Read on for his thoughts on episode 9, Kindness.
In the episode before the finale, the drama kicks things into high gear.
Will Obergruppenfuhrer Smith (Rufus Sewell) stop Heydrich (Ray Proscia) in time?
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And will Juliana and Frank ever catch a break?
(Read EWs full recaphere.)
Is that something thats still in play in this penultimate episode?
Does Juliana actually feel torn between the two men?
And obviously, or I think its obvious to the viewer, she has feelings for Joe as well.
Thats kind of something for the viewer to try and sort out.
As for Frank, why does he go to the trouble of delivering the money to the Yakuza?
Does he have a death wish?
Is he just trying to make Juliana feel bad?
Theres just simply no way he could let Joe die and expect her to get past that.
Thats such a giant thing, to let somebody die.
Could this be a sign of Smith losing it?
Isnt this a reckless move, compared to how calculated hes been with his schemes before?
I thought it was calculated.
Smith knew full well, and he entraps Connolly.
He suddenly turned into someone sympathetic.
He murdered Laura and the children because they were Jewish!
But, you know, this is whats really challenging about the show.
it forces you to see the point of view of people who are doing terrible things.
Hes heroic to his cause.
It doesnt make his cause good, but this is the way I think the world works.
We werent meant to know that these were all different films until this closing scene, right?
But that was a very deliberate strategy to make you think, Oh, its the same movie.
But now you realize, wait a minute, by episode 10, there have been three different films.
Theyre all quite different.
The Man in the High Castleis available for streaming on Amazon.
