A captivating show keeps audiences guessing, hooking them until every question is answered and the mystery unraveled. Skeleton Crew has masterfully blended these ingredients, and with over half the season complete, the remaining four episodes must reveal the answers to our most pressing questions.
Here are 5 questions we need answered in episode 5 of Skeleton Crew:
1. What really happened to each planet known as the "Jewel of the Old Republic"?
Episode 4, "Can't Say I Remember No At Attin," deepened the mystery of At Attin and made it a lot cooler by revealing that At Attin has several sister planets, including At Achrann. The other planets are named At Arissia, At Aytuu, At Acoda, and At Aravin. While At Achrann lay in ashy ruin, ravaged by internal and external conflicts, the fates of the four other planets mentioned in the episode remain shrouded in mystery. Were they all destroyed, or did one of them manage to evade discovery and survive whatever catastrophe overtook the Jewels, like At Attin did?
2. Will the kids make it back home?
With four episodes left, the writers have either concluded the show with the kids and Jod's arrival on At Attin, or they've got a surprise early arrival planned for Jod and our young adventurers. Although it does seem like the kids will make it home eventually, I don't see it happening so soon, and I wouldn't bet on all of them making it back.
3. What's next for the parents back home on At Attin?
Their kids haven't been seen in a while, and they've vanished without a trace in a vast and untamed galaxy. What will the parents do to bring them home? Will they dare to break the rules set by their superiors of crossing the "barrier" to look for their children, or will they wait for authorities to get the job done? I believe it would seem extremely strange if Wendle, and all the other parents, just sat around and rubbed their foreheads until their kids came home. It's time for them to spring into action.
4. Where does Jod stand?
We've all seen a few glimpses of affection in Jod's body language in the last episode. We know he has his interests and ambitions, and Din Djarin warned Grogu plenty of times, "Kid, never trust a pirate." But will this pirate prove to be different than Gorian Shard's friends, or Hondo Ohnaka? Does Jod have a good heart, or is he going to ditch the kids as soon as he gets a big payday?
5. What's Jod's home planet?
There must be a reason why Jod's home planet has been kept a secret. Jod described it as an ashy planet, and a few planets may fit this description. One of them is Mustafar, and the other is Nevarro. Both these planets contain varying degrees of volcanic activities, and with Nevarro's pirate links in The Mandalorian Season 3, it wouldn't surprise me if Jod is revealed to be a Nevarro native.
BONUS QUESTION: Where are the cameos?!?!
I know there are plenty of fans who can't stand the number of cameos we've seen in some of the recent Star Wars shows. However, with each episode, a cameo by a certain Mandalorian bounty hunter/father makes more and more sense, especially if my guess is right and Jod is, indeed, from Nevarro. I'm not going to name him. I think you all know exactly who I'm discussing here, and in case you don't, remember: "Credits can buy you muscle if you know where to look" - Fennec Shand.
Skeleton Crew is streaming on Disney+.