{"id":83122,"date":"2024-08-11T18:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T18:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/11\/seal-team-season-7-premiere-review-chaos-in-the-calm\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T18:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T18:52:30","slug":"seal-team-season-7-premiere-review-chaos-in-the-calm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/11\/seal-team-season-7-premiere-review-chaos-in-the-calm\/","title":{"rendered":"SEAL Team Season 7 Premiere Review: Chaos in the Calm"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Critic’s Rating:<\/strong> 4 \/ 5.0<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

SEAL Team is back, but it\u2019s not the same.<\/p>\n

The events of SEAL Team Season 6 set up the changes when Clay died, and Jason spat in command\u2019s face when he received a special commendation.<\/p>\n

Jason\u2019s actions alone would have had consequences, but when the others stood beside him, airing their dirty laundry about being debilitated by injuries sustained on the job, the whole unit came under fire.<\/p>\n

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As much as I hate the idea that any TV show is \u201clike a movie in long form\u201d or whatnot, SEAL Team has always had incredibly well-connected episodes that play like a day in the life. <\/p>\n

Since SEAL Team Season 1 Episode 1<\/a>, episodes have ended in the middle of imperative scenes. It gives the show an unending sense of urgency that makes sense, given the subject matter. <\/p>\n

SEAL Team operators are always running on adrenaline, even when they\u2019re with their families. They don\u2019t have an off switch because to turn off would make it too difficult to turn back on. <\/p>\n

And I can\u2019t be the only one who appreciates victims who truly suffer. That\u2019s not to say I want them to suffer, but that our \u201centertainment\u201d far too often depicts victims as warriors. They are not, but a SEAL Team is.<\/p>\n

Watching Omar work with the injured mother as she cried out in pain and desperately wanted her daughter saved was unbearable. You can only imagine that anybody in a similar situation would be the same.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no saving face in the midst of a terrorist act when your life turns on a dime.<\/p>\n

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Bravo has the unique capability, or so we\u2019re led to believe, to be there for those in need in ways other teams do not. <\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s because of how Jason and Mandy led the team in the earlier seasons or just due to dumb luck, Bravo is lightning in a bottle.<\/p>\n

What Has Changed<\/h2>\n

As we said, actions have consequences, and the team is in a very precarious place.<\/p>\n

They were already marked for deactivation, but when they banded together to make a statement, Bravo was set back even further.<\/p>\n

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Bravo is Stuck with Crappy Assignments, and Jason Takes the Blame<\/h3>\n

Literally! Bravo is in purgatory, and that doesn\u2019t seem likely to change any time soon. <\/p>\n

Sonny and Omar are scooping dog poop, and Ray is stuck in boring meetings in which he can\u2019t speak his mind. Their current work is so inconsequential that Jason took off on an impromptu vacation to see Emma.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s also eating away at Jason that he was responsible for his teammates\u2019 shore duty. It wasn\u2019t a little thing to offer his trident in return for setting them free.<\/p>\n

Jason has come a long way, thanks to Mandy and his kids. He\u2019s putting them first for probably the first time in his life. Yet he\u2019s always very aware of how quickly he can fall back into old patterns.<\/p>\n

Ray\u2019s retiring in eight weeks, but Jason hasn\u2019t made any plans. His fears of sliding back to his old ways had to play into his decision to return his trident, but wouldn\u2019t retirement be better for him, too?<\/p>\n

Maybe I don\u2019t fully understand how it works, but leaving the SEALS doesn\u2019t mean you leave the Navy. Jason needs to figure out what his life might look like when the Navy is entirely in his rearview mirror.<\/p>\n

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The Future of Warfare<\/h3>\n

The future of warfare is changing. Hell, it has changed. When we hear about a large-scale attack behind enemy lines, it\u2019s usually done with drones.<\/p>\n

But Lisa\u2019s promotions show us the importance of fighting a larger battle. She\u2019s making a difference, her position crucial to shifting special ops focus from the war on terror to great power competition.<\/p>\n

The fight for world dominance is changing, and terror takes a backseat to things like election meddling, social media propaganda, and drug trafficking as world powers try to throw the US off course.<\/p>\n

Lisa\u2019s working her way up, but that doesn\u2019t mean others like it. The farther she goes up the ladder with a Trident, the more pushback she receives. Lisa, though, thrives on that kind of antagonism. If I were to bet on the last man standing, it would be this woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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She\u2019s got the ear of an admiral, and he believes in her. <\/p>\n

While her cohorts whinge and complain about how she couldn\u2019t possibly know this or that since she was never in battle, others recognize her strength and what she learned from partnering with Bravo.<\/p>\n

Emma\u2019s worry about Brad\u2019s SEAL Team future was tamped out by Jason, who promised it would be OK. The job is changing. <\/p>\n

Using integrated deterrence strategies and evolving from counter-insurgency ops to full-spectrum warfare should mean the SEALs encounter fewer of the dangers that the Bravo team encountered.<\/p>\n

A New SEAL Team Face: Drew Franklin<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve just gotten used to Omar, who might be my favorite SEAL at the moment, and now another is upon us.<\/p>\n

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Drew is a problem child, which is why he was teamed with Bravo \u2014 like minds and all that. Yet he was anything but eager to join the bunch of outcasts. Omar noticed his piss-poor attitude right off the bat. After all, he just went through the same thing not long ago.<\/p>\n

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You gotta wonder about a team guy who doesn\u2019t want teammates. \u2014 Omar<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

SEAL Team may not be procedural in the traditional sense, but it fits in with the crowd by featuring a team with a reputation \u2014 a team that those on the outside don\u2019t trust and don\u2019t want to join.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a tactic featured prominently on Criminal Minds<\/a> and Chicago Fire<\/a>, to name a couple. There is always someone on the outside looking in who thinks they know more than they do.<\/p>\n

By the end of Chaos in the Calm, it was clear there was a decent guy hiding in there. He saved Jason\u2019s life in Sweden and even got in a few jokes<\/a> with the guys before returning to his ways. <\/p>\n

However, with the introduction of his sister, we can surmise that he\u2019ll soon discover what it means to be part of a team that cares for one another.<\/p>\n

Most of these outsiders soon discover what it\u2019s like to be on the inside, and rarely do they want to turn back once there.<\/p>\n

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Sonny Unexpectedly Carries on Clay\u2019s Legacy<\/h3>\n

Ray called Sonny \u201ca door-kicking Atticus Finch\u201d when he relayed how he helped Ben.<\/p>\n

The Sonny we knew in the past is still lurking inside him, but he\u2019s also shown enormous growth.<\/p>\n

Holding true to his promise to Clay, he\u2019s there for Stella, whether stocking essentials, fixing toilets, or standing up for Ben, the man more or less responsible for Clay\u2019s death<\/a>, in court.<\/p>\n

Wiping your slate clean is harder than it seems, though. <\/p>\n

Sonny and Lisa were already keeping their friendship on the down low when he slugged an officer. Lisa, of course, looked into the officer for Sonny when she had the chance, and now they may both pay a price for that.<\/p>\n

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Sonny thought he was in the clear because so much time had passed. Lisa was right to be wary. There is an investigation into who assaulted the guy, and all trails lead to Sonny.<\/p>\n

Clay had just rediscovered life and found his path when he was killed. Will Sonny follow suit? I don\u2019t expect he will be killed, but his spirit may come under assault. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s worked just as hard as Clay to pull himself out of his emotional muck. Could he handle being knocked down again? Would he return from that?<\/p>\n

What Has Stayed the Same<\/h2>\n

Of course, the more things change, the more they stay the same. <\/p>\n

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Bravo is Still the Best<\/h3>\n

The Swedes wouldn\u2019t have been able to accomplish what Bravo did when terrorists struck.<\/p>\n

Bravo is normally in circumstances we could never imagine, but a terrorist attack at a shopping mall hits viewers differently. We\u2019ll never know, but it\u2019s debatable whether another SEAL Team could have stopped the escalation of events as Bravo did.<\/p>\n

Embracing humanity<\/a> has often seemed like a hindrance during military operations, but in this case, it made all the difference. Bravo Team cares for each other, and the people they\u2019re tasked with protecting set them apart from the rest.<\/p>\n

Command, though, wasn\u2019t so impressed. They were chastised for running into the fire. Maybe the problem with the military is those in command. Who would have guessed?<\/p>\n

That is the kind of response that Lisa and those working with her may be able to change. The military wants fewer boots on the ground, but when they are, they need support before, during, and after the mission.<\/p>\n

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Terrorism Still Exists<\/h3>\n

As much as we want to commend Lisa for helping the Navy change direction, terror still exists.<\/p>\n

They can never wipe out the tactical expertise of SEAL Teams lest the world be left with bumbling responses like the Swedes provided during the terror attack.<\/p>\n

As the US is moving away from tactical warfare, other nations are calling on them to show them the ropes. It took many years of brutal ops for Jason to get TBI, but it took only one battle for Clay to lose his leg. <\/p>\n

SEAL Teams will never be out of the woods entirely. The world will always need their protection.<\/p>\n

The premiere worked well as a two-part rollout. Sometimes, you don\u2019t want to wait for the payoff, and it\u2019s been so long since SEAL Team Season 6 Episode 10<\/a> that it would have been painful to wait for the dramatic conclusion of the Swedish tale.<\/p>\n

What did you think of the premiere? We\u2019d love to hear from you in the comments below.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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