This article contains spoilers for "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" episode 7, "We're going to be in so much trouble."

All Star Wars projects exist on a spectrum of intensity, from the Saturday morning adventures of animated series like Rebels to the hyper-mechanical, anti-Imperial politics of Andor. But in every project there is scope. "Rebels," for example, has many cartoony episodes full of hijinks and dad jokes, but it also pulls out all the stops now and then for some much heavier moments.

For the most part, Skeleton Crew stays on the younger side of things, as should be evident from its four pre-pubescent protagonists. There are references to some more adult-oriented ideas, sure, but the show generally stayed in the Amblin Entertainment sector of dangerous but non-dark childhood adventure stories. That said, Skeleton Crew Episode 7"We're going to be in so much trouble," has a brief moment that harkens back to one of the darkest moments in the entire Star Wars franchise.

After an entire season of characters telling kids they can't trust Jodh Na Naud (Jude Law), he proves all his haters right by returning to his pirate ways. Sneaking aboard the Onyx Cinder while on the run from his old pirate crew, Jod goes all out in disguise, yelling at the kids for being weak, boring, and generally useless. He does all this while waving a looted lamp, which he found earlier in the hidden treasure of the legendary pirate captain Tak Renaud. While it's pretty clear that Jod actually has a soft spot for kids and has mostly kept to himself, it's still hard to watch him threaten kids with a blue lamp and not think of Anakin Skywalker's massacre of the young Jedi during order 66.

Lightsabers are always cool, but they aren't always scary. When they are, it's usually red that does the damage. When Jod swings into the cockpit of the Onyx Cinder and ignites his stolen blade, all the kids cower in fear, and rightfully so. While not quite a shot, the scene will naturally conjure up images of the Cubs hiding in the Jedi Council Chamber in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Perhaps the most interesting part of this scene is that it's entirely possible that Jod himself survived that attack. He looks to be in his 40s in the Skeleton Crew, which would certainly make him enough to be picked by the Jedi and taken to the temple on Coruscant before or during the Clone Wars. We also know he's received at least some Jedi training because, in an earlier episode, he tells Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), "Your focus determines your reality." the same line Qui-Gon Jinn delivers to a young Anakin in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

If Jodh wasn't at the Coruscant Jedi Temple during Order 66, he would be out on assignment with his master, fighting in the war. Given his age, the former option seems more likely, which would mean he's all too familiar with the damage a blue lamp can do in the wrong hands.

So far, it's hard to tell how much proper lightsaber training Jodh Na Navud has, since he didn't do much with the one he stole other than brandishing it menacingly. Likewise, his arc is mostly a copy-paste of Long John Silver's from Treasure Island (or Treasure Planet, whatever you prefer). After a spot of bad luck, he runs into some kids who have a real chance to lead him to a big payday. He comes to care for them, but when the treasure is in sight, he turns his back on his apparent character development to walk away from the prey. Even his pirate name, Captain Silvo, is a reference to the character.

It seems obvious that in episode 8, Jod will have a change of heart and regret how he treated the children. But with just one episode left, we might end the first season of Skeleton Crew with some big questions about Jodd's past. His Force powers don't seem to be as strong compared to some of the other characters in the Star Wars universe, but he could still come in handy if rumors of some Skeleton Crew characters appearing in the upcoming Dave Filoni film. The movie Star Wars. That movie should be something of a culmination for the Mandalorian era, and it would be interesting to see Jodh interact with some of the other Jedi and Jedi characters like Ahsoka Tano, Ezra Bridger, and even Grogu, himself a survivor of the attack. at Anakin's Jedi Temple.

The Season 1 finale of Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew will air on January 14, 2025 at 6pm PST on Disney+.