In Review: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (S1 – EP4) Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin

Synopsis: In Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin, Our heroes face a surprise in a familiar setting.

The Story

Jod Na Nawood and the crew make their way back to At Attin, where the kids discover a very different version of their world from the one they left behind. As they explore, they find themselves caught in the midst of a warzone, with two tribes—the Hattan and the Troik—fighting over the planet’s resources. While searching through the rubble of what seems to have once been their neighborhood, they encounter a member of the Troik who leads them to the relative safety of her home. As the story unfolds, they learn that this world is now called At Achrann.

Meanwhile, Jod Na Nawood, left behind on the ship, crosses paths with the Hattan faction. Forced to bargain for his freedom, he strikes a deal that ultimately allows him to reconnect with Fern and the others. His negotiations bear fruit, paving the way for an uneasy alliance with the Troik.

Acting

This episode delivers some strong acting performances. Hala Finley shines as the Troik soldier Hayna, who befriends the kids and takes them back to her home. Her scenes with Neel are particularly engaging—fun and warm—as she glimpses what life could be like in peacetime through their interactions. Robert Timothy Smith continues to excel as the group’s voice of reason, and it was great to see his character step into the spotlight this time around.

Nick Frost is still channeling his inner pirate as the old robot SM-33, who suffers a major malfunction in this episode when the kids attempt to jog his memory about At Attin.

Overall

This was a fairly good episode with some solid acting performances. However, now that we’ve reached the halfway point of the series, I’m starting to worry about the plot development. For instance, we didn’t really learn much about the conflict between the two warring factions, which felt underdeveloped. Hopefully, we’ll get a few answers about that in next week’s episode.

As for At Attin, the episode throws us a bit of a curveball at the end. The kids and Jod Na Nawood discover what would have been the Supervisor’s Tower on At Attin, along with the nine pillars representing the Jewels of the Old Republic and their coordinates in space. However, the coordinates for At Attin have been blasted off—and we find out that SM-33 was responsible for it.

Overall, the storyline seems to have hit a bit of a dead end in terms of the overarching arc. Here’s hoping things pick up in next week’s episode.