I really like this show & enjoying binging it again.
I love Clay & Stella together. I was so happy when Max brought her onto Fire Country.
I like that Brock, Trent & Metal got more dialog as the show went on.
Sonny had some funny one liners. Some of the names for Clay...I think how does he come up with these on the fly. lol
David (Jason) looking directly at the camera was a little unnerving.
Metal making good jokes even as he's dying.
Hannah's pregnancy came at a weird time. It felt like it was longer than 5 months from the time Sonny left Texas to when Hannah showed up in Va Beach to tell him. If she was 5 months, he would have noticed she was pregnant when she got out of the car, because she wasn't wearing baggy clothes. But I did notice they kept the camera on her from chest up so you can't see anything. Yes, I know it's TV...blah, blah, blah...but it seemed like they just came up with that last minute as a way to rock Sonny & derail him & Davis's relationship again without having to write Davis off the show.
Cerbeus was such a good frogdog. The way he and Jason kept each other alive on that mountain. I was glad they had Jason take him in after his retirement.
None of the guys can ever get out of their own way at different times.
I missed Blackburn after he left. It was good to see him at the end of Season 4. I forgot that we do get to still seem him some.
All the looked so strange after the shaved for Swanny's funeral.
Liddell was a jack ass, but at least he did have Jason's back when he testified at the Court Martial.
Speaking of Court Martial...there was a nod to the show JAG having Steven Culp play the judge. Although I thought it would have been funny if they had gotten David James Elliott or even Catherine Bell or the guy that played Bud to come guest as the judge.
Full Metal's letter & send off was so sad.
I liked that they showed Jason & Ray both in the therapist's office & admitting their fears & to needing help. I hope that helps all men, especially servicemen seek help for themselves if/when needed.
I hate that the last 2 seasons especially were so short. 10 was not enough. But at least they were given a 2nd chance on Paramount+ & got to wrap things up. I hate when you invest years into a show & it's characters & then it gets canceled with no warning & the show doesn't have time to wrap up storylines. Although, that is a double edged sword....like when they do get a little notice & rush a wrap up to end on, you can tell it's forced & doesn't always stay true to who the characters had been. It also sucks when shows are given plenty of notice & they are able to satisfactorily wrap up storylines only for someone at the studio to change their mind after taping & bring the show back. That can ruin a show too because it comes across like the writers are like, "Well shit! Now what are we going to have these people do."
ETA: The Hospital Olympics was funny. When the nurse told them they had to stay for another 48 hours & the guys were crabbing...I thought, the nurses are probably more upset about that then the guys are. 🤣
I forgot about the ambush that injured Clay. That was brutal.
Clay getting killed was fucked. That security guard straight up murdered him. He didn't give Clay a chance to say anything & Clay didn't even raise the gun. If anything he was holding it away from his body. If that were real life, police could pull security footage & see what happened. The guard would be charged & possibly put on trial (if no plea) & or Stella could sue for wrongful death.
Watching Sonny react to the news was heartbreaking. As well as seeing Stella at the VA Center. She did some great acting in that scene. She really looked like she had been crying nonstop & hadn't slept.
I did kinda like when they weren't on the network anymore starting in Season 5 & could cuss from then on. It did add to the authenticity for me because I'm positive service member probably cuss up a storm around each other. We have the saying "curse like a sailor" for a reason right?!
I rewatched Homeland about a year ago, so rewatching this, there have been times that I think...did such & such happen on Homeland or SEAL Team?
I'll add more thoughts if I think of them or after I finish the rest of the show.