In episode three the captain calls the Russian captain the guy who “wrote the book on modern naval warfare”. The modern Russian navy is an absolute joke lol.

Hello all!

So, I know I'm SUPER late to the game, but I'm just watching this show for the first time. LOVING it so far!!!

I'm a person who LOVES noticing inconsistencies (not triggered by them, just find it funny) and dramatizations for entertainment purposes. I'm just starting on season 2 and I have frustrated questions! SPOILERS BELOW

Also, for context - I was in the Navy, but served less than 4 years and only went on 1 deployment.

1. Is it a common occurrence for the CAPTAIN to go out on missions EVERY time something bad happens? I mean... I'm all here for it, but that's not realistic... right??

2. Did it bother anyone else that the one girl's pregnancy was just announced to the captain and the dad - no HIPPA or privacy anymore??? I mean, I get that it's the end of the world, but come ON! Can't a CONCIOUS woman announce her own pregnancy?!?! (Only minorly bothered by this, but curious if this was weird for anyone else)

That's all for now. I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go!

TIA!

Just started season 3...I don't know if I can take all these characters dying off. I start to like someone boom they're dead. I hope its not me doing it🤣🤣

I just finished the last episode of Season 5. A few thoughts (and some spoilers, so beware):

- I liked all the historical and literary references in show! Season 4 was an homage to Homer's The Odyssey (they even showed the book in the background a few times, to make sure you caught the reference). The wandering hero, Odysseus, is far from home, played by Tom Chandler. Season 5 was obviously an homage to World War II, complete with its own Pearl Harbor, D-Day Invasion on the beach, and Colombian Hitler aka Tavo (with his own Nazi-esque salute). If I missed any references in Seasons 1-3, please share.

-I loved the characters .. everyone, especially Tom, Sasha, Burk, Miller, Mike Slattery, the Greens, and all the main characters, were really well played by the actors. They had to work their butts off on this show! I was getting a workout just watching them save the world so many times. Whew. And I thought Eric Dane was incredible. I must say, I preferred his gray hair in Season 1 the best.

- I was amazed that they were granted permission to use so much real military equipment on the show- it was very cool to see tanks, ships, helicopters, and all kinds of equipment being used throughout the show and learn a little about what they can do. I'm sure a lot of it was unrealistic and Hollywood-ized, but still pretty cool.

-I wasn't such a fan of the extreme pro-US one-sided nature of the show, although I understood that the US Navy were always going to be the heroes/good guys. In Season 5, I thought they were going to delve more into the complicated, well, mostly terrible track record the US has had in Latin America post-World War II. We invaded countries, overthrew democratically elected leaders, supported brutal dictators, and did all sorts of bad stuff to try to "contain Communism" but mainly to support American business interests in the area. See: Guatemala, Cuba, Nicaragua, etc. They have a reason to be mad. Hopefully not Tavo-level mad, however.

- I originally thought this was going to be a show about a pandemic, and was surprised at how quickly they found a cure, ended that whole story line, and moved on to the anti-cure, the red rust, then a random imperialist dictator. In my opinion, they could have stuck to the pandemic/deadly virus theme a lot longer. If only Covid and other real pandemics had been eradicated that quickly.

- I've seen several people complain about all the many character deaths. I agree, they were very sad, but I'm glad they showed this side of war/battle... In reality, war is deadly, traumatic, brutal and many don't make it home to their families. Many that do come back are traumatized. It's not something to glamorize or whitewash.

Overall, I left feeling proud of our military and awed that people are willing to defend and put their lives on the line for our country. I really enjoyed it!

I KEEP WATCHING AND THESE BELOVED CAST MEMBERS KEEP DYING. YO STAY ALIVE. OH MY GOD.

As a Navy Veteran, I was THRILLED to see how Navy-centric this show was! It brought back a lot of memories for me, even with all of the flaws that were added for dramatic effect. So, to any other Navy Veterans in this group, how did y'all feel about the show? What are some of your favorite flaws? How annoyed was your SO from you pointing everything out?

why’d you have to do my man burk like that

Just started season 3. At the end of season two, Chung and Ravit die in the same episode. Okay, very sad...but i could manage. Then they kill Dr Scott!!! We learn she didn't make it in the first episode of season 3. Which is also the episode Val dies [who I was just starting to like]. Then in S3E2, Mason dies. 😭 Literally one of my favorite characters.

Idk how much more I can take of this.

After Captain Chandler meets Ruskov, and Ruskov says they have something that Dr Scott needs, Chandler and XO talk to Dr Scott, and it appears she's lying about something, but I'm not sure what.

ChatGPT says she's concealing that she knows the person aboard the Russian ship, but that's not true.

Anyone shed some light? This scene confused me because she obviously lied and admitted to lying about something, but I'm just not sure what.

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Am I in a select bunch that feels the last episode was cut off without any finalization....did Green return home? What happened to Wolf? Did Sasha and Tom fix things with his kids? What happened when Miller found out about Burke? I just absolutely HATED the ending.....the whole final season was just the US vs Latin Hitler with a whole Pearl Habor and D-Day set up😑😑😑 im furious it ended like crap after such a great show😒😒😒 seasons 1-4 Id give an 8/10 season 5 gets a 1/10

I think I may now be in a state of depression. I just finished watching the last ship and since I have started watching I’ve been absolutely obsessed. I have lost sleep just to watch this and now it’s over. And midway through watching I learned that Eric Dane died of ALS. This is too much for me to handle and my favorite show is just gone. What the hell do I do???

How many episodes or seasons did you make it before you just gave up?

That scene ALWAYS makes me cringe 🤣🤣🤣

How is this realistic

I’m sad it’s over. I almost gave up when Rachel died, but decided to continue and I’m so glad I did. Though I do wish the series finale had a bit more of an ending feel.

I’m now at a bit of a loss of what to watch. I might do a rewatch of La Brea or watch for the first time Terra Nova which I’ve seen some people recommend as a show similar to The Last Ship.

I’ve also seen Silo, The Strain, The Last Resort, and more be recommended.

But I don’t think any of them will be like The Last Ship. :(

So I just started season three and it seems like his character is completely different from the first couple seasons. He seems just really spaced out. Talking is very calm and he has no facial expressions. I’m not sure if this is just like a different direction for the character or early signs of Eric Dane’s ALS.

S5E9 That is all.. 😆 😁 🤣

I know it’s just a TV show but really? Standard shipboard sailors who are combat swimmers, EOD, Paratroopers, Seals, small boat operators and the list goes on and on.
Loved it until season 3. 4 if off the script and 5 of horrible.
Love looking at how fast they make rank too.