Until Star City, For All Mankind fans only caught a glimpse of the disquieting realities of living in the Soviet Union during the alternative space race.
Episode 7, Plow Deep, unceremoniously confirmed the deaths of the Venera crew, while also jumping ahead to 1971. Yet, as Plow Deep draws to an end, For All Mankind fan-favourite, Sergei Nikulov (played by Josef Davies in Star City), makes a startling discovery: the Venera is still operational and on its way back to Earth, though the welfare of its crew remains unknown.
While the survival of the Venera is cause for celebration for Sergei and the Chief Designer, the race is on to help the crew safely land outside of the Soviet Union. If they’re found on Russian soil, the consequences for their previous insubordination will be dire. Can Sasha and Lakshmi make it? Will Colonel Lyudmilla Raskova (Anna Maxwell Martin) interfere? Will she get her comeuppance as Radimir Petrovsky (Felix Scott) moves in to remove her from Star City once and for all? It’s time to dive into the season finale of Star City.
Star City ending explained: Did the crew of the Venera survive?
Risky though it is, especially with so many watchful eyes on Sergei, the pair devise a plan to help the Venera land in Finland. To inform the crew of this crucial change, Anastasia Belikova (Alice Englert), who’s still aboard the Salyut-1, must send a coded message to the ship. Although rare in Star City, luck is on her side, and she’s able to talk with Sasha. Consider this a happy moment in an otherwise fraught finale that’ll leave you in tears.
After re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere, the Venera is struck by a missile, courtesy of Colonel Raskova, and knocked slightly off course. Thankfully, Sasha and Chadha survive, though Sasha notes it won’t be for long as they’re still 2 kilometres away from the border. It’s a considerable distance, especially as they’re struggling to reacclimatise to Earth’s gravity.
As the Finnish border comes into sight, Chadha is shot by Russian soldiers. Exhausted, the pair looks set to be caught at the very last minute, then Anastasia shows up; she stops her truck directly in front of the advancing soldiers, momentarily halting their progress. Using herself as a distraction, she screams for Sasha to keep going while she’s arrested. Although Sasha does carry on, it’s only to ensure Chadha reaches the border. Once she’s safe, he walks back towards the Russian military to be detained alongside Anastasia.
Is Vayla dead?
Although the depressurisation didn’t kill them, the Venera doesn’t have enough fuel to return to Earth; the ship will fly past Venus and continue into space. The only way to avoid this is to use the fuel from the bathysphere to course correct the main ship. But to do that, someone must be aboard the bathysphere, essentially doomed to a one-way trip to Venus. Even though Sasha and Chadha fiercely protest the decision, Valya locks himself inside the bathysphere. As Sasha shouts, "Don’t do this", Valya asks Sasha to make sure Tanya is alright.
View Green Video on the source websiteWhen interviewed by Radio Times, Nagaitis said, "This [Star City] is a dangerous place to live. He's protecting Tanya, and everything he does is with her in mind, and after a while, he realises ‘there's no escape for me, and if I have to die…’"
Are Sergei and the Chief Designer safe?
If you can call being arrested and sent to a gulag safe, then yes. But as we’ve seen throughout the series, the so-called justice of the Soviet Union is merciless.
Believing he’s just watched the Chief Designer be beaten nearly to death, Sergei is distraught, asking Irina how she can work with Colonel Raskova. Although he quickly learns that the Chief Designer is, in fact, safe, their reunion is bittersweet. Sergei cries in the Chief Designer’s arms as the two are taken away.
Did Tanya escape the Soviet Union?
Now in France, we see Tanya living quite blissfully, though ignorant of the fact that she’s being followed by one of Colonel Raskova’s undercover agents. Evidently, we’ve only scratched the surface of Star City’s expansive lore, with its writers clearly banking on that second season. Let’s hope it comes, for there are many questions that still need answering.
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