#tomclancysjackryan

Wednesday, May 20th:

(exclusive): Carizzma (netflix, Argentinian romantic comedy, all 10 eps), Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: "Ghost War" (APrime, action-thriller follow-up feature)

(streaming shows): Widow's Bay (appleTV), Criminal Record (appleTV), Margo's Got Money Troubles (appleTV, season 1 finale), Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (appleTV, dark comedic thriller premiere, first 2 eps), The Testaments (hulu, penultimate), Gold Land (hulu|dsn+, next 2 eps), The Boys (APrime, series finale), The Other Bennet Sister (BritBox), Divorced Sistas (Para+, penultimate), Tyler Perry's "The Oval" (Para+, final season 7 opener), Perfect Match (netflix, next 2 eps, penultimate), Sold Out on You (netflix)

(hour 1): Survivor (CBS, 3hrs), MasterChef (FOX), "Police 24/7" (theCW)

(hour 2): Survivor (CBS, contd +2hrs), The Floor (FOX), Tyler Perry's "The Oval" (BET, season 7 opener)

(hour 3): Survivor (CBS, contd, season 50 finale), Shared Planet (PBS, part 4/4, docuseries finale), Carl Weber's "The Family Business" (BET)

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 4x04 "Bethesda"

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Simple episode. Jack and his 3 buddies (Chavez, November, Zubkov) are in Croatia hoping to meet Chao Fah by gaining access to an elite auction in a remote location. Plenty of subterfuge and sneaking about (with escorts) before the eventual confrontation and running gun battle. Lacks originality but is certainly entertaining. 7/10

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 4x03 "Sacrifices"

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Almost as good as the previous episode. At this stage, we’re invested in Chao (Louis Ozawa) and his family so their story works well as a thriller on it’s own. 8/10

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 4x02 "Convergence"

★★★★★★★★★☆

Wow. This is a big improvement over the first episode. It’s almost like watching a different show. The plotting is tighter, pacier. And the bigger storyline is explained to us. It’s a cool story. And so is Michael Peña, who really comes into his own here as C.I.A. Black Ops agent Chavez. Love this guy! 9/10