First Watch Through
Hello!
This is my first watch through binging Man in High Castle, and I was enraptured by the first 2 seasons. I started the 3rd season and felt different vibes, so I went online to read the reception of the show and seasons then reviews and why the tone shifted with the writers/directors/showrunners then I got to spoilers. I almost don't even want to watch the rest of the show, nonetheless S3. I just finished S3E4 where Joe had Tagomi at gunpoint. I might finish this season but wanted to get others' opinions.
I normally don't read spoilers for this reason, but it happened, and now I'm so disappointed. What read online with the reviews and spoilers just enraged me. I read it got rushed, new characters were added out of the blue, others were just left hanging, people were killed, the show was left on a cliffhanger, it shifted to more syfy, and become overwhelimgly woke.
I love sy-fy, but the historical fiction of the first 2 seasons is what was fascinating and hooked me. When S3 felt it was leaning more into that and what I read online, that's not what I wanted. Watching the story of the Nazis and the Japanese was unique and fresh. Smith is the best character in the show. Rupert Evans' acting as Frank Frink was superb. I hated Julianna's character and her acting. Tagomi's story felt drawn out, but I liked him. (I bet he had more screentime not talking than screentime with dialogue lol). Childan even interested me. I did not like Kido at first, but his story made him grow on me. Smith's arch and the story of the Nazis was the best part of the show.
Should I even finish the season/show (if there are others who have the same perspective on the show as I did)?