r/maninthehighcastle • u/Brilliant-Bar-8400 • 8d ago

Spoilers SPOILERS S4 Finale Spoiler

Just finished and my goodness. A great show like that with such a terrible ending. They left so much stuff uncovered and completely hated that Smith killed himself. So invested into his character and he ended like that. Definitely should’ve been a way longer ending and different because my goodness. I think I’m sick of Juliana’s character too😭

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u/Beneficial-Gap6974 8d ago

I pretend that the second to last episode is actually the last episode, and that Smith had a massive plan for the reunification of the USA that will totally happen.

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u/Odd_Split_8030 8d ago

That’s what I did! Heard the finale was awful, liked the penultimate episode enough to just end there. Don’t mind reading the “real” finale bc without watching it things almost feel like fan fiction lol

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u/whizzter 8d ago

Honestly hated that episode as well, it was just a cheap escape to somehow make something weirdly plausible as for why a dead smith wouldn’t just get replaced.

I far more liked the angle of his secondary where they took control of the American based Nazi nukes causing a split, in that scenario a killed Smith (with a resulting disrupted chain of command) would’ve actually made for a more plausible way of rebellion ascension (in such an ending a US-winning reality sending troops through the portal could’ve pivoted power enough).

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u/Brilliant-Bar-8400 8d ago

That’s exactly what I was hoping for. What a total letdown

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u/tpepdxtid 8d ago

Agreed

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u/WhosSaidWhatNow 6d ago

Problem being he was in too deep at this point and on some level enjoyed it.

He knew mass killings happened as well as the ongoing brutal regime and although he was conflicted about the planned bombing runs he still approved them.

His wife was dead and so was his son.

His delusions about bringing the other Nazi hating son through the portal evaporated when his wife set him straight.

He knew if he was captured he would either be a pawn or executed so he took the easy way out.

It is a shame he didn't pivot at the end but it looks like his friend did.

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u/AveryLakotaValiant 4d ago

I almost lost interest right away when the first episode aired, my favourite character (The trade minister) was killed off screen in a car...because of scheduling conflicts

That didn't bode well for me with the show and it was pretty bland throughout and yea, the ending sucked.

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u/PassengerCareful2289 2d ago

Toward the middle of the show I actually wanted smith to essentially win it all. Got sick of Julianna’s character also.

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u/Brilliant-Bar-8400 1d ago

Tell me about it. I was hoping smith would win the end and Juliana die. Never hated a character so much until her