Spoilers forward for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” season 1, episode 2.
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” episode 1 begins with an unlucky house pirate raid, however quickly strikes away from the motion. The vast majority of the episode is spent introducing the central quartet of kids and the secluded world they reside in, solely sending them into hyperspace on the very finish.
Episode 2, however, fills the youngsters’ and the viewers’ eyes and ears with the wonders and horrors of the galaxy. it focuses on Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), KB (Kyriana Kratter), and Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) adjusting to their new state of affairs, assembly new characters, and exploring new locations. From the mysterious Onyx Cinder spaceship and its irritable droid first mate SM-33 (voiced by Nick Frost) to the sordid house station all of them find yourself on, the principle characters get to expertise new corners of the “Star Wars” galaxy together with the viewer. Nevertheless, the station does provide a well-known face for probably the most devoted followers.
One of many pirates harassing the youngsters for Wim’s mysterious credit on the house station is none apart from Vane (Marti Matulis), the spike-faced Nikto who’s beforehand ran with Gorian Shard’s (Nonzo Anozie) group of pirates and tried to shake down Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) and Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) in “The Mandalorian” season 3. He is not a significant character by any means, however he is nonetheless a well-known(ish) face who’s been across the block a number of occasions. Time will inform whether or not his “Skeleton Crew” look is only a enjoyable little cameo, or if he is being arrange as a crossover character like Paul Solar-Hyung Lee’s Carson Teva, who’s performed a supporting function in a number of completely different Disney+ exhibits.
Vane is among the Star Wars exhibits’ unsung punching luggage
Vane’s villainy is not precisely at what you’d name Darth Vader ranges. His showdown with Greef Karga and Din Djarin on “The Mandalorian” within the season 3 opener “Chapter 17: The Apostate” goes about in addition to you’d anticipate. His return in “Chapter 21: The Pirate” continues his hapless minion standing, as Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and Din’s Mandalorian tribe deal Shard’s forces a sound defeat. Nevertheless, Vane does appear to be a survivor, as he abandons the dropping battle and goes rogue.
The character’s re-emergence on “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” episode 2 appears to proceed his function as a chosen hapless minion. As Vane makes an attempt to intimidate the youngsters for his or her credit, SM-33 arrives on the scene and promptly beats him up. Nevertheless, Vane now appears to be affiliated with the pirate crew led by Brutus (voiced by Fred Tatasciore), and may simply show to be an necessary hyperlink to the grander schemes of the galaxy far, distant. He is additionally an ideal henchman sort villain for “Skeleton Crew,” a present significantly appropriate for youthful “Star Wars” followers. Just like the Fratelli household in “The Goonies,” Vane is suitably inefficient to offer moments of levity, but intimidating sufficient to pose a viable risk to the heroes.
The characters of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” are largely new, however the present additionally brings again the Teek alien race from the outdated non-canon film “Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.” Vane’s presence matches nicely to this combine of recent and relatively obscure, and will probably be fascinating to see whether or not he stays the one acquainted character we see earlier than “Skeleton Crew” season 1 is over.
