This article contains spoilers for "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" episode 6, "Zero Friends Again."

Skeleton Crew is pretty curious as a Star Wars show. Other than Andor and possibly Acolyte (but for very different reasons since it's set so far from other entries in the franchise's timeline), this turned out to be the Star Wars show with the fewest references and cameos. At the very least, the cameos and references aren't as overt as those in The Mandalorian. Think how Jude Law's pirate character shares a name with a rogue from the Star Wars Expanded Universe (aka Star Wars Legends). It's not necessarily eye-rolling, but it's still significant enough that hardcore fans will embrace it. There are also cameos from smaller, less popular characters like Ubbla Mollbro, the Canto Bight opera singer from The Last Jedi. Again, it's a lot more obscure than the two Mos Eisley guys who appear in Rogue One.

Most importantly, what makes the references in Skeleton Crew work is that they're mostly meta-references that don't break the immersion, but function as clever nods to the works that inspired the show, as it's named after SM- 33. Smee from "Peter Pan" or The analogue of the series "Captain Flint" is named after the director of "The Goonies", Richard Donner. Of course, Skeleton Crew is a Disney property, so there are plenty of Disney Easter Eggs. And not just those involving other Star Wars movies, but even theme park attractions, like the brief scene in Episode 3 reminiscent of when the imprisoned pirates try to get a dog to give them the key to their cell in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in an amusement park.

In its final episode, "Zero Friends Again," the show's young heroes are forced to figure out how to get back to their ship and home alone after being abandoned by their adult companion, Jodh Na Naud (Law). This leads to them learning to become a proper crew and pilot a spaceship, which they do in a sequence that's straight out of the Smuggler's Run ride on Galaxy's Edge.

The latest episode of "Skeleton Crew" is about the kids who bond as friends and become a proper team while Jod is busy making it the Star Wars equivalent of a conversation. They grow apart and learn to listen to each other, and when they finally reach their ship, they must work together to free it from the clutches of the giant garbage machine. To do this, they divide up the work involved in piloting the ship in the same way that roles are divided among park guests in Galaxy's Edge when they ride Smuggler's Run (at An amusement park ride that lets you fly the Millennium Falcon). As a result, Fern (Ryan Kira Armstrong) and Neil (Robert Timothy Smith) split pilot duties between them, with one handling the throttle and the other handling the steering. Elsewhere, Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) mans the turret and tries to shoot down the trash machine, while KB (Kiriana Crater) gets in the way of the engine.

It's a small reference and one that could easily go over viewers' heads, but it works for two reasons: 1) It's a very specific reference, and 2) It allows the Skeleton Crew to effectively showcase the various powers of their young heroes. Fern is always the one pushing the group forward, so she steers the wheel. Neil is the one who makes sure the kids slow down when they need to and consider their feelings, so he handles the throttle. Wim always hits his shot, even when he misses, so he leads the turret. Finally, KB is clearly the brains of the operation, so she's perfect to control the engine.

There are still two episodes left in the first season of Skeleton Crew, so it's still entirely possible we'll get a silly CGI cameo by Luke Skywalker or an appearance by Grogu to help set up the next chapter in the MandoVerse (as we'll describe it for now). . But until that happened, Skeleton Crew truly proved itself as one of the most special Star Wars titles of the Disney era.

New episodes of Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew air Tuesdays at 6pm PST on Disney+.