With the first season of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew wrapped up, fans are excited about the show’s future. Creators Jon Watts and Christopher Ford recently opened up about the finale’s big moments and hinted at where the series could go next. Here’s what they had to say.
The finale’s final shot of the series featuring Jude Law’s Jod staring out the window of At Attin has sparked discussion among fans. I liked this character’s story arc and where it ended up.
When talking about this final scene with Jod, Ford said that even after countless viewings during post-production, this scene struck him differently when he watched it with his family.
Ford told Entertainment Weekly: “I’ve watched this episode 10,000 times in editing and in every stage of post-production, but watching it last night with my family, that was the part that kind of actually made me feel something I hadn’t felt before for some reason. Just him now alone and thinking his thoughts, ruminating. That hit me in a way that it hadn’t before.”
Watts added: “It’s one of those performances where it is open and real enough that you find yourself projecting a lot of yourself onto his expression. I was trolling Reddit while you were watching with your family.
“Different people were reading different things. Some people were like, ‘Oh, he’s happy to finally have to drop this ruse.’ Or it’s like, ‘No, he’s regretful because he’s looking out at this perfect family landscape and he’s all alone.’ People saw every different variety.”
One of the lingering mysteries is Jod’s Jedi backstory, and who exactly he trained with, which the show intentionally left open-ended.
Ford explained: “In our heads, it’s like the potential to go deeper. That part of the story is something that could be explored in the future.
“So when you have something that’s a kind of work in progress like that, you leave it open enough to get worked on and made better.”
Watts chimed in, saying: “Yeah, not in this season. But what’s great about Star Wars is that you start talking about someone’s backstory and there’s already a history and allure that surrounds it.
“So you start getting excited about, ‘Oh, well, where do you place this person if it’s X amount of years ago into this larger galactic timeline?’
“It’s just such a rich world that you can have so many variations and varieties of characters and backstories, and it’s just like limitless potential. It’s very fun.”
The question on every fan’s mind right now is, will there be a second season? While nothing is official yet, Watts and Ford are optimistic.
Watts said: “We have ideas in our heads for sure. We’re waiting to find out what everyone else thinks, but we’ve always had an idea of where this could go even before we made the first season. So, there’s lots of potential out there and hope everyone sees that.”
The creators also addressed the challenge of the cast aging. Watts explained: “We wouldn’t pretend like the kids are only six months older if we made more.
“It is fun to think of them growing up and where they would fit into the galaxy and how their world would be changed by the events of what happened in the first season.”
Ford added: “And interconnected wise, how the events of the other shows would impact At Attin. It doesn’t have to be a cameo, because if there’s historical events are happening in the galaxy, it’s going to affect everyone.”
Watts followed that up with the question: “Yeah, their secluded planet is now officially a part of the larger galaxy. So what would be the ramifications of that?”
As the showrunners and fans wait to see if Disney and Lucasfilm move forward with Season 2, one thing is clear, Skeleton Crew has only begun to scratch the surface of its potential.
