50/32
Referenced in Sovereign Awards (2024)
Joe, a CIA agent, tries to balance his personal and professional life as the tip of the spear in the agency’s war on terror. Real-life military advisors helped produce a more authentic execution of weapons handling, housekeeping, positioning, squad-based activity, etc… Mr. Sheridan knows how to take us into macho, testosterone-fueled worlds, with no clichés and, seemingly, no agenda. It is what it is.
No apologies necessary
His characters are always down to earth, and he’s extremely skilled at casting. But to be great you need to write good parts for women. The writing needs to be as good, if not better, than the men’s. The guys are simple. The women are smarter, more complex.
They are strong and compelling
Beth in Yellowstone (great character and performance), the barrel riders, the lonely ranch hand (fantastic Jen Landon as Teeter) – all great female characters who fit into the world of the story in a natural, unforced way. Not just ‘the partner in…’ or T&R. She stepped up her game with the excellent character Faith Hill crushed in “1883” followed by Dame Mirren in the misfire that was “1923.” Now we have Zoe Saldana, doing some of the best work of her career. I absolutely buy her as the CIA chief in an open marriage (nice touch). I buy De Oliveira as a broken woman with a fiery rage that won’t let up and thank you, thank you, thank you writers/directors/producers for NOT allowing her to get the best of a fellow soldier with an extra hundred pounds of muscle.
Truthfulness above all!
I think her character is much more interesting if she’s someone who needs to be knocked out or just dominated on the ground before giving up. Now let’s talk about Jill Wagner or should I say her hair? What a face! From Hallmark trash to super badass special forces? I’m buying it.
Special mention: Ms
Lanier as the obnoxious teenage daughter. I look forward to the arc laid out for this vague canon as long as they continue to stay away from the teen angst cliche. Good actor, could get interesting…
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