The Man in the High Castle
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It could have been incredible.
Imagine a standalone John Smith hour.
More than ever, it feels like it could work.
It starts with a great scene set in 1946, after the Allies officially lost the war.
There are two important beats in this scene.
None of this easy, she says.
But its whats right.
What if he never comes back?
Our most interesting character is literally crossing dimensions, lets not get distracted.
Shes telling stories about the death of Hitler and trying to stay sane.
Each existence is real to Juliana, and she finds some comfort in Wyatts arms.
Everyone is getting some action this episode.
A negotiation between Equiano and the Japanese kills the good times.
First, the BCR wants a black state in the Western region of the United States.
Kido and his men ambush the scene, arresting the arguable traitor to the Japanese Military Machine.
They are going to court martial Inokuchi in Japanese Pacific States.
Peace looks farther away than ever.
The disaster of a meeting could spell the end for Childan, who is now a worthless loose end.
He tells him to run.
Childan, the cat with nine lives of this show, returns home to Yukiko.
He tells him hes going to die.
Even though the law says they can, the pair is arrested.
And no one says a word.
John literally looks like hes seen a ghost, and he cant just hang out with someone hes betrayed.
On the porch he says, You know I had no choice, right?
The truck drives away.
In other words, perfect for this episode.
John looks at an ad for the high ratings for the premiere ofThe Munstersin 1964 in the alternate reality.
A lot of entertainment from our post-WWII timeline exists in this one, but probably notThe Munsters?
It feels like the Nazis would see them as genetically impure, right?
How great were the flashback scenes to John Smith in 1946?
