{"id":83718,"date":"2024-08-25T19:16:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/25\/seal-team-season-7-episode-4-review-heroes-and-criminals\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T19:16:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:16:42","slug":"seal-team-season-7-episode-4-review-heroes-and-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/25\/seal-team-season-7-episode-4-review-heroes-and-criminals\/","title":{"rendered":"SEAL Team Season 7 Episode 4 Review: Heroes and Criminals"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Critic’s Rating:<\/strong> 3 \/ 5.0<\/p>\n

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If, after SEAL Team Season 7 Episode 4, you, like me, are still trying to wrap your head around what is different this season, I may have stumbled upon an answer.<\/p>\n

When you look back and look at what hasn\u2019t been for the first four episodes, you can see a trail of clues as to what might be.<\/p>\n

To risk sounding like Kamala Harris being unburdened by what has been, Bravo team is adrift, and with it, its final season. <\/p>\n

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A Tale of Two SEALs<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s also possible that I\u2019m looking for more with so few episodes remaining. Hoping for closure<\/a> for any series is always a desire, but when you\u2019re talking about a military show, what does that even look like?<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Ray\u2019s retirement is looming, which gives us a good idea of what a person in a healthy, loving relationship may find after 20 years of service.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, though, we have Jason, who shows the damage that can be done by serving your country. <\/p>\n

Ray has a supporting wife and a new business venture that ties him directly to the work he\u2019s done for decades. It gives him purpose. He sees light at the end of the tunnel.<\/p>\n

Jason has no such endeavor lined up. Although he could probably retire or is at least close to it, he hasn\u2019t shown any desire to let go. He\u2019s tied up in what was and sees how many lives it claimed.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s Going On with Jason?<\/h2>\n

What\u2019s frightening about Jason is that he keeps everything buried deep inside. He\u2019s bottled himself up to the point that people are guessing his moves based on past behavior, and they\u2019re getting it wrong.<\/p>\n

His relationship with Mandy<\/a> is a saving grace. Someone else may not be as forgiving of his faults. But he\u2019s hiding things from her, too. You\u2019d think that with as much as she has seen and suffered herself, he\u2019d share more freely of himself. Not so much, from what we have seen.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, the military that gave them life for decades is on the way out. It\u2019s under new management to deal with new enemies. The mission focus remains, but the reasoning behind the missions has changed.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re being asked to learn from the ground up but produce the same results. It\u2019s not easy for those making the decisions, and it\u2019s even harder for those taking orders. <\/p>\n

Bravo escaped SEAL Team Season 6 with their jobs intact, but their pride was wounded as they were grounded and given menial shore duties. Being sidelined so soon after losing Clay wounded the team. <\/p>\n

So, what does this mean for Bravo and specifically for Jason? <\/p>\n

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New War, New BRAVO<\/h2>\n

After having their feet held to the fire for so long, finding their way back is tough. For the most part, they\u2019re making the best of it. Sonny took Clay\u2019s death<\/a> hard, but he\u2019s turned that into something positive.<\/p>\n

Who would have guessed that Sonny would make such an effort to make Drew a part of the team? But if Sonny is bringing Drew into the fold, Jason is making excuses for him.<\/p>\n

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Things change. New war, new BRAVO.<\/p>\n

Jason Hayes<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Jason is in the middle of something significant, and flippant remarks like the one above don\u2019t help. <\/p>\n

SEAL Team had to bring in a replacement for Clay, but I get the feeling that Drew represents something larger in the scheme of things, as if he\u2019ll be instrumental in whatever it is that Jason needs to discover about himself to move on.<\/p>\n

That popped into my head when Drew astutely observed that Jason was spooked, and Sonny realized that Drew might have been the one to see it because he\u2019s gone through something similar. <\/p>\n

So, they\u2019re tied together in some way. Hopefully, it won\u2019t take the whole season to discover what it is.<\/p>\n

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Just Who Is Jason Protecting?<\/h2>\n

Jason kanked (never heard of that phrase before, but I liked it\u2026 whether it\u2019s spelled right is another story) the Myanmar op just before go time because it didn\u2019t feel right to him. Specifically, the potential loss of life was unacceptable.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a valiant effort, but not if it puts your team at risk. Bravo scrambled to come up with something that made Jason comfortable with the op, but it started falling apart almost immediately. That it didn\u2019t tank isn\u2019t a testament to his leadership<\/a> but to the capabilities of his team, including Drew.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Jason\u2019s concern for civilians could have been disastrous for his team, and it was under the guise of protecting the team that he called for change in the first place.<\/p>\n

That didn\u2019t escape Ray, and he called Jason out on it, but until Jason is willing to talk with someone about what\u2019s going on in his head (it\u2019s NOT TBI related), this will continue. <\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know who you\u2019re protecting out there, but it wasn\u2019t Bravo.<\/p>\n

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Our happy ending for SEAL Team requires Jason to find peace with his existence, including all of the losses he\u2019s experienced over the years and the parts he\u2019s played in them. <\/p>\n

It also demands that Ray retires, switching his focus to helping other souls like Jason\u2019s \u2014 lost after years of death and destruction in his wake.<\/p>\n

I also wonder if Jason\u2019s newfound need to protect civilians is also due to Clay\u2019s death. Clay died as a civilian, after all, at the hands of another veteran. You just never know what will flip the switch.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, It Wasn\u2019t All Dark and Pondery aka Random Thoughts<\/h2>\n

I can\u2019t lie; part of the reason I can\u2019t stand LCDR Kirkpatrick is from other roles Derek Phillips has played, particularly Billy Riggins on Friday Night Lights. But he won me over when Lisa won him over.<\/p>\n

I was kind of lost on the \u201ctarget package\u201d and how and why Bravo is playing with the DEA in the first place. So much jargon, so little time.<\/p>\n

With all of this focus on Drew this season, it will be criminal if they don\u2019t bring in Kirk Acevedo to play a relative. It\u2019s like Beau Knapp went to Kirk Acevedo School to play this role.<\/p>\n

Sonny\u2019s random conspiracy theories<\/a>, including the flesh-eating coconut crabs that ate Amelia Ehart and that Stevie Wonder can see, in addition to his hazing attempts, were bright spots in an otherwise dreary episode.<\/p>\n

It was a bummer to hear that Hannah is engaged and her fiance is close with Leanne. I was kind of hoping that they might find their way back to each other. Sonny and Lisa? Never going to happen.<\/p>\n

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This is the first time I\u2019ve noticed during an op that nothing looks foreign \u2014 not the street signs, the roads, or even the light switches in the factory. And would Myanmar workers really walk off the job if the payroll truck didn\u2019t show up? <\/p>\n

How did they find a dive bar in Myanmar? Bravo always finds a dive bar that looks suspiciously like all the other dive bars they frequent.<\/p>\n

Your Turn!<\/h2>\n

First of all, thanks for reading! I appreciate it, and your comments have been most welcome.<\/p>\n

What do you think is going on with Jason? Do you have any ideas where the season will take him?<\/p>\n

Does the final season feel as unmoored to you as it does to me? Sound off below!<\/p>\n

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