Episode
The Man in the High Castle: For Want of a Nail
Overview
Smith and Helen’s true loyalties are placed on trial by an old nemesis. The BCR struggles to maintain order across the JPS. Kido is forced to confront his atrocities. Bands of roving vigilantes threaten Childan and Yukiko.
Details
- Series
- The Man in the High Castle
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2019-11-15
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
For Want of a Nail is Episode 9 in Season 4 of The Man in the High Castle. It aired on 2019-11-15. The runtime is 51 min.
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Episode 8: Hitler Has Only Got One Ball
Juliana’s instincts about Helen are put to the ultimate test. As San Francisco evacuates, Kido goes in search of his son, only to find himself a captive. A letter arrives, forever changing Childan and Yukiko’s lives. The BCR receives an unexpected offer of help from the Yakuza. Abendsen condemns Smith with his final prediction.
Episode 10: Fire from the Gods
On the brink of an inevitable Nazi invasion, the BCR brace for impact as Kido races against the clock to find his son. Childan offers everything he has to make his way back to Yukiko. Helen is forced to choose whether or not to betray her husband, as she and Smith travel by high speed train to the Portal - with Juliana and Wyatt lying in wait.
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Episode 5: Mauvaise Foi
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Episode 4: Happy Trails
John and Helen host Himmler and his wife for dinner, along with a new and dangerous threat from Berlin, Obergruppenführer Goertzmann. Juliana returns to the High Castle world, arriving in the ruins of what is now known as “The District of Contamination.” Kido is forced to turn against the Crown Princess by his general. A captive Hawthorne Abendsen shares some new tales from the High Castle.
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