Personally this was my favorite season of the show. There is some hamfisted anti-communism, but it’s so hamfisted that if you can just turn your brain off and go “The Soviets are cartoon villains because in 80s media the Soviets were cartoon villains” it’s not too hard to look past. There is no deeper anti communism than “Oh no, the evil Russians!”
But this season is so well done imo. The cinematography is so good. The relationships are good. There are great dramatic moments. The effects are good imo.
I totally let you enjoy the show, since all of us like treats :large-adult-son:
There is no deeper anti communism than “Oh no, the evil Russians!”
Is something I am not so sure of. Not only is the Soviet populace and military shown to be a joke and only US protagonists (who fuck after crouching throw shit tunnels and being exposed to manual labour for weeks) are able to kill baddies, but more importantly the villages are empty and devoid of life. What is shown is that Socialism is something which will lead to more deficiency than being put into mental hospitals by some US military. It shows the US military responding fast and quick in multiple situations, while the KGB fails non stop and the Soviet military has poor defenses to guard evil beings and also doesn't have troops available to stop emergencies there.
They are also dumb enough to not use flame throwers and have no explosives in case something goes wrong. It feels as if there is a lot of pro capitalist messaging going on, too. Like using pizza shops for your goals just by offering a joint and no one is having really economic trouble in the show, not even after giant earth quakes.
Personally this was my favorite season of the show. There is some hamfisted anti-communism, but it’s so hamfisted that if you can just turn your brain off and go “The Soviets are cartoon villains because in 80s media the Soviets were cartoon villains” it’s not too hard to look past. There is no deeper anti communism than “Oh no, the evil Russians!”
But this season is so well done imo. The cinematography is so good. The relationships are good. There are great dramatic moments. The effects are good imo.
I totally let you enjoy the show, since all of us like treats :large-adult-son:
Is something I am not so sure of. Not only is the Soviet populace and military shown to be a joke and only US protagonists (who fuck after crouching throw shit tunnels and being exposed to manual labour for weeks) are able to kill baddies, but more importantly the villages are empty and devoid of life. What is shown is that Socialism is something which will lead to more deficiency than being put into mental hospitals by some US military. It shows the US military responding fast and quick in multiple situations, while the KGB fails non stop and the Soviet military has poor defenses to guard evil beings and also doesn't have troops available to stop emergencies there.
They are also dumb enough to not use flame throwers and have no explosives in case something goes wrong. It feels as if there is a lot of pro capitalist messaging going on, too. Like using pizza shops for your goals just by offering a joint and no one is having really economic trouble in the show, not even after giant earth quakes.