The crew of an American nuclear submarine are forced to
occupy a tropical island and threaten nuclear retaliation when their country
turns against them. At the start of the episode, Last Resort showed some strain
with some shoddy dialogue, but picked up the pace with a condensed variety of
crazy moves by the main characters, mainly Capt. Marcus Chaplin (Andre
Braugher) and XO Sam Kendal (Scott Speedman). After questioning an order to nuke
Pakistan, the captain is relieved of command, which is given to XO Kendal, who
then questions the order himself, which leads to them being attacked by the
American Navy. Without much deliberation, Capt. Chaplin took command of the
ship again, without much protest, and decided to take over an island and
threaten to nuke Washington D.C. to stop their government’s attempts to kill
them. The crew is supposed to seem heroic under insane circumstances, but all
evidence to the contrary suggests the captain is unhinged and the crew is
surprisingly quick to follow. None of this makes any sense, there are plot
holes everywhere, the characters’ actions are too quick and extreme to believe,
but it is all entertaining.
Last Resort does not intend on making sense if it interferes
with the pacing. The show is tailor made to move quickly and be fun. There was
enough happening in the pilot episode to hold your attention, and the
characters, although a bit stereotypical and without real world logic, are
actually likable. The set up for the ongoing story is the mystery surrounding the
apparent government conspiracy behind the misfortunes of the Colorado crew, and
be something to look forward to in future episode. However, the pilot was so
packed with great scenes that there may not be much left over for the future.
Don’t be surprised if the second episode is less fun. That being said, Last
Resort got off to a great start that makes us look forward to what is coming next in the series.
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