I began to watch this series last week and just finished watching season 2. For those who don't know what this show is about, it is basically an alternative history fictional world where the Allies lost the second world war and the Germans and Japenese won it, conquering the United States and taking control of both its coastal zones, with the exception of a neutral zone in the middle of the country.
The name "The Man in the High Castle" is because that's how the most mysterious character in the show is called. This man is developing a complex understanding of how certain events can trigger catastrophes and is working from the shadow to prevent them. The biggest surprise at the end of season 1 (don't read if you don't want spoilers from the first season) was the existence of multiple realities. The show simply takes place in one reality where the Nazis and Imperial Japan were the victors.
This man collects films that show scenes regarding events related to the war. Some of the films show future events, and some others show alternative events. This is the scifi part of the show, and so far, even after watching season 2, there is still no explanation of how this began and how it is even possible. There are 4 seasons in the show so I am just halfway through the story.
This season was almost as good as the first one but I didn't enjoy it as much. I think this happened because even though there were important surprises in this season, these weren't as impactful as those from season 1. The show focuses more on the people's drama and shenanigans typical of totalitarian governments.
Almost all of the characters will be one way or another involved in the resistance or infiltrated somewhere. The 3 main characters from season 1 will be separated for the most part in this season, each of them in their own journey and some of them having important changes in their views.
As is usually the case, the ending of this season has a surprise but unlike what happened in season 1, this time this surprise was glimpsed at in a previous episode. I am hoping for the man in the castle to become a more important character because he clearly is the most important person in this show and he has only appeared in about 2 scenes so far.
This show is a fine mix between the genres of drama, war, and scifi. It remains an interesting show but I sensed that season 2 lacked some of the cool surprises and intensity that season 1 was full of. There are still a lot of things to discover in this series since everything related to the films is still a pure mystery. If you like those 3 genres then this mix will probably be entertaining to you.
The best
- The performance from the cast was excellent just like in the first season.
The worst
- It is slowly losing its sense of intrigue.
More information: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740299/episodes?season=2 Review: AAA In numbers: 7.5/10
