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Thefirst season ofFor All Mankindsuffered a little from early-stage exponential change syndrome.
Wow, was that ever not a problem in season two!
Wrapped in duct tape!
Its that old classic love story, like Pyramus and Thisbe or Romeo and Juliet.
Plus, also, theres no oxygen to breathe.
The whole finale does not rest on this one wild development.
That real event is the anchor for everything else.
Gordos character arc this season has been overcoming anxiety attacks triggered by wearing a spacesuit.
Early in the season, he cant even breathe with the helmet on.
I think I can get to them, Gordo tells Houston.
Its the seasons big opening setpiece, but on its own, it feels unmoored.
Mollys not a primary character this season!
Theres no big returning-solar-flare story.
Its an inciting event the season seeds from the start and then almost entirely tosses away.
Mollys decision mirrors Eds choice to disobey orders way out there in the darkness of space.
Her excruciating, damaging march across the moon echoes Tracy and Gordos desperate sprint.
Even the radiation is there, a threat looming in the distance that Molly has to confront.
(Tracy and Gordos son!
Instead, the last episode benefits from all ofFor All Mankinds strengths.
The second-season finale, with its last-minute leap to Mars, turns the show into appointment viewing.
