SKELETON CREW Reviews Are In; Latest Disney+ STAR WARS Series Earns Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

SKELETON CREW Reviews Are In; Latest Disney+ STAR WARS Series Earns Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

The review embargo for Lucasfilm's new Disney+ Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew, lifted late last night, and the show has been a big hit with the majority of critics...

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By MarkCassidy - Dec 03, 2024 10:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Via SFF Gazette

The first two episodes of Lucasfilm's latest Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew, are now streaming on Disney+, and the review embargo lifted last night at the exact same time the show premiered.

This isn't always a great sign, but the response from critics - who got to see three episodes - has been very positive. Based on 48 reviews, Skeleton Crew is currently sitting at a near-perfect 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Though not everyone was won over by the old-fashioned, Amblin-esque adventure, the majority of critics found something to enjoy, and we've only come across a couple of outright negative reviews so far (we're sure more will follow).

Have a read look through the reviews at the links below, and we'll continue to update as more come in.

"When four kids make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, they get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy," according to the show's official synopsis. "Finding their way home, meeting unlikely allies and enemies will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined."

Have you watched the first two episodes of Skeleton Crew? If so, let us know what you thought in the comments section.

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Itwasme
Itwasme - 12/3/2024, 10:53 AM
Nice! It's sounds fun which might be problematic for some SW fans.
gulducati
gulducati - 12/3/2024, 10:54 AM
@Itwasme - lol, what a surprise. SW is the most polarized, toxic fanbase of all. And that's saying a lot.
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 12/3/2024, 11:08 AM
@gulducati - Toxic fans are a product of bad creative decisions and output. The best way to remove large groups of toxic fans is to create good content.
Itwasme
Itwasme - 12/3/2024, 11:10 AM
@gulducati - I'm waiting on the "this is a kids show, Kennedy is clueless" brigade. As if SW was never built for kids. As a jaded old man, it's honestly the biggest appeal to me - something that makes me feel like a kid again is a gift.
Itwasme
Itwasme - 12/3/2024, 11:11 AM
@ZiggyStarman - you sure about that? SW fans have been toxic since Empire, and most consider that the best film in the series.
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 12/3/2024, 11:17 AM
@Itwasme - there's always going to be small pockets of disdain in any fandom. But the term “Toxic Fan” is to describe large portions. We know that the decry didn't hit Star Wars till the Ewoks came in. I don't mind them but others do.

Example: marvel did have the label “toxic fans” Until then movies post End Game had diminishing returns of quality.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 12/3/2024, 11:18 AM
@ZiggyStarman - Nah. There's always been bad movies and TV shows, but people actively rooting against the success of entertainment, especially movies and TV shows that one is ostensibly a fan of, is recent.
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 12/3/2024, 11:24 AM
@Clintthahamster - what franchise that's been putting out quality context deals with toxic fans?
Itwasme
Itwasme - 12/3/2024, 11:36 AM
@ZiggyStarman - i think the way we define toxic fans changes our perception of things. I don't actually think quality matter much at all tbh, some people want to hate and when bad content comes out they feel their hate is justified. That to me is toxic and explains why people put out negativity when something is bad yet are silent when things are positively recieved.
Itwasme
Itwasme - 12/3/2024, 11:59 AM
@ZiggyStarman - and Taylor Seift has toxic fans with good content (at least her fans consider it good).
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 12/3/2024, 12:37 PM
@Itwasme - those people do exist but when quality well-beloved content is released. Toxic fans stay quite, which is all we ask for. Season 1 of the Mandorlorian and Star Wars Episode 9 came out in the same period. The same fans crapping in episode 9 were praising Mando season 1.
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 12/3/2024, 12:39 PM
@Itwasme - Swifties fan toxicity comes from their utter devotion. Which is her fault, jamming her dumb opinions on them. Then treating everything she says as scriptures. It is her fault. When you have fans everything is your fault. The good and the bad.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 12/3/2024, 1:19 PM
@ZiggyStarman - "what franchise that's been putting out quality context deals with toxic fans?"

Assuming you mean content, Star Wars is one example.
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 12/3/2024, 1:23 PM
@Clintthahamster - fans are only toxic when it bad. They weren't “toxic” in the first 2 seasons of Mando not where they “toxic” watching Andor. Its solely based on the quality of the output.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 12/3/2024, 1:27 PM
@ZiggyStarman - Speaking only for myself, I'm not talking about the reaction of people who sit down to watch the show with an open mind, then decide it's not for them. I'm talking about the people who make up their mind not to give the show a chance because of the race and/or gender of the people involved.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 12/3/2024, 1:37 PM
@Clintthahamster - I mean, we can quibble about definitions and all that but the first time I heard a subset of fans being called toxic was the early days of the internet (esp when it was still using those suction pad things for landline handsets) and was how it was dominated by toxic star wars fans thus birthing the conflation of tech geeks and fiction nerds as a trope in films and TV so...



...folk bitching when stuff is bad is just a given to my mind, when I tend to feel it is fair to say it has gone toxic is when the bitching still exists even when it is good and/or goes out off its way to attack other things that isn't their thing regardless on quality either way. That said toxic fandom tends to go queiter when the are vastly outnumbered on comments on things the vast majority consider good that tends to be after an extended period when they were bitching prior to release about it and were then shown to have been putting forth unfounded 'concerns' oft based on pure fabrications claiming to be leaks.

TLDR Someone who isn't negative when it is good tends to be just a fan, toxic is when still bitching and attacking others even when it is good to my mind.

Mobile phones and social media I tend to feel just makes it all more visible thus makes it seem a new thing when it likely always existed (was certainly ample on display at times in specialist comic book stores/marts even before public access to the net).
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 12/3/2024, 1:37 PM
@Clintthahamster - those people are horrible. But I have not heard of that many people who didn't watch because of race nor have I ever met any. The amount of fans who didn't tune in because of that is so little. If they were the only haters the acolyte would probably have another 8 seasons green-lit.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 12/3/2024, 1:43 PM
@ZiggyStarman - I'd encourage you to check to check out the comments from when the Acolyte was announced, and when interviews and production stills started circulating. Those horrible people are still here.
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 12/3/2024, 1:47 PM
@Clintthahamster - I'm not saying they don't exist. I'm saying they are a very small minority of the people who did not like it. Most people who did not like it were turned off by the script and the show itself. It's this group of people that impacted the numbers. I'm with you that the people who hate race or gender are genuinely evil.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 12/3/2024, 10:59 AM
Sweet , the show seems & sounds good so looking forward to seeing this when I can!!.

However , I’m real tired about people calling something “fan fiction” like it’s some negative thing…

Newsflash , even all the SW stuff you love is fan fiction by definition since Lucas is no longer involved in it which includes Andor & Filoni’s works.
SATW42
SATW42 - 12/3/2024, 11:34 AM
at least we waited for 48 reviews this time and not 10 lmao
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 12/3/2024, 11:36 AM
Glad to hear it. I'm about to start episode 1. I'm keeping my expectations understandably low for now. Hopefully I'm delighted. This show has potential, both classic gem potential as well as complete disaster potential.
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 12/3/2024, 11:55 AM
I enjoyed the first two episodes, even though I didnt love the star wars suburbia. Leaning heavily into the pirate stuff definitely gives it the goonies vibe.
Spoken
Spoken - 12/3/2024, 11:56 AM
Eh, I think I'll pass.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 12/3/2024, 12:00 PM
Great first 2 episodes.

Looking forward to that The Daniels episode

And I think it is high time we see live action Hondo
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 12/3/2024, 12:14 PM
Glad to hear it. They got a solid cast for this, these kid actors are good.
thedrudo
thedrudo - 12/3/2024, 10:57 PM
@ModHaterSLADE - I was hesitant about how well the kids would do but they all deliver pretty great work.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 12/3/2024, 12:41 PM
John Watts is good with child actors. I’m cautiously optimistic for this
Imprtracr1
Imprtracr1 - 12/3/2024, 12:41 PM
Critic scores are useless.


It's all about the audience scores.
That's the more reliable metric.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/3/2024, 2:05 PM
@Imprtracr1 - in general it is the better metric out of the two, but lately I do look to the critics score more. If most critics like it, then so do I. The best metric is the actual score though, and not the percentage
thedrudo
thedrudo - 12/3/2024, 10:58 PM
@Imprtracr1 - Until you look at something like Red One where there's just now way that audience score is in the 90s.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 12/3/2024, 2:48 PM
"Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score".....now that right there just sold me a movie ticket open night confirmed, box office finance success day one open knight confirmed.
Nemesys
Nemesys - 12/3/2024, 8:38 PM
Although the first eps were good, the ep 1 premise is very reminiscent of Star Trek Prodigy's season 1 early eps concepts. I love both franchises, so I hope this show differentiates itself soon.

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