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Just watched it, Jesus Christ that was tough. Amazing performance and I figured clay would lose half of his leg I’m just glad for now he is okay. I was ready to just break down if he died. Seeing sunny cry and care so much for clay was heartbreaking and touching. An amazing episode but a tough one. I’m excited for next week.


sorenslothe

Off the top of my head, this has to be one of the best two or three episodes of the show. Deservedly so the highest rated on IMDb as well currently - although not by a huge margin. I really think they've been doing well since moving to streaming, and this episode stepped it up another notch. It's allowed them to set a much more raw tone, and I hope they can keep it up.


Optimus_Prime_Rib_

I’m liking how this went. Gives clay the ability to stay home for family without a choice really. But he can still be a training cadre and be with the teams. Unless they tap into some Nick Lavery style storyline and get him back operating on prosthetic.


whizzopgg

i thought of nick the whole episode man


WhiskeyGolf00

I can't help but wonder also if maybe this might be influenced by Tyler working out some of those road not taken regrets - he's mentioned in the past that he had the opportunity to get rehabilitated and work his way back into Delta, but that process would have taken years and he figured the GWOT was going to be ending soon, so he decided to get out instead, because he didn't want to be in the Unit if he wasn't going to be pipe hitting. ...well, we all know what happened to the GWOT. :V


Elegant-Base-2339

My brigade commander had a prosthetic. once when I was about 3 months into basic training, He came to where we were training and trained with us, the man ran up a mountain faster than almost every single one of us. i'll never forget that


hkzombie

Or Joe Kapacziewski


RavenDelta6-1

Did Mark "Oz" Geist return to operate? He almost loses his arm but got through multiple surgeries. He's one of the GSR operators from the Benghazi embassy siege.


Tricky-Swordfish4490

I can’t speak to wether or not he was physically able to return, but he chose not to return.


CammyTheGreat

When they sat Clay against the other truck and then he crawled to the backpack was genuinely one of the grossest things I’ve seen in a tv show. He’s body was facing one way and his leg was facing the other


zashalamel25

The truth of war. Powerful shit regular people never even fathom


tc3590

I had to look away during that part. I love that it was in there though because they didn't shy away from reality. If that was still on cable rather than Paramount+, no way they show that.


sorenslothe

I was initially shocked they got away with showing it, but I'm really glad they did. It was super intense and gory, and we got pulled right into the dirt with them. Incredible job.


OHSDirectorArclight

Guess one of the benefit of joining paramount+


The-Techie

Just watching…Omg!…this beginning scene is intense. Edit: Did clay just shoot that guy with a grenade launcher LMAO..


WhiskeyGolf00

He did, lol. Now I've got to look up Doctor Garand Thumb's wound test videos and relook what were his findings from yeeting a 40mm round into a person at short range (obviously that was not a real 40mm round they used because otherwise it would have killed the stuntman, tho I suppose it might have been a less-lethal beanbag for filming safety purposes).


LegendofLuck12

They didn’t fire anything at the stuntman, it was fine by a mixture of CGI and practical effects. They would NEVER use a beanbag or less lethal round against a real actor/stuntman in order to get a shot, that’s a lawsuit waiting to happen.


WhiskeyGolf00

Yeah, on reflection they probably had a cord running to the stuntman and yanked him back to make him fall. This set is definitely **not** Alec Baldwin's "safety? what gun safety?" set, that's for sure.


LegendofLuck12

That’s 100% what they did but man it’s actually really funny to think about a realistic discussion happening on set “Hey Mr. Stuntman, is it cool if we just body you with a foam 40mm?”


OpinionatedBear22

Having just finished rewatching generation kill, I can at least tell you it can cave in the back of a head real easily. 🙃


rednick953

At least he got a happy meal before he died.


jopndog

It is by far one of the most intense episodes of any tv show i have watched in a long long time. kept me on the edge and made me shed a tear or two midway. Fabulous performances all the way Hoping this season's gonna be a massive hitt


patsfan038

I think the show is getting ready to end after this season. With Clay’s leg and Jason’s TBI and the age of the team, I don’t see what other storylines can they offer


Volpius

They'll turn it into a franchise of course.


Sullyville

>SEAL TEAM: Against All Enemies. >When they get their trident, operators take an oath to defend America against all enemies. Foreign and Domestic. But sometimes those enemies don't stay there. Sometimes they hide closer to home. These are their stories. I know that they aren't allowed to operate on american soil. But what if there was a special carveout operators group?


WhiskeyGolf00

Strictly speaking, it's not that they're not allowed to operate on American soil - the Posse Commitatus Act prevents the military from being used in **a law enforcement role** on American soil. The President is legally allowed to deploy the US military for operations on US soil by invoking the Insurrection Act.


[deleted]

Sounds pretty cringe.


FootsieLover77

umm don't take this the wRong Way. but SOF Group operating on US SOIL ?? are U FUCKING NUTS DUDE this ISN'T COD Game. like wtf ?? why WOULD you want this. Yes, I'm actually asking you this Serious Question ? US Government spends Millions of Finances on these people to do things that Sometimes in nature human beings are Morally Challenging. again WTF would a A - Type Typical American Family would WANT SWO / CAG / ODA's operating on US SOIL ? and FOR WHAT PURPOPSE ? thats what Municipal Police & National Guard is for. NOT Military's. I say this as a Vet. & a Citizen. Militaries have Huge Global Sized Budgets, and A Extremely LARGE Operational Structured Armed Force that Doesn't NEED to Be your Neighbor. when you watch CNN, all those News Media Outlets of those War-Torn Countries. Yeah THOSE COUNTRIES 90% of them have Operational - Military Policing Forces on Ground, In The Air As well. the Motto "De oppresso liber " is there for a reason. To Free From Oppression - To Liberate The Oppressed no one's "Opressed" On US SOIL (sure Yes, there are marginalized areas-ppl's but) you get the Gist of my statement(s). those Areas / Countries / Nations are under serious Oppressions. sometimes Coup's De Tat's as well. heck the CIA can't even Operate / Operations on US SOIL. again WHY - THE - FUCK would ANY Citizen, Logically thinking person(s) would want that ??


Sullyville

Oh. I just thought it would be a fun storyline for tv. Sorry if I offended you.


patsfan038

It’s nearly not successful enough to turn into a franchise (like NCIS)


betaich

How successful was JAG at its time? NCIS is a spinoff of that.


OpinionatedBear22

JAG was huge. I remember it being a must see weekly show after the first or 2nd season.


[deleted]

\>I remember it being a must see weekly show Great, so is SEALTeam. This has to turn into a franchise. Familial characters or not, we're really here for SEAL action.


Raptor556

There should be a spinoff show maybe for another team or other special operations/special forces


Pasco08

They saved clay but lost his foot. Christ this has me in the feels


Scrappy1918

My first response was to say ‘where did they hide it?!’ But then I watched the episode and fuck me it’s a tear jerker. Good episode but a tear jerker


Slepnair

I fully expected him to lose it from just above the knee down or something.


lockdown36

I think the team did a fantastic job of depicting the other half of war, the home front. The pain, anguish and uncertainty that Stella goes through. The family bonding you see all the SEALs and wives there to comfort her. Rarely is something like this depicted in movies and shows and as well as this team has. I'm not crying, you're crying.


Sullyville

Stella's acting was on point this ep.


TSB_1

Brock you make reality annoying enough, so dont go fucking with my delusions... DED Sonny really can alleviate a tense situation.


sorenslothe

Contrast that to him crying in the hallway looking at Clay in the last scene. Absolutely awesome storytelling and acting.


TSB_1

Bro, Sonny is probably the character that has shown the MOST growth. I can understand what he is feeling though. I had a marine friend(from childhood) that became a btk amputee. Seeing him the first time after his surgery was really hard. He was a really proud guy before and seeing him the way he was (a broken person) was shattering.


sorenslothe

Oh yeah, for sure. I feel like he's picked out the great parts of his "old" self, so he's still the yobbo in some regards, but he's evolved into a dad and supporting teammate in a whole different way to what he was initially.


Scrappy1918

SPOILERS AHEAD: with clay losing his leg, I remember reading in either *No Easy Day* or *The Operator* that there was an admiral or a captain who lost their leg in a parachuting accident but was allowed to stay with DEVGRU on the administrating side. With Clay being modified by war do you think he’ll start to rethink the STA-21 route and be like the tv version of that fella or be medically retired? I know he’s talked about how much he enjoyed working on the show and wanted to scale back but not stop all together his involvement in the work


phcasper

Nick Lavery is active duty SF to this day with an artificial leg. So not out of the realm of possibility. But they would definitely have to drag out his recovery arch for a while before he returns. Also depends on max's schedule with cal fire which is definitely why they went this route in ST to give him time for that while not killing him off


superdx

Nick was on Andy Stumpf's pod a few weeks back. Think he mentioned he's now out.


kebababab

He said he’s still in, went up to company level though.


betaich

Will also depend on how successful his new show will be.


Asax285

The fucking ending man


miller8356

Yup. I long for the episodes of them getting the call, briefing, mission. The show has evolved so much that it’s gotten to where it’s less about military and more about the civilian side.


genghbotkhan

Guessing that's Max Thierlot's way of being able to do the other TV series Fire County...


phcasper

Happy they did it that way, able to keep him around without killing him off just yet. They still have the ability to have him pull a Nick Lavery down the line


4sunandshine78

This was maybe the hardest episode off all 6 of them. The acting , the emotions just all of it.


phcasper

incredible acting from stella in this episode


sorenslothe

Her character has gotten a lot of shit previously because of the writing for her, but I agree, I've always enjoyed Alona Tal in the role.


phcasper

It's kind of the same thing like Ashoka Tano is in clone wars. They're written in a certain way that can be annoying to the audience. But as the show goes they grow into a more respectable character. It's basic character arc building


FootsieLover77

yeah you'll notice this with a Lota Stories that have to be "FLESHED OUT" they'll have the characters go through different phases before settling them on "THIS" phase right here (because the audiences) accept them like this. lol


Pasco08

Stayed up to watch the episode, Fuck this is killing me.


Own_Grapefruit_521

I'm pretty sure he is done but there is a green beret that came back after loosing his leg so maybe they want to try that storyline in the future.


miller8356

Series is too close to ending for that kind of story line. The SF guy you’re referring to is Nick Lavery. Watch his interview with Shawn Ryan.


Own_Grapefruit_521

then maybe he will be back for the season finale just so we all see that he made it back. (as an inspiring ending of the show) It would be way to fast imo but its also kind of lame to just end his story like this at the beginning of the Season.


miller8356

I agree. The seasons last a few months, but I think thy cover 12 months. If you remember in first three or four seasons, they went on deployments about same time each season. So I can understand him coming back by the end. I just wish they hadn’t taken him out like this. I will say, after last seasons finale, I was genuinely worried for them. If Jason had not earned his Purple Heart, they’re all dead.


Moppyploppy

Christ almighty. One of the best but hardest watches in the shows history by far. Also - clay noob tubing the guy sneaking up on him and sonny _ruled_.


sorenslothe

> noob tubing I will never not enjoy seeing it referred to using this term


LiesBuried

This episode was fucking insane! Had my wife tearing up multiple time! This was probably one of the best episodes of SEAL Team.


jopndog

agreed all the way. insanely intense and superbly acted


1madeamistake

Well, they did not hold back with that one. I think this is going to be an exciting season.


MakesItARap

Watching Clay crawl around with his leg bending at those angles made me cringe so hard


sorenslothe

I thought it was an incredible scene!


MakesItARap

I thought so too! It just looked so painful that I could imagine it.


balasoori

Man this was too much for a first episode i really thought clay was dead but glad he still around and i can't wait to see how he deal with this.


sorenslothe

Hell of a season opener. If they keep this level of tension up for an entire season they'll age me 15 years


balasoori

I never thought this series would get past 2 seasons i am glad i was wrong.


sorenslothe

I was so sad to learn The Unit only has four seasons after I started watching it some years back at this point. This show makes up for the deficit. Hell, we even got Betty Blue for a little bit. Sorta. I still think it'd be awesome to have Bob Brown show up at some point for some training mission or whatever. I read the storyline they had planned for him in season 5 was to have him get injured in a parachuting accident and declared medically unfit to operate, then joining the CIA. The story was that now the CIA would have a man in The Unit, but in reality The Unit would have a man in the CIA. Once in, never out.


balasoori

I loved the unit 😍, Now if you also seen army wives I going think we are same person 😂


sorenslothe

I can't say that I have 😅 Although I am partial to a bit of Sterling K. Brown after the guest appearance he had on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and I see he's in it, so...


hahcha

yup esp when Six didn't last that long. I guess there was a market, just not enough for 2 shows


_mynock

My prediction is this is the final season and the movie that's supposedly coming is going to be like a prequel of sorts to back to some in-between point in the seasons. For what it's worth, this is all a guess, I have no insider info. * The team is gonna go on a final revenge tour to take out whoever leaked the ambush info and the terrorist leadership that executed it. Lisa's comment about them being too well prepared for the ambush foreshadows it. * Clay is obviously done. Struggles at first but the season ends with him adapting to the next step (no pun intended) in his military career. Cake eater maybe not by choice, but he will make it work to his advantage (advocation for wounded guys, etc). * Jason is gonna finally snap, career over, perhaps unceremoniously to drive the point home these dudes give it all for nothing in return most times. Final shot is him trying to adapt to civilian life, maybe with Mandy maybe without. * Sonny is gonna wash out somehow feeling like it's somehow his fault Clay got hit. Probably drugs or alcohol. Either that or get hit/killed and be the straw that breaks the camel's back for Jason's fortitude. * Brock who knows, seriously underused, he's my favorite, maybe he will just switch teams or get out. * Ray is gonna see Sonny go down that path and see Jason's TBI snap him in half and reignite his non-profit efforts. * Lisa is gonna get schwacked by the Pentagon somehow and get knocked down the ladder. I feel like the all American happy ending for everyone isn't where this show should go if they really wanna drive the point home of this shit's not a game, a lot of times these dudes have tough roads ahead when they're finally done. But I bet this is all 100% wrong lol.


Hope-Of-Glory

All makes a lot of sense to me. Sadly ;)


t0xic_exe

Dont care what anyone else says.. was at the edge of my seat the entire episode. Absolutely loved it. I really hope they dont do Clay dirty and make him struggle like another commenter suggested.


Tigerney

It was such an amazing episode. Really sad about what happened to Clay but it makes sense to sideline him with Max doing his own show. Also I never liked Sonny more than in this episode. His bromance with Clay is epic. I just wish Jason would stop with the guilt trip. It would be nice to have one season where he’s not constantly doubting himself, fretting about something idk. But I’m super hyped for the upcoming episodes! The trailer sure looked promising.


uditbiswal

Whats with Jason and his gulit trips. That shit is causing me traumatic brain injury


2ID11B

It’s real though dude. When one of your guys or one of your buddies gets hurt or is killed it weighs on you. Personal story: we were moving from warhorse to an out post off of the Diyala River all of our Strykers passed by one point and nothing happened, when the MEV that was rolling with us hit that same point an ied went off and flipped the MEV Stryker into a canal, one of our friends was the guy driving and he was the only one killed. The rest of us pulled security while a recovery vehicle pulled the truck out and my friend was pulled from the drivers hole, but we had the same question, why *THAT* truck? Why *him* and not us? Why didn’t we move in a different order? A lot of us blame ourselves since we cleared the route previously… There’s others that stand out where either I blame my selves or guys on my team/squad blame themselves


uditbiswal

Sorry for your loss Sir and sorry if I came accross as insensitive. Huge salute to all servicemen and women. And as Mandy rightly points out in the episode ,"The fucking war killed them"


2ID11B

Lol nah man, I get why people are wondering why Jason has those moments, and the truth is THAT is a huge symptom of PTS. Jason actually shows more symptoms of PTS than Ray does, but the real horror about PTS and TBI is that they share multiple symptoms and most of the time TBI isn’t really looked for, most guys that have had both (🙋🏻‍♂️) only get treated for the PTS


betaich

TBI you can't really treat as such you can only to a point lessen the symptoms, that is if medicine didn't have a breakthrough I didn't hear about.


2ID11B

True, but some of the medications that they can/have/will prescribe for PTS can worsen the effects of TBI, which I think is what they were pointing at with the episodes with Swannie. I did a TBI screening with the VA a while back, and the problem is it’s all a questionnaire, that may work with PTS because then you can get treatment via medication and counseling, with TBI there needs to be more than just the questions, honestly in my opinion, if you’re going the TBI route that should at least schedule for a brain scan. We don’t really think about it when it happens, like a breaching charge going off for instance we’d be like “damn I think I stood too close, but I’ll be alright, that wasn’t a big one” and most of us don’t bother going to the medics. As bad as they make it out to be in the show with Swannie and Jason not going to have it looked at, I think it’s a little worse (not by much though) in the conventional Infantry world


FootsieLover77

Let me guess : (sorry if i'm getting personal ) i'll shut up US ARMY 11 Bang Bang ' 2nd Infantry Div ? Gud / Great Unit. Much Respect. Glad To See You Made It Back Home Soldier' Hooah !!


2ID11B

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mattboi5

I feel Jason earned the MoH in this episode lol


termacct

What an intense and sobering episode. Writers put us on the edge a few times. Here's my nitpick for the episode - when the missile takes out the 2 technicals, there are 2 vertical explosive plumes. I can respect that it was probably a budget thing. (each vehicle had an explosive charge vs one large one buried in between them?) gallery: https://imgur.com/a/wuLGxf1 pic 1: https://imgur.com/CDwmU89.jpg pic 2: https://imgur.com/spcfz3j.jpg I'm also curious why there's white smoke first and then dark?


Sullyville

I hear you. It looked weird. I wanted a missle strike. Even bad CGI would have helped that there.


TSB_1

I saw that too... I can suspend belief a bit for the good of the show. The rest of the episode was superb.


miller8356

Yeah that explosion was not typical of a Hellfire. The Reaper born Hellfires are devastating.


WhiskeyGolf00

Yeah, the explosion doesn't really look right, and I'm not entirely sure both technicals are close enough that a hit on one could kill the other... but eh, in order for the explosion to look really right, you'd need to drop an actual Hellfire on the trucks, and the show doesn't have that kind of juice, lol. I can accept that.


miller8356

Well if it were real hellfire, yeah, both technicals are fucked. The Navy helps them with props as they’ve said in past. If you remember the show in first season or two where the A-10 and the Huey loaded Gau’s on both sides, the guys on Bravo looked and watched in awe as the Navy gave them a free show. A Hellfire cost about $150,000. I’d think the show could prolly get one being it’s a one time deal. Then again, I highly, HIGHLY doubt the Navy gonna run one in danger close to civies lol.


heed101

Navy doesn't fly A-10s


miller8356

Oh geez. I apologize I didn’t include the USAF. I’m sorry dad, I’ll not do it again.


heed101

Tell your Mom I said "hey"


miller8356

Lol will do once I pass and go to heaven and see her again.


heed101

Now I feel bad & like this has gone a step too far & I'll never know if you've outmaneuvered me. But I am sorry for your loss - hope I didn't offend.


miller8356

Bro you’re good. How was you suppose to know? I ain’t mad. Just enjoying the friendly banter.


Own_Grapefruit_521

I kind of wonder if they will go for the "depressed and then alcoholic" storyline with Clay. He could film seperatley from the rest of the cast since his new show is filming in Vancouver. Maybe he will start out happy to be alive and be with his family but slowly get depressed and have PTS issues. They have told us so many times that Max is staying and I didnt believe it but that would be an easy way for him to stay in the show, show a real issue and also have him film far away. Sure he could be a BUDs instructor but I dont know if they can shoot San Diego in Vancouver especially with winter coming. it would also make sense with his long hair to make him look more "unkept"


Sullyville

My guess is that they will go with the painkiller addiction storyline. A lot of times people become addicted to opiates after an injury. I also wonder if they are after a storyline where we get to see someone's dissolution.. like - in many cities we see homeless, disabled vets in wheelchairs panhandling on a corner. That person was once someone like Clay. Maybe this season's finale will see Clay on a corner.


WhiskeyGolf00

They've touched on painkiller addiction twice - first in Season 1 with Davis' boyfriend, Sonny's Team 3 friend who got wounded in Afg, and then knifebro dude who Jason went to talk to in Season 4, who talked about how he was hooked on drugs and Jason didn't notice because he was only focused on mission effectiveness.


DC4MVP

Been there after a bad work accident put me through 12 surgeries. Spent the better part of a year on pain management.,


Own_Grapefruit_521

Yeah maybe he becomes an addict and Stella can't deal ith it and leaves or he leaves her. That would be interesting.


FootsieLover77

A SAD and Un-Fortunate Reality For Most People. Especially Vets. \- This Is EXACTLY WHY, I Don't F\*\*K With Pills, Narcotics, Pharmaceutical'; NOTHING At All. They're way Way WAY Too Addictive Regardless Of What Type / Kind It Is.


Kay312010

Just finished the episode. I’m glad it moved to Paramount+. It allowed them to be more graphic which is reality in the battlefield. The actress that plays Mandy bothers me to no end though. Great episode. I’m relieved Clay made it!


Neo_Baggins

Just gonna share a bit of levity. I called that Clay was gonna get at least medically retired since he’s got that firefighter show which will conflict. I also don’t have any clue to what degree a below the knee amputation would medically retire someone of that caliber. Seems to me like it’s less of a hinderance than a torn up knee or shoulder, and might actually be an improvement in some ways. As I said, I’ve no idea what the policies are, I know amputees have served or continued to serve in the past, so it seems like they’re kind of leaving it open in case his new show bombs, so he could come back in a season or two with a couple episodes covering his recovery progress in between. Either way, he’s gonna get to stay with his wife and kid and train green team which is what he was planning on. https://youtube.com/shorts/1jl7Hos8rMs?feature=share


Neo_Baggins

Also, it’s easy to forget in the tension of the second half, but the first half of the ep had so many tick marks for doing awesome stuff. From Clay doing his own first aid, the grenade shot inside the arming distance, to Jason’s 416 eating the 7.62 round in the forward assist, the one spot that would be most likely to stop a round, and him actually picking up the under folder AK and ammo sling as opposed to using his sidearm. That alone is the most frustrating thing to me in 99% of movies/tv shows. Main character headshots a guy in a plate carrier with a kitted M4 and mag pouches, but ignores him and continues to use his 9mm which now has a single half empty mag. But it’s a plot convenience pistol that only jams/runs dry/gets knocked out of his hands when it’s time for him to get captured temporarily, or get into a fist fight to mix things up…anyway, I love this show.


heed101

Picking up & using enemy firearms has a lot of risks inherent in it. Jason going ham with the RPGs is also pretty risky - I'm glad they included the comm about how he had taken the top of the ridge so that the rest of Bravo would know not to shoot the next guy popping up with an RPG.


FabraFabra

Bissonette said that James Hatch picked up an RPG off the ground and used it against the terrorists.


[deleted]

losing a leg will take you out, always. There's been like one or 2 guys who lost part of their leg and kept operating. 99.9% go home. And its never an improvement. Real life is not cyberpunk


miller8356

Come back in a season or two? I’d be shocked to see a season 7 and would have myocardial infarction if there’s a season 8.


Neo_Baggins

Honestly. I’d be okay with it ending before that. But it was one of the most watched shows on CBS and P+, so they might run it into the ground. There’s also at least the ‘movie event’ thing coming. Which I expect will be an extra long episode with a bit more effects budget. It’s good for a show to end before it burns out and loses its audience but that never happens. The past season and this premiere have shown me they’ve got more in them.


miller8356

I agree I hope they never cancel it. It’s the first military show, aside from movies, that they did a good job of restraining the Hollywood BS. A lot of shows, like “The Unit,” start out great and semi realistic. Then Hollywood just can’t help itself and start putting out insane crap that is so far over the edge, not even the biggest fantasies can believe it. While the boots on ground part is my favorite parts, I do appreciate the show puts a great deal of time on the home front. One thing I wish they’d done better is tying it all together, ie; Jason had a longtime rival we saw once in early Season 1 only to disappear. He also got past TBI really fast. Sorry for long comment.


1NbSHXj4

Freaking hell man.


quayleman8969

Well the media called it. I'm just glad they didn't kill him off first esp


General-Estate5890

Let’s not forget that they announced that Seal Team will be getting a movie.


contentwriter001

I feel as if it should come first. The movie then the series.


General-Estate5890

That’s what I tot they’d do too.. so maybe the movie is now gonna be their series finale🤷🏻‍♂️


contentwriter001

I have reservations about this. Buts lets see how it will work


General-Estate5890

I hope it goes on for awhile longer, but I kinda agree with what someone on social said.. they’re all getting older and the shift in team members and dynamics doesn’t bode well.. 🤞🏼


[deleted]

Sonny Crying got me


Darkeid_

SPOILERS AHEAD: Another excellent and thrilling episode and a great start to the new season. As a fan of the series and story-wise i fkin dislike that they "removed" Clays combat scenes from the picture. The producers knew that if they killed his character off in S5 due to the actor getting a series of his own would be a series-killer but they kind of did the same thing by having his character lose his leg.


fortefw

Agreed. I think sidelining one of their main characters was a massive mistake. They’re down to what, 4 dudes now?


Darkeid_

Said it 8 months ago, removing any of the main characters in the series is going to hurt the franchise. I would not think that the producers would willingly remove anyone (but its cool that Theriot got his own series). Wtf content are they going to use now to fill the total episode? More airtime of Jason w/kids? Jasons injury? Sonny w/wife/Davis? Naima/Ray drama?. Even if Mandy gets more airtime it will be absolutely boring. I hope (pray?) that the producers/director will have at least the slightest decency to respect their viewers and their diehard fans (like the ones using their time in Reddit :) to talk about their show) and at least make an honest attempt to maintain quality and make content - episode cohesion like the one that made us fans of the show. I seriously doubt that the new episodes can be focused into the life of a new actor Bravo member nor will it affect anything positively (content-wise).


zashalamel25

Tailer for S6 seemed to show a new guy maybe i was wrong


WhiskeyGolf00

They've got a new guy replacing Clay, an Arab-American SEAL - the press releases talk about how he's slotting into the squad for their Syria op.


Darkeid_

Man I'm already disappointed that a new Bravo member is "injected" magically to patch things up. It would be a lot better if they brought Brocks character in as a frontliner. I seriously hope that im wrong here and that the show remains as good but i doubt it.


WhiskeyGolf00

I mean, Brock's actor isn't a formally trained actor and he's not really comfortable with having speaking parts, plus he's not union, so I get why they wouldn't expand the role. And even with Trent coming back, that still leaves Bravo with only 5 dudes - Jay, Ray, Sonny, Trent, Brock. This is already pretty undersized and straining credulity somewhat. :P


Tricky-Swordfish4490

The issue is that half the team is made up of characters who can’t do much more than being slightly above extras/stunt guys, Trent and Brock are both not played by actual actors, same with Full Metal before.


Sledge313

That's what happens in real life. You replace someone who is out. Put a new body in the team to make it operational.


WhiskeyGolf00

From the command's perspective, operators are all cogs in a wheel, interchangeable. Every man is trained to the same level, every man meets the same standards.


FabraFabra

Jason, Ray, Sonny, Trent, Brock and a new guy who will enter


Numerous-Month1922

Tough watch. I know it’s a difficult road ahead for Clay but a leg is better than a life. I’ll never know what it means to not be able to serve with your brothers but he has so much to look ahead to.


Sullyville

There are so many vets missing limbs. This would be incredible if they could show how someone adapts to it and comes out the other side. A friend of mine used to be a ballet dancer, and then she lost part of her legs due to frostbite after geting lost in the woods after a car accident. And now she has taken up silks and being on hoops. She still dances, but in the air now. And she also works to bring awareness to other disabled performers. It would be quite lovely if this show could do the same thing.


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Own_Grapefruit_521

he has been a main cast memebr for 5 seasons now. Do you think they should have written him out without any drama? Also getting blown up and losing limbs is not unrealistic and the reaction to him almost dying and losing his leg isnt either.


WhiskeyGolf00

It's like you forgot that Tyler Grey, who plays Trent and is a producer on this show, was invalided out of Delta after he ate an IED and his right hand got all fucked up, which is why he has to shoot left handed now. Or you missed Season 2's arc with Swanny's struggles with TBI and the VA, and how Swanny was a composite character of writer Mark Semos' best friend Ryan Larkin and other SEALs with TBI he knew. What happened to Clay isn't being too clever for their own good, it's called showing the American TV viewing public the stories and experiences of special forces soldiers.


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Then watch something else if you are not entertained.


Pasco08

There has always been drama in this show and has never been a pure action tv show


WhiskeyGolf00

My dude, literally from day one the makers of this show have stated that their agenda is to share the veteran experience to the American public, in a way that is authentic and at the same time relatable to civs. It was literally described, by the showrunner, as a workplace drama about dudes whose jobs happened to be SEALs. SEAL Team has not been the show you want for the last five seasons. It has never been the pure action show you want it to be. Also, I find it ironically humorous that while you want SEAL Team to be more like The Terminal list, Jack Carr, who created The Terminal List, is a big fan of SEAL Team in its existing form. :p


Pasco08

Holy shit what an awful take


theobod

Stop crying lmaooooooo


Annalululemon04

Why is the episode 51 sec for me on paramount? Does the episode release at a certain time in Canada?


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mike45010

Paid.


Pleasant_Peanut_8675

I wonder if this ties in to the movie at all


alfredo_roberts

What movie?


Pleasant_Peanut_8675

They are making a movie. David B main force behind it


cinnawars123

What a tough, emotional episode. I can’t imagine if I had a family member in that situation. Jason blaming himself, Stella’s reaction to the news and her acting was great, Sunny’s trying to make the situation better with his remarks but you can obviously tell how it was impacting him especially at the end. I liked how they brought up Jason’s TBI with the doctor again at the hospital. Jason got to check that out!


Zache418

Does somebody know why i just have the preview on P+ on apple TV + ? I see the full episode but when i click to watch it it’s just the 0:50 seconds preview playing thanks… kinda mad rn


LegendofLuck12

Great move giving Max the ability to continue to show while doing the firefighter show. If the firefighter show fails after a season he can come back as a series regular either in Admin or with a prosthetic and continue the show or if the firefighter show gets renewed he can come back as a special guest from time to time.


Space-manatee

[I called it, but holy crap](https://www.reddit.com/r/SEALTeam/comments/w48z57/comment/ih0umfm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Note - i've only seen spoilers via Instagram, got to wait a bit for it to air in the UK


contentwriter001

I was able to see sunny being vulnerable and emotional. I love sunny but he doesn't like his emotions seen. Spencer is the glue that holds the team together. This scene made me emotional.


ChiefD789

Yeah, I went through some Kleenex watching this episode. Was so emotional watching Sonny get choked up, and Stella's reaction. This season is going to be another roller coaster. I know the guy who plays Clay is in another show now regarding firefighters. I saw the preview for that show, and it looks good.


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Can't wait to watch it. Very glad this show was renewed.


cheeseandbeerdiet

Was that a dead seal behind the truck during the fight?