Wednesday, 20 November 2019

The Man in the High Castle — Series 4 Episodes 1: Hexgram 64 — A Review

20th November, 2019


Right … I think I’ve had something of an almost close shave.

I’m off to an interview on Monday.

And need to apply for the price of a ticket.

Except, of course, I needed needed to wait for the email confirmation that I had an interview to turn up.

So I could show it to my contact at the Job Centre, tomorrow.

Hmmm … 

Here’s hoping it gets through … 

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At any rate … ?

It’s a Wednesday.

It’s a Wednesday and I fancied some TV.

Yes: I’ve started watching fourth season of The Man in the High Castle … 

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Episode 1 — Hexgram 64 — picks up where season three left off.   With Juliana’s (Alexa Davalos’) shift into our world: where she’s picked up on the street … by our world’s version of Reichsmarshall John Smith.

Whilst save with the alternative Smith family?   She spends her time doing what she’d already done in her world: teaching karate, and meditation.

And occasionally?   Having visions of the now assassinated Trade Minister Tagomi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa): with those same visions seeming to tell her Hexagram 64 (䷿), Before Completion, is significant.

Meanwhile … ?

Meanwhile, back in the real world, Inspector Kido (Joel de la Fuente) is investigating the Black Communist Rebellion that is causing havoc in the Pacific States of America … whilst having to train his son as a Kenpeitai officer.

In all this … ?

In all this, Elijah (Clé Bennett) is trying desperately to make sure that the BCR gets another consignment of guns: without getting arrested by the Kenpeitai … 

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Now … 

Good, bad or indifferent?

Actually, rather good.

Hexgram 64 isn’t showing us series four’s full set of tricks: I suspect it’ll grow them over the course of ten hours.

But … ?

As far as I’m concerned, series fours open hour is worth watching: and is promising more … 

Here’s hoping … 

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