Dead Reckoning
- Episode aired Jul 6, 2014
- TV-14
- 41m
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7.9/10
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The James faces off against a new foe who demands Chandler hand over Rachel and her research.The James faces off against a new foe who demands Chandler hand over Rachel and her research.The James faces off against a new foe who demands Chandler hand over Rachel and her research.
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Did you know
- TriviaIn episode 1.3, Dead Reckoning (2014), in the meeting room, the XO is pouring a coffee and beside the machine is a rack of boxes of teas from Tim Horton's. Tim Horton's is a Canadian coffee chain that was recently purchased by the parent company of Burger King.
- GoofsActive radar does not rely on the target emitting radar signals themselves, but simply on reflection, so the admiral would continue to see two blips on his screen. Furthermore, although the Arleigh Burke class has a reduced radar cross section compared to similar sized vessels, this is not even close to the equivalent of a short length of tin foil, which would also produce a noticeably different reflection.
- Quotes
CO CDR Tom Chandler: Lieutenant Foster. We need a female for this mission. You grew up on a farm. Can you still handle a rifle?
Lt. Kara Foster: Qualified as expert marksman last year. I can knock the nipples off a chicken from a thousand yards, sir.
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tasic from Thailand is absolutely right
This show has a great premise, strong, suspenseful story lines and some likable, layered characters. Admittedly, I'm a sucker for apocalyptic plague thrillers.
But after watching the first season, I have to say that almost every episode is sabotaged by one or two moments of complete unbelievability--either in the behavior of the characters or the workings of a naval warship (and I'm no authority on naval procedures, but I can rub two thoughts together).
In addition to the ridiculous moments tasic described (which I also noticed as I was watching the show) there was the moment where the crew of the Nathan James use about ten feet of Reynolds Wrap and a couple of light stands to replicate the radar signature of a ship that must be at least 200 feet long and four stories tall, and another where they try to convince us that a Soviet destroyer doesn't have the capability to detect when another ship floating within view has started or stopped its engines through hydrophones.
In another episode, a small team of commandos is able to infiltrate a Russian warship (who are expecting them to arrive) and sneak through half its length without encountering a single Russian sailor. It was pretty ludicrous.
It's a pity, because these moments just take you out of what could be a very good series and make you say, "Oh, come on. Do you really expect me to believe this?"
But after watching the first season, I have to say that almost every episode is sabotaged by one or two moments of complete unbelievability--either in the behavior of the characters or the workings of a naval warship (and I'm no authority on naval procedures, but I can rub two thoughts together).
In addition to the ridiculous moments tasic described (which I also noticed as I was watching the show) there was the moment where the crew of the Nathan James use about ten feet of Reynolds Wrap and a couple of light stands to replicate the radar signature of a ship that must be at least 200 feet long and four stories tall, and another where they try to convince us that a Soviet destroyer doesn't have the capability to detect when another ship floating within view has started or stopped its engines through hydrophones.
In another episode, a small team of commandos is able to infiltrate a Russian warship (who are expecting them to arrive) and sneak through half its length without encountering a single Russian sailor. It was pretty ludicrous.
It's a pity, because these moments just take you out of what could be a very good series and make you say, "Oh, come on. Do you really expect me to believe this?"
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- Feb 28, 2016
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