Can't Say I Remember No At Attin

Dialogue was very clumsy - introduction to a planet and resolution in 30 minutes is not enough time to properly flesh out a story, as a result it just comes across very cheesy and forced. This was a really poor episode, I hope the following episodes are either long or spend more than one episode at a given location. The ending was really weak as well, no cliff hanger just an abrupt finish to the episode. Let's hope the rest of the series is better. The first 3 episodes started off strong.

Now I'm just filling up space to reach the pointless six hundred character limit. Ring a ring a roses a pocket full of...

I am still with Skeleton Crew but for me this was the weakest entry so far due to the pacing issues.

The overarching narrative of the adventure is moving as slow as you would expect of a story being spread over a season of streaming television. Arguably we have not moved far considering the story started four episodes ago and you feel like you want to see characters develop further and the adventure hit some momentous events.

Ironically, as a standalone plot, Can't Say I Remember No At Attin, feels rushed considering it introduces is a new location and characters. It sets up a premise, introduces characters, then resolves it and moves on pretty quickly.

That being said there are some good moments that I enjoyed, mostly involving Jude Law and Nick Frost.

Visually, it is excellent as you would expect from Star Wars.

Not entirely sure I like this episode more than the first 3, but I really do enjoy this show so far! And Neel is such an adorably precious soul that I can't get enough of! Having this episode center on him was a good choice! But the thing that really stood out to me was the acting chops of Ryan Kiera Armstrong! Fern is a character I wasn't too keen on at first, but Armstrong's performance in that one scene provided the major shift I needed to really turn around on her. Overall, not the best episode, and admittedly, as fun as this show has been, there hasn't been a real stand out episode yet! Nonetheless, I'm still enjoying it and am excited to see where we go from here!

Oh the Daniels... fully expected this episode to have at least two characters launching into the air in a fury of fists, but got a world at war. Feels about right.

Neel takes center stage in this one and show just how wonderfully sweet he is. You gotta love his little humble tenacity.

I finally realized this episode that this show isn't only a love letter to childhood, it's a love letter for parenting. Every parent can relate to knowing you are pulling all the strings and carrying all the weight, but letting the kids feel like THEY are in charge. This is their adventure. And yet the parent gets that wonderful seat of humbly knowing "yeah I did that" and not getting or needing any credit for it. You know you are the rock from which they can launch into life.

Anyone else start getting Bioshock "would you kindly" vibes from SM-33's "Can't say I remember no At Attin".

A few more thoughts on Skeleton Crew. In a previous review, I complimented the series for bringing back some energy to Disney Star Wars and left it at that.

Last night, I had nothing else to watch, so I tuned in again-and it struck me how quickly the show becomes generic when the storyline lacks kinetic momentum, its weaker aspects show.

The clunky, halting interactions with the soldiers and the moral lessons, the humor-which started reasonably strong with good timing-lost its edge here. The blandness of the children's characters also becomes noticeable when they're not supported by stronger staging. Neel is the only one I find effective and endearing.

As for SM-33: I thought he worked well when he exuded a certain level of menace. He even had a bit of an ABC Warrior-like vibe. But the mix of comic relief and the earthly pirate design- an android with a peg leg? No thanks.

The story is just good enough to keep things moving. But I'm getting older, and I must conclude that, with the OT, films like E. T., and shows like Fraggle Rock in mind, it seems the art of immersing young audiences in an intimate sense of adventure has not yet been rediscovered.