Aaron and Esta review the latest season of FOR ALL MANKIND. Aaron thought it was “lost in space,” whereas Esta was kinda sucked into its gravitational pull.
Here’s their season breakdown:
E1 GLASTNOST 🤩
“FOR ALL MANKIND opened its fourth season with a blast-off of intriguing new storylines and enough excitement to keep my heart racing. Gone are the slower, plodding moments from last year. We are focused on the future and anything is possible.“
– Esta
E2 HAVE A NICE SOL 🤮
“I know this show can do better. I’ll stick around to figure out if it does, but right now, I’m right back where I was last season with my love/hate relationship of FOR ALL MANKIND and changing my relationship status to “it’s complicated.”
– Aaron
E3 THE BEAR HUG 🤮
“This season just feels “off.” I want more missions and explorations. This was the key to FOR ALL MANKIND in the past. My imagination has not been hooked. Sorry, Margo, it just wasn’t enough. I want to love this show again. I need more sci-fi action.“
– Esta
E4 HOUSE DIVIDED 🤮
“We are four episodes into the new season of FOR ALL MANKIND, and so far, it has been a waste of “space.” Look, I’ve complained A LOT about this show. And again, it’s because it has the potential to be a top ten TV series every single year. Yet, once again, the writing kills all meaningful plot progression in HOUSE DIVIDED.“
– Aaron
E5 GOLDILOCKS 🤮
“FOR ALL MANKIND is continuing its trek through the sludge of all talk and no space action. It is getting harder and harder to stay focused and stick to the story.“
– Esta
E6 LENINGRAD 😊
“While LENINGRAD doesn’t add much in the way of space thrills, it does return to focusing on the series’ main characters – Margo Madison (Wrenn Schmidt) and her protégée Aleida Rosales (Coral Peña). That focus makes the show much more watchable, even when we get ridiculously contrived scenes and plot threads that will make the audience grimace.“
– Aaron
E7 CROSSING THE LINE 😊
“FOR ALL MANKIND was far more exciting and intriguing than in recent episodes. It wasn’t so much the cast was discovering and exploring but instead engaging, arguing, and planning. It was entertaining.“
– Esta
E8 LEGACY 😊
“While LEGACY doesn’t escape the gravitational pull of how awful season four has been, it does semi-blast off into orbit with an episode that kinda-works, thanks to the OCEAN’S 11 heist-like plot.”
– Aaron
E9 BRAZIL 🤩
“FOR ALL MANKIND finally pulled it all together for an exciting, compelling episode. BRAZIL delivered what my colleague, Aaron, and I have been waiting for all season. All I can say is it’s about time.“
– Esta
E10 PERESTROIKA 🤮
“That was it? Really, FOR ALL MANKIND – your huge build-up all season long was for the ridiculous showdown on Mars? FOR ALL MANKIND usually has a fantastic opening episode and an exciting mini-movie to close it out. Yet, season four substitutes that for one of the worst conclusions.“
– Aaron
*******************
It’s available to skip or stream on Apple TV+.
