Skeleton Crew Just Continued a Time-Honored Star Wars Tradition

Star Wars and merchandising Go together like life and breath. You simply Can’t live without Another and, in its most recent episode Skeleton crewThe show pulled off one of the franchise’s most duplicitous tricks: the mid-season switcheroo. it was Driven by merchandising? probably not But it certainly didn’t hurt.

Its six episodes Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew, “Zero Friends Again,” Saw the crew come into their own Lanupa fled the planet Pirate/Jedi/bad guy without Zod’s help. With the help of Zod and their droid, 33, after episode after episode of Wim, Neal, Fern, and KB, the crew is finally able to do something big on their own. And, the action was apparently illustrated by the almost literal regeneration of their ship, D Onyx cinder.

Caught in the clutches of a giant trash compactor, Fern makes the dangerous decision to press the “Emergency Hull Demolition Sequencer”, which 33 told them never to touch. Well, it works, exploding the hull and spawning a new, sleeker, version of the ship. An almost prequel-inspired version that reminds us of Queen Padma’s Royal Starship or Darth Maul’s Sith Infiltrator. It’s an exciting, story and character-driven moment for sure… but it also does that Onyx cinder The Lego set you bought looks a little less cool, doesn’t it?

From introduction to Ewoks, from The Mandalorian And more, many choices Star Wars It seems they are made to sell more toys. Even when they’re not, they feel like it. The Ewks Inn Return of the Jedi Was supposed to be Wookiees but later changed to something new and cute (there’s a huge debate over whether it’s actually toy-driven, More details here) initial statistics for The Mandalorian saw the character in a multicolored suit of armor, only for him to get a brand new, all-silver one within a few episodes. Mando also did his business. Razor Crest Later one season for a modified N-1 Starfighter. Every time there’s a new color or class of stormtrooper, instead of a new character, you scratch your head. Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Rey, Kylo Ren, and everyone else not to mention brand new costumes, weapons, helmets, etc. in every movie.

We are, of course, mostly okay with this. That’s the fun part Star Wars All the cool toys and merchandise you can buy. But sometimes you watch an episode or a movie and it’s like your favorite sports team trading the player whose jersey you just bought. You still love the player. You still love the team. But the stuff you own now seems dated. And that’s exactly what happened Skeleton crew This week I was literally seconds from that purchase Onyx cinder Lego just thought, “Well, now I want something better with sleek ships inside.”

Okay, who am I kidding? I’m still going to buy it.

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