Looks like it's finally starting in the UK this week (Sunday 17th, Sky One at 8pm) 
THE LAST SHIP Season 3 - spoilers, reviews, discussions and junk...
- Thread starter Admiral2
- Start date
By the end of the season does Petty Officer Cruz get awarded the Medal of Honor or will that be held in reserve as he gets a Navy Cross?
Woo! What an episode this week. And action thriller from beginning to end with the Nathan James finding Takehaya's island and Chandler leading a search and rescue team. Most of the pirates get killed, but definitely not easily. Although, it's got to be said, the Master Chief truly is a badass, being able to kill a pirate with his hands tied and weakened due to a recent blood transfusion. And it would seem after a close call last week, this week we did end up losing Cruz. He's someone who's been around since season 1, so this kind of helped sell the realism of the matter. Unlike the other two guys who are "redshirts" in the truest sense, In Cruz we have a background player who the audience recognizes even if only as "that guy" and by extension his death has a bit of meaning to us. At the same time, this kind of does mirror that situation back in season 1 where that young guy trying to prove himself gets killed in the mission to save Chandler from the Russian ship.
The drama in St Louis goes on hold this week, although the douchebag reporter gets his meeting with Michener, which doesn't leave either one satisfied. We also get indications of something happening between romantically between Michener and that blonde on his staff. Which I guess is no big deal, we know he isn't married and presumably neither is she. Still, I have a bad feeling this is going to evolve into something regretful.
So, Slattery and the other POWs are rescued and returned to the Nathan James. Takehaya and his wife have been taken into custody, the Chinese show up and complicate things, and we're left with a possible indication there's a larger force at work manipulating events for some reason related to an as yet undisclosed Agenda.
Silly nitpick: a few weeks back when Chandler first arrived back on the Nathan James he was informed the crew were preparing a name tag and rank insignia for him since he was wearing a borrowed uniform. How long does that take?
The drama in St Louis goes on hold this week, although the douchebag reporter gets his meeting with Michener, which doesn't leave either one satisfied. We also get indications of something happening between romantically between Michener and that blonde on his staff. Which I guess is no big deal, we know he isn't married and presumably neither is she. Still, I have a bad feeling this is going to evolve into something regretful.
So, Slattery and the other POWs are rescued and returned to the Nathan James. Takehaya and his wife have been taken into custody, the Chinese show up and complicate things, and we're left with a possible indication there's a larger force at work manipulating events for some reason related to an as yet undisclosed Agenda.
Silly nitpick: a few weeks back when Chandler first arrived back on the Nathan James he was informed the crew were preparing a name tag and rank insignia for him since he was wearing a borrowed uniform. How long does that take?
^^Kinda where I think things are going, yeah.
Just watched the minefield episode. So not only do these motors the size of flux capacitors have the power and the intelligence to drag mines (that are still chained to anchors?) towards a ship, tides be damned, but that tactical officer can also discern they're getting louder/approaching after listening for ten seconds, when they're still 45 minutes away?!?! ... It's a good thing I'm not allergic to bullshit, or that ep would have blown my nose clean off. 
And Michener thinks that pre-Flu property rights can (let alone must) be maintained after 80% of the world population dies?! Good luck with that, sir. Good freaking luck. It'd be an every-survivor-for-themselves land grab fiesta out there, with military members joining in.
And Michener thinks that pre-Flu property rights can (let alone must) be maintained after 80% of the world population dies?! Good luck with that, sir. Good freaking luck. It'd be an every-survivor-for-themselves land grab fiesta out there, with military members joining in.
Sweet shit! This episode was all kinds of awesome. With the POWs returned we get to see the Nathan James crew at normal(ish) operations. We get loads of fun naval operations in action, even if it is becoming increasingly obvious we're just seeing the same re-used shots of the ship cruising by. But then, that was never a problem for three years of Star Trek TOS or seven years of TNG.
It is getting somewhat frustrating the scenes Takehaya keep going in circles of "are you working with Peng?" "No." "There's too much coincidence." The show seems to be trying to make use believe that Peng is some sort of mastermind manipulating Takehaya and the Americans, but I kind of get the impression there's an as yet unrevealed player playing them and Peng against each other. Or maybe I'm out to lunch, but that's my theory anyway.
The St. Louis storyline this week, well. It was callback bringing the Immune guy who shot Dr. Scott back. The reporter dick had a bit too easy a time getting to see him, IMO. Even if we accept that in the current state of affairs one can easily impersonate a lawyer without being exposed as easily as they would in the pre-plague world, I would think the lawyer representing a high-profile prisoner like this would be well known to his guards and it shouldn't have worked.
And Michener, well. I had been wondering all season why they hadn't promoted him to the main cast, I guess this explains it. And I should think next week we'll get some answers to matters I was wondering about, like do they have a line of succession in place? IIRC they haven't specified a Vice President yet, but we'll find out soon.
So random musings this week:
-The big one, it's stated that Michener was sworn in as President at St. Louis eleven days after he arrived aboard the Nathan James. While I get that time in TV shows is never equal to the real world, I still have a hard time accepting that all the events from the last month or so of the second season only cover a period of a week and a half in the show. That's a lot of stuff going on.
-A Hospital Corpsman performing a C-Section? While I guess they are trained for a variety of emergencies, and indeed one never knows what they might encounter, I can't imagine Doc Rios or any of the medics on the Nathan James have much experience in this matter all the same.
It is getting somewhat frustrating the scenes Takehaya keep going in circles of "are you working with Peng?" "No." "There's too much coincidence." The show seems to be trying to make use believe that Peng is some sort of mastermind manipulating Takehaya and the Americans, but I kind of get the impression there's an as yet unrevealed player playing them and Peng against each other. Or maybe I'm out to lunch, but that's my theory anyway.
The St. Louis storyline this week, well. It was callback bringing the Immune guy who shot Dr. Scott back. The reporter dick had a bit too easy a time getting to see him, IMO. Even if we accept that in the current state of affairs one can easily impersonate a lawyer without being exposed as easily as they would in the pre-plague world, I would think the lawyer representing a high-profile prisoner like this would be well known to his guards and it shouldn't have worked.
And Michener, well. I had been wondering all season why they hadn't promoted him to the main cast, I guess this explains it. And I should think next week we'll get some answers to matters I was wondering about, like do they have a line of succession in place? IIRC they haven't specified a Vice President yet, but we'll find out soon.
So random musings this week:
-The big one, it's stated that Michener was sworn in as President at St. Louis eleven days after he arrived aboard the Nathan James. While I get that time in TV shows is never equal to the real world, I still have a hard time accepting that all the events from the last month or so of the second season only cover a period of a week and a half in the show. That's a lot of stuff going on.
-A Hospital Corpsman performing a C-Section? While I guess they are trained for a variety of emergencies, and indeed one never knows what they might encounter, I can't imagine Doc Rios or any of the medics on the Nathan James have much experience in this matter all the same.
Well this is the same Naval vessel where every sailor on the ship is also a fully trained elite special forces soldier. Under Siege had Steven Seagal for the cook. On the Nathan James, everyone is Steven Seagal. Except when they get overrun by out of shape, corrupt Baltimore police officers.
However it seems that all those damage controlmen skipped their combat lifesaver training and only the actual SEAL and not even his Australian equivalent or the spy could pack a wound and help Doc Rios.
That was fantastic. I great way to put the audience on the bridge.
I knew I was forgetting something when I wrote my review. Yeah, the gradual adjustment to the darkened bridge was a very cool scene.
Yeah, I'm double-posting, but I think circumstances warrant it. At Comic-Con there was a trailer for the remainder of the season, and it is freaking awesome! I'll post a link in a bit, but I'll warn you now, there's some pretty significant spoilers.
Anyway, here's the trailer.
Such as the return of Tex
Anyway, here's the trailer.
So this poorly-written obstacle of a reporter only exists for the President to kill himself?
He's the kind of reporter character that would broadcast to the world that the Nathan James was about to embark on a sneak attack on the Chinese president's home and then be completely shocked that they were all ambushed and killed as soon as they got there, then blame it on the failures of the U.S. administration.
He's the kind of reporter character that would broadcast to the world that the Nathan James was about to embark on a sneak attack on the Chinese president's home and then be completely shocked that they were all ambushed and killed as soon as they got there, then blame it on the failures of the U.S. administration.
Last edited:
The reporter seems like what you'd expect a jingoistic show would think of the press.
Or anyone who's ever watched a cable news network.