![]() I’m happy the writers didn’t see the need to push them back together immediately, allowing them their own arcs to start the season. The conclusion of last season dictates that our three leads - Juliana Crain (Alexa Davalos), Joe Blake (Luke Kleintank) and Frank Frink (Rupert Evans) - are separated to start this premiere episode, which is itself a bit of a risk in terms of storytelling. First, will the show’s behind-the-scenes drama be perceptible onscreen? And second, how will a show about Nazi rule in the United States play differently in a world where the president-elect has been compared to Hitler? The big questions may actually not be plot-related, though. So, what does The Man in the High Castle need to do in season two? Now that the show has a mandate from fans - the first season made it Amazon’s most-streamed original series - it has room to take risks and develop its own identity outside of its high concept. However, it ended strongly, with a series of revelations and cliffhangers that hinted at a more ambitious sophomore outing. It often felt like a show lacking confidence, one afraid to take the risks that elevate the best television programs. The first season of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle had great peaks separated by frustrating inconsistencies.
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