For All Mankind
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Never let it be said thatFor All Mankinds season premieres shy away from intensity or complexity.
(For those who want a more detailed refresher, weve got aprimeron each decade too.)
Oh, and we cant forget the lavish catastrophe set piece!
Everyone is living their dreams now, full of pride in their harmonious and collaborative work.
Tell my wife and daughter I love them.
Its largely a credit to Lev Gorns performance that these cheesy lines land as devastatingly well as they do.
Lets pause here for an ugly-crying break.
Pretty, pretty c’mon?
They need a steady hand on the tiller up there, and theres none steadier than hers.
Thats got to play out more fully throughout the season, and I suspect itll be ugly.
The opening montage briefly mentions a strike by workers on the moon that lasted at least two weeks.
Jobs are great and all, but this whole interplanetary colonization and resource exploitation isnt benefiting everyone equally.
Well have to wait for a future episode to know more about those questions.
In other words, like all of the characters who were adults inFAMs first season, shes aging.
Additionally, her days unfold according to an entrenched, lonely-looking routine.
She tells Margo to have patience and refrain from making any further waves at Star City.
She leaves behind a business card containing just a phone number, which Margo squirrels away in her handbag.
Lets keep an eye on that.
