Disney+'s 'The Right Stuff' is a space drama that inches toward liftoff a little too slowly

The Right Stuff series begins on the morning of the Mercury-Redstone 3 spaceflight at Cape Canaveral in 1961. We see astronauts John Glenn (Patrick J. Adams) and Alan Shepard (Jake McDorman) eating a tension-filled breakfast together, people gathering in groups to watch the launch, and the spacecraft rumbling seconds before liftoff.  Then, the screen cuts to two years earlier, and we meet the hopefuls who will eventually train to be sent into the stars. We spend the rest of the next five episodes (the number provided to critics) waiting to get back to that big lift-off. While the episodes are made up of strong elements, including a charismatic cast, a classy period setting, and smooth shots, I couldn't help but feel that I was still waiting for the show to liftoff several episodes in. Read more...More about Disney, Astronauts, The Right Stuff, Disney, and Entertainment