'Counterpart' Season 2: Yanek's origin tale is the action that caused the reactions in both Alpha and Prime worlds
STARZ's 'Counterpart' has been dealing with an extremely sensitive topic about the existence of two versions of one world. Revolving around the theory of a daughter universe, that suggests that the universe creates versions or copies of itself with every possible outcome of the decisions that we make in a situation, the topic itself has opened the space for exploration within the show. 'Counterpart', in spite of being about spy espionage, chose to stick to the philosophy behind the theory — will one version inevitably destroy the other to claim the world as its own? The show has been trying to answer the question in Season 2 and with Episode Six, rightly named 'Twin Cities', it delves deeper into the misgivings of the theory.
Starring Christiane Paul as Mira and James Cromwell as Yanek, alongside J.K. Simmons (Howard Silk), Olivia Williams (Emily Burton Silk), Harry Lloyd (Peter Quayle), Nazanin Boniadi (Clare), and Sara Serraiocco (Baldwin), the sixth episode is set to take viewers back to 1987 when it all began.