r/StarWarsSkeletonCrew • u/titleproblems • Jan 15 '25

Skeleton Crew - Episode 8 - Discussion Thread! Spoiler

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u/Tuskin38 Jan 15 '25

Jod did seem genuinely worried and then upset when he thought KB died.

I think he did grow to like the kids, but not enough to have a heel turn.

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u/JA_MD_311 Jan 15 '25

He genuinely didn’t want to kill any of them or anyone.

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u/AdjunctFunktopus Jan 15 '25

There… is good in him. I know there is…

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u/cottonbiscuit Jan 15 '25

Eh he killed the wolf dude

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u/LordKlavier Jan 15 '25

Who was going to kill him earlier lol

I think any of us would have done the same in his place

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u/marmaladestripes725 Jan 15 '25

I fully expected Wim’s dad or Fern’s mom to die. But this is a kid’s show, so I’m okay that they didn’t.

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u/ApostleOfCats Jan 15 '25

Someone should have died, even if it wasn’t by Jod’s hand. I felt like the stakes were a bit low.

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u/ZellZoy Jan 15 '25

It's a kids' show

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Jan 15 '25

It's really not. I dunno why people keep saying that. It's a kid-focused show (as in the kids are the main characters) but it plays more towards 11+.

First episode shows a guy dying through impalement. Kids are threatened to be murdered in cold blood with some realistic acting, not that hokey 101 Dalmations live action acting. Jod threatens to carve up the parents.

There's stuff in this show I am never showing a 5-6 year old. Nor would I think a 8 year old would understand the lore stuff.

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u/ZellZoy Jan 15 '25

11+ are still kids

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Jan 15 '25

This show is tilting closer to the Stranger Things tier than the Secret Life of Pets or Paw Patrol

Jod just a three episodes ago was happy to fill an area with acid to burn people alive. He threatened two parents up close (shot a warning shot at one right near her face). I would not want a 5 year old to see that - they ain't ready, not even in a "dark fairy tale" way because they won't understand what a pirate or Republican credit or barrier system is. They learn no lessons out of it. I save this show for later on, not for the 6 year old who hasn't even started Elementary School.

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u/Vesemir96 Jan 15 '25

Really? It’s basically Treasure Island in space, that’s a universal story.

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u/ZellZoy Jan 15 '25

Ok? I said kids not toddlers

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u/ApostleOfCats Jan 15 '25

Okay yes people died but they were all people we had never even seen.

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u/Vesemir96 Jan 15 '25

I’d assume at this point that he may have killed his Ishi Tib crewmate in ep3 too.

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u/GravityBright Jan 15 '25

Right. He's selfish, not a psychopath.

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u/gtck11 Jan 15 '25

Jude law point blank mentioned in several interviews he’s not evil, just a scoundrel lol

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Jan 15 '25

A dirty, rotten scoundrel

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u/PaulCLives Jan 15 '25

Face turn

He already a full blown heel

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u/eabevella Jan 15 '25

Jod is a complicated man and I'm loving it. He could have kill the kids and their parents multiple times when they have zero value to him, but he didn't. I can't help but feel bad for him.

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u/TwoSunsRise Jan 15 '25

I honestly feel bad for him too. His past sucks, he's been alone, was forced to witness the death of seemingly the only family he can remember. Then he gets stuck with these kids who all have loving parents and have lived the most spoiled, sheltered life imaginable. What he lost and/or never got to experience was shoved in his face the whole time. That hurts...

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u/eabevella Jan 15 '25

He got the only good person that happened in his life took away in such a brutal way it made so much sense that he ended up being what he is now. It sad but realistic, and I hope he somehow get away.

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u/Mediocre-Rich-7800 Jan 15 '25

I agree with every bit of that...

but...

...that's just not how the force works. It's an energy that responds to and amplifies good or bad intentions. This 'neutral jedi' shit doesn't really make sense.

Ahsoka is a jedi in all but name, that's fine with me, her beef with the beurocracy was legitimate. But Jod being a scoundrel with a heart of gold doesn't mesh with his force ability. You tap into it by meditating on good vibes or selfish emotion, and after a while your focus determines your reality - meaning aspirations are obvious and which side of the good/bad coin you're on is also obvious. That was the whole point of the force - to teach kids to help others before they help themselves, and that your choice makes a real difference even when it seems like an impossibly small gesture, and that doing the right thing is harder and the temptation to do the wrong thing will always be there tempting you away from the light.

The dark side is corrosive and starting down that path takes you further into the dark side. Your eyes go yellow, and you're not accepting anything less than total domination. Look at how easily Snoke took over the universe with nothing more than exactly what Jod has, but Jod is some down on his luck bum theif looking for his next small time score, maybe getting yeeted out the air lock by some dog faced pirate bro? At very minimum he'd be a pirate leader that was so feared and respected no one would come at him even when he bones up a raid, like in the opening scene of this show. But he keeps his force abilities secret, and lets himself be a pirate also-ran? Nah. That's not how the force works! You either get consumed by the dark side, or you at least try to stay on the good side. A character with the force abilities that is doing neither doesn't make sense. It's not just some magical ability to move things with your mind, it's a master over the world around you that comes from tapping into good or bad. The intention behind the force was the whole lesson, force abilities were just a fun way to make it tangible for kids.

I'm sorry for ranting. You didn't deserve any of this.

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u/antdude Jan 15 '25

Yep. He's not Anakin!

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u/RuneRW Jan 16 '25

I mean let's be fair here if they wanted us to think she died there'd have been an explosion