Life obviously isn’t easy for the ladies of Pan American. They’ve got to deal with disapproving families, predatory passengers and, apparently, MI-6 handlers who expect you to follow the “rules.” Pan Am has done an excellent job recreating this world in both a believable and relatable way. I’m looking forward to how our history will be played out through the eyes of the passengers and crew of Pan Am.
Kate has quickly become my favorite of the featured stewardesses. International spy by day, righteous big sister by night; though she still needs practice at both. She gets the big picture stuff right, even if she still has some work to do on the details. I do like the way that she stands up to her mother for Laura. And she’s a spy, which is easily the most interesting on-going storyline that Pan Am has got.
The Camerons surely do have interesting family dynamic. I thought that dear old mom was way out of line bringing Greg to Paris. That took some conniving: First ensuring that she was on her daughters’ flight, and second, ensuring that Greg was not. Fortunately, it resulted in a definitive end to that particular story. Laura has nothing tying her to that life anymore; if she’s able to make real amends with her mother, she can truly get a fresh start on a new life … thanks to the wings of Pan American (and the cover page of Life magazine).
Is it good that Dean keeps chasing after Bridget? I don’t think it is a venture that is going to end well for him. She’s put herself in a bad way with MI-6, and if Dean somehow follows her to Missouri, it will only make things worse. I had hoped Bridget was disappearing because she was moving up in the ranks with British intelligence, not down. Though, her conversation with Kate could have just been an act. You can never tell with those spy types, can you?
His journey did lead to a sweet little night between he and Colette. It was obviously rebound-esque; two people putting aside just for a moment the relationships that they are getting over (Though Colette didn’t really show that she was having much trouble getting past the jerk we saw in the pilot). I’m not sure how much longer Bridget will be a part of the Pan Am story, but I do think Dean and Colette make an interesting couple whenever he moves on.
I’m not sure what I can say about Maggie’s storyline. I’m sure these women suffered abuse at the hands of their passengers time and time again, and she her mix of grace and attitude was spot on. That Ted was so oblivious to what is going on is rather sad. I didn’t really expect him to instantly being the stop being the guy that he was in the pilot, but a little sensitivity isn’t out of the question is it?
Notes & Quotes
Clacked by Ivey West 
on Oct 03, 2011 @ 11:00 EST5EDT
I’m so glad we’re both enjoying this show. Go us!! ;-)