Skeleton Crew’s Top 5 Unanswered Questions

Skeleton Crew has come to an end after eight episodes of a wonderful Star Wars show that feels like one of the most refreshing things the franchise has seen in a while. Of course it is as far away from Andorra as possible but that’s what makes this series special. It’s an all-ages adventure show that takes cues from everything from Treasure Island to The Gunnies, showing us a galaxy far, far away with a sense of wide-eyed wonder that we haven’t experienced in years, while still providing some pretty gruesome imagery not found in the franchise.

Like a regular adventure, The Skeleton Crew doesn’t end with the credits. Of course there is a final episode, and pretty low ratings for the season means we probably won’t get any morebut like the very first Star Wars film, the finale does a good job of wrapping up the adventure while leaving some things open. This means that the kids have completed their mission, are going home (and then protecting it from pirates) and are reunited with their parents, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions in the world of the show.

While we wait to find out if The Skeleton Crew will go the way of The Mandalorian and get many more seasons, or if it will be another version of The Obedient in its prime, let’s find out what questions the series has left unanswered. what the future of the show might be.

In order to save Attin from an attack by the Jodh pirates, the children are forced to blow up the barrier that surrounds the planet and has kept it safe for decades (if not more). This is a pretty big event for the planet and has huge implications that the Skeleton Crew doesn’t even begin to acknowledge in the finale.

Now the simplest answer is, well, the barrier is dead and gone, so there’s no way to go back to Attin being a hidden planet only found in legends and space shacks. Instead, he should be part of the galactic community, but to what extent? It seems the planet has broken away from the Republic ever since Palpatine gave his “All Jedi are traitors” speech.. Once the people of Attin realize that the Republic they served is gone, replaced by a new and less effective Republic, will they try to leave it or stay on as a new bank for the New Republic?

Most importantly, with the New Republic scattered and unable to curb piracy and crime, the discovery of the old Republic mint in Attina makes the planet a prime target for attack by every single organization in the galaxy—including the Remnants of the Thrawn Empire. Maybe he’ll gain control of the planet, and that’s how he’ll be able to fund what would eventually become the First Order.

At Attin is not only without a barrier, but also without a ruler. The moment Jod was able, he pierced the Overseer with his lightsaber and killed the old giant droid outright. It turns out that Supervisor isn’t just a fancy name, because once a droid shuts down, all the droids on At Attin shut down as well, as does the power grid.

Although Wim’s father managed to turn the power back on, the question remains as to who will take control of the planet now that the Overseer is dead. Can it be repaired? Are there even spare parts for what is probably a very old droid? At least we know who doesn’t rule the planet — Yes Renaud. Despite what fan theories claimedit appears that Renaud was not actually a vigilante in disguise. This means that SM-33’s story of Renaud being stabbed by a concubine was true, and this is likely the fate of the pirate legend.

Jude Law’s Jodh Na Naud, also known as Crimson Jack, Dash Zentin, Umiam Gorellax, Jodwick Zanck or Captain Silva, is one of the best new Star Wars characters in years. It’s a complex character that can be good for a group of kids at one point, and threatening to unfold on Anakin Skywalker in the next momentand thanks to Jude Law’s devilishly charismatic performance, he manages to make you forget he’s a bloodthirsty pirate with just one speech and recitation of maritime Latin.

In the Skeleton Crew finale, we leave Jod atop the Overseer’s tower looking out the window to see his pirate crew being destroyed by New Republic starfighters. We don’t know if he was in a New Republic prison when he was killed, or if he’ll try to hide in Athens and crash with one of the kids.

Of course, it is unlikely that this will be the last we see of Jodh Na Naud. Jude Law won’t be returning to Star Wars in the new season, The Mandalorian and Grog, or another installment of the MandoVerse, because he’s one of the few Jedi characters we have, and he’s also just a phenomenal character. Imagine that he comes back, but at some point loses his arm and becomes a real pirate!

In addition to the fact that the destruction of the Attin barrier had huge implications for the future security of the planet, there is also the matter of the mint and its future now that more people are aware of Attin and its location. Part of what made the show special is that it raised some fascinating questions about broad lore and world-building while keeping the focus squarely on the kids’ adventures. We have no idea if At Attin has sent out loans since they lost contact with the Republic, but it’s clear that if the mountain of old Republic loans to At Attin left the planet, it would create an inflationary crisis that would destabilize the entire galactic economy.

Just look at what happened when Wim started showing off a handful of brilliant credits. Now imagine what would happen if thousands of vaults filled with treasure were put into circulation—the Banking Clan would go mad. So there are two options: either the planet is shut down and no one ever finds out about the money, or they start slowly introducing credit to the galaxy. If only there was a planet full of economic experts who studied currency exchange in high school…

Finally, this is a question that doesn’t need an answer, but still, we never learn anything about Jedi Master Jodh. He does say that he was trained by a Jedi as a child sometime after the Purge and that he was forced to watch his master being killed before his eyes. However, this leaves some questions as to how much training he received and whether he ever held a lightsaber prior to the events of “Skeleton Crew.” in the end Jodh seems to be quite proficient in the Forceso he didn’t get basic training in one day.

Again, this mystery doesn’t really matter, and we really don’t need to know that Jod was raised by, say, Quinlan Voss, but it’s interesting how much Jod had to learn before losing his master. He obviously knows what a Jedi is and has some knowledge of Jedi philosophy, but does he know the Jedi Code? If Jod met Luke Skywalker, would he condemn Luke’s attempts to bring back the Order? What would he think of Ezra, another orphan raised by a Jedi who ended up being the antithesis of a traitorous pirate?

Let’s hope we get a second season of Skeleton Crew and all these questions will be answered.