For All Mankind
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Welcome to the retrospective recaps ofFor All Mankindseason two.
Just about any TV show can end an episode on a cliffhanger.
You know what takes chutzpah?
Starting an episode with a cliffhanger, especially one where a great character dies.
We see it unfolding, and are powerless to do anything but yell at the screen.
Its so much cleaner that way, isnt it?
Well, Flight 007 was somehow hundreds of miles off-course, flying over Sakhalin Island north of Japan.
I understand both of their positions and dont envy Bradford one bit.
He cant see that Margo surreptitiously letting Sergei know about the O-ring flaw could improve Soviet-U.S. relations.
Thank goodness for her sharp memory of the order of toasts when doing shots.
We need to talk about the many very important phone calls Ellen takes in this episode.
Shes now involved in a host of conversations that the day before were above her paygrade and security clearance.
The thing is, shes great at this kind of complex and demanding work.
Danny thinks there could be an opening here for his feelings for Karen.
Karen wisely leaves to surprise a sleeping Ed with some spontaneous late-night sex with him instead.
If so, that would make this subplot the rough equivalent of a sleeps with the secretary situation.
Lastly, the Space Guns.
Has anyone thought this through with as much care and detail as it deserves?
Like, lunar surface-hot.
Relatedly and respectfully: Joel Kinnamans back.
Kudos to Jodi Balfours performance in the moment when she tells President Reagan that shes a Christian.
Check theFor All Mankindpage next Friday for episodes nine and ten.
