brutus :( RIP, King. Gone but never forgotten.

[@-----REDACTED-----]

Delve into the economic implication of that mint for the new republic. I’d say the stores alone right now could probably tank the galactic economy…

[@ucitymetalhead]

He's gonna blow it acting violent in a bank.

[@jaanikaapa6925]

SM-33 is actually the mousething living in the robot's head.

[@darwinskeeper421]

That'd be one kriff of a twist.

[@SplashOfOrange]

What an amazing episode... if there was any doubt before, Jod has cemented himself as a bad man willing to do terrible things.

[@ungraa2149]

Star wars hasn't made me feel this way in a while

[@NeilSchnepf]

Great breakdown as always! I feel like one of several themes of the show, like any coming-of-age story, is breaking out of your comfort zone. Here we can extend the metaphor slightly and make it a breaking free of old paradigms and patterns of behavior ("programming"). Both the kids and their parents are forced to confront aspects of their lives that they held to be true and above reproach. It was just the way things always have been. I think it was telling that we set a story on At Akrin, which was a dystopian dark mirror to At Attin. The children learned that there were people like themselves who didn't have the comfortable and conflict-free lives that they had. What change in their own society could leave them in the same position? Is it the conflict with the pirates? Contact with the larger galaxy? Either way, the At Attin civilization is at a crossroads. Perhaps we learn what the Great Work is next episode. Is it *just* minting credits? Or was the money just a means to fund the *true* Great Works of the Old Republic. The show has certainly proved that it defies expectations when it comes to the storyline. Still, there's a potential for a "happy" ending where At Attin uses some small portion of their stockpiled dataries to help other start systems like the other At* systems and even the pirates themselves. The genie is already out of the bottle so it's unlikely that At Attin can avoid contact with the galaxy. Perhaps they enter into an agreement with the New Republic if they see it as a continuation of the old one. They also can't dump their money into the galaxy all at once, the rampant hyperinflation would make it useless. In the end, I wouldn't be surprised if the Supervisor is - as many suspected - an AI or a droid itself. Then it's a matter of breaking it out of its centuries/millennia-long programming to re-evaluate the status quo and find a new path word. Maybe Jod doesn't get redeemed but he could perhaps make an appeal to the Supervisor and tell them how *hungry* what galaxy is. How they're all fighting for scraps, especially in the aftermath of the galactic civil war. While his motivation might be slightly self-serving (since it's likely he will be uncovered as an imposter), we have seen Jod weave honesty into his interactions, particularly when trying to manipulate people. And we know he likes his speeches. And it was noted that the droids never listen (so perhaps now they will). However the show lands in the final episode, I feel like it's earned enough goodwill to believe that it will deliver a satisfying (and touching) conclusion. :) Sorry for the long ramblings, your reviews always get me thinking!

[@ahorsewithnoname773]

Love this channel. The bit about the overview effect brought to mind one of my favorite quotes, by the astronaut Edgar Mitchell: "You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, "Look at that, you son-of-a-bitch."

[@timothyjacks1788]

I loved when they passed that satellite and it gave a ding like they just passed a check point in a racing game

[@Haverok_]

I feel that another reading of Jod/Silvo's behavior in this episode might be connected to the fact that what he saw has pushed a particular button deep within his heart. Throughout the episode he tries to convince Brutus (and himself) that he belongs with the crew, that they "love" him. We might obviously write this off as his pirate trash-talking. However what is really interesting is that he directed a lot of anger against the kids, even though this wasn't the most dangerous situation he was in. He could play it off in many different ways, but something set it off. That something was seeing the message from the parents and realizing that the four leads are not like him. That they have people caring and waiting for them, something that no Mint is going to (truly) buy him. And on some level he becomes aware of that and aims his own internal frustration at the Skeleton Crew, because of the hateful envy that overcame him. Obviously he is greedy and immoral, but I think deep down he is a very sad person and witnessing actual human bonds made him feel additonal disdain. Right now he is in the tunel Vision mode regarding the credits, not only due to the greed but also because he is unwilling and unable to process his own traumas. He IS the scared one, cause he knows that without the Mint he is completely useless to the pirates.

[@trehubb6144]

If Jod didn't execute Brutus right there I would've called him pathetic 😅. He literally was gifted wrapped. So happy the writers understood that 😂. Jod definitely to me is solidified as a former Padawan to me. Essentially Someone like Ahsoka (around the time she left)with less battle prowess it seems. He obviously knows how to utilize the force but doesn't really seem to be a great force user if you understand me😅. Unless he's hiding from the Jedi then idk why he would have to hide it

[@ChrisBrown-iu8ii]

How well they do with Jod in the finally is going to have a big impact on what peaople think of this show at the end.

[@Specter5053]

This is why I want to get Jod's backstory so bad. Was he part of the order during the purge? How did he make it out? How did he fall into the life of a pirate? His little speech to the kids seems like honest resentment from someone who has struggled to survive facing children who have not. What has he gone through to twist him into this?

[@Spacer1056]

My question is, who was the true emissary. It is kind of weird the empire never tried to find it or why the planets were never found in republic records. It seems like there was a select individual in the republic who was responsible for safely guarding these jewels of the old republic with the information of their locations and retrieving republic credits when the need would arise.

[@harley3282]

Jod is a Long John Silver type of character.

[@Challis1989]

Why do i get the feeling this is where palpatine got the plans for his weather satalites.

[@Hartzilla2007]

I figure it was just the Empire weaponizing old Republic weather control tech.

[@timezerohour8864]

He is so going to get locked in the vault or will be crushed by all that loot.

[@Tylersgeddes]

This show keeps paying off little details. A tiny detail from early on in the series is Fern's story about the kid that missed his exam & was sent to the mines below the school. I've been thinking ever since that this is what happens to those individuals that are deemed to lack the necessary skills to work on the surface level and are then forced into manual labor. There are 1,039 vaults filled with credits, who is mining this resource? I believe that Wim's mother was sent to the mines for one reason or another, which is why Wendel was so focused on his performance at work. Trying to keep himself from suffering the same fate. A terrible secrete that only the adults are aware of. Only those that are useful and productive towards the "Great Work" may remain in the comforts & relative 'freedom' of the At-Attin's surface. I believe that this is the only of the 9 not to face an uprising from its slave faction.

[@newtonewell5172]

The comms-buoy scene was an "ET phone home" moment.

[@arwinaBluKat]

When Jod was yelling at the kids I thought he was talking from a place of greed. I don’t think he’s actually a bad person but I think he’s been dealt a bad hand and sees dollar signs. It’s a good representation of what greed can do to a person.

[@spock135711]

The moral is taken right from The Wizard of Oz. There's no place like home There's no place like home

[@Psub950]

Rip Brutus and of course Rip Glerb

[@Gerrieberrie76]

You know, I never really like these people who take upon themselves the cause of others, but I'mma make an exception about this one. I'm with you on this one. Justice for Glurb!

[@user-lc5of7jh5g]

calling right now the next episode will open up with his backstory

[@spiffywolf2850]

The gold scene with Jod plus the score behind it kind of reminded me of when smaug was killed in the Hobbit movies and you watched the dragon sickness over take Thorin. Same like lighting on his face.

[@giebby369]

Very good writing imo. I was kind of rooting for Jod but honestly, I really hate him now.

[@etazeta674]

Jod's got a good excuse to be in a bad mood, poor man took a dura steel clad right hook from Popeye the sailor droid to the jaw. I'd be a wee bit low on patience too. Side note, anyone else wonder if we're going to find out who the overseer is, and if it'll be important?

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

Yeah, I don't feel bad for him.

[@etazeta674]

@dwnkaomwn3953 me neither, that was the best part of the episode

[@argentshrike516]

I suspect Jod is a former Jedi padawan who survived order 66, and it broke him.

[@polleonardtaliesinhywel6986]

I get the feeling that Jod may have been a former Padawan (maybe Petro?) who fell in with pirates in order to survive, hiding his true identity. I can imagine that over time he has really lost his way by giving into the greed that has been around him so long. I may be quite wrong though, but it would be interesting to see a character that was once a child in a previous story having changed so drastically by adulthood.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

There was a fraction of a moment where I saw regret on his face while he was yelling at the kids. Just the tiniest moment where ht looked like he didn't want to be saying what he did but he pushed through it. I mean everyone is always saying how good the Kids acting has been but then you see a real pro at work and you know it's because they're taking notes. The things about Jid that I can't tell is if there's still a chance for him to come back from everything. I don't see him actually hurting the kids intentionally no matter what he says because he knows they are the easiest path to getting adults to do what he wants but that's not the same as having enough empathy to change for them. Not unless it continues to fit his self serving nature, the version of himself he shows even when he's alone is still a person of questionable moral fiber and decades old teachings he's twisted and forced to apply to piracy.

[@Piratesi666]

Discworld reference 🥰👌

[@ruthbennett7563]

GNU Sir Terry ❤

[@Burhanontheranch]

Let's see him return in whatever Rey movie comes out. By then he's been the ruler of Atatin for decades and built up a secret fleet.

[@torpedo8384]

lol watch, Tak Reno’s IS THE MOUSE!!!

[@lovetrain33]

I won't lie I was extremely surprised that this super secret important highly valuable planet security Droid never asked Jod to see some id or scan his badge or give at least a CLEARANCE CODE of some sort??! But ok. Still a great show.

[@Trey-dp6tl]

My guess is they’re on some sort of peace time protocols. If it’s a Republic ship that the barrier let through then you’re good. Organic security guards would have probably thought Jod was shady and asked for ID, but the droids are programmed not to question a Republic Emissary so they don’t. Perhaps during war time they get way stricter and require some form of ID

[@Forsworcen]

I mean, with a government going on over 20,000 years old and planets with security protocols that are sometimes older than that you probably wouldn’t want to base the accessibility of your vault on ID codes remaining the same. That’s a good way to lose access to your own vault. The system being based on the ship itself is secure enough most of the time since, even if someone steals the ship, they generally won’t know where the planet actually is.

[@larzokl4053]

Gonna be funny when Tak Rennod in a Supervisors smock drifts down on a lift and wrecks his day.

[@eds1942]

At Attin was a mint world. The people that live there were the support and administrative community. At some point a conflict broke out (possibly the Clone Wars, since we did see a CIS tank on sibling world, but probably during the High Republic era) and it and a handful of other such worlds were in sectors either in or bordering conflict zones. Rather than pulling out of the world, potentially allowing for bad players to get their hands on the lucrative mining operation, they decided to seal them off, hiding the world with the elaborate storm satellite network. And somehow, the Republic and Palpatine forgot about it and its sibling mint worlds.

[@doomjazz420]

If Jod was smart he would just take the ship and use it to bring back the pirates

[@iamlegend0000]

This is a beautiful and excellent take. Bravo 👏 👏 👏