For All Mankind

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Welcome to the retrospective recaps ofFor All Mankindseason two.

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This week, we begin our analysis with a quote from the great poets of Loverboy: Everyones watching!

To see what you will do!

This is literally true, of course, as we hit play on each new episode.

Lets dig into this buffet of narrative and thematic riches, shall we?

He can return to following his dreams, so why wouldnt he?

Once again, the women in Eds life run rings around him.

You love to see it.

Yes, that one!

Lets hear it for triple-checking every calculation!

No fuss, no muss … for now.

This is minutes after Danis impassioned demand in his office to be appointed to the lead role.

Hes got to let that go, though, having set his sights on a new protege, Ellen.

Ellens story line is another version of Eds trade-offs.

Maybe with Pam, the Outpost bartender turned poet she loved in season one?

Pamdidjust send Ellen a chapbook of her latest work, including a flirty inscription.

Gross, but not necessarily a problem.

The romance of flight, though, right?Right?

Anything thats good news for Donna Summer is a boon to us all.

Check theFor All Mankindpage this Friday for episodes five and six.