There are many other pieces here in service of getting to the truth, like Constance Wu’s Katie, an intriguing character in the wrong show. Reece’s questions are only the beginning for other matters of business that seek to be as explosive and twisty as possible. But unlike with Jack Reacher and Jack Ryan, if “The Terminal List” were a person you would not shake their hand. “The Terminal List” turns Reece into the mega American action hero, one who has the skills and physical fortitude because of his Navy SEAL training, not to mention the connections (like frogman buddy Ben, who provides some whiffs of comedic relief) who have technology and planes for getaways. But this does not even feign to have the composure of those stories, instead embracing every massive gut-punching beat and conspiracy that it can for their sensations, and then applying the soothing nature of Reece's Navy SEAL training to make it all better. “The Terminal List” exists well within the Prime Video collection of these book-approved JR heroes protecting America's truth and values, as seen with Jack Reacher and Jack Ryan. In action movie speak, it’s “Rambo: First Blood” that thinks like “Rambo: First Blood Part II.” And because “Rambo: First Blood” is not what cemented Rambo’s pop culture status, you can imagine what a big hit “The Terminal List” is bound to become, especially for anyone looking to identify with Reece. Instead “The Terminal List” just embraces him for the violence he can unleash. The series practically forgets his initial placement as an unreliable protagonist, as unstable and tragic in a system that is not helping him, and that has done psychological damage by sending him to war over and over. But what’s bizarre about this show, if not poor taste, is how much its rambling plotting plays into conspiracy theory wish fulfillment-it’s full of that affirming horror that Reece is right: It’s all even worse and more expansive than it looks, and that only he can stop it. Marshall.Based on the novel by Jack Carr, with that doozy of a pilot directed by Antoine Fuqua, “The Terminal List” more or less takes place within the mind of someone who is shown to not be right in the head. Also rounding out the ensemble in recurring roles are LaMonica Garrett, Alexis Louder, Tom Amandes (according to Deadline), JD Pardo as an FBI Task Force leader, and Christina Vidal Mitchell as a U.S. The Suicide Squad’s Jai Courtney plays an antagonistic recurring role named Steve Horn. Riley Keough plays James Reece’s wife, Lauren, Arlo Mertz (who played a child star resembling Shirley Temple in Netflix’s Mank) stars as his daughter, Lucy, Catherine Dyer plays his mother-in-law, Rachel Campbell, and Pratt’s real-life brother-in-law, Patrick Schwarzenegger also appears as one of Reece’s younger team members, Donny Mitchell. The series also stars Taylor Kitsch as SEAL-turned-CIA agent (and Reece’s best friend) Ben Edwards, Hustlers cast member Constance Wu as war correspondent Katie Buranek, and Big Love star Jeanne Tripplehorn as Secretary of Defense Lorreain Hartley. In addition to Chris Pratt leading the proceedings, Amazon Prime's The Terminal List cast is packed with plenty of other big names. (Image credit: Amazon) The Star-Studded Terminal List Cast Also Includes Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, And More
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