When the villain said ‘Take me to the mint, the Great Work as you call it,’ I was sure the answer was going to be ‘What do you mean? The mint isn’t the Great Work.’ And then we’d discover a real secret that would justify the whole thing.
This totally explains why we left off on the third or fourth episode and every time we had the chance to dip back in, we both went "Or we could watch another episode of 24." It's too bad because I thought it had a lot of potential. Did they make something hastily-ish to test the audience for these characters? It's also funny because my nephews (8 and 10) also said, "It was okay." Youth don't lie....
"I don’t want new Star Wars to resemble old Star Wars."
At least you GET new versions of your favorite that are decent. The shows I like either never get revived or, if they do, they completely suck next to the originals.
The Great Work is a reference to Hermeticism and alchemy. There's always some sort of esoteric thread underneath Star Wars stories. It seems like they set up the twist for a second season. I would guess that Jod may undergo a transformation in which he discovers what the great work really is-- the other "gold treasure" that is in other alchemy stories.
The great work is not to follow your parents path, do what the AI supervisor says, submit to mass surveillance, be trained to stack the money a little higher for someone else with no real purpose. The vault 1139 suggests they've surpassed George Lucas's THX 1138. They're not even free to explore, adventure, experience danger, grow and discover themselves. They've been consumed by a system just like Vader. The artists deliberately made it look like our world, with suburban homes and so on.
The setting is just 5 years or so after the events of Return of the Jedi. There's a change that's starting to unfold.
They used a lot of metaphors, such as Jod inside a cage, even though he has the ability the whole time to open the door. It was a great little series. There are interesting things to explore, like the name Jod.
I will offer a defense, actually two defenses, for the ending of Skeleton Crew. I almost think they learned from The Acolyte, but it seems likely the two shows were shooting at the same time.
The first is the practical defense. Nothing is guaranteed besides death and taxes, and if you're rich enough you don't have to deal with taxes. A second season is about the farthest thing from a guarantee. The decision was clearly made to wrap up the show, resolve the main story line, and don't leave any (huge) cliffhangers, but still clearly leaves us wanting more. The Acolyte needs a second season to effectively complete its story, Skeleton Crew has a story that could go into a second season, but it's still resolved with what we have.
Second, the story did wrap up with the classic 80's everybody learning a lesson. Wim learned that he doesn't have to look to the stars, he can find adventure on At Attin or maybe that he should cut his dad some slack. Likewise Wim's dad learned what every 80's dad did and he shouldn't work so much and pay more attention to his son. Fern learned she doesn't have to GIRLBOSS her way through everything and true leadership is knowing when accept the help of others. KB also learned that it's OK to ask for help and true friends will accept you doing that. And Neel, the best character of them all learned the most important lesson. Nothing good comes from leaving the house. Or that it's OK to be scared and just admitting you're scared is an act of bravery. But mostly the first one. Just stay home.
Yup. Agreed.
When the villain said ‘Take me to the mint, the Great Work as you call it,’ I was sure the answer was going to be ‘What do you mean? The mint isn’t the Great Work.’ And then we’d discover a real secret that would justify the whole thing.
It begged for a twist reveal, or at least a bit more information.
This totally explains why we left off on the third or fourth episode and every time we had the chance to dip back in, we both went "Or we could watch another episode of 24." It's too bad because I thought it had a lot of potential. Did they make something hastily-ish to test the audience for these characters? It's also funny because my nephews (8 and 10) also said, "It was okay." Youth don't lie....
It's a fun show but could've been much more
"I don’t want new Star Wars to resemble old Star Wars."
At least you GET new versions of your favorite that are decent. The shows I like either never get revived or, if they do, they completely suck next to the originals.
What shows are those?
The Great Work is a reference to Hermeticism and alchemy. There's always some sort of esoteric thread underneath Star Wars stories. It seems like they set up the twist for a second season. I would guess that Jod may undergo a transformation in which he discovers what the great work really is-- the other "gold treasure" that is in other alchemy stories.
The great work is not to follow your parents path, do what the AI supervisor says, submit to mass surveillance, be trained to stack the money a little higher for someone else with no real purpose. The vault 1139 suggests they've surpassed George Lucas's THX 1138. They're not even free to explore, adventure, experience danger, grow and discover themselves. They've been consumed by a system just like Vader. The artists deliberately made it look like our world, with suburban homes and so on.
The setting is just 5 years or so after the events of Return of the Jedi. There's a change that's starting to unfold.
They used a lot of metaphors, such as Jod inside a cage, even though he has the ability the whole time to open the door. It was a great little series. There are interesting things to explore, like the name Jod.
I will offer a defense, actually two defenses, for the ending of Skeleton Crew. I almost think they learned from The Acolyte, but it seems likely the two shows were shooting at the same time.
The first is the practical defense. Nothing is guaranteed besides death and taxes, and if you're rich enough you don't have to deal with taxes. A second season is about the farthest thing from a guarantee. The decision was clearly made to wrap up the show, resolve the main story line, and don't leave any (huge) cliffhangers, but still clearly leaves us wanting more. The Acolyte needs a second season to effectively complete its story, Skeleton Crew has a story that could go into a second season, but it's still resolved with what we have.
Second, the story did wrap up with the classic 80's everybody learning a lesson. Wim learned that he doesn't have to look to the stars, he can find adventure on At Attin or maybe that he should cut his dad some slack. Likewise Wim's dad learned what every 80's dad did and he shouldn't work so much and pay more attention to his son. Fern learned she doesn't have to GIRLBOSS her way through everything and true leadership is knowing when accept the help of others. KB also learned that it's OK to ask for help and true friends will accept you doing that. And Neel, the best character of them all learned the most important lesson. Nothing good comes from leaving the house. Or that it's OK to be scared and just admitting you're scared is an act of bravery. But mostly the first one. Just stay home.