I like it very much.
I rarely read stories about contingent history, these stories are usually "if...will...", history changed direction because of a certain butterfly, and the story unfolded. Stories like this are easy to tell in depth, but lack the "wacky/unexpected ideas" I want to take from sci-fi.
What's great about this show is that it's rich in drama without being dull at all.
What would have happened if the Soviet Union was the first to land on the moon, each audience will have their own associations.
I've only watched three episodes so far, and each episode's name is very good.
1 [Red Moon] Revolves around the Soviet Union's first moon landing
2 [He built the Saturn V] around von Braun
3【Women of Nixon】Revolve around the women's training team
I especially like the casual twist inside.
for example:
1. After Margo got a new position, she saw something strange on the seat. The audience's first reaction might be that this group of men discriminates against women. Considering the background of the times, this is reasonable, but then the man next to him inadvertently. It was explained that it was a prank on the newcomer, and the atmosphere in front of him was suddenly eliminated. This is a good explanation.
2. The Soviet Union landed on the moon first. Can the United States successfully land on the moon next? Everyone hangs their hearts. From the results, we can judge that the United States will eventually continue the space race.
However, it was said before that this failure was a failure, and that there will be no space adventures in the future.
It looks like a flag.
Assuming that it fails, there may be other reasons (such as a new president and the like) to continue the space adventure, but this is not the strategy adopted here, but to make this adventure a success, it is too bland to look at it directly.
So, I added a little spicy seasoning in the middle, and repeatedly emphasized everyone's expressions, time, new speeches, and a bird's-eye view from space. I tried my best to imply that this time I was going to fail, but it turned out to be a success.
Here are the twists and turns of the technique. To achieve the result of success, you must first pretend to be a failure, and you must also create the atmosphere of failure. Better to start with a fake flag to echo the failure to make the fake failure look more believable.
【imitate】
If a can't get this job, there is no way to live in ny in the future.
Start describing the job first, focusing on negative information. The good part is that the money is more glamorous, and the bad part is sexual harassment, unclear authority, intrigue and so on. Next is a series of job-hunting processes. From the perspective of the protagonist, I describe all kinds of unhappiness. Basically I feel that I have failed. I am ready to pack up and leave ny, go back to my hometown in the countryside, and then insert a call from the old mother in the country to express my thoughts, and think about it by the way. The quiet life in the countryside contrasts with the negative imagination of the company.
In the end, she was successfully hired. Some of her so-called non-luminous points were luminous points in the eyes of the boss. In the end, the company should be rationally cleaned up. Those negative news in front of her were fake news released by a resentful person. Category.
Got a good ending.
3. There is a particularly spicy joke when recruiting female astronauts. Why recruit female astronauts? It's because the Soviet Union has done it and the US has to do it too, to cater to the votes, yes, everything is votes, hence the title "Nixon's Woman".
The selection of these women is not because the women of the space agency have awakened their female consciousness, nor do they really want to cater to the various affirmative-action-movements that are going on outside vigorously. They are just symbols, a symbol of struggle, and an image of the United States. symbol.
That's why I asked for blondes, not ugly old ones, and even black women. I laughed when I saw this scene, it's a very interesting farce.
But there is one thing in this passage that is particularly moving, and that is the letters from all over the place. The hope and light that these women bring to other women may really only be experienced by women. When I saw this, my tears flowed out unconsciously, um, only two drops.
4. The episode of desert race walking is also very interesting.
We all know that Trish is the main point of view, and the rest are supporting roles, but it is very reasonable here, and there is no special opening for the heroine (limited to this episode).
But in fact, Trish does have a hang-up point, that is, the person above can't take the initiative to eliminate her. She herself wants to continue, this is the advantage she can take advantage of temporarily, otherwise, she would have nothing to do with her.
6. The part where Trish and Gordon quarrel is also very well written, and the scale is well grasped.
The topic of men and women is very complicated, very sensitive, and very fragile. If you don't pay attention, you will go to two extremes. When Trish felt all kinds of frustrations, she first accused Gordon of staying in Apollo 15 for himself, and then let himself participate. Appropriate; and Gordon accused Trish of being too fragile, and couldn't hold on to this content, and finally ended up with each other.
In terms of process, both of them are reasonable, and it is difficult to judge. As a result, the quarrel also made Trish stronger.
Sometimes on the road of growth, you need people who accuse you like this, but this degree is really difficult to grasp. If it is over, it will directly destroy your will. It is not enough, and it cannot make you explode.
So far, all kinds of events that promote Trish's will are within a reasonable range. I hope she will further grow steadily. As far as the current plot is concerned, as long as the screenwriter is not drunk, the storyline will advance more reasonably.
So far, I think this drama is de-heroic, the main perspective of each episode is different, and these characters have all kinds of intersections. It's a good technique, and I like it very much.
Finally, I would like to say that my favorite scene is the scene of the stowaways walking under the moon when the United States landed on the moon.
ps: I thought there would be more comments and discussions about this drama, I didn't expect so few on db
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Episode 4 [Main Crew]
There are a few interesting things about this episode:
1. Baldwin just guessed whether Molly Cobb didn't like men. As a result, when the camera turned, Molly Cobb was flirting with her husband, and directly said that Baldwin might guess that she was a lesbian, and her husband was likely to be seen as a lesbian because of her appearance. gay.
However, this turning point is not over yet, the beautiful and wealthy Ellen and Larry have a good talk, and turn to the female bartender's bed, she is the real lesbian (? Maybe bisexual).
2. There is a little bit of cheating here. The review will be very strict in the future. I agree with this. It is the halo effect. It does not show in ordinary occasions. In some special occasions, it will be greatly magnified. .
3. Gordon strongly supported his wife's career at the beginning, but later, his position was replaced by a woman. It was really life that gave him a slap in the face. This little bit is quite interesting, and everyone may encounter it.
4. Trish deliberately unplugged the phone line, deliberately made the toilet flush, and created a fake cheating scene, echoing Gordon's previous cheating scene, which is very funny.
5. There is not much portrayal about Molly Cobb's growth in this episode, even after Margo said she was not competent enough, she just left later than others, writing and drawing there, without showing whether the gymnastics have improved, whether this is true or not. Are you laying the groundwork for the back?
After all, everyone laughed so happily, there must be something wrong.
Also, at the end of this episode, a tribute to Geraldyn M. Cobb (1931-2019), I checked, she completed all the training, but did not have a chance to go into space, here is her wish fulfilled, good. (I'm reminded again of the episode of Doctor Who in which Van Gogh's wish was fulfilled.)
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Episode 5 [Into the Abyss]
When it comes to abyss, it reminds me of Cameron's abyss, and I thought that I would encounter alien creatures, but it didn't.
It would be more interesting to watch it on a big screen and enter the pure black part.
Now it seems that lunar ice has been discovered, but it has not been retrieved. The play has been pushed forward for a long time.
Does that lunar hole have a story? look forward to.
Overall, this episode was relatively flat with no major conflicts.
The part of the two left-behind families is optional, but after showing it, it makes the secondary characters fuller.
It itself is very delicate when it shows how family members worry about their relatives outside, which can be used for reference.
First of all seem calm, then how can you curse them to fail, then be honest about your inner fears (talk), and finally face your inner fears (closed the painting).
The conversation between the two blacks and Gordon really has nothing to do with the main line. It mainly shows the conflict between blacks and whites, as well as a shallow reflection on the war.
But here is a little background information to add.
In the early days of the Vietnam War, every man was obliged to serve in the military. Many people who were related to the draft committee shied away from military service for various reasons, including Clinton, Biden, etc., and some people went abroad to avoid military service.
It wasn't until the end of 1969 that conscription began using a lottery system, which was relatively fair.
In this play, the black people are very upset that the white Gordon did not participate in the military service. In fact, there is such a background in the era.
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Episode 6 [Returning Home]
While watching, I took notes here.
1. At the beginning, I played a little trick and said a lot, thinking that I was talking about Margo, but it turned out to be another woman.
2. The explosion was too sudden. Gene Kranz is still alive and well. He died early in the play, and the city will play. The KGB here was the Soviet intelligence agency.
3. When I am with you, I become another person. I like this sentence very much.
4. Build social relationships with people, and people will see you as a team member. That's a good quote, self-motivation.
5. All regimes are flawed, and all bureaucracies are corrupt. Also like this sentence.
6. To sort out the political means mentioned here:
You give me money, and I vote for you, of course not directly, but for a big contract, but something went wrong in the end.
Looking back, I found out about this political transaction through a problem with my work.
But if this report is submitted directly, it will be hidden in the snow, and justice will be useless. What Feng meant when he said corruption was to let Margo benefit from it.
Margo really learned, "I made a copy" hh
7. That Mexican girl is very good, but she is also very lucky. She suddenly got a famous teacher with actual power and ability. That's what the protagonist of the novel is.
To sum up, in this episode, the plot is a bit scattered, but the female leader + Illinois affirmative action + explosions are strung together at the beginning, forming the final political means, and the immigrant girl also has an intersection with the main characters.
On the astronaut's side, focusing on the conflicts between the Gordon family and Baldwin's family, the screenwriter was very restrained, and Baldwin's wife felt that it was finally about to explode.
As for the final flash, I'm guessing it's the Soviet side, not aliens or something. Red after all.
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【Episode 7】Hi, Bob
1. If there is a psychological problem, it is homosexuality lol. Then the black people rejected the psychiatrist. The psychiatrist decided that Larry was gay, but he never thought that the opposite was a lesbian. The school teacher suggested that the two children were too close. People at that time probably had a psychiatrist ptsd.
2. It's not appropriate to cook Soviet food in the US base? Whoever planted the flag first is who, should I ask the Indians? If you want to punish me, you have to get me back first? Go to the non-existent gcd spy? The space agency and Hollywood have Contradictions? Bored to the point of acting in a TV show on the moon? The screenwriter mocked in all directions.
3. The theme of this episode is psychological problems, and it also incorporates st's spirit of exploration. There are not too many dramatic turning points, full of ridicule, ramble about all kinds of troubles and helplessness in life.
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【Episode 8】Break
1. The little detail that Mrs. Baldwin's nails fell off is very interesting, indicating that the lady has not changed her nails recently and is exhausted.
2. In order to save the man, the black woman made a false report that she was injured, which later led to a discussion about whether women are suitable to go to space. This secret irony reminded me of a similar plot in "Flying Out of the Future".
3. Everyone was discussing, one of them said it was Korean, the other said it was Chinese, which is even more annoying. This bit of spicy discussion combines the modern cultural background (Asians appearing on the American screen are usually Koreans) and the cultural background of the time, which is a very interesting discussion.
4. The doctor said that the child was brain dead. Trish immediately held Mrs. Baldwin's hand. Then, Mrs. Baldwin could barely hear what was being said. This was a wonderful performance.
5. If you want to achieve something, spend all your time on it.
6. The family members are very warm, and it can be seen that it is not hypocritical, but that they really need to help each other.
7. This episode uses more details to render emotions, which is very delicate.
8. At this point, the image of Karen, the astronaut's wife, has been deeply portrayed. When her husband went to the sky, she was worried that her husband would be very worried, and she would face the death of her son alone, and it was conceivable that she would definitely treat her son in the future. Yelling feels guilty, and that guilt only hides inside. She has a strong human side, and only dares to cry alone in the ward. Although she has to endure the pain in a panic to find the list of burials for her son, she is generally tough.
You know, she is a housewife, and she was against other women in the aerospace industry at the beginning, unlike those who are persevering in the workplace, but her valuable qualities were discovered by the creators.
Margot, Tracy, and Karen have different personalities, different opinions, and different occupations, but they all have a kind of human light that makes people feel very motivated.
This is not to say that men are not well portrayed. At present, the characteristics of Baldwin and Gordon are also very distinctive, but I always feel that we can continue to dig deeper.
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【Episode 9】Damage of the spaceship
1. Start from three lines: the moon, the space transfer spacecraft, and the ground.
2. On the other side of the moon, Baldwin's mood continued to be depressed, and he accumulated conflicts with the Soviet astronauts, and finally killed the other party. This move should cause a lot of shock. What kind of conflict does the screenwriter want to use this plot to create? The next episode, titled A City Upon A Hill, feels like it will cross the timeline again. I don't know what the Soviet astronaut was going to say, whether he found something, or there was something wrong with his place.
3. Anyone who wants to go to space must have some problems. I don’t understand the whole rescue process very well. Why is there no signal from the main ship? It seems that this era has not yet roped the outside of the spacesuit, like "Gravity", and it was easy to run away.
4. The Mexican family is completely satirizing the United States. Maybe the screenwriter wants her father to be arrested to urge the little girl to stop fantasizing. The United States is not what you think. If it is paradise, it is also paradise for some people, not including you. This family of smugglers, don't imagine that you can have a sweet love like other Americans, study hard, this is your way out.
5. Interestingly, Mrs. Baldwin is not American either. She is an Irish immigrant, and her situation is much better than that of a family who smuggled over from Mexico. She fell in love at first sight since she was a child, her husband was in a decent job, she was also a decent rich wife, a standard middle class, but after her son died, she "collapsed". Seeing friends who used to participate in activities together felt strange, maybe at this moment she felt it The loneliness of life. Those people outside are not bad, and they are not doing superficial efforts. They are really helping her, but that's all. After all, everyone is a casual acquaintance. The resemblance to Molly's husband. This delicate and emotional portrayal has a little Japanese flavor.
6. The dialogue between the black woman and Gordon can fully reflect the very independent personality of this woman. I am proud to save you. Don't ruin my career because of guilt. She knows exactly what the space agency is.
This episode is going to be the penultimate episode of this season, and it always feels like there is no end to it.
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[Episode 10] Alpine City
1. On the other side of the moon, it turns out that the Soviets didn't die, well, they just gave it a disservice. The screenwriter satirized the United States through the mouth of the Soviets. The Soviets also provided Baldwin with an outlet for his emotions, which was a process of psychotherapy, and finally helped him by the way.
2. On the air side, Ellen confessed her private life to Dick in a desperate situation, and compared with the ending, she really wanted to continue the life of a pretender.
3. On the Mexican side, the father is still about to be deported, and the girl asked Margo for help. Margo's performance was in line with her character, and she didn't know where the little girl ended up going.
4. On the relatives side, different relatives, some lost their sons, some lost their husbands, and some had emotions that could not be disclosed, and they were sad.
5. Allen's last words are the sublimation of the entire episode:
It's really dangerous and people lose their lives for it. To tell the truth, I am afraid more lives will be lost. But each of us knew the risks before we joined, knew the pain we were going to endure, and the pain that our loved ones endured, but we stayed steadfast in joining, and that was the price we had to pay, for progress, Push yourself to the limits of what is possible in order to explore the universe and reach the unknown. Do sacrifices have to be made? Of course, but sacrifice is part of any journey, like a caravan, a train that crossed countries more than a hundred years ago in search of a new home, and like a ship that crossed the Atlantic in search of a new world, regardless of danger, Facing great challenges head on is what makes us human. Remember, we chose to go to the moon not because it was easy, but because it was difficult. So yes, yes, I think it's worth it. Because no matter how difficult it is now, when we look to the future, we can see that everything will...will be better, I believe in that.
6. The last timeline jumped to 1983, I don't know what happened at that time.
anyway, the season is over.
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