Episode six of Skeleton Crew was directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and finally put some much needed spotlight on KB. Of the four kids, she’s the one who has felt the most sidelined so it was appreciated that the show finally put some attention on her.

We open up basically where we left off, with the kids falling down the trapdoor that Wim triggered to escape from Jod last week. That eventually led them to a garbage heap and a dilemma of how to return to the Onyx Cinder from their current position. Fern, with a more tactical idea, believes scaling the cliff wall to the ship is the way to go. Wim, on the other hand, thinks following some tiny hermit crabs (whose shells are made of old tech) will lead them to help. In a surprise move, KB agrees with Wim, but we learn later on that this decision wasn’t made due to the plan being better, but that she lacked the skillset to scale the cliff but didn’t have the heart to tell Fern this.

KB explains to Wim that she’s often expected to just follow Fern around and do anything she’s capable of doing. She says that sometimes her best friend lives in a fantasy and can’t process that KB is different and has her own limitations. It was a surprisingly nuanced revelation, especially considering it revolves around kids, who may understand these concepts but may not always act on them for fear of hurting their friends.

But that’s not the only hurdle KB had to contend with. We got to learn a lot about her visor and her augmentation, chiefly that they’re there due to an accident KB had earlier in life. The tech is essentially a prosthetic and the reason why she has limitations, which explains why she went with Wim instead of scaling the wall with Fern and Neel. But the prosthetics were also a ticking time bomb of sorts, as they were also malfunctioning, forcing Wim into action mode to salvage scrap to replace a part for KB.

Elsewhere, Jod exits the pirate vault in a very Jack Sparrow moment, coated in jewels and pearls, only to be immediately captured by his former crew due to the tip-off from Pokkit. Captain Brutus sends him to death via the airlock, but Jod is able to sway the crew with the promise of unlimited treasure with the minting of Old Republic credits on At Attin. This promise saves him (for now) and it looks like the crew of scallywags are off to the planet to seek their fortune. Plus, we got to hear Jude Law sing a pirate shanty.

The four kids ultimately reunite in the end, which is fortunate as KB and Wim were about to be eaten by the queen crab. Fun little bit of trivia, but the queen crab is a stop-motion animated creature, continuing Skeleton Crew’s commitment to old-school effects. The Onyx Cinder then found itself in a garbage heap in the path of a pretty freaky-looking truck that eats the trash, so the kids had to think fast without any adult supervision to get the ship airborne to save themselves and their impromptu home away from home. They all made use of the skills they’ve learned along the way and even got to press the button SM-33 expressly told them to never press, which in turn transformed the ship into a sleeker design. It was pretty wild that the ship was hiding inside the shell of another ship, thank goodness they had that.

Much like episode four, this episode saw the kids get separated from Jod and shifted the focus onto one of the kids more than the others. Unlike episode four, which I wasn’t a big fan of, this one felt more organic and integral on both a character level and a narrative one. It was this episode where the concept of individuality and the fears that come with friendship really came out, which was an essential key to this story and I’m glad we got it. With two left, I guess all parties will be off to At Attin now, as KB has the coordinates to the planet in her memory banks, and Jod has them as well and will bring the pirate crew to the literal treasure planet. Stay tuned for those reviews!