Monday, 3 February 2020

For All Mankind — Series 1 Episode 6 — Home Again — A Review

3rd February, 2020.


Hmmm … 

I have to admit, I was at my usual job centre meeting, this morning.

I’m job-hunting at the moment: and have to report in, once every to to three weeks.

Not that it helps … 

Much.

Frankly, at the moment … ?

There’s not much coming in!

~≈†≈~

At any rate … ?

One thing I can do … ?

Is keep myself entertained.

At the moment … ?

That’s by watching the riveting For All Mankind.

Right now, I’m on Series 1.

And yes: it’s still looking good … 

~≈†≈~


Episode 6 — Home Again — opens on 23rd August, 1974: as Apollo 23 is preparing to launch.   With the newly promoted Gene Kranz (Eric Ladin) saying good bye to the crew, before they leave.

The launch is delayed fo a while … as one part of the Saturn Five needs replacing.

It’s only as Gene and the chief engineer walk away … that the rocket explodes on the launchpad.

Killing the twelve launch on the pad, and injuring the Apollo crew: who survive only after a dangerous ejection in the life capsule.

The deaths … ?

Have repercussions.

For starters, it means that the NASA astronauts — Ed, Gordo and Danielle (Joel Kinnamon, Michael  Dorman and Krys Marshall) — on the Jamestown base are stranded.

And, whilst they’re getting re-supplied?

The team are starting to get serious cabin fever.

Cabin fever not helps by bad food, worse cleaning facilities … and Russians setting up over The road.

~≈†≈~

The situation’s worse, back at Houston.

The FBI are investigating the explosion: convinced there’s Communists under the bed, evil doers roaming the base … and militant homosexuals lurking around in nightclubs.

Ellen Waverly (Jodi Balfour), is one of the female astronauts seriously worried by this: as her And her girlfriend are being emotionally affected.

And, with all going on … ?

NASA’s administrator, Harold Weisner (Wallace Langham) has a job for Margot (Wrenn Schmidt).

Weisner needs Margot to pick up one last report about the explosion.   From the one person most qualified to give it … and the one person Margot really doesn’t want to see.

Dr Werner von Braun …

~≈†≈~

Now … how did I feel about Home Again … ?

Pretty darn good, actually.

Most series have they’re ups and downs: obviously.

With the last episode of For All Mankind that I saw — Into The Abyss — being a pretty impressive piece that racked up the up the tension, and certainly kept me glued to my seat.

Well … 

For All Mankind has done it again: although Home Again isn’t an action adventure piece: more of a political thriller.

It’s given us All the President’s Men, combined with Silence of the Lambs.

I loved it!

Frankly?

I thin k I’ve got a free night, tomorrow: I may just be watching more … 

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