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6/10
Why?
gabriela_nemeth25 June 2019
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The episode overall isn't that bad, but I believe it was a terrible decision to send off Maggie Q's character. All of the actual action which was taking place for a while now was only focused around her. As a side note, why does Netflix force LGBTQ aspects into each and every one of their films or series? Don't get me wrong, I am not homophobic, but suddenly there is a huge trend in adding gay couples sex scenes into productions which are anything but erotic. I was very much enjoying this show's storyline, the intrigue, there was really no need to make it sexual...
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7/10
Eh
scottemigh18 October 2020
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I have a hard time caring about this season at all. The language is gratuitous. The villains are cheesy. Not only is there very little character development, but they're practically de-developing the characters. They don't even feel like the same people. Now they kill off a primary character in a way that feels cheap and unnecessary, and fail to even deliver on emotional impact. Aaron has been one of the few characters whose story is still interesting, and his speech was inspired, but the rest of the episode was just disappointing. I do like the transgender subplot because it's an important topic for Americans to address, but I hate that Kirkman's sister in law wasn't introduced till this season.
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8/10
Only one problem I found with this episode
brandon_blessing21 November 2023
Shore brought an undocumented person into the US, and so therefore never had a social security number, but was somehow able to enlist and serve in the US Army? It would've been nice if the producers had stuck to factual government functions and what the actual requirements are for enlisting in the US military. Granted I understand this is a political thriller/political dramatization, I think it's always best to go with the authenticity that what's being portrayed resonates with how the government operates. Going with authenticity always makes TV shows and movies so much better and more relatable and helps viewers understand the government better.
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Half the reason I watched this show.
ellemcd6215 June 2019
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Killing Maggie Q!!! She was half the reason I watched this show. Will have to see the next episodes to find out if they can recover from the loss of her character.
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9/10
First two seasons brilliant, third season lame woke lecturing TV
JWJanneck22 March 2023
This show is marked (and marred) by the split between the network seasons 1 and 2 and the Netflix season 3. The first two seasons were high-octane, action-packed and tense political drama, a kind of amalgam of West Wing and 24, during which the Maggie Q character quickly became the center of the action and also the moral focus. The third season was taken over by Netflix, which meant more filthy language (sometimes annoyingly so, because it seemed forced, and I'm quite a potty-mouth myself), and bizarre subplots as if the writers wanted to knock down items from a woke dictionary (we get everything: a gay black couple incl. HIV scare, a trans person, adultery, a woman and a call boy, latinx telenovela stuff, evil big pharma, the whole shebang including plenty allusions to contemporary politics which are likely to be appreciated more by those already on board with the politics of the writers) all this woke education completely buries everything that made the first two seasons great, i.e. The action and Maggie Q, (SMALL SPOILER AHEAD) whose character is dispatched unceremoniously and pointlessly in the process which also doesn't help this show. In short, Netflix took over a great, enjoyable how and then managed to completely run it into the ground in just a few short episodes. Kudos to the woke writers!
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9/10
So glad Netflix picked this show up and filled it out.
carolgrasis15 June 2019
The episode hit a whole bunch of marks for me - made me laugh, cry and feel wonderment and hope. Also keeps going with the dark slimy underbelly if the world that we all fear is too real.
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7/10
Episode 307
bobcobb30126 July 2019
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It wasn't a bad episode at all, but they seemed to gloss over the looming danger at the heart of the premise.

Just focus on the danger and it would have been a good episode.
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9/10
Wow. How Can This Be Resolved?
Hitchcoc23 July 2019
So much happens. The Vice Presidential candidate is made to pay for something he did as a 16 year old. By the way, I'm so sick of that petulant girlfriend of his. She has her own thing going. Another speech to turn the tide. We also have Hannah at the brewery. I won't throw a spoiler in here. Watch and ask yourself how things will progress from here.
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1/10
Netflix Ruined It
annawavrin7 November 2022
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Loved season 1 and 2 but Netflix absolutely ruined the show for me with season 3. First they remove half of the main characters (Lyor, Kendra, Chuck, and Mike), and then killed off Hannah??? Hannah was smart throughout the entirety of the series so to kill her off like this made no sense. Her character deserved so much better. I don't know who thought that killing Hannah off was a good idea but now I have no desire to continue to watch the rest of the series. Netflix made this amazing show into a dumpster fire. This really proves that this was just Netflix's way to make some quick money off the backs of a previously good show.
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1/10
Bad Move
doug2go23 June 2019
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Killing off Maggie Q was the worst decision I have seen a series make in years - I have consistently given this series a 8 or 9 and have enjoyed it up until now . I could care less if Netflix renews this series now. There are too many good show runners out there to waste my time with an idiot - This of course wasn't done in a vacuum so I have to assume they were given the go ahead to be stupid by even bigger idiots - How to kill a series without really trying.

I AM DONE
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3/10
Contain spoiler
ludovicchoupo19 September 2019
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I so excited about this season 3, but I was so sad about Hanna Wells dying. Maggie Q has played great role with Hanna Wells character, from de beginning of show. She has solved many cases.She was a such incredible actress, and also one my favorite🤗 characters. Leaving the show at this season3 it going to break some fans hearts😵😡😩😫😤
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1/10
The show just lost half the world's population
nkaronis118 June 2019
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And maybe more... Killing off Maggie Q who was the main reason for watching the show among everyone I know and has a huge fan base world wide, is the stupidest casting decision I've seen. Any succesfull show needs a beautiful leading lady with a kick-ass personnality to keep viewers coming back
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1/10
One, just one google search.
stpeter-7580121 March 2022
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I know this show isn't all about getting the science right but my god they couldn't do one google search!

When Hanna is poisoned with "VX", it seems like they just pulled stuff out of their ass.

All it would have taken to know that not only was that scene wrong, was a google search.

Its so bad it went from not funny, to funny, back to not funny.

It's writing so lazy it makes teenagers look like workaholics, the insane lack of effort in this tv show is astonishing.
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4/10
Needs Technical Experts
dncorp9 June 2019
Definitely needs Aviators familiar with the 1956 TU 95, and what the Russian Federation has done as the TU 95 Current Mission, with the Actual Strategic Thermo Nuclear Bomb Mission had been Reassigned to the Returned to Active Service 1969 Tu 22M and 1987 Tu-160.

During the U.S.S.R.'s extreme paranoia Decades, Soviet Pilots and Crews believed that the U.S.S.R. was capable of Remote Destruction of any U.S.S.R. Aircraft. Submarine Officers and Crew, and Ships Officers and Crews believed that also, "to prevent "Superior" U.S.S.R. secrets from getting into Enemy hands" according to the U.S.S.R.'s (KGB) Political Officers assigned to anything of any importance.

Auto Pilots must be engaged and disengaged manually, Especially on U.S.S.R. aircraft. Even after the so called "Modernization" of the 1956 TU 95.

Need a Chemical Munitions Officer as a Technical Adviser. Release of any Chemical Munitions Agent in an enclosed space, the Chemical Agent is no longer "Non Persistent" and will remain Lethal until neutralized, dissipated or decontaminated.
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Young admiral
bobicabayo11 March 2021
That admiral was way too young to be an admiral. I think it takes a longer time to achieve that rank in the military.
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1/10
Finally!
nfire-2974116 May 2020
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Finally! Hannah Wells is dead. The character was completely ridiculous. And Maggie Q's acting was atrocious. Truly atrocious! So glad that character is dead.

The writing is particularly bad this season. Seems like the writers are more worried about pushing an ultra LIBERAL agenda that filmmaking.

Since I had to finish the series because I lost a bet (really), I can't wait until it's over.
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