“Way, Way Out Past The Barrier” [Video]

Aliens, droids, starships, a dangerous spaceport, a Jedi in hiding, and not a lawn in sight. Now that’s more like it! Directed with an eye for both creatures and color by David Lowery, this week’s episode of Skeleton Crew is good harmless Star Wars fun. That’s all I ask! Oh, and it also brings Michael Jackson’s Captain EO firmly into Star Wars continuity, for some reason?

Set far beyond the Barrier that kept the core cast of kids insulated from the galaxy all their lives, episode two is the story of a Star Warsfan who got sucked into Star Wars, pretty much. A great deal of it focuses on just how over his head and out of his element Wim is. Repeatedly and correctly blamed by Fern, KB, and even his buddy Neel for getting them into this mess singlehandedly, he nevertheless continues to try to push buttons when he doesn’t know what they’ll do, take charge …