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"The Man in the High Castle" Season 2 Finale
- How insanely impressive was the Nazi Party Rally scene in Germany? They've studied "Triumph of the Will" and projected that spectacle forward for how things would be after a WWII Nazi victory
- Obbergruppenfuhrer John Smith and Juliana Crane are the driving foils of the story
- Smith is the guy you want if you want to win, not if you want moral purity
- He's a hairsbreadth away from supreme power because he played every thread brilliantly, dispassionately and with comprehensive planning and a Captain Kirk-willingness to take bold risks when he had to
- Crane's world is getting pretty small - the Resistance doesn't want her, the Germans don't and the Japanese don't - in fact, elements within all three want her dead - finding places to hide, on earth, is getting harder for her
- Smith is a Grandmaster - he sees the board from 1000 feet high and plays a long game with amoral intensity / Crane is a street fighter, hates the game, gropes for morality in an complexly corrupt world and gains victories by throwing intelligent counterpunches engendered by incredible instincts
- Having never read the books, all I know about the films and alternate histories are from this show, but in season 3, they have to start explaining more of that as two seasons is more than enough "believe us this will all makes sense" leeway to ask from your audience
- There is going to be a season 3 - right?
I am *very* excited for Season 3, but like you and Babydoll, I do want some explanations of the two realities. Also, now that Joe knows Julianna is alive, what will be his next move? Assuming he somehow gets out of jail, but I think Smith will neatly arrange something just like he neatly arranges everything else. If Rufus Sewell doesn't get an Emmy for his performance, I will have lost all faith in the awards system (not like I have much faith in it to begin with, but still...).