“Credits will do fine” is one of the strangest lines in Star Wars, but it hints at the galaxy’s mundane realities. Qui-Gon says it in The Phantom Menace after he and Obi-Wan Kenobi are stranded on Tatooine, as he tries to get Watto to accept Republic Credits to fix his ship. His Jedi mind trick doesn’t work, but it all turns out okay after a high-stakes pod race.
Currency talk may not be at the forefront of your mind when you think of Star Wars, but a new series is highlighting that forgotten element and taking it into uncharted territory. In the new trailer for Skeleton Crew, the family-focused Star Wars adventure series that hits Disney+ on December 3, some of the show’s lead children try to pay for some street food, only for the vendor to say, “Woah! Where'd you two find an Old Republic credit?”
