It’s official:Star Wars’newest TV show,Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, is the best live-action series that the franchise has offered fans in the last two years. Following a group of four children - Wim, Neel, Fern, and KB - who get lost in the galaxy with no easy way back to their homeworld ofAt Attin,Skeleton Crew’s castand story have captured critics and audiences alike by heart. This is after a rather disappointing run of TV shows over the last two years, which have landed some of the franchise’s lowest scores and ratings.
OnRotten Tomatoes, at the time of writing,Skeleton Crewcurrently boasts a massively impressive 95% critics score, and an 84% audience score to match.This makes it the second highest-rated live-actionStar WarsTV show by critics, with the number one spot being taken byAndor- though even that critically acclaimed series is only 1% higher thanSkeleton Crew. In terms of audience score, theStar Warsfandom is notorious for judging more harshly than critics, which still makes 84% a very impressive number to hit - and proof thatSkeleton Crewhas brought hope back to its fans.
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What Does Skeleton Crew’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Mean For Star Wars?
There’s Still Hope For The Star Wars Fandom Yet
The score forSkeleton Crewon Rotten Tomatoes, above all else, proves thatStar Warsis still in a good place in the modern era. Many fans have become quite disappointed by whatStar Warshas had to offer on TV in the last few years, insisting that nothing could come close to whatAndorhas achieved, which was only aggravated even more by the division over the last live-action TV show,The Acolyte.Skeleton Crew, however, is already proving that there’s still good in the fandom, and still hope for what’s to come.
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These scores reflect that mindset.Skeleton Crewhas had next to no backlash, perhaps aside from its realistic suburban setting on At Attin, and is certainly a far cry from the receptionThe Acolytereceived.Even with over a 10% gap between its critics and audience score, the latter sits at an above-average percentage forStar Warsfans, who tend to be more harsh with their ratings. The onlyStar Warslive-action TV showto sit above 90% isThe Mandalorianseasons 1 and 2, which shows how well-receivedSkeleton Crewtruly is.
Our Take On Skeleton Crew
It’s A Breath Of Fresh Air For The Franchise
These scores forSkeleton Creware certainly high, much higher than we had been expecting going into this TV show, but it’s easy to understand why this is.Skeleton Crewis so different from what we’ve gotten fromStar Warslately, focusing more on developing its characters and the story than the lore surrounding it, and that’s exactly the kind of deviation the fandom really needs right now.Star Warschoosing to go in a brand-new direction withSkeleton Crewis quite literally saving the franchise at the moment, and hopefully, this will continue as the series goes on.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
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Skeleton Crew follows four ordinary children who become lost in the expansive Star Wars galaxy. As they navigate unfamiliar worlds and the challenges they present, the group endeavors to find their way back to their home planet, undertaking a journey across the iconic Star Wars universe.
