With allies including CIA officer James Greer (the sturdy Wendell Pierce) and ex-spy mercenary Mike November (a wry Michael Kelly) on hand to have his back in an impressive array of European countries, Jack rises above the internal politics to be at ground zero. [2 - 15 Jan 2023, p.7]
Jack Ryan has successfully evolved its formula of spycraft and gunfights to accommodate John Krasinski’s brand of charm. In other words, it’s solidly-built, with just enough of everything that a show in this genre requires.
Amazing season!! I loved the dynamic between Jack and Luka as much as the one between Jack and Sulieman in season 1. John krazinski is a fantastic actor and is reason alone to watch, but he really makes this season compelling to watch. Episode 6 was the best!!
If nothing else, the show is a testament to the fact that Krasinski is a bona fide action movie star, an impressive evolution from his days wooing the receptionist on The Office. Jack Ryan has been the perfect vehicle to showcase just that, but that ride might be starting to run out of gas as it nears the finish line.
For all the ways the conclusion strives to say something more, it comes far too late. It isn’t that Jack Ryan was ever pulling any punches, more that it just never was actually attempting to swing that hard, to begin with.
John Krasinski & Wendell Pearce. That's it. that's the review. Theyre so good in these parts, they take a good overall spy show and make it one of the best on the air rn. Highly recommend!!
Ooof. I liked seasons 1 & 2, not my all time fave but really enjoyed them. Season 3 is just schlock. It's like they filmed a first draft script. Cliches, tropes, exposition, generic bureaucrats, generic bad guys -- and crucially, most characters have no depth and no reason for their decisions. 20 scenes where a grumpy-for-no-reason superior barks "Your intel sounds like nothing more than a hunch, we can't act on that!" Perhaps for this reason, some of the actors come off REALLY badly. (Not to mention the main plot is just not very exciting.)
I went back to watch the first 10 minutes of the pilot, to make sure I wasn't misremembering. I wasn't. It was soooo much better -- driven by character, and each character had specificity.
Look, season 3 still has some good action and stuff so you could do worse, I just honestly couldn't believe how far this fell off a cliff.
bad
[ bad ]
adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.
bad
[ bad ]
adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.