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- Amazon Prime
- Oct 5, 2018
- Amazon Prime
- Oct 5, 2018
Summary Based on a novel by Phillip Dick where the Axis powers won World War II after dropping an atomic bomb on Washington D.C. Julianna (Alexa Davalos) leaves San Francisco for Japan to search for her sister's killer and new resistance recruit Joe (Luke Kleintank) is in New York to be assigned his first mission.
- Amazon Prime
- Oct 5, 2018
- Amazon Prime
- Oct 5, 2018
Summary Based on a novel by Phillip Dick where the Axis powers won World War II after dropping an atomic bomb on Washington D.C. Julianna (Alexa Davalos) leaves San Francisco for Japan to search for her sister's killer and new resistance recruit Joe (Luke Kleintank) is in New York to be assigned his first mission.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
70
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The expert editing keeps the pace up as the story dashes from place to place, but there are moments where this work really shines, particularly when acting as a way to juxtapose life in the Reich vs life in the Resistance. There’s something for everyone this season, and though it’s a slow-burn drama compared to some shows on TV today, the 10-episode watch is well worth your time.
Netflix might be the dominant streaming service player when it comes to original series, but quantity never trumps quality, as Man proves. The detail in imagining New York City as a Nazi stronghold remains extraordinary, from the skyscrapers bearing the flag of the Third Reich down to the swastika ice sculpture dripping at a fancy party.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 User Ratings
7.1
74% Positive
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
11% Mixed
4 Ratings
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14% Negative
5 Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 User Ratings
7.1
74% Positive
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
11% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
14% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
No spoilers but just a quick comment on the quality of the acting/actors, massive story plot and the fact that the story is not spoon fed to the audience. Thanks amazon for doing an excellent job,
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SEASON 3
Another solidly written season, with performances to match from the cast. This season was a bit faster paced and there is a bit more action, but not so much that the series has become “The Man in the Die Hard Castle.”
I’ll definitely binge this again on a long weekend.
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SEASON 3
The third season makes further efforts at relevance, working in new storylines about homosexuality under Nazi reign, but as with the universe-jumping the series now relies on, such efforts don’t really work when they’re not grounded in something more personal and character-based.
In Season 3 there are moments of joy, moments of hope, but in the long run it’s a show about unchecked hatred that doesn’t offer much in the way of solutions, because maybe it knows there aren’t any. It doesn’t destroy the idea that action is ineffective. It even offers its characters some moments of triumph. But it also doesn’t pretend that the path to rebellion is easy, and that average people are able to find it.
High Castle mostly slogs through a 10-episode third season without successfully fusing its best parts into a compelling whole. [1-14 Oct 2018, p.11]
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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SEASON 3
Dark, depressing, but amazingly well done adaptation of the PKD novel. Season 3 continues its breakneck pace of complex plots and characters as the stakes get higher. The immersion is breathtaking as the whole show actually transports you into a complete alternate universe where the Axis powers won the war.
As usual its the characters that carry the show. John Smith is the best of these, a complex man who is truly evil, yet somehow has that spark of redemption due to his devotion to his not so perfect family, and could be the key to the whole story (assuming he survives).
Robert Childan, who normally serves as comedic catharsis to such a depressing show actually takes on a dark turn which I hope will not last. Juliana serves as the main protagonist, yet she is somewhat standard fare compared to the other, more complex characters- she needs to get more interesting, hopefully in the next season.
All in all, well done.
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SEASON 3
Despite a truly frightening premise, excellent actors, and stellar production values, "The Man In The High Castle" continues to be weighed down by too many plots and too many characters. I'm hoping season 4 (the show has already been renewed) will delve more heavily into the alternate universes. That is really what I have been waiting for all this time.
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SEASON 3
As with previous seasons the setting and style are amazingly well done. Plot and screen writing however are more pointless than ever. It’s just a mish mash or what ifs and would be much better as a series of twilight zone style one off episodes than an attempt at some sort of epic story arc.
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