Within these bleak configs is an ensemble of characters scattered across the divided U.S. Robert Childan, anyone?)
She can embrace that contradiction, Spotnitz says.
And that was very deliberate to establish her as that kind of extraordinary person.
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Shes on a mission, this woman, Davalos says.
To a fault, I think.
Soon after, she decides to travel away from San Francisco.
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Its an incredibly emotional journey for her.
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I think hes just a human being in this life.
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Joe is one of those characters where you dont really know who he is, and where he stands.
But after episode two, he finds that impossible.
You see him turning into a … radical, he continues.
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Hes a deeply troubled man now.
That experienceand his reaction to that experienceis part of what makes Frank the audiences proxy of sorts.
Its really difficult to find a way forward.
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Its fascinating to watch how somebody like him justifies to himself what he does, Spotnitz says.
Sewell adds, Nazism contains all of the major signifiers of how we see bad guys.
[Your] body goes straight, your diction becomes clipped.
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I would just actively fight against that [stereotype] every step…
Anything I could do that was more all-American guy, more guy-ish, more bro-like, I would.
According to Sewell, John is the perfect example of a Nazi officer, but evenhehas trepidations.
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He is someone who is absolutely, 100 percent, seemingly the star, on message, Sewell says.
But that doesnt necessarily mean that there isnt something inside that doubts that.
Because sometimes the greatest zealots have that.
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And yes, John Smithishis real name.
I deliberately gave him the most all-American, generic name I could think of, Spotnitz says.
As we meet him in the pilot, hes trying to influence the world, Spotnitz says.
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The world is in a dangerous state, and hes trying to change, to save millions of lives.
Thats why hes looking for answers, Spotnitz says.
He doesnt have them.
The book ends with him beginning.
He loves unconditionally, Spotnitz says.
Theres nothing he wouldnt do for his friends.
Much more than I expected, hes like the heart and the hope of the show, Spotnitz says.
Theres a real person there.
The inspector will be just as threatened by the mystery of the man in the high castle.
Hes one of those characters who leaves you wanting to know more, Spotnitz says.
I think he thinks hes doing the right thing, which is terrifying.
Hes interesting, because hes a good German Nazi in the show, Spotnitz says.
He continues on his path, Spotnitz says.
The Man in the High Castlearrives on Amazon Friday, Nov. 20.
