Having watched S1 with no expectations, I approached Season 2 with more of an idea of what I was in for this time. But once again I was wrong (in a good way).
Things got off to a bit of a slow start - but that’s mostly because time has passed and they need to set up the new layout of this parallel timeline.
All things considered there are probably areas that could be improved, (and some unnecessary drama along the way tbf) but overall I think they do a masterful job of introducing new ideas, while still hewing very close to actual historical events.
For All Mankind is walking along a tight rope of history, keeping things as close to reality as possible while also extrapolating a whole new future - and the possibilities of that concept are what make the show so good. By the last few episodes I was on the edge of my seat. That slow setup paid off in a big way. Wow. Really.
Once again this show has surprised me. There’s a whole big future out there, and I can’t wait for the next season.
Would definitely recommend persevering through the occasional lull if you’re at all interested in space travel. It’s worth it for that last shot alone.
Review by digishieldVIP 6BlockedParent2024-02-13T22:05:35Z
Without any expectations, I jumped when I saw that one of the creators was Ronald D. Moore because Battlestar Galactica, which I consider to be the best sci fi I've ever seen and I really enjoyed the first episodes. Unfortunately the quality started to drop a bit right at the second series, which is a terrible shame because the idea is absolutely amazing. I love alternate history. But I was also looking forward to the scifi stuff, which I didn't really get to see. It's more set on Earth than in space.
Definitely the whole series is worth watching and really reminds me of BSG in places especially in terms of politics and relationships. On top of that, if there are shots from space they are really cool again in the BSG style. Anyway, a lot of things seemed completely unnecessary in the end and if I skipped them I guess nothing will happen.
I was definitely thinking all along that the writers should have had the balls to let the asteroid fall to Earth in the last line and the only survivors would be in space and the entire survival of humanity would depend on them. That would be something.