7th December, 2019.
Yep: it’s Saturday evening!
And, if you read today’s Daily Teaser?
You’ll realise I had a few things planned.
Which I managed to get done.
Including sending the first batch of this year’s Christmas cards.
What it didn’t include … ? Was the old fashioned green double decker that I managed to get on, to get to town.
A double decker bus complete with a driver, and a conductor: with one of those old fashioned ticket machines.
With the buttons and the handle? Lord knows what they’re called … !
Either way?
It was nice to see.
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Either way … ?
Either way, I have to make a confession … ?
With nothing else to do, I made sure I watched a TV show.
Yes: you guessed it … The eighth episode of The Man in the High Castle fourth season …
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Episode 8 — Hitler Has Only Got One Ball.
In the wake of the BCR bombings?
In the wake of The BCR bombings in episode 7, Japanese forces — and Japanese people — are evacuating San Francisco: and the rest of the Japanese Pacific States.
During those evacuations? Admiral Inokuchi (Eijiro Ozaki) and Inspector Kido (Joel de la Fuente) have a big level meeting with Reichsmarshall Smith (Rufus Sewell): one that sees the Reichsmarshall Smith not getting the intelligence files he wants.
And captured: twice.
First by vigilantes haunting the streets of San Francisco … and then by a group from the Bell Mallory’s (Frances Turner) BCR …
This … ? And the Inspector’s troubled son, Toru, is in trouble.
Whilst this goes on … ?
The resistance cell led by Juliana Crane (Alexa Davalos)?
Manages to make contact with the Reichsmarshall’s wife, Helen: a Helen (Chelah Horsdal) left thoroughly confused by what she’s told.
A Helen who doesn’t know that her husband … has been summoned to Berlin (the City of Berlin).
Things? Are taking a turn …
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Now …
Am I glued … ? Am I enjoying the show? Still?
Very much so.
I have to admit: Reichsmarshall Smith and Inspector Kido are two of the most sympathetic villains I’ve come across for some time: with both under pressure in tonight’s episode, and both concerned for their sons.
And, while this isn’t an action led piece*? It more than makes up for that with complicated politicking and sheer emotion.
Frankly?
It’s another fine episode.
* I have to admit, I’ve recently caught the first episode of the recent BBC version of The War of The Worlds. It’s very impressive looking. But could well have had a touch more action … and less of the main character’s love life.
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