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carabeleYou knew it was coming. For any series set in 1960s America, an episode on the assassination of JFK is de rigueur. That moment changed so much about the country. Innocence lost.
So yesterday the ABC TV series PAN AM got to its portrayal of this moment in history. And I have to admit they used the moment well, letting it serve as the ultimate interrupter on a slew of personal stories for the characters that were kind of heading into "hot water" territory.
Since the announcement of JFK being shot being broadcast nationwide was the climax of the episode, we'll see how well the writers work with the aftermath in the next show (if there is a next show, as the series' return is still up-in-the-air).
I really hope PAN AM does return for another season. I do like the show, despite some of the rocky moments it's had. Funny thing is though Christina Ricci was signed as the "star", but her character is honestly the most uninteresting of the bunch: a sort of coffee-shop idealist with incongruous opportunistic qualities. I think, if the show does return, they need to make more sense of that character.
So yesterday the ABC TV series PAN AM got to its portrayal of this moment in history. And I have to admit they used the moment well, letting it serve as the ultimate interrupter on a slew of personal stories for the characters that were kind of heading into "hot water" territory.
Since the announcement of JFK being shot being broadcast nationwide was the climax of the episode, we'll see how well the writers work with the aftermath in the next show (if there is a next show, as the series' return is still up-in-the-air).
I really hope PAN AM does return for another season. I do like the show, despite some of the rocky moments it's had. Funny thing is though Christina Ricci was signed as the "star", but her character is honestly the most uninteresting of the bunch: a sort of coffee-shop idealist with incongruous opportunistic qualities. I think, if the show does return, they need to make more sense of that character.
