Well, the politics is based on the life-threatening aspects of smoking. Given it's a world still in danger from a weaponized plague, I'm sure the creators look at it like "Smoking isn't the biggest problem in their world right now."
THE LAST SHIP Season 3 - spoilers, reviews, discussions and junk...
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I thought it was both, almost spilled my drink when the bird turned to look.
Suitable replacement for the loss of improbably attractive hacker girl.
But is she really dead?
We saw the plane, but not the crew in the last moment
Seemed weird she made some big discovery, but went nowhere...I think they might have parachuted out earlier, but had autopilot, which let the bomb go
Well, on a show like this, anything is possible...
Assuming they did somehow make it off the plane, they were likely apprehended by Chinese authorities, which probably won't work out so well for them.
If only hiring an actual helicopter pilot were so easy, I'd have no problem retaining my own personal pilot.But...it looks like you can get a good pilot for a cheeseburger and a cherry cola.
Got me thinking of the best meal I can remember enjoying. Was working outdoors in the middle of a Michigan winter installing a home satellite dish and the owner offered me lunch. So I was sitting outside on a low wall eating a BBQ venison sandwich, a small bag of potato chips and a can of Pepsi and thought it was the greatest thing ever. Now I'm sure it wasn't worthy of a Michelin star but under the circumstances it was so damn good, still remember it twenty years later.
Where's Tex? I didn't hear his name mentioned but I might have missed it.
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I miss him and the Jamaican girl. But I guess it's realistic that not everyone continues on. Wasn't one of the Nathan James party Landing party interested in her?
I'm assuming Kara has the dog with her and the baby, but I won't be surprised if the dog randomly shows up on the Nathan James halfway through the season.
I noticed the burger and cola was delivered to the helicopter bay by a new, female, mess attendant. This combined with the fact we haven't seen him yet has me wondering, does Bacon not serve on the ship anymore? If so, I'll miss the big guy.
I noticed the burger and cola was delivered to the helicopter bay by a new, female, mess attendant. This combined with the fact we haven't seen him yet has me wondering, does Bacon not serve on the ship anymore? If so, I'll miss the big guy.
Maybe he's serving in the president's residence in Defiance. In the pre-plague days the White House was administrated as if it were a navy base, so maybe some personnel from NJ's mess got transferred when he moved in.
It seems they've cleaned house a little bit. As I mentioned earlier there also seems to be less travelling shots of the Nathan James. As far as I can tell all we have seen are individual rooms where it used to be there were more establishing/corridor shots.
I don't know that there's as much of this in the current season:
I just came off a season 2 binge so I think that's why it sticks out for me. Switching as they have to more political/on land intrigue the changes make sense as to where to focus and spend resources though I don't know which drove which.
A satisfying episode, even if it's mostly set-up for what is looking to be a show-stopping hour next week, but there's still some interesting stuff going on, even if there's a lot of conceits. Somehow I doubt even in post-plague times it would be quite that easy to break into the Chinese President's home. And what was their escape plan anyway? They must have prepared for heightened security after all cameras went offline twice, and Chandler's said if his plane went right no one would die, so they obviously weren't planning on shooting their way out. Was Chandler banking on Peng allowing them to leave and ordering his security force to stand down? Also, even with as wide an area that still remains after the fact, it is pushing things that Slattery and the Master Chief were able to figure out the latitude and longitude of where they're being held. And it sure is convenient Miller's mother lives in St Louis. Yeah, I know it's not outside the realm of possibility that someone on the ship has family living in the city, and indeed she may have moved there now that it is (presumably) the Nathan James's new homeport. Still, convenient.
It is nice to see Michener is starting to get the other politicians on his side, even if it's only regarding handling the POW situation, it is a start to solidifying his Presidency. Also, for the first time this week, at least first time I noticed it, they are referring to the Presidential base of operations in St Louis as the St Louis White House, complete with its own seal. I thought that was neat. The asshole reporter does not impress me at all. I mean, I do enjoy his part in the story, but the character is a weasel.
So, we seem to be leading somewhere next week. The POW story seems to be reaching a conclusion sooner rather than later. China is now sort of an ally, or at the very least they now share a common enemy in the pirates. And we end this week on a pretty sweet cliffhanger. Joke of the week: Wolf declaring he's taking Peng's dagger.
It is nice to see Michener is starting to get the other politicians on his side, even if it's only regarding handling the POW situation, it is a start to solidifying his Presidency. Also, for the first time this week, at least first time I noticed it, they are referring to the Presidential base of operations in St Louis as the St Louis White House, complete with its own seal. I thought that was neat. The asshole reporter does not impress me at all. I mean, I do enjoy his part in the story, but the character is a weasel.
So, we seem to be leading somewhere next week. The POW story seems to be reaching a conclusion sooner rather than later. China is now sort of an ally, or at the very least they now share a common enemy in the pirates. And we end this week on a pretty sweet cliffhanger. Joke of the week: Wolf declaring he's taking Peng's dagger.
This week the Nathan James navigates a minefield in which the mines are rigged with an engine that can propel them towards the ship. Not risking things, the pirates launch a torpedo hoping to take the Nathan James out. After Wolf and Cruz deal with the torpedo, we get a search and rescue sequence, which I must admit really did leave me guessing. Neither are characters the show can't do without, so it was possible we would get a heroic ending, and when they were found alive I actually shared in the celebratory attitude of everyone on the show.
The POW story is sort of on pause this week, although we are starting to get some shades of grey what with Takehaya now being shown as not 100% evil and that he has a sick pregnant wife who Doc Rios is now looking after. Slattery has worked out that keeping her alive will work in their favor, while losing her will most certainly not.
Michener has invited the other senators to meet with him in St Louis and we get some insight into what kind of state the rest of America is in. Although things are calm and peaceful in St Louis, in other parts of the country riots aren't unheard of and things are pretty much a powder keg waiting to ignite. The asshole reporter is back but doesn't do anything other than standard asshole reporter trope stuff.
We are definitely building to something big happening pretty soon involving both the POW story and Michener's political drama, but as long as the show can maintain the levels of entertainment it's been holding at this season, I'm content to let things play out at their pace.
The POW story is sort of on pause this week, although we are starting to get some shades of grey what with Takehaya now being shown as not 100% evil and that he has a sick pregnant wife who Doc Rios is now looking after. Slattery has worked out that keeping her alive will work in their favor, while losing her will most certainly not.
Michener has invited the other senators to meet with him in St Louis and we get some insight into what kind of state the rest of America is in. Although things are calm and peaceful in St Louis, in other parts of the country riots aren't unheard of and things are pretty much a powder keg waiting to ignite. The asshole reporter is back but doesn't do anything other than standard asshole reporter trope stuff.
We are definitely building to something big happening pretty soon involving both the POW story and Michener's political drama, but as long as the show can maintain the levels of entertainment it's been holding at this season, I'm content to let things play out at their pace.
