Is Skeleton Crew‘s First Big Twist Hiding in Plain Sight?

The caller Star Wars show, Skeleton Crew, is present and the archetypal country of the archetypal occurrence instantly hits you with a question. A question that, 15 seconds into it, fundamentally each 1 of america answered. But, since it’s not explicitly stated yet, we’re present to pass you that yes. Yes, you were right. That’s precisely who you thought it was.

The archetypal occurrence of Skeleton Crew begins with a radical of pirates hijacking a vessel hoping to find loads of credits. When they don’t, the unit mutinies against their captain, Silvo–who, passim the full scene, is wearing what looks similar a sinister blend of the Leia Boushh helmet from Return of the Jedi, a praetorian guard, and a pirate’s tricorne. Because of the helmet, technically, we aren’t expected to cognize who Silvo is yet. But past you springiness it a second. The dependable is oddly familiar. We’ve seen that swagger before. Then, erstwhile the occurrence ends, the reply is close determination connected surface for you to see, listed successful the credits. It is, indeed, Jude Law’s quality Jod Na Nawood.

Law’s sanction is the archetypal sanction successful the formed credits for the amusement contempt the information his look ne'er appears successful the episode. That’s your archetypal clue. And yes, portion immoderate shows recognition their biggest stars—like Law connected Skeleton Crew—even if they don’t look successful an episode, that’s not the lawsuit here. It’s Law down the mask. A information that’s bolstered erstwhile helium appears arsenic a captive astatine the extremity of the 2nd episode. The brig is precisely wherever the pirates would’ve taken their disgraced captain, isn’t it?

Plus, Law already told us that ‘Jod’ isn’t the lone sanction his quality has gone by. “One of Jod’s different names is really taken from a truly aged early Star Wars comic book,” the histrion precocious teased to io9 astatine a property junket for Skeleton Crew. “I won’t archer you which one! But yeah, it’s a notation to a quality successful a precise aboriginal comic.” Silvo doesn’t ringing immoderate bells from Star Wars history, truthful what could a 3rd individuality this enigma antheral has had adjacent be?

So determination you person it. You thought it was Jude Law successful the opening of the amusement and it was. So, what does that mean for what we’ve seen truthful far? How did Jod Na Nawood emergence to go a pirate captain? Why does helium spell by Silvo? Which is his existent name? Where does his Force quality travel from? Was he, astatine immoderate point, a Jedi arsenic Wim suggests? Those are questions that haven’t been answered yet, but surely volition soon. For now, though, you tin springiness a large abdominous “I told you so” to anyone who didn’t judge you erstwhile you called it.

The archetypal 2 episodes of Skeleton Crew are present streaming connected Disney+.

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