Night Sky Review
The vastness of the universe is nearly impossible to comprehend, but it's sometimes just as hard to know what is going on inside someone's mind. Drawing a parallel between the two, Amazon's Night Sky weaves a mostly Earthbound science fiction story about people coming to terms with things they can't fully comprehend, both outwardly and inwardly.
Throughout its eight episodes, Night Sky does a mostly admirable job of balancing both of its out-of-this-world elements and its more Earthly ones, diving into concepts like depression, grief, and trauma. It doesn't always tie its narrative threads together in satisfying ways, but the story is saved by some stellar performances from series leads J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek.
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Franklin and Irene York (Simmons and Spacek) are an aging couple living in the small town of Farnsworth, Illinois. Night Sky's first episode reveals that the Yorks are hiding a secret beneath their backyard shed: a portal that takes them to another planet. The Yorks make regular interstellar trips, sitting in a chamber that looks out onto the barren alien landscape. These treks to another planet are an escape from the Yorks' earthly problems: Irene's health and Franklin's forgetfulness.
The Yorks are the heart of Night Sky. Franklin has a cantankerous but kind air. He very clearly loves his wife and wants to take care of her, but he's grappling with the fact that he may need help himself. Irene has a youthful spark, despite her age. She is the grounding force for Franklin, who believes that the couple still has many years ahead of them. Having two Academy Award winners in these roles helps to elevate them past their surface characteristics and make them
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