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   clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 08-Jan-2024 13:15:15 JST clacke

   I'm on S2 of #ForAllMankind and I just bawled my face out as they did because families dealing with trauma well written will never not do that to me.

   I love that several characters:
   1) Are broken and do and say awful things because of it
   2) Acknowledge it, see what it's doing to people and search for ways to cope and/or improve

   #ForAllMankindS2

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 08-Jan-2024 13:15:15 JST clacke

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     Another example of this from S1 (mild main-arc-irrelevant spoiler):

     A character in the 1960s that is reacting like a bigot, can't overcome it, and at the same time warns his friend that "there's too many people in the world like me"? That strikes the perfect balance between believable character of the era while still maintaining decency and having a clear author's point of view.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 21:50:31 JST clacke

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     So For All Mankind S2 was a bit slow for me and when I had a severe cold a few weeks ago and didn't have patience for anything cerebral I switched to more instant gratification media like old DC cartoons and The Orville (which turned out to be surprisingly cerebral, but still easy to chew).

     Now I got back on S2 and wow, it landed running. The second half was all adrenalin and I was hooked. So intense. Such high stakes! And the cliffhangers for S3 promise awesome adventure and sinister drama.

     Onward to #ForAllMankindS3!

     #ForAllMankind

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 00:43:06 JST clacke

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     #ForAllMankindS3 was *intense*. I ended up binging the second half of it last weekend.

     Now I'm on #ForAllMankindS4 and every season just turns it up another notch, doesn't it?

     I love how the history that isn't coming directly from the althistory premise repeats itself, and I also love that sometimes it doesn't, or it does but at another pace.

     You're always on your toes because you don't know what's gonna happen, but if you grew up in the 80s, 90s and 00s you also recognize so much of it, and the show captures the feeling of those eras so well.

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     Stephen Michael Kellat (smkellat@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 00:43:18 JST Stephen Michael Kellat

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     @clacke S4 does look at a quite alien world, Soviet Russia. You’re going to like this one.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 00:43:21 JST clacke

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     • Stephen Michael Kellat
     @smkellat I do, I saw the first three episodes tonight already. 😁
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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 23:21:22 JST clacke

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     Hahaha! Oh, Dev Ayesa, you sly fox!

     Three episodes to go.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 09-Mar-2024 23:54:30 JST clacke

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     Joel Kinnaman is so good at acting bad at lying. 😄
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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 01:47:41 JST clacke

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     I saw the last three episodes in a row tonight.

     My poor heart. That sure took a number of turns.

     I am exhausted. What a show!

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     Stephen Michael Kellat (smkellat@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 15:15:28 JST Stephen Michael Kellat

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     @clacke Hopefully they make a fifth season. I’m not sure they will in fact do so, though.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 15:21:20 JST clacke

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     • Stephen Michael Kellat
     @smkellat Well, I caught up, so now they have to. 😃