#was not surprised to find out ron d moore wasn't showrunner for season 3

[edwardshundredyearoldspunk]

I just finished season 3 of for all mankind and I just…did not like it. it's frustrating more than anything. there's good ideas here that aren't being given the appropriate amount of weight or time. what do you mean a north korean was the first man on mars and it gets a five minute montage and is not addressed again? I don't care that it'll probably be addressed in the next season! because it's not the plot that I have an issue with. I have an issue with it not tying in THEMATICALLY. what does it mean thematically that a north korean man was secretly the first man to set foot on mars? I hate pregnancy plots but c'mon! if you're going to do a "first baby born in space" plot, at least give it the thematic resonance it deserves on a show called fucking For All Mankind. I was so taken aback about how lost they got in the plot so I was curious if ron d moore was even still the showrunner and I was not surprised to find out he stepped back after season 2. it's like with season 3, the show forgot it's core themes which are, y'know, space exploration, humanity working together for something bigger than themselves! you're telling me the first baby born in space was born OFF SCREEN?? the first man on mars being a north korean is given one passing comment and that's it? that just seems antithetical to everything the show was about the first two seasons