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The first two seasons were a fabulous achievement, but in the third season it sank so drastically deep into boredom that I didn't even finish the whole thing, preferring instead to watch a five-minute recap. The Man in the High Castle is one of the most over-the-top and original series we could ask for. As an alternate reality where the Germans won WW2 along with the Japanese and took over America is amazing material to film, we watch a superbly constructed world from the start and devour episode after episode, even more so when you add in the perfectly constructed plot, which includes films of resistance members in which America won the war and defeated the Germans. So what is true and what is false? Which version of reality is the right one? These are questions the show throws at us from the very beginning and doesn't answer until the end of season 4, so I just watched hour after hour to finally learn the truth. The problem, however, was that the truth wouldn't and didn't come, and thus I gave up halfway through the season 3, because it was extremely drawn out and the time jump between the 2nd and 3rd seasons was so strange and so far away that I actually got completely lost in it and had no interest in watching any longer. That said, if I were to rate the first two seasons, I wouldn't be afraid to say that this was almost a work of art, from the script, to the visuals or all the sides (the resistance, the Nazis, the Japanese..) facing each other, it's full of intrigue, great characters and above all it's all shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere that makes you keep watching. I will not comment on the rest of the series and let everyone make their own picture. But it must also be said that this is definitely not a relaxing series, but a proper brain crusher, where you will not rest and will have to think, so whoever wants similar things, go ahead. (20.09.2024)

What a blast. A series with a retro vibe that revisits a past that never happened. Great theme and script, with great acting performances, held together by an excellent soundtrack. I couldn't tear myself away from the first season. Plus, the creators cast Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, my favorite B-movie bad guy, so they got on my good side and made me turn a blind eye to certain things that struck me as rather odd. The strange developments in technology, for instance. While planes and automobiles have advanced since the end of the war, small arms have not. Walther 38s and Erma-Werke MP40s are still in use. Despite the minor flaws and the first season’s weird finale, I can't go lower than a 5. I’m looking forward to the next season. // After having finished the series, let me just add that I found Season 4 somewhat underwhelming. Especially the finale was badly written. It's a shame, otherwise, this show was exactly my kind of thing. (01.09.2016)