Tag: Skeleton Crew

  • Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 8

    Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 8

    Being a hero is to be nuanced even when the heroes are kids. Spoiler Warning for The Real Good Guys Skeleton Crew delivers a better landing than a lot of Disney Plus shows, neatly tying up one really big adventure while leaving the possibility of more to come in the…

  • Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 7

    Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 7

    There may be trouble ahead Spoiler Warning for We’re Gonna Be In So Much Trouble It is always difficult balancing the episode which precedes the finale. It needs to build the tension and leave the action with a terrifying cliffhanger for people to return eager to see how things will…

  • Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 6

    Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 6

    Pirates really don’t make the best friends Spoiler Warning for Zero Friends Again What I love about this episode is everything. Yes, even the crazy length of twenty-seven minutes. That is right. Twenty-seven minutes. Possibly twenty-five minutes when you deduct the recap and intro. This is an exception to my…

  • Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 5

    Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 5

    Wherein the story of the week and the series arc come together in beautiful harmony Spoiler Warning for You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates As the crew’s journey home continues, the fifth episode is a good demonstration of how to tie an arc together with the adventure of…

  • Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 4

    Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 4

    An adventure of the week as our favourite elephant alien gets to shine Spoiler Warning for Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin A solid outing for the crew in the fourth episode takes them on an old-style adventure of the week, while furthering the ‘getting home’ arc and shining…

  • Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 3

    Review: Skeleton Crew – Episode 3

    Out of the pirate pan and onto the moon Spoiler Warning for Very Interesting, for an Astrogration Problem The continuation of the Skeleton Crew sees the episode pack in a lot of activity in a very quick order. It’s fun, it’s engaging, and the weird relationship of Jod and the…

  • Review: Skeleton Crew – Episodes 1 & 2

    Review: Skeleton Crew – Episodes 1 & 2

    The adventure begins again with a new crew Spoiler Warning for This Could be a Real Adventure and Way, Way Out Past the Barrier The idea of a Star Wars series which centres on children lost in the galaxy and trying to find their way home is an interesting one.…