Another disappointing episode, made worse by the fact that there wasn't much action in the mission portion of the episode. The show seems to break the episodes down into three stories each week: The main mission story, the Nate story and the Spencer story. Going by this structure...
The main mission story was actually pretty tame and borderline boring this week. The main conflict between Jason and a long-time rival did not ring true at all. The way that Jason figured out how to complete the mission was also unbelievable. The only part that was good about this track was Ray educating Jason on how much more difficult it is to be a man of color in the Seal team. t was nice to see Sharif Atkins again, he was great on White Collar.
The Nate story finds Jason finding solace in speaking with Nate's hidden woman. After Jason ditches therapy and turns down Ray's offer, it is good that he has found someone to talk to about Nate's death. I hope this wraps up this storyline for good.
The Spencer storyline was decent this week, a little slow, but decent. It has Spencer and Adam going out to deliver the news of Brian's death to his family. What they find is that Brian didn't have much of a real family, but he did have a great number of people that supported and taken care of him -- and those people became his family. Spencer learns a lesson that his team is his family. Again, not bad, but still, a drag on the overall pace of the show.
This show is sitting on a bubble at this point. I almost removed it from my DVR schedule and may do so soon. After an exciting start, the show has really disappointed me. This episode did not improve things -- and at this point, I can't see myself sticking around for the full 22-episode run of the first season. I will give it an episode or two more to see if things change, but I doubt it.
Review by mookieBlockedParentSpoilers2017-11-09T07:10:28Z
Another disappointing episode, made worse by the fact that there wasn't much action in the mission portion of the episode. The show seems to break the episodes down into three stories each week: The main mission story, the Nate story and the Spencer story. Going by this structure...
The main mission story was actually pretty tame and borderline boring this week. The main conflict between Jason and a long-time rival did not ring true at all. The way that Jason figured out how to complete the mission was also unbelievable. The only part that was good about this track was Ray educating Jason on how much more difficult it is to be a man of color in the Seal team. t was nice to see Sharif Atkins again, he was great on White Collar.
The Nate story finds Jason finding solace in speaking with Nate's hidden woman. After Jason ditches therapy and turns down Ray's offer, it is good that he has found someone to talk to about Nate's death. I hope this wraps up this storyline for good.
The Spencer storyline was decent this week, a little slow, but decent. It has Spencer and Adam going out to deliver the news of Brian's death to his family. What they find is that Brian didn't have much of a real family, but he did have a great number of people that supported and taken care of him -- and those people became his family. Spencer learns a lesson that his team is his family. Again, not bad, but still, a drag on the overall pace of the show.
This show is sitting on a bubble at this point. I almost removed it from my DVR schedule and may do so soon. After an exciting start, the show has really disappointed me. This episode did not improve things -- and at this point, I can't see myself sticking around for the full 22-episode run of the first season. I will give it an episode or two more to see if things change, but I doubt it.