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

This text comprises spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” episode 7, “We’re Gonna Be In So A lot Hassle.”

The penultimate episode of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” season 1, “We’re Gonna Be In So A lot Hassle,” brings the action back to the planet of At Attin, with the entire present’s storylines and characters converging on the mysterious world of fable. As issues get underway, the mother and father of the imperiled youngsters, Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), and KB (Kyriana Kritter), plot to ship them a message, letting them know tips on how to get previous the deadly barrier that stands between them and their return dwelling. In the meantime, Captain Brutus (Fred Tatasciore), Jod Na Nawood (Jude Regulation), and the remainder of the pirates combat over the children and their ship, the Onyx Cinder, once they understand it would maintain the important thing to passing by means of the barrier. 

Ultimately, Jod comes out on high, capturing the kids by power, taking them hostage with merciless threats, and leaving his pirate crew behind. Reaching the floor, he locates the fabled treasure of At Attin and the children are reunited with their mother and father. Nevertheless, the precise episode ends simply as the ultimate battle is about to start.

Alongside the way in which, “We’re Gonna Be In So A lot Hassle” samples the whole lot from “Andor” to, as soon as once more, “Treasure Island” for concepts. Nevertheless, one in every of its greatest scenes comes proper from a Steven Spielberg traditional.

“Skeleton Crew” creators Robert Watts and Christopher Ford have made no bones about the truth that they’ve been impressed by the work of Steven Spielberg, significantly his directing and producing output within the Nineteen Eighties. “The Goonies” is often cited as a frequent inspiration, and it is sensible. “The Goonies” actually cemented the “Youngsters on Bikes” style within the hearts and minds of ’80s youngsters in every single place. However there was, in fact, one other movie that basically kicked the style off within the first place: Spielberg’s 1982 hit “E.T. the Further Terrestrial.”

The seventh episode of “Skeleton Crew” begins off with a scene plucked proper out of “E.T.” With the mother and father of the lacking youngsters assured the droids and supervisors of At Attin will do nothing to assist discover their kids, they’ve original their very own communications machine, cobbled collectively from spare components, to ship a message out past the planet’s barrier. They collect collectively within the forest to launch their message. Sadly, the safety droids of At Attin, bearing brilliant flashlights within the evening, descend upon them and provides chase, hoping to cease their message from getting out.

The scene looks like a direct ship up of two particular, iconic moments in “E.T.” The primary is the foot chase in “E.T.” that is been referenced on the present earlier than, the place the eponymous alien is chased by authorities brokers by means of the woods at evening with flashlights. The opposite, although, is when E.T. has cobbled collectively his personal communications machine with a purpose to contact his individuals and get picked as much as go dwelling. “E.T. cellphone dwelling,” he tells his buddies in one of many film’s oft-quoted traces.

Whereas “Skeleton Crew” episode 7 matches the pictures and vibe of Spielberg’s traditional with its personal nighttime forest sequence, it additionally places the adults within the place of operating away from the authorities this time, which is a hilarious change. Clearly, although, they simply wish to get their youngsters dwelling protected and sound, and it makes one surprise if that is what it would’ve been like for the opposite extra-terrestrials making an attempt to get ahold of E.T. on the opposite finish of issues in Spielberg’s film.

If there’s something we will study from the instance of the “Youngsters on Bikes” Spielberg motion pictures of the Nineteen Eighties, it is that they at all times have a rousing climax with numerous motion and, properly, youngsters on bikes. Since this episode of “Skeleton Crew” ends with an enormous cliffhanger after bringing its younger heroes again dwelling to At Attin, it stands to purpose we’ll in all probability get again to see the kids driving their hoverbikes as they attempt to save the day from Jod Na Nawood and his traitorous methods within the season 1 finale.

Will they fly into the sky and get silhouetted by the moon? That is likely to be somewhat an excessive amount of, however I would nonetheless wager the hoverbikes determine into issues. I would likewise wager that Wim will get his hands on that lightsaber Jod absconded with, too. It will make lots of sense for him to get to develop into the Jedi he is dreamed of being for the reason that very first episode. Additionally, hopefully the children’ droid buddy SM-33 will likely be again, too. That is simply good storytelling within the Spielberg mode.

The “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” season 1 finale drops January 14, 2025, at 6pm PST on Disney+.