How ‘For All Mankind’ Makes Its Alt-History Music Choices

FAM music supervisor Christine Greene Roe begins each season with an “initial era playlist” that is hours long — season three’s 1990s era included 139 songs. Photo: Apple TV+ Over four seasons, Apple TV+’s For All Mankind has imagined an alternate history in which the Soviets got to space first, nuclear fission changed everything about… Continue reading How ‘For All Mankind’ Makes Its Alt-History Music Choices

‘For All Mankind’ Recap, Season 4, Episode 10: ‘Perestroika’

For All Mankind Perestroika Season 4 Episode 10 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Apple TV+ Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this 80-minute season finale, and what a ride it is! For All Mankind’s fourth season has been a bumpy watch at times, as some characters were underserved (Kelly and Dani,… Continue reading ‘For All Mankind’ Recap, Season 4, Episode 10: ‘Perestroika’

‘For All Mankind’ Recap, Season 4 Episode 9: ‘Brazil’

We are down to the wire! Both in terms of the asteroid heist, which must take place within the next 24 hours, and with regard to this season. The penultimate episode can only be described as putting in the effort but getting a wobbly result. You may recall that in the season premiere, “Glasnost,” the… Continue reading ‘For All Mankind’ Recap, Season 4 Episode 9: ‘Brazil’

‘For All Mankind’ Recap, Season 4 Episode 8: ‘Legacy’

For All Mankind’s antepenultimate episode of the season features chess pieces moving into place: on both Mars and Earth, teams are preparing for the asteroid capture mission, and on each planet, secret teams are working on unsanctioned missions of their own. It’s a real mishmash of Ayesa’s Seven and The Magnetic Ms. Madison! “Crossing The… Continue reading ‘For All Mankind’ Recap, Season 4 Episode 8: ‘Legacy’