I have enjoyed both seasons and thought this one was better. Could they have developed Jack more at a personal level? Sure. But they did develop his nature as believing in a true right versus wrong and willing to say frick convention and the "easier path" that has always been his character.

Let's be honest, this season had a LOT of elements of (SPOILERS)

Clear and Present Danger, just like last year pulled plot points from Rainbow Six.

They've done a good job in staying pretty true to the character. Remember, by the time of Hunt for Red October, he's over a decade out from Annapolis (73), was married to Cathy and had been an analyst for CIA for some time. Yes, Red Rabbit was supposed to fill in some blanks before HFRO, but there's still a lot we don't know about him.

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Posted by Dave Worth

Metairie

Member since Dec 2003

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Posted on 11/4/19 at 10:42 am to udtiger

I like the show a lot. My wife and I watched all 8 episodes between Friday and Sunday which is rare. My wife normally can't binge TV that much so I think that speaks to what we think of the show.

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I was shocked the Bud Light king got killed. I kept expecting him to be alive after all until they dug up his body. All due to me believing him to be Clark. Guess that's not the case which tells me they expect to get the rights to the Clark character next season...or they know they won't and got rid of the character completely. I also thought the show character was a little more flippant and showy than I remember Clark from the books.

John K is a great actor in this genre. I'm blown away by him in this and 13 Hours. I want to see more of him.

One minor complaint that seems to pertain to many projects like this. Why change up big things from the books for the TV show? You use the Jack Ryan name to attract those fans. Then you make big changes to the characters. This would be a great show if it was called Tom Clancy's XXXX.

When you call it Jack Ryan, I get pulled out of it a bit thinking that's not accurate about things. Jack not being married when it's essential to the character. Greer is a field agent and a Muslim (probably thrown in so it's not an "all Muslims are bad" vibe). Jack is apparently a bad arse super soldier and not a smart determined guy who gets by on sheer will and analysis.

It's a minor nitpick for me and not something I want registered as a big complaint. I understand some changes need to be made. In Bosch, Harry is Spec Ops from the Middle East because Vietnam would have been too long ago. At the end of the day, I want to see the characters I know represented the way I know them from the books as close as possible, at least on the big issues.

End of rant...great show that's very entertaining. Good enough my wife watched 8 episodes in 3 evenings, about double what she's normally willing to do. Can't wait for next season and really hope they get the Clark character in.

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