The Last Ship

First three seasons are awesome, but the last two seasons are little slow, maybe because they want to end the series on emotional note. It's 10/10 for first three seasons. Each time I thought that, yeah this will be the end but each time there were surprises. Storyline is very good, performance is excellent. Hats off to the maker.

I actually loved it. I was not expecting accurate military regulations etc. I grew up in the military and am still around it so yes I see the errors. But the show is good I think it grips you and the actors are good! I felt Eric Dane has a commanding presence. His support cast is OK, some of the actors I could totally do without but the rate the show is going they may perish soon enough anyhow. I must say though after reading a lot of the reviews I wonder if the haters just enjoy complaining...if they know so much about the prefect military drama and how to engage the audience why don't they try writing a screen play? I'd be more than happy to read it and provide personalized feedback. Am I truly the only one feeling that way?

I really enjoyed The Last Ship a lot more than I originally thought I would. I originally started watching this just to kill some time and because I read good things about it and the next thing I knew I was addicted to it and binged it as quickly as I could. I thought after the first season they would run out of ideas and the show would drop in quality. It didn't, if anything it only got better as the show went on. This show has the perfect blend of action, drama, comedy, mystery, twists, etc. Eric Dane and Travis Van Winkle lead a fantastic cast that all are at the top of their game. Bottom line is it's a pretty good action thriller that will keep you entertained throughout the entire series. It's definitely worth watching.

I was expecting a run of the mill drama with a portrayal of the Navy similar to what we saw on JAG or NCIS and that's basically what it is. My main reason for watching it in the first place was Mitra and Baldwin and overall I was positively surprised. It's not edgy, extraordinary or comes up with it's own new ideas but it's a very well executed and produced TV show with a cohesive plot and character depiction and some nuances of development. Baldwin, Dane and Mitra carry this show and they do it well. Some of the scenes can be quite cheesy with all the patriotism and military tradition going on, but overall they found a good balance between the cheesy stuff, action, drama and progress in the story. Also the quality is very steady, so if you watch the pilot you get the gist of the show.

Bottom line: if you've limited time and you only watch the best of the best on TV then this show isn't for you. If you looking for some lighter drama and you don't get easily annoyed by a few stereotypes then it's definitely worth checking out.

The Last Ship was, from the start, a bit of a mixed bag. The premise is interesting but the characters are rather generic. Some episodes have shown a thoughtful approach to life in an apocalyptic world, others have been rather dumb action affairs, others have been smart, exciting action affairs.

A few things, though, are very consistent. First off, the show has a very simplistic good guy/bad guy setup. The good guys are noble and self-sacrificing and brave and better than the rest of us. The bad guys are straight-out evil. They do terrible things, often without any convincing rationale for doing them. The series certainly can't be accused of subtlety; one episode had the bad guys burning bodies in ovens.

The show is also very American. This is a very old-school military action series where you see the flag a lot and Americans are portrayed as the most noble people in the world, battling against bad guys who are Muslims or, for a blast from the past, evil Russians.

For all it's flaws, The Last Ship can be pretty darn entertaining. There have been some very impressive action-oriented episodes, like a season two opener in which our heroes take down the evil people with machine- like precision. And there are moments when the show is even kind of smart, particular in its approach to the vaccine the series centers around; it's pretty effective as a medical research drama.

I still find the characters generic and the rah-rah U.S.A. bits silly, but what can I say? I'm entertained.