How Ellen’s Presidency Impacts For All Mankind Season 3
Warning: Spoilers for For All Mankind season 3, episode 3, «All In.»
An intriguing divergence from real-world history transpires in For All Mankind season 3 when the fictional former astronaut and NASA administrator Ellen Wilson defeats Bill Clinton in the 1992 U.S. presidential election. After a time jump from 1992 to 1994, current NASA administrator Margo Madison answers a phone call from Ellen, to whom she refers as «Madam President,» as Ellen is shown sitting in the Oval Office. America's Commander-in-Chief congratulates Margo on the launch of NASA's Sojourner 1 ship to Mars, which coincided with the missions of Helios' Pheonix and the Soviet Union's Mars-94. Given Ellen's enduring status as one of For All Mankind's central figures in the space race, her ascent to the presidency signifies major implications for season 3's events.
Jodi Balfour's character began as one of NASA's 20 female astronaut candidates and was one of four to pass the program. After four tours and 723 days spent as Jamestown's commander on the Moon, Ellen took a role as deputy administrator of NASA and later became acting administrator when Thomas Paine died in a plane crash. Ellen's high-ranking leadership led to her pursuit of politics, as she was elected as a U.S. Senator of Texas prior to her assumption of the presidency. Ellen's illustrious career has unfortunately come at the cost of her personal life. Her refusal to publicly identify as a lesbian shattered her relationship with Pam Horton and compelled her to marry her also-closeted gay friend, Larry Wilson, who she met at NASA in For All Mankind season 1.
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