This text incorporates spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” episode 8, “The Actual Good Guys.”
As “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” reaches its rousing season 1 finale, “The Actual Good Guys,” we’re lastly handled to so most of the solutions we have been craving, although we’re nonetheless left wanting so many extra. Jod Na Nawood (Jude Legislation), who could be probably the most mysterious character within the bunch, begins the episode along with his discovered lightsaber on the throat of the children and their mother and father. Nonetheless, when the adults thank him for bringing the children dwelling safely, he dons a smile and a special strategy. He then takes Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and her mom Fara (Kerry Condon) hostage and sends the remainder of the households dwelling underneath the watchful eyes of the safety droids of the planet, forcing Fern and Fara to assist him flip the barrier off in order that his pirate crew can descend upon At Attin, subjugate it, and rob it of its treasure.
Sadly for him, the children he is traveled the galaxy with are decided to avoid wasting their planet, cease him from finishing up his nefarious scheme, and produce the actual good guys in to avoid wasting the day. As they set their plans in movement, Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) has a confrontation with Jod, which leads to the latter spilling particulars about his backstory that really feel totally real, as if they will be the first time he is actually telling the reality.
Jod’s Jedi grasp was killed earlier than he might end his coaching
In attempting to elucidate to Wim how the galaxy actually works, Jod reveals what appears like a deep reality about himself. He was a child who, very like Ezra Bridger from “Star Wars Rebels,” discovered himself on the road struggling to outlive. A Jedi then picked him up, advised him he had potential, and tried to coach him within the methods of the Drive, solely to be hunted down and destroyed as an enemy of the Republic earlier than she might end instructing him. It is unclear if Jod met this Jedi after Order 66 had already been declared or in the course of the time of the Republic. Given his age, although, it appears believable he was discovered in the course of the time of the Republic by a Jedi out in the midst of nowhere, and that his grasp had begun to coach him earlier than returning to Coruscant to ask for the Jedi Council’s blessing, just for Order 66 to be issued earlier than that might occur.
Collectively, Jod and his teacher might have gone on the run. Nonetheless, along with his grasp lifeless, his abilities within the Drive honed simply sufficient to be helpful, and no the place else to go, it appears Jod selected to show to a lifetime of crime. It is no surprise he fell in with pirates and made his method via the galaxy that method. Watching his grasp die and seeing the cruelty within the galaxy and a life like that taken from you’ll be sufficient to harden anybody to that type of life.
Likewise, it is onerous to not surprise: the place would possibly Jod have ended up, had his grasp not been killed by the Empire’s Jedi hunters, and the way did he escape them himself? We all know from episodes of “Star Wars Rebels” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” that the Inquisitors hunted Drive-sensitive adults and youngsters alike, whereas Darth Vader had no qualms about killing younglings (as we noticed in “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith”). So, how did Jod handle to get away? Is {that a} gap in his story or is he stronger within the Drive than he is letting on? It might be good to be taught much more about him.
Jod could but redeem himself sooner or later
As the remainder of the episode performs out and Wim and the remainder of the children out-maneuver Jod and his pirate gang, he realizes he cannot win the warfare, however at that time he surrenders the battle as nicely. That is a really attention-grabbing character trait. Jod might nonetheless use the Drive to take his lightsaber again after Wim will get ahold of it and harm the youngsters, together with their mother and father and the remainder of At Attin, however he willingly offers up the struggle totally when he realizes he is been bested. That is not the identical Jod who murdered Captain Brutus in chilly blood. He has a delicate spot for these youngsters and it is apparent that when he says he did not need issues to go this fashion, he means it. He and Wim even appear to share a second earlier than going their separate methods, as if all could be forgiven right here.
What Jod’s destiny continues to be a little bit of a thriller by the top of “The Actual Good Guys,” it is attainable he would possibly even be the one answerable for bringing the facility again on-line on At Attin, as he was left within the Supervisor’s tower the place the facility was nonetheless shut down final we noticed him. What is going to ultimately change into of him? Nobody can actually say for sure at this stage, until he seems to be the identical Captain Jack we see later marauding the Halcyon. Personally, I hope we get extra seasons of “Skeleton Crew” to seek out out. His adventures with the children and pirating escapades have been nothing in need of entertaining.
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” is now out there in its entirety on Disney+.