re: Jack Ryan Season 1

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Have no idea about the drone pilot stuff because I won't watch another episode.

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The lack of realism gets to me. If this was 24 I would write it off, but they make a play at being a serious show.

That subplot hits on an interesting idea. How can being a drone pilot be honorable? And what cost might there be?

There was a lot of talk about the mental toll when we first started large scale drone operations. I never saw any real follow up.

Is there cost?

The drone pilot subplot ends up being a completely ridiculous distraction though.

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Amazon used 13 Hours to lure folks in thinking that Halpert was going to be the same type of character, which would have been much better, and instead we get this crap.

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Absolutely agreed

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Jack smoked the IRA dudes in Patriot games because he saw them trying to murder innocent people and it "pissed him off." That's exactly what he says to Robby Jackson

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I love that scene.

And it’s what makes his Ryan great.

Krasinski, there are these scenes in the end of the series where he putters around with an angry scowl on his face. He has the look of man who can’t accept events around him, but lacks the courage to do anything about it.

And that’s just weakness.

If it bothers you, do something about it.

If you won’t do anything, then stand down and walk away.