The Man in the High Castle Podcast

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Joel de la Fuente Talks "Fire From the Gods" Season 4 Episode 10 'The Man In The High Castle' Review & Recap Jan 06, 2020

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"Man in the High Castle' ends the series with questions, hope and death. John Smith has become the Reichsfuhrer of North America after killing off Himmler and threats in Berlin. John learns Martha was most likely murdered which causes him to suspect Helen's motives. During a confrontation with her daughter, Jennifer, Helen admits to her bystander approach to the attrocities of the Reich. Helen tries to excuse her behavior by saying, "It was a different time" and one step lead to twenty years. This moment leads to Helen calling Julianna to give her the train information for John's trip. John and Helen are on the trin together and they have a candid arguement. John explains about the portal and how he wants to bring Alt Thomas back to their world. Helen is shocked and tells him no and that she, "wouldn't want him to see what we have become". Helen then goes on to tell John she worked with the resistance. Julianna and Wyatt with a team are able to blow up part of the train track which causes a crash - killing Helen. John is dazed after the accident and Helen's death, and he kills himself after telling Julianna it is unbearable see the other versions that exist via the portal. Julianna and Wyatt go to the portal and countless unknown people arrive. The BCR is ready for the Reich attack that gets called off and their broadcast helped change the path of the resistance. Kido says farewell to his son, who goes back to Japan, and Kido joins the Yakuza as payment for his son's debts.

Join Kari Lane, Bell Blankenship, and Rachel Goodman to discuss the SERIES FINALE where we talk with Joel de la Fuente (@joeldelafuente) about Kido's bargain to save his son, Helen's ultimate sacrifice to atone for her sins, and the mysterious figures that emerge from the portal.

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"For Want of a Nail" Season 4 Episode 9 'The Man In The High Castle' Review Dec 16, 2019

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Join Bell Blankenship and Rachel Goodman to discuss episode 9 of season 4 where we discuss the EPIC ending in Berlin, Childan and Yukiko's tragic moment on the docks, and our predictions for the season finale.

The Man in the High Castle is an American dystopian alternate history television series produced by Amazon Studios, Scott Free, Headline Picturesand Electric Shepherd Productions. The series is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by American science fiction author Philip K. Dick. The story is an alternate history of the world in which the Axis powers won World War II. The United States has been partitioned into three parts: TheJapanese puppet state of the Pacific States of America, which comprises the former United States west of the Rocky Mountains; a Nazi puppet state that comprises the eastern half of the former United States; and a neutral zone that acts as a buffer between the two areas, called the Rocky Mountain States.