The people are just so... Pleasant.
Cringe-worthy script paired with some terrible acting takes away from the grand story that I can see them telling.
They introduce the character Jimmy early on in the episode with just him joking and a quick picture of him and his kid and wife. After that we flash-forward and we find that there is a main storyline that is based on this character that we don't even know and could hardly care for. This was mistake number one.
Mistake number two is the casting. I could not stop being distracted by Christina Ochoa's perfectly plucked eyebrows. Nor the bad acting from her and Matt Barr. Then there is the casting of Melissa Roxburgh as a CIA operative, it just felt completely whacky. I get that this is the CW and they like to cast young pretty people in their shows, but if they want to make a serious show, this kind of casting really takes the audience out of the show and scrambles the ability to suspend disbelief.
The third mistake is the score and soundtrack to the pilot. The pilot seems to want to have some gravitas, but the score is completely distracting and the pop music used squanders any attempts at gravitas.
The twist at the end was unexpected, but not enough to keep me coming back for more of this show.
The dude on the horse needs to be thrown into jail for child abuse.
"Is the bandana going to cook this dish?"
After a slower start to the season, we get this exciting episode and some new crew to boot. Wolfman is a total badass.
I get that there are rules and regulations — which, by the not so subtle lecturing in this episode is what differentiates the civilized from the uncivilized. But, it was a bit much in this episode, especially what they did to Dr. Scott. The President should just issue a pardon for her.
I liked Bridget Regan in White Collar, but here in The Last Ship, she really can't act. Yikes. It was all a bit cringy. Marissa Neitling looks just like a young Jennifer Connelly.
This is one of my favorite episodes of the season because of the emotion and tense thrill of the cat and mouse chase. But, there are two flaws about this episode that made it less than what it could have been. The reporter is an anachronism and a bad throwback to terrible 80s writing, he's nothing more than Richard Thornburg from Die Hard -- an unrealistic reporter who's character's only real purpose was to move the plot forward. And that leads me to the second thing, the predictable ending. I can see why the writers had the reporter throughout the previous episodes, slowly pushing the President to commit suicide, but it did not feel like the writers did it right. The ending felt like a cheat.
Some contrived thrills, but I will still give it to them for achieving excitement in this episode. I loved the old fashion cowboy train heist.
I tire of hearing Peter Weller give speech after speech after speech. It seems like a never ending parade of words and I wish they would show instead of tell. Each time Weller starts giving a long winded speech, the momentum of the show comes to a complete halt.
Where's the fire suppression system on that ship?? Damn Gator.
The Last Ship finally brings Michael Bay-style explosions! (Bay is an Executive Producer). Oh c'mon, Garnett missing all last season and she comes back for one episode to die? And they killed the Doc?
The show runners seem to be confused. This is The Last Ship, not Game of Thrones. Stop killing everyone. And what's with all the Mochale Bay style explosions this season?
Odd episode, there was some tension between Ming and Hajj that permeated the episode. Ming wasn't as nice with Hajj as he usually is with other chefs.
It was all too driven by coincidence to be believable.
The character of Helen was grating and annoying to the point of unrealistic. The constant blah blah egotastic spouting of the dangers she's face before was overkill. The arrogance of the character made her unlikable and I really could care less if the crew saved her or not.
It is a reunion of The Shield cast (minus Vic Mackey)!
The crew of the Voyager encounter Orkans!
“No more Mr. Nice Gaius!”
The technology in one word: Wow!
The second I saw that this two parter had something to do with time, all the suspense was sucked out of it. I knew the big reset button was going to be pushed at the end of the episode in true Star Trek fashion.
The morality part of this episode was great. How they got into this sticky situation (Janeway’s bad decision and not considering the input of her staff) was horrible.
The sleeping bag was hilarious.
What in the world did I just suffer through?
It's The Rock... Beating up on Seven.
Surprise! Young Michael B. Jordan.
Julia’s smiley face spatula is the coolest.
Interesting to see what happens behind the scenes, but not a very compelling show.
Oh c’mon sheriff, learn how to handcuff a suspect.
The cigarette and the flick. LOL.
