Skeleton Crew Episode 7 Puts The Adults In A Classic Steven Spielberg Scene inkeinspires

This article contains spoilers for episode 7 of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew”, “We’re going to be in so much trouble”.

The penultimate episode of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” Season 1, “We’re Going to Be in So Much Trouble,” brings the action back to the planet At Attin, with all of the series’ storylines and characters converging on the mysterious world. of the myth. As things progress, the imperiled children’s parents, Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) and KB (Kyriana Kritter), plot to send them a message, leaving them know how to cross the deadly barrier that separates them from returning home. Meanwhile, Captain Brutus (Fred Tatasciore), Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) and the rest of the pirates fight for the children and their ship, the Onyx Cinder, when they realize it might hold the key to cross the barrier.

Eventually, Jod comes out on top, capturing the children by force, holding them hostage with cruel threats, and leaving his pirate crew behind. Reaching the surface, he locates the legendary treasure of At Attin and the children are reunited with their parents. However, the episode itself ends just as the final conflict is about to begin.

Along the way, “We’re Gonna Be In So Much Trouble” samples everything from “Andor” to, once again, “Treasure Island” for ideas. However, one of its best scenes comes straight from a Steven Spielberg classic.

The creators of “Skeleton Crew,” Robert Watts and Christopher Ford, have made it no secret that they were inspired by the work of Steven Spielberg, particularly his direction and production in the 1980s. “The Goonies” are often cited as a frequent source of inspiration, and it makes sense. “The Goonies” truly cemented the “Kids on Bikes” genre in the hearts and minds of 80s kids everywhere. But there was, of course, another film that truly launched the genre: Spielberg’s 1982 hit, “ET the Extra Terrestrial.”

The seventh episode of “Skeleton Crew” begins with a scene taken directly from “ET.” With the parents of the missing children convinced that the droids and overseers of At Attin will do nothing to help them find their children, they have crafted their own. communication device, cobbled together from spare parts, to send a message beyond the barrier of the planet. They gather in the forest to send their message. Unfortunately, At Attin’s security droids, equipped with flashlights that glow in the night, descend on them and pursue them, hoping to stop their message from getting through.

The scene feels like a direct send-up of two specific, iconic moments from “ET.” The first is the foot chase in “ET” that has been referenced before in the series, where the eponymous alien is chased by government agents through the woods at night. with flashlights. The other, however, was when ET cobbled together his own communications device in order to contact his people and get picked up to return home. “AND phone home,” he tells his friends in one of the film’s most oft-quoted lines.

While episode 7 of “Skeleton Crew” matches the shots and mood of the Spielberg classic with its own nighttime forest sequence, it also puts the adults in the position of fleeing the authorities this time, which is a hilarious change. Clearly, though, they just want to get their kids home safe, and one wonders if that’s what it might have been like for the other aliens trying to get their hands on ET on the other end of the world. Spielberg’s film.

If there’s anything we can learn from the example of Spielberg’s “Kids on Bikes” films of the 1980s, it’s that they always have an exciting climax with lots of action and, well, children on bikes. Since this episode of “Skeleton Crew” ends on a huge cliffhanger after taking its young heroes home to At Attin, it stands to reason that we’ll probably come back to see the kids ride their hoverbikes as they try to save the situation of Jod. Na Nawood and her traitorous ways in the season 1 finale.

Will they fly into the sky and be silhouetted by the moon? That might be a bit much, but I’d still bet that hoverbikes play an important role. I would also bet that Wim will also get his hands on the lightsaber that Jod ran away with. It would make a lot of sense for him to become the Jedi he’s dreamed of being since the very first episode. We also hope that the kids’ droid pal, SM-33, will be back as well. It’s simply good storytelling in the Spielberg way.

The season 1 finale of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” will be released on January 14, 2025 at 6 p.m. PST on Disney+.