WARNING: Visual spoilers ahead.
Truth or Dare in 1963? No. How could they resort to such an anachronism as a writing shortcut?
Pan Am is one of the shows on the knife edge. It could be canceled tomorrow or run for the entire season.
I hope for a full season, but what frustrates me is that I think the season finale is going to be the day JFK was assassinated. And then we’ll be left with no second season.
Previously here:
TV: Pan Am, Episode Six
TV: Pan Am, Episode Five
TV: Pan Am, Episode Four
TV: Pan Am, Episode Three
TV: Pan Am, Episode Two
TV: Pan Am, Episode One
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When I heard the words”Truth or Dare,” I, too, thought, “Wait a second? That doesn’t sound right for 1963.” However, I turned 11 that year, and I distinctly remember playing a game called “Truth or Consequences…Promise or Repeat.” If I recall correctly, it was very much like the “Truth or Dare” game referred to in Epsiode Seven.
Even if a script writer were aware of the difference, it may have been awkawrd to insert such a long and odd sounding reference when most of the current audience would more easily know the “Truth or Dare” reference.
Truth or Consequences was also a popular TV game show. But they used ToD as a writing shortcut, to get to the point, otherwise the scene would have run longer. They packed a lot into that hour.
The interracial subplot reminded me of Ashley Waters and Ruth Wilson in BBC’s Small Island.
They managed to make it plausible only because she mentioned the nude photos at the beginning. Otherwise with someone who has been as straight-laced as she’s been, it would have been unbelievable.