Lioness season 1 (was: What Did You Watch? 2024-12-06 (Friday))

Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:

Lioness (Pee+) - Last 4 episodes of season #1. This ended about how I
expected it to, right down to the revealed lesbian angle.

The two actresses were hot. I'd like to see the raw footage from the sex
scene, given how they had to shoot them so arms covered boobs.

I was disappointed in the two set-piece action sequences. Taking that
van with an EMP on American soil was ridiculously over the top. And then
our hero exited the scene -- after killing her target and the fiance --
by running real fast. The men shooting real bullets at her from
automatic rifles didn't kill her.

The place was filled with security. At the moment the fiance discovered
she was a marine, why the hell didn't he put together a squad to capture
her? Instead he just wants to yell at her? That was massively stupid.

There wasn't much plotting; the story moved along via coincidence.

Still, it was largely entertaining and fun.

   This was a well-made and entertaining military/spy thriller, but it
definitely felt like it contained all the usual Taylor Sheridan "tropes".
   I did like how all the "pol" characters (e.g. Morgan Freeman) got
cold feet when it looked like Joe's team was actually going to
successfully kill the target - as Joe's boss's boss pointed out, if they
didn't want they guy dead, he shouldn't have been on the target list!!

How do I add names to this list?

   I also liked how Cruz dispatched the target (and the groom) with
ruthless efficiency, but didn't like how she whined and blubbered about
it the whole time, esp. afterwards - Joe should have had Cruz busted
down to buck private after that!

Agree

   BTR claims season #2 is better than season #1, so I am looking
forward to tacking that next.

I looked around after "Lioness", and it looks like about a half-a-dozen
movies (at least!) have come to streaming over the last couple of weeks
that I now have to find the time to watch!

It's on Showtime right now. I'll have to find earlier episodes On
Demand. Don't want to subscribe to streaming crap again.