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Sunday, Feb. 14
8:00 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 Australian Open. (2:00)
10:25 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer L.U. at ARS (Live) (2:05)
11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO PBR Bull Riding Del Rio Invitational. (1:00)
(11) KARE FIS Alpine Skiing World Championship. (1:00)
Noon (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Mich. at Wis. (Live) (2:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NASCAR RaceDay (Live) (1:30)
(11) KARE USFSA Figure Skating U.S. Championships. (2:00)
ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s L.ville at Syr. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. FSN Champions Tennis Classics 2020 Champions Challenge. (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball St. Bon. at Mas. (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NASCAR Auto Racing Cup Series Daytona 500. (Live) (4:00)
2:00 p.m. (7) KCCO Golf Final Round Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Live) (3:30)
(11) KARE NHL Hockey Was. at Pit. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Ark. at Tex.A&M (Live) (2:00)
3:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
3:30 p.m. NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing Downhill World Championship. (1:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Tex. at Bay. (Live) (2:00)
5:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. (Live) (2:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Ore. St. at Arz. St. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Col. at V.G.K. (Live) (2:45)
6:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (5:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN UFC Reloaded (3:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 Australian Open. (Live) (6:00)
9:30 p.m. NBCSN RBS6 Rugby Fra. at Ire. (2:00)
11:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (4:30)
NBCSN ISU Speed Skating Day 4 World Championship. (1:30)
Monday, Feb. 15
9:00 a.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at L.A. (2:00)
11:00 a.m. FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. (2:00)
11:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 Australian Open. (3:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at L.A. (2:00)
1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer NEW at CHE (Live) (2:05)
3:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. (2:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball
Women’s N.D. vs. N.C. St. (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Vir. at Fla. S. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey N.Y. I. at Buf. (Live) (2:45)
7:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. (2:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Quarter-final Australian Open. (2:30)
2:30 p.m. NBCSN IBU Biathlon Women’s 15km Individual World Championship. (1:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. (2:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing Parallel Slalom Final World Championship. (1:30)
11:00 a.m. FSN NBA Basketball L.A. L. at Min. (2:00)
Noon ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Quarter-final Australian Open. (3:00)
12:30 p.m. NBCSN AMA Supercross (3:00)
1:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at L.A. (2:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball L.A. L. at Min. (2:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Wpg. at Edm. (Live) (2:30)
9:05 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Mia. at G.S. (Live) (2:30)
Thursday, Feb. 18
9:00 a.m. FSN NCAA Basketball
Women’s Tex.Tech vs. Okl. (2:00)
11:00 a.m. FSN NBA Basketball Ind. at Min. (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Genesis Invitational. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Mas. vs. St. Bon. (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Semifinal Australian Open. (3:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Clem. at N.D. (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Genesis Invitational. (Live) (4:00)
NBCSN IBU Biathlon Mixed Single Relay World Championship. (1:00)
3:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball Ind. at Min. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing
Women’s Giant Slalom Run 2 World Championship. (1:00)
5:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Genesis Invitational. (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 FSN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Tor. at Mil. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Genesis Invitational. (4:00)
9:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Ana. (Live) (2:30)
TNT NBA Basketball Brook. at L.A. L. (Live) (2:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
Friday, Feb. 19
9:00 a.m. FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s N.C. St. vs. Wake F. (2:00)
11:00 a.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Ana. (2:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Semifinal Australian Open. (3:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Genesis Invitational. (Live) (4:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Vir.T at Fla. S. (Live) (2:00)
11:30 a.m. (11) KARE EPL Soccer Evert. at Liverp’l (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Dav. at St. Jo. (Live) (2:00)
Noon (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Ken. at Ten. (Live) (2:00)
(29) WFTC NCAA Hockey CC at St. Cloud (Live) (2:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Genesis Invitational. (Live) (2:00)
12:30 p.m. FSN H.S. Hockey Classics Girls Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Duluth. January 17, 2015 Hockey Day Minnesota. (1:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Tex.Tech at Kan. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. NBCSN NCAA Basketball G. Mas. at Vir. C. (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Basketball W.Va. at Tex. (Live) (2:00)
(7) KCCO PGA Golf Round 3 Genesis Invitational. (Live) (3:00) (11) KARE NHL Hockey V.G.K. vs. Col. (Live) (3:00)
FSN H.S. Hockey Classics Boys Elk River vs. Stillwater. January 18, 2014 Hockey Day Minnesota. (1:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
3:30 p.m. FSN NCAA Hockey Classics Women’s. January 19, 2019 Hockey Day Minnesota. Bem. vs. MNSU (1:30)
4:00 p.m. NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing Women’s Slalom World Championship. (1:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Hockey Mich. St. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
6:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Genesis Invitational. (5:00)
NBCSN AMA Supercross (Live) (3:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
7:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA Basketball Mia. at L.A. L. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Ana. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (5:00)
USA WWE Raw (Live) (3:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Bay. at W.Va. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Quarter-final Australian Open. (Live) (5:00)
9:30 p.m. NBCSN ARCA Auto Racing Menards Series East New Smyrna 175. (1:00)
10:30 p.m. NBCSN IBSF Bobsleigh 4-Man Final Run World Championship. (1:00)
11:30 p.m. NBCSN IBU Biathlon
Women’s 10km Pursuit World Championship. (1:00)
Tuesday, Feb. 16
11:00 a.m. FSN NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Was. at Pit. (Live) (2:30)
6:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball N.O. at Mem. (Live) (2:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball L.A. L. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Quarter-final Australian Open. (Live) (5:00)
9:00 p.m. NBCSN Sailing Prada Cup. (Live) (2:00)
TNT NBA Basketball Brook. at Pho. (Live) (2:30)
Wednesday, Feb. 17
9:00 a.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at L.A. (2:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
6:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Hockey Chi. at Det. (Live) (2:30)
6:45 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Hou. at Phi. (Live) (2:20)
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Ind. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
TNT All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (Live) (2:00)
USA WWE NXT (Live) (2:08)
8:00 p.m. SHOW WBC Boxing
Janelson Figueroa Bocachica vs. Mark Reyes Jr. Shobox: The New Generation. (Live) (3:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Women’s Semifinal Australian Open. (Live) (4:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball St. Lou. at Dayt. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Genesis Invitational. (Live) (4:00)
6:15 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Chi. at Phi. (Live) (2:20)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR WWE SmackDown (Live) (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Tor. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball MAC Wild Card. (Live) (2:00)
8:35 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Dal. at Hou. (Live) (2:30)
9:00 p.m. NBCSN Sailing Prada Cup. (Live) (2:00)
10:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Genesis Invitational. (4:00)
Saturday, Feb. 20
8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
SHOW WBC Boxing Showtime Championship. (Live) (3:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN Boxing Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez Top Rank. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Sailing Prada Cup. (Live) (2:00)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live (Live) (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker Gardens Championship. (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Genesis Invitational. (5:00)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Women’s Final Australian Open. (2:00)
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The Following Items are Accepted Household Garbage
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WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX
“Behind Her Eyes”
Step into a world of psychological torment and twisted relationship dynamics with the new Netflix thriller “Behind Her Eyes,” joining the streamer’s lineup on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name by English author Sarah Pinborough, “Behind Her Eyes” follows Louise (Simona Brown, “The Little Drummer Girl”), a single mother who is holding down a job in a psychiatrist’s office to provide for her son and begins an affair with her married boss, David (Tom Bateman, “Murder on the Orient Express,” 2017), shortly thereafter. Meanwhile, Louise and Adele (Eve Hewson, “Bridge of Spies,” 2015), David’s wife, begin somewhat of an unlikely friendship of their own, unknown to David. What follows is a game of secrets, distrust and suspense driven by Adele’s cold and removed eeriness and the overarching feeling that something is just not quite right. Filmed between June and October 2019 in London and parts of Scotland, the six-part miniseries developed by “Narcos” and “Hannibal” producer Steve Lightfoot has been a long-awaited project for many fans of the bestselling book. Directed by Norwegian writer/director Erik Richter Strand (“Valkyrien”), “Behind Her Eyes” also stars Tyler Howitt (“His Dark Materials”), Aston McAuley (“Rocketman,” 2019) and Robert Aramayo (“Game of Thrones”).
“Tribes of Europa”
Take up sides or band together, but either way be prepared for the battle of a lifetime as the new Netflix miniseries “Tribes of Europa”
premieres Friday, Feb. 19, on the streamer. Following the popularity of the German science-fiction series “Dark,” which ran from 2017 until June of last year, Netflix set a series order for five more Germanlanguage series. “Tribes of Europa” is one of these five such series, and it centers on siblings Liv (Henriette Confurius, “Line of Separation”), Elja (David Ali Rashed, “Tiger Milk,” 2017) and Kiano (Emilio Sakarya, “4 Blocks”) as they embark on an adventure to change the course of Europe’s future following a mysterious and deadly global attack that left the continent in a shamble of fractured micro-states all vying for power and supremacy in the 2070s. With each of Europe’s “tribes” fighting for leadership, a question mark hangs over a mysterious cube that could spell either success or disaster for those who possess it.
Created by Philip Koch (“Outside the Box,” 2015) and directed by Koch and Florian Baxmeyer (“Tatort”), “Tribes of Europa” also stars Oliver Masucci (“Look Who’s Back,” 2015), Melika Foroutan (“Pari,” 2020) and Alain Blazevic (“Forbidden Love”) and features an original series score by Canadian composer Clinton Shorter (“District 9,” 2009).
“I Care A Lot” (2020)
Don’t get caught in the middle of the predator-versus-prey battle in Netflix’s new film “I Care A Lot,” joining the roster on Friday, Feb. 19. Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike (“Gone Girl,” 2014) stars as Marla Grayson, a cool and seemingly caring court-appointed guardian to elderly charges who are deemed unable to continue taking proper care of themselves. Acquiring the assets and funds of many of her clients over the years, Marla and her partner (in
every sense of the word), Fran (Eiza González, “Baby Driver,” 2017), now have their sights set on Jennifer Peterson (Dianne Wiest, “Edward Scissorhands,” 1990), a wealthy aging retiree with no living descendants or family. What Marla and Fran don’t know, however, is that despite having no family of her own, Jennifer has still managed to amass some pretty powerful connections over the years, forcing the two young con artists to rethink their original game plan. Written and directed by J Blakeson (“The Disappearance of Alice Creed,” 2009), the ironically titled “I Care A Lot” also stars Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (“BlacKkKlansman,” 2018), Chris Messina (“Argo,” 2012) and Macon Blair (“The Hunt,” 2020).
WHAT’S
NEW ON DISNEY+
“Flora & Ulysses” (2021) Get super squirrelly with the adorable new family film “Flora & Ulysses,” premiering on Disney+ on Friday, Feb. 19. Dishing out magic as only Disney can, the production company is now bringing Kate DiCamillo’s — author of “The Tale of Despereaux” — 2014 Newbery Award-winning book, “Flora & Ulysses,” to life for film lovers. Flora (Matilda Lawler, “The Block Island Sound,” 2020) is a cynical child with a habit of devouring comic books. She loves the concept of superheroes — those often-caped crusaders who save the day when trouble is afoot — but jaded by her parents’ recent decision to divorce and her naturally born cynicism, Flora acknowledges that they only
funny man John Cleese (“Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” 1975), to name a few. Featuring recurring sketches such as “At the Dance,” “An Editorial by Sam the Eagle,” “Gonzo’s Stunts” and others, voice actors and puppeteers Frank Oz (“Muppets Tonight”), Dave Goelz (“Fraggle Rock”), Richard Hunt (“The Muppet Movie,” 1979) and Henson himself showcase their talents in each and every episode of the series directed by Peter Harris (“Spitting Image”) and Philip Casson (“EastEnders”).
boy,” 2004), Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”), Ice Cube (“Are We There Yet?,” 2005), Danny Trejo (“Spy Kids,” 2001), Hector Elizondo (“The Princess Diaries,” 2001) and Kate del Castillo (“La Reina del Sur”). Two-time Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” 2006) serves on the board of producers.
WHAT’S NEW ON HULU “Nomadland” (2020)
exist between the pages of her favorite stories. Enter Ulysses: a squirrel she rescued and looked after only to realize that he possesses superpowers capable of changing Flora’s world and outlook on life forever. Adapted for the screen by Brad Copeland (“Ferdinand,” 2017) and directed by “The Tiger Hunter’s” (2016) Lena Khan, “Flora & Ulysses” stars Alyson Hannigan (“How I Met Your Mother”) as Flora’s mother, Phyllis; Ben Schwartz (“Sonic the Hedgehog,” 2020) as her father, George; and a unique cast of supporting characters played by Danny Pudi (“Community”), Bobby Moynihan (“We Bare Bears”) and Kate Minucci (“Unikitty!”), to name a few.
“The Muppet Show”
Release your inner Animal (or Gonzo, or Kermit, or Fozzy …) on Friday, Feb. 19, when all five seasons of the 1970s classic “The Muppet Show” come to Disney+. Once again, “It’s time to raise the curtain” and, yes, get that song stuck in your head each time the Jim Henson (“Sesame Street”) and Jack Burns (“Fridays”) classic kicks off an episode of the show. Originally on the air for a total of 120 half-hour episodes between 1976 and 1981, the quirky comedic puppets welcomed a plethora of special guests to the variety show, including none other than music icon Sir Elton John, master of horror Vincent Price (“Edward Scissorhands,” 1990), French national treasure and entertainer Charles Aznavour (“Le Chinois”), beloved songstress Julie Andrews (“The Sound of Music,” 1965) and
“The Book of Life” (2014) Travel between worlds and find your true destiny with the colorful and inspirational story of “The Book of Life,” coming to Disney+ on Friday, Feb. 19. Before the 2017 Disney/Pixar sensation “Coco” hit the big screen, this fun-loving animated imagining of the Day of the Dead festivities, traditions and beliefs in Mexico captivated its viewers, young and old alike. Following the young Manolo (Diego Luna, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” 2016), who is struggling with whether to follow in the clearcut footsteps of his family’s values or give in to those within his own heart, “The Book of Life” takes its viewers on a magical adventure across three worlds as Manolo learns how to strike a healthy balance between the past, present and future. Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez (“El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera”) and written by Gutierrez and Primetime Emmy nominee Doug Langdale (“Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness”), this beautifully animated family film features the voices of Zoe Saldana (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” 2014), Channing Tatum (“21 Jump Street,” 2012), Ron Perlman (“Hell-
Take this time during the pandemic to reflect on what life means to you and learn about the other ways people are living in America as “Nomadland” comes to Hulu on Friday, Feb. 19. Starring two-time Academy Award winner Frances McDormand (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” 2017) as Fern, a rural Nevada woman who lost her job, her house and her husband during the Great Recession and decided to get a new lease on life as a nomad. Packing her bags into a van and setting out across the country, Fern accepts whatever work she can find, earning funds to support herself and her nomadic life before moving on to the next town and a new job. Based on Jessica Bruder’s acclaimed 2017 non-fiction book, “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century,” this visually stunning film explores the economics, physical struggles and emotional whiplash of living a nomadic lifestyle in today’s day and age. Also featuring real-life nomads Linda May, Charlene Swankie and Bob Wells (“Without Bound — Perspectives on Mobile Living,” 2014) as fictionalized versions of themselves, “Nomadland” was written, directed, co-produced and edited by award-winning Chinese filmmaker Chloé Zhao (“The Rider,” 2017).
nale and a post-credits hint as to where our astronauts could take us, it’s finally here. Season 2 of “For All Mankind” is set to premiere Friday, Feb. 19, on Apple TV+.
Returning to the screen are Joel Kinnaman (“Suicide Squad,” 2016) and Shantel VanSanten (“Shooter,” 2016) as Edward and Karen Baldwin, respectively, Sarah Jones (“Damnation”) and Michael Dorman (“The Secrets She Keeps”) reprise their roles as another couple, Tracy and Gordo, and Jodi Balfour (“The Crown”) continues her dynamic part as Ellen Waverly. Other familiar names viewers are sure to see again are Wrenn Schmidt (“The Looming Tower”), Krys Marshall (“Supergirl”) and Sonya Walger (“Darkness Falls”). This is the part where we issue a spoiler alert for further information and inform fans of the show that they won’t be seeing much of Chris Bauer’s (“The Duce”) Deke Slayton since his death in the Season 1 finale. Luckily we’ll have new faces to make up for it.
Cynthy Wu (“Holidate,” 2020) joins the cast as Kelly Baldwin, Ed and Karen’s adopted daughter. Alei da Rosales, formerly played by Oliv ia Trujillo (“Victor & Valentino”), is now a successful engineer after the interseason time skip, played by Coral Peña (“Chemical Hearts”). And introducing more family into the mix, Casey W. Johnson (“GLOW”) is Danny Stevens, Gordo and Tracy’s son. These new additions to the list of familiar faces are sure to add to the complex rollercoaster of relationships as set up by Season 1 of the series.
The brainchild of “Battlestar Galactica” producer Ronald D. Moore, the show explores what it could have been like had the Cold Warera Space Race never ended. Beginning in 1969, the show places its audience in the middle of a historical event — the Soviets landing a cosmonaut on the moon before the
but the facts of the past weren’t the only hurdles the show’s cast had to jump. Each character also has their own problems to deal with.
In Season 1, Ed and Karen lost their son, but Ed’s mourning was interrupted by the capture of a Soviet cosmonaut named Ivan, who tells him that the moon belongs to ev eryone. At the season’s start, Tracy was about to divorce her husband, Gordo, for sleeping with another woman while on a mission, however Karen convinced her otherwise.
Meanwhile, Deke eventually recruited Tracy to undergo the rigorous space training program, leading Gordo to have an incredibly dif-
ality. Deke even goes so far as to express his worry that her secret would undo all the progress the team has made.
To add fuel to the pile of drama, federal agents deported the father and host family of Kennedy School hopeful Aleida. With her support system out of the picture, Margo turns her back on her, and she is heartbreakingly left on her own. The “For All Mankind” cast of characters goes through so much emotional and physical turmoil, it really makes you wonder how they managed to come out the other end at all — especially considering it doesn’t look like it’s go-
must uphold peace through strength, the trailer takes us back to a time when mutually assured destruction between the Soviet Union and the U.S. was a very real thing. For those asking the question, “What does the moon have to do with that?” here is your answer: at the end of Season 1’s final episode, a rocket carrying plutonium — the stuff of atomic bombs — was launched. Just add that plutonium to the arms race and the reimagined Space Race is looking more insidious by the minute.
The Season 2 trailer revealed space jets hurling out of control,
that of “at any point, we could destroy each other.” You could say that the show demands a sober eye and deep moral contemplation alongside the ability to travel back in time with the setting. The plot’s seriousness feels overwhelming, and the tension is already so thick that it would be hard for audiences to avoid the looming sense of dread. Still, despite the show’s stress, fans are looking forward to tying the loose ends the writers have left them with. Hope is the bigger picture here. We see hope as Marshall’s character, Danielle Poole — the first African-Ameri-
And we hope that the community she is. We want to know what happens between Ellen and Pam, how Margo will rectify her relationship with Aleida and how Ed and Karen have recovered from such a huge loss. Most of all, we hope that the silent war between the two countries will end. Fortunately, the balance between entertainment and tension is something the series’ directors do well. Catch the Cold War Space Race at its peak and don’t miss the resolution to the astronauts’ problems on Apple TV+ as Season 2 of “For All Mankind” premieres Friday, Feb. 19, on the streamer.