It was a shame to see Tagomi’s date with Tamiko, the Okinawan painter, interrupted in such a manner, but the whole scene with him practicing the kasumi kata and reminding Tamiko that, though graceful, the moves are for combat was a great bit of foreshadowing for his takedown of the Lebensborn assassin.Įven Childan appears to have made a crucial mistake in telling Inspector Kido about Jack in Denver in the previous episode. The JPS would seem to have the bargaining chip they needed since Tagomi, a government official and Japanese national, was attacked in his own home, but the Germans also know they have more power overall. Ryan risks running afoul of Smith himself by telling him about Helen’s indiscretions, including the kiss, even though he characterized it as more chaste than it was.īut Smith has bigger fish to fry now that Himmler wants to call the Japanese bluff of threatening military action if the embargo is not ended. Ryan seems to be terrified of Reichsmarschall Smith, but Smith will brook no leverage against the family at this point. Speaking so freely and critically about Nazi eugenics policies might not be too dangerous for her since Dr. Helen, meanwhile, is understandably off balance given that her daughter’s health test has been scheduled to determine whether she carries the same genetic disease as Thomas. Is there something else going on here? Nicole’s insistence that Billy the ad guy help her bail Thelma out would seem to indicate they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time, but is this story arc just an illustration of dangerous times, or is there more to it? It will be interesting to see what consequences lie in store for Nicole, Thelma, or both.įurther reading: The Man in the High Castle Season 4: Everything We Know
Plus she just finished telling Thelma in the previous episode how futile it was to fall in love in this society, yet she risks being found out by going to the secret club for gay women. Interestingly, both Helen Smith and Nicole Dormer face a danger of discovery, although Nicole’s plotline continues to feel somewhat separated from the overall story. The discomfort passes, though, since this new recon and sabotage plot is much more compelling. After Juliana’s narrow escape at the GNR border with Wyatt, the danger will surely increase, but there’s a moment of hesitation as we wonder why Juliana switched gears from disseminating “The Grasshopper Lies Heavy” to focusing back on the German machine dilemma. Meanwhile, with Mark’s news that the bounty hunters in town are getting more aggressive, Lila’s determination to “deal with them,” promises an exciting confrontation by the end of the season.Īlthough Frank’s decision to team up with Ed and go to Denver to “do something they’ll notice” gave us hope that they might contribute to Juliana’s overall mission to disseminate a call for change, it also made us wonder how Frank’s idea might differ from his previous terrorist activities. It allowed the physicist of the group to verify that the blueprint Juliana acquired from Joe was a build-ready quantum transfer device to allow the Germans to cross into other realities, and it introduced the idea of sabotaging the machine to create a nuclear-level explosion. Theresa’s to believe in the film and inspire them to action, there was purpose in the exercise. Even Helen Smith and Nicole Dormer are scrambling to avoid discovery in their own ways, and the anticipation is palpable.Īlthough it’s a shame Juliana couldn’t get the Jewish community at St. With Sabra preparing to defend their way of life, Himmler calling Japan’s bluff, and Juliana and Frank going off on their separate missions, we’re clearly in the calm before the storm waiting for us in the finale. While the build-up in the second half of The Man in the High Castle season 3 hasn’t been quite as punctuated by surprising twists as the first half, the sense that events are coming to a head permeates this episode. The Man in the High Castle Season 3 Episode 8 This review contains spoilers for The Man in the High Castle.