The Last Ship [TNT - US]

_Kaiser_

Just watched this week's episode..

Predictably the situation in the command centre was resolved with yet another secondary character being bumped off.. You really can tell it's the final season at this stage.

Tom continues to have a death wish but as with the SWAT team earlier in the episode, we hear more that see what happens as he emerges from topedoing a Corvette with only a bump on the head - the obvious budget cuts are more painful than that!

Only 2 episodes left but it looks like Nathan James may actually feature in its own show now.. I really hope that's where the money has gone because despite a strong start, this final year has been so poor

Mc Love

I wouldnt say its been poor, as it has been entertaining in parts. I do think however they could have finished it up last season

Mr E

Ah I'm enjoying it. However with all the subtitles, you can't exactly leave it on in the background while doing something else.

Hopefully it finishes strong.

Mc Love

Poor Tom has been too long at sea.

Mr E

Hard to see Tom surviving. He'll go out in a blaze of glory in the finale.

Hande hoche!

The bit with the command centre reminded me of Blindspot a few years back. Forgot that it was only ten episodes in the series. Can see them rushing the conclusion.

Wouldn't be surprised if the ship ended up sunk by the end of the series.

sioda

Another character down and gotta think a few more for the chop in the finale

Atlantic Dawn

A brutal penultimate episode.

OmegaGene

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

A brutal penultimate episode.

The show has gone to the dogs

_Kaiser_

OmegaGene wrote: »

The show has gone to the dogs

I haven't watched this week's yet.

Suppose that's something in itself given this was my favourite show of the week a few seasons ago.

Mc Love

OmegaGene wrote: »

The show has gone to the dogs

Still better than the last season of HoC

OmegaGene

Mc Love wrote: »

Still better than the last season of HoC

Not sure about that, the budget seems to be cut to pennies and the acting is getting worse, will it be the end of the world next week for the last episode or will America triumph as usual

_Kaiser_

OmegaGene wrote: »

Not sure about that, the budget seems to be cut to pennies and the acting is getting worse, will it be the end of the world next week for the last episode or will America triumph as usual

I'm expecting a very underwhelming and rushed finale - assume it's only an hour to wrap things up.

America will of course win out and there'll probably be a few more key character deaths (I reckon Danny is a 50/50, maybe Slattery when the much talked about battleship shows up again).

I'm expecting to feel like I did last week when I finished HoC - disappointed and angry that a great show has finished so poorly.

I would be delighted to be wrong though.

_Kaiser_

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised if the ship ended up sunk by the end of the series.

Actually, given the line in this week's episode about the James potentially being sacrificed to protect the carrier, and Tom retelling the story of the ship's namesake (whose ship sunk under him) you could be onto something.

Can't see Tom going down with the ship, but as I said above, maybe Slattery.. or Kara (seeing as her and Danny look like they might patch things up, I reckon one of them won't make it home).

OmegaGene

I think Tom will go down with the ship and take the enemy with him
The episode is called commitment

Atlantic Dawn

OmegaGene wrote: »

I think Tom will go down with the ship and take the enemy with him
The episode is called commitment

I'd love if it was a Russian ship that sunk him.


If you look back at the first series, it was amazing, very very few bad episodes and a tiny budget, how did it all go so wrong.

Agent Coulson

Well that was sh1t.


What started as a great great fun series died a slow terrible death.


RIP the first 3 seasons the rest can burn in TV hell.

Keplar240B

The annals of war at sea present no more intense, heart-shaking shock than this battle, in which the qualities of the United States Navy and Air Force and the American race shone forth in splendour. The bravery and self-devotion of the American airmen and sailors and the nerve and skill of their leaders was the foundation of all.

Atlantic Dawn

Brutal end to it, the whole South American angle on the show this season has been poor, not very well thought out. Not sure what the story was with the flashbacks at the end. Nathan James, lord rest her.

OmegaGene

What a load of crap that was
They killed a decent show with that series
The acting seemed to get worse and the storyline was all over the place
I expected some of the lifeboats to capsize when the two ships collided but not even a splash
Davy Jones’s locker scene was bizarre

sioda

Ridiculous ending to a bad season of what was an excellent show

Citizenpain

Overall this show kept me engaged a lot longer then I ever expected! Disappointed with the last series but will miss it all the same

_Kaiser_

Finally got around to watching the finale tonight.

The budget wasn't saved for the last episode.. It wasn't there at all. Awful, awful stuff. The final sequence and trip down memory lane was just bizarre (

even Tex couldn't save it

)

A great show ruined by an awful last season and even even worse final episode.

wirelessdude01

What a damp squib of an ending. This season shouldn't have happened at all.

roadmaster

Just caught up with the last few episodes ,what happened the last ship? Did the people behind the show when they heard it was being cancelled just say to hell with this and not bother putting any effort in to this season?

OmegaGene

roadmaster wrote: »

Just caught up with the last few episodes ,what happened the last ship? Did the people behind the show when they heard it was being cancelled just say to hell with this and not bother putting any effort in to this season?

It’s sunk both the last season and the ship

silverharp

ive watched the start of this series, can take it or leave it, too many stupid side characters with dialogue stolen from old 80's movies and does every show have to have a lesbian couple shoe horned in for no reason?

Mr E

I abandoned ship (pun intended) about half way through the season because I was bored of it. Decided to finish it this morning to see how it all ended.

You know what? I'm glad I did. I think the 3 month break reset my bad feelings about the first half and I actually enjoyed the back half.
The ending of episode 7 (Camp X) and episode 8 (the siege) were really well done. Episode 9 could have been better, but I enjoyed episode 10 quite a bit.

I'm glad that the NJ featured so much in the last few episodes. I think it was fitting that it sank.
I liked the dream sequence through the halls of the ship and finishing with Tex.

Hated the very last scene with Tom in the water - I think they could have come up with a better final scene.