Round Two: Hello Tomorrow!

Hello Tomorrow!: Season 1, Episode 2 “Great Salesmen Make Their Own Turf” (B)

I was intrigued by the ending of the first episode, which indicated that there is actually no housing on the moon and that Jack is the only one who knows the truth. But there’s so much more to all of this, with each of these characters hiding their own secrets and presenting a particular version of themselves to the outside world. Eddie and Herb are both very competitive, and we got to see how that worked when they went after different targets during the same sale. Eddie has a severe gambling problem that resulted in his fingers getting broken, and he doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of stopping soon, going in even more with other people’s money to try to solve his financial problems. Jack is devoting all his energy to crafting Joey into the perfect salesman, and while he didn’t have a great first day, he was enterprising enough to pay someone to let him stand inside so that it looked like he was doing well. And, in the end, he went back to his old job and managed to sell the person who believed in him least without even trying that hard. Shelling out for those front-row game seats was well worth the investment. I will say that those nachos look very hard to eat, and I appreciate little details like that which add to the wonder of this imagined universe. I’m also so intrigued by Alison Pill’s character, Myrtle, and the little we’ve seen of her so far, namely setting up meat to cook and then burning down the house without seeming to mind all that much.