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"Sam Blaauboer gives "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - First Episode" a 8."
Written by Sam Blaauboer on 13 September 2018.
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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - First Episode
'Former military and up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan is thrust into the middle of the action.' This is one way to describe the first episode of the new Amazon Prime show, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. As a fan of, the for me familiar, Tom Clancy games, I soon spotted this show as a September release. And just as well! The first episode captivated me and made me curious about the following episodes, which are also available on Amazon Prime.
The opening scene immediately grabs your attention. It starts in the Middle East, in Lebanon to be precise, in the 1980s. Times were still good for the two brothers we see on screen, but unfortunately good times don't last. Particularly when the Beqaa valley is bombarded by several fighter jets. We shift to the present where we meet Jack Ryan (John Krasinski, The Office), a former military and up-and-coming CIA analyst - I have to say, after John Krasinski's part as Jim Halpert in The Ofice, this is a nice reference to his earlier acting days. After Ryan discovers several suspicious transactions, he informs his new no-nonsense boss, James Greer (Wendell Pierce, Suits). After some arguing with Greer and an investigation, he takes Ryan with him into the middle of the action: Yemen. Here the real story unfolds and Jack's adventure starts.
This pilot gave a good idea of the rest of the series. It certainly seems like an action-filled show. It shows two sides of a story and makes you want to watch the rest. Fortunately, the whole series can be seen on Amazon Prime, so binge-watching is possible. I will definitely do so!
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The opening scene immediately grabs your attention. It starts in the Middle East, in Lebanon to be precise, in the 1980s. Times were still good for the two brothers we see on screen, but unfortunately good times don't last. Particularly when the Beqaa valley is bombarded by several fighter jets. We shift to the present where we meet Jack Ryan (John Krasinski, The Office), a former military and up-and-coming CIA analyst - I have to say, after John Krasinski's part as Jim Halpert in The Ofice, this is a nice reference to his earlier acting days. After Ryan discovers several suspicious transactions, he informs his new no-nonsense boss, James Greer (Wendell Pierce, Suits). After some arguing with Greer and an investigation, he takes Ryan with him into the middle of the action: Yemen. Here the real story unfolds and Jack's adventure starts.
In the past several well-known actors played the part of Jack Ryan; Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine and Harrison Ford are the big names who played the part on the silver screen. But Krasinski is the first one to play the part in a TV series and in my opinion this was a good choice. The show has a good structure. It shows the earlier days of Jack Ryan as a CIA analyst. We also see two sides of the same coin, the coin being the series. The story of the CIA and how they track terrorists and the world of those terrorists. It's often difficult to find a good balance, but Jack Ryan succeeds.We see two sides of the same coin
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This pilot gave a good idea of the rest of the series. It certainly seems like an action-filled show. It shows two sides of a story and makes you want to watch the rest. Fortunately, the whole series can be seen on Amazon Prime, so binge-watching is possible. I will definitely do so!
About author, Sam Blaauboer
Sam Blaauboer (1998) is someone who likes to find the balance between watching series and writing about them. From the end of 2016, Sam writes short(er) reviews where he gives his enthusiastic opinion on the most diverse series. His interests lie in many genres. From the Dark Comedy ‘Rick and Morty’ to the Docu ‘Story of God with Morgan Freeman’ and from the Crime Drama ‘Sherlock Holmes’ to the Science Fiction ‘Star Trek: Discovery’. He is always open to new serie suggestions. In addition to series, he is also an avid fan of films, games and comics, but here you will only see his serie reviews.
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