What's Past Is Prologue

I glad the spotlighted the awful way we left Afghanistan!

And we LEFT American citizens and Afghans that help us! My dad's a retired Marine(3 tours) and he gets so mad and disheartened about this!💔 It's not realistic but it's a show after all... I agree the other poster about that underwear and "f" word...lol.

Given, I am over the Mandy of it all. I didn't want to go back down that road. But I see other reviewers unhappy with the spotlight being on recent events with how we left Afghanistan and I can understand because I was done with other shows shoving Covid storylines down viewers throats.. but! I'm completely onboard with Hollywood actually paying attention to something that doesn't feel like an agenda for the left for once. Things do feel a little choppy with the storyline right now but I'm hoping that's an effect from the last of Covid tremors stalling things and this show moving from cable to streaming and it will work itself out if it hasn't course corrected already in the back half of this season. I do think they need to come up with something fresh while also getting back to their roots. I'm worried that isn't a possibility without a cast shake up though. As much as I adore David Boreanaz, the character Jason Hayes needs a revamp and feel free to drop Mandy back off in any other country. Fingers crossed her reappearance is a crucible to set up for a shift with Hayes as a character.

I really enjoyed this episode, except for the unnecessary language (see my previous comments on the Paramount+ takeover and how I can't watch it with my kids anymore)- MAINLY because it was a combination of reunion, redemption, possibilities and, well, a BIG MIDDLE FINGER to the Biden administration, and the way they completely botched the Afghanistan withdrawal. (I am speaking from a veteran's point of view.) Of particular interest was when Clay mentioned that they were fighting against our own equipment. (Referring to all the gear, weapons, ammunition, equipment, and vehicles, etc.) THESE EXACT THINGS were what I was thinking (and screaming at the TV, at the time) as I watched the inexcusable withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

Me and my brother have been fans since the beinning. Yes things started going downhill ever since season 3 but it's never been this unbearable. We don't care about cheap drama we want SEALs in action. What's even going on there behind the scenes? Why is David Boreanaz trying to jam a finger in Jessica's mouth in a wierd unnecessary intimate scene and why should I care to watch it? We're done.

For the veterans this episode - shows the impact of the withdrawal and how badly the Democrats failed in it - people criticizing this episode are disingenuous I believe as their comments have no substance rather just seem to be smearing the show - the takeover from Paramount Plus has been a breakthrough as it more accurately portrays high risk situations with the appropriate language rather than the PG language from previous - a shame that the show is so close to be finished i really hope it's either continued from Paramount Plus or another network takes it up as there's a lot more that can be done with it.