Morgan Freeman

Special Ops: Lioness (Recap) | Shatter the Moon (S2 E5)

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Lioness is nothing if not consistent. Through the fog of its incessant sociopolitical incoherence (also nothing short of ur-typical of the militant-spy genre), each episode delivers an even mix of A-list scenery chewing, insane dialogue, and small-screen action that actually kinda rips. [read more]

Special Ops: Lioness (Recap) | Five Hundred Children (S2 E4)

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Lioness can’t decide what war it’s fighting. In just three episodes, season 2 has racked up a kidnapped congresswoman, a mysterious threat from China, and our own corrupt DEA. [read more]

Special Ops: Lioness (Recap) | Gone is the Illusion of Order (S1 E8)

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As Special Ops: Lioness enters season finale mode with “Gone is the Illusion of Order” (Episode 8) – The Sheridan-O-Verse is replete with portentous episode titles – let’s get back with the QRF crew, who we instantly bonded with way back in Episode 1. [read more]

Special Ops: Lioness (Recap) | Wish the Fight Away (S1 E7)

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OK, it’s maybe not the most positive conversation Cruz is having with Joe – her boss – in Kyle’s hotel room in New York City, while Aaliyah – her mark – waits for her in the bedroom of a luxury suite upstairs in Special Ops: Lioness Episode 7 (“Wish The Fight Away”). [read more]

Special Ops: Lioness (Recap) | The Lie Is The Truth (S1 E6)

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With only two episodes left in Special Ops: Lioness Season 1, Taylor Sheridan’s Spy Shit thriller introduces Freeman as Secretary of State Edwin Mullins here in its sixth (“The Lie is the Truth”), and Mullins is fucking pissed. [read more]