First off, I agree with the reviews saying this is the best episode of season 3, which is not only lackluster but horribly miscast... that is, except the new Prince Phillip actor here who's quite good...
And I disagree that they ended up making the astronauts, led by first-man Neil Armstrong, look like immature idiots...
Astronauts are like when you meet a cop... or a war veteran... They don't have much to say about what they do... They're not Han Solo or Rambo... Astronauts in general, along with cops and soldiers, are actually very patient and mechanical, and underwhelming for the most part... I think the ending was to show that Prince Phillip finally got over his hero worship...
This episode has a great beginning, middle and end, like the previous two seasons where each episode lets the story play out despite the fact it's also serialized... Many episodes of this season (where the most miscast is Helena B. Carter) seem very pointless; almost like they're trying to bring House of Cards back to Britain where it began, but with the Royals, but dull...
Anyhow, this episode had a great amount of character development... for Philip, in this case, during Phase 2, is the best thing going.
And I disagree that they ended up making the astronauts, led by first-man Neil Armstrong, look like immature idiots...
Astronauts are like when you meet a cop... or a war veteran... They don't have much to say about what they do... They're not Han Solo or Rambo... Astronauts in general, along with cops and soldiers, are actually very patient and mechanical, and underwhelming for the most part... I think the ending was to show that Prince Phillip finally got over his hero worship...
This episode has a great beginning, middle and end, like the previous two seasons where each episode lets the story play out despite the fact it's also serialized... Many episodes of this season (where the most miscast is Helena B. Carter) seem very pointless; almost like they're trying to bring House of Cards back to Britain where it began, but with the Royals, but dull...
Anyhow, this episode had a great amount of character development... for Philip, in this case, during Phase 2, is the best thing going.