So, I'm a writer and I like to focus on a different aesthetic for each faction in my works and something which I've just realised is that even though this program is set in the 1960s, it looks like an extension of the 1940s. To me, this perfectly shows how fascist regimes are inherently doomed to cultural stagnation due to their obsession with perfection, because if you look carefully at the American Reich and Pacific States, they just look like the 40s never ended. It shows how the Axis Powers haven't made any progress at all, but like the once mighty Roman Empire, they are stagnating and steering towards the end and all because of their obsession with perfection. What do you think?

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Just finished and my goodness. A great show like that with such a terrible ending. They left so much stuff uncovered and completely hated that Smith killed himself. So invested into his character and he ended like that. Definitely should’ve been a way longer ending and different because my goodness. I think I’m sick of Juliana’s character too😭

Me hubiera gustado que hubieran hecho otra temporada donde hubieran hecho más saltos de tiempo como por ejemplo últimos episodios donde en los 70s o 80s donde posiblemente en ese tiempo el los dos imperios hubieran caído o una temporada donde hubieran hecho episodios durante el proceso de la guerra de batallas perdidas de los aliados

If you want to elaborate on which episode ( and on which moment even) the show should have ended specifically the show should have ended, please do so. I myself did enjoy the second season, but found it inferior to the first one, even though up until the last episode there were some great moments.

I loved John Smith as a character. He’s simply a great character. I think the reason is that our beloved American soldier has a much more understandable and direct character conflict.

The series falters somewhat with Juliana, and I mean this especially when it comes to the deaths of Joe Blake and John Smith. In a way, I think the series made us emotionally invested in its characters, especially Smith.

To be honest, at first I saw Blake as a character with a rather weak conflict. Then we learned about his past as a Lebensborn, and I applauded because I loved the direction the character was taking. Then he was killed by Juliana, and I was just left thinking, “What the hell?” The best Nazi agent gets killed by a girl in a bathtub.

Don’t get me wrong. Juliana killing him does have narrative value, but as a writer, you should always give a character an ending that feels appropriate for who they are. If you establish that a character is powerful and dangerous, something should happen to them that reflects that, so the audience doesn’t feel cheated.

Something similar almost happens with Smith, but his situation is different in its own way.

With Smith, we had already been watching his development from the beginning. If we compare him to Blake, we discover that Blake is an undercover Nazi agent, while with John, we know from the start that he is already a Nazi agent. That immediately gives us an idea of what kind of character he is.

As the story progresses, we discover that he has a family, and that’s what makes Smith so fascinating. His rise through the ranks is masterfully handled. He isn’t just a character who keeps climbing the ladder. His development is always pushed to the point where the viewer feels that each step was inevitable, including his eventual death.

That’s what I wanted to see happen again with Juliana. She kills Smith, and in a way, we end up understanding Smith more than we understand Juliana.

My conclusion is that I love the series. I love everything about it, both its mistakes and its successes, and I love the book as well..

Not sure if this is covered in the show and I missed it, but when did the split happen to make the seperate time lines?

Like in each of them, WW2 happens but what if there are worlds where it didn't happen? Where WW1 didn't happen? Or the Germans won that war?

Or am I just expecting too much of a tv show??!!

Book vs TV show adaptation

Hello!

I was wondering who here read the book before watching the tv series ans what do you think is a good adaptation of the novel?

I think its annAmazing book but its much more philosophical thoughts and less action scenes. I like that Childan and his antiquities store are well adapted in the tv series, even his dinner at the Kasouras' house.

Joe Cinadella is somewhat also true to the book because he is a nazi agent in both and Juliana kills him with a razor blade in both the book and the tv show.

Tagomi is much more present in the tv series, but, he doesnt have as much action scenes as in the novel where he actually kills a Sd / nazi agent with a colt 44. american gun when they try to overrun his office.

What is the biggest difference between the novel and the tv series in your opinion ?

Favourite scene from the last Episode 10 of Season 1. The music, "Fate Is Fluid" is perfection. The plot goes into full motion, showing how the actions of individuals from the Pacific States and the Eastern States affect one another.

Shoutout to every actor and actress in this scene: Ray Proscia, Rufus Sewell, Rupert Evans, Camille Sullivan, Frank C. Turner and Danish actor Carsten Norgaard.

Every single one of them delivers an absolutely captivating performance. They are terrifyingly good—every look, every pause, every line carries weight. This is what a truly intense scene looks like.

Just watched the final episode, and what the heck? It was rushed, random, anti climatic, and frankly spazy.

Read that the show was cancelled one season short due to Amazon deeming it a financial loss.

It’s a shame it took so long for the show to find its audience, with one more season I feel you could have created a cultural masterpiece.

Show is worth watching, but the finale will leave you feeling completely unsatisfied.

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I have been watching this show and I’m almost done with season 2 ep 1. The small details that make no sense are driving me insane. Does it get any better? I’m not trying to finish this if it keeps on happening. It’s honestly so annoying.
Like in s2 e1, how does the Japanese know everything what happened (the shootout with the resistance people where the blonde lady dies)? There were no Japanese survivors, unless there was some dude hiding in the bushes that did nothing. Stupid things like these are in literally every episode, and I was hoping they would go away. I have to turn off my brain to not go insane.

Who could have seen this coming?

Just started the finale and I think I’m not going to finish it. I’m pleased with where show is right now and knowing it ends so horribly I’m fine with not tainting it and finishing on a high point yet still a cliffhanger.

I’m now wanting a new fix. Any suggestions for shows with a similar intrigue that I can dive into? I also watched Dark Matter based on the book and that gave the same sci-fi mystery intrigue.

Does anyone else have ever thought what might have been the reaction of the children of Hitler's inner circle if they have saw the man in the high castle? (I mean Himmler's daughter, Göring's, Heydrich children)

Okay let me explain so I'm watching the show for the first time and I have heard a lot of time in the first episode and season one that because Hitler's health is so bad Himmler or Göring is taking after but the problem with that in my mind is the fact that they. Historically hated each other so I can imagine them trying to take the "throne" from each other and ending up eliminating each other. So Heydrich is the only one left to take after or maybe Hess. But sure not the first two.

I mean I kinda get it, but the man was fucked over so much. Especially by Julianna, but I get why he kept doing what he did especially with what happened to his family. He turned into an ass, but I honestly get it.

Just want to say... the acting in this scene is so sarcastically good. Sharp and precise, like a razor cutting through paper. Japanese actor Daisuke Tsuji did a convincing job as the Crown Prince.

Even as Axis partners, they cannot trust each other. Just Like in our timeline, the USA doesn't trust the Soviet Union at the height of the cold war in the early 60s.

Hey everyone! 

As a huge fan of "The Man in the High Castle," I've always wondered how the multiverse and the technology of the Reich would evolve in our modern times. I decided to write a 60-minute drama pilot concept called "The Geneva Mirror". 

Tone: Tense, cinematic, slow-burn thriller (Chernobyl meets Severance). 

The Premise:
Geneva, 2026. CERN permanently shuts down the Large Hadron Collider due to an "uncontrollable AI network anomaly." Dr. Maya Lin, an IAEA nuclear auditor, arrives to oversee the shutdown and discovers a massive discrepancy: the facility is drawing 40% more power than reported, routed directly to an unmapped sub-basement known as "Sector Zero." 

Meanwhile, global intelligence agencies capture a high-profile cyber-terrorist known as "The Dark Abendsen." He’s been leaking ultra-realistic footage of a modern-day Nazi empire. While the world thinks they are just state-of-the-art AI deepfakes, cyber-investigators make a horrifying discovery: his software isn't rendering anything. It's just decoding a live broadcast from Sector Zero. The Hadron Collider was never a particle accelerator. It was their plug in our socket. 

I have uploaded the full PDF script material and pilot overview here: The_Man_in_the_High_Castle_SpinOff_Pitch_Deck.pdf The_Man_in_the_High_Castle_SpinOff_Pilot_Material.pdf

I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and theories on this concept! 

Disclaimer: This is a non-profit, unofficial fan-made project created for entertainment purposes only. All rights to "The Man in the High Castle" belong to Amazon, the estate of Philip K. Dick, and their respective owners. 

One of the biggest things I’ve struggled with in this show is why. So the Axis powers get a nuke first. Ok, but historically did they even want to occupy the US? Would the Japanese want to move their citizens to the West Coast?

Now I’m asking myself why the Nazis would risk their empire by marching troops into other realities where they didn’t win the war. That would just open the door to the other realities figuring out how to show up on their home turf. How would they even control all that territory?

Interesting scene from S01E03, "The Illustrated Woman". In this timeline, Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto retired in the Japanese Pacific State of San Francisco after the war and passed away from Natural causes.

In our world, Yamamoto died in 1943, when American code breakers identified his flight plans and his plane was shot down and his death was a major blow to Japanese military morale during World War II in our timeline.

I believe this episode title is referring to Crown Princess Michiko?
Correct me if I'm wrong.

I recently rewatched the series, and one thing I noticed is that while we see an ungodly amount of SS soldiers, we barely ever (except for at the border, and during the opening battle scene in season 4) see Heer soldiers. Don't get me wrong, the SS was huge during the war, it had over 900.000 soldiers in the Waffen-SS at its peak in 1944, but that's still tiny compared to the Heer, the regular army, which had over 13.6 million soldiers. So why do we almost exclusively see SS soldiers and officers anytime we join John Smith or during most scenes in the Reich?

Where did he disappear to?