You can tell a lot about the quality of a show overall by comparing its first episode to its last. Have its main characters grown? Have things come full circle? Could you foresee these characters moving forward in the world they live in, even if you never see what happens next? When it comes to Skeleton Crew, the answer to all these questions is "YES" in all caps. And that's one of the things that makes this one of the greatest Star Wars shows we've seen in quite a long time.
While all four of the show's main characters shone beautifully in this final episode, for the moment let's focus on Wim. In the series' first episode, Wim was a boy preoccupied with adventure, fascinated with the idea of heroes wielding lightsabers, and unaware of his true purpose. In the final shots of the finale, he is now a boy who has been on great adventures, has seen what real heroes do, and stares, for the first time, at an open-ended future of which he may have full control.
Each of the main players in this story has learned in different ways that the paths that lie before them are not as straightforward and defined as they once were. There is an entire galaxy beyond At Attin, and sure, not all of it is good. But some of it is. To venture out into the unknown is no longer prohibited. It is now the only way forward.
This final episode, "The Real Good Guys," of the series proved that Star Wars can tell a well-paced, captivating, satisfying story in an eight-episode Disney+ season. It answers every question but doesn't spell it out for its viewers. It moves fast but doesn't rush. It's emotional but doesn't leave audiences feeling wrung out and left hanging.
The best Star Wars finales are the ones that say plainly, "There could be more. But if there's not, you'll be all right." It's impossible to know whether or not we will see these characters again. But that's the whole point. At Attin is free. Whatever happens next is up to the people who call it home. That's how it should be and, hopefully, how it will remain.