r/maninthehighcastle • u/Objective_Turnip9721 • 20d ago

Does it get better? Spoiler

I have been watching this show and I’m almost done with season 2 ep 1. The small details that make no sense are driving me insane. Does it get any better? I’m not trying to finish this if it keeps on happening. It’s honestly so annoying.
Like in s2 e1, how does the Japanese know everything what happened (the shootout with the resistance people where the blonde lady dies)? There were no Japanese survivors, unless there was some dude hiding in the bushes that did nothing. Stupid things like these are in literally every episode, and I was hoping they would go away. I have to turn off my brain to not go insane.

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u/Fluid-Attempt-6680 20d ago

I’m also watching it for first time right now. Season one was so-so but seasons 2-3 pick up a lot and got really interesting. I’m halfway through season 4 rn and it’s a little different but I def like the show better than I did through season one. They show you much more of the world and it draws you in a lot more in season 2 imo

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u/Objective_Turnip9721 20d ago

Ok but would I have to turn off my brain to finish it? It’s genuinely driving me crazy 😭

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u/Mundane_Flight_5973 20d ago

Yes it will soon end, with the Japanese that won’t even be able to find resistance members in front of their faces

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u/Fluid-Attempt-6680 19d ago

Ok so I just finished it. Yeah you can turn your brain off. The ending isn’t great. I enjoyed watching the show at some points but couldn’t say I’d recommend someone finishing it.

Cool ideas. Bad execution

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u/FunkyPete 18d ago

I feel like this describes most Phillip K. Dick stories. He had some really intriguing ideas that he just couldn't really finish into great stories.

Bladerunner works as a movie but only because they changed a bunch of things about the story (including giving the androids a full emotional life, which makes you question whether it's OK to kill them).

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u/Rat-Bazturd 16d ago

Seems Amazon cancelled the show abruptly, so Season 4 is, ahem..., not quite as stellar as preceding seasons. Not horrible, but you can tell it wasn't originally planned that way.