Tag: Lioness

Photo: Luke Varley/Paramount+ We’ve got a real thing for victory here in America. So much so that we can’t help but come out the gate of every era of American military conflict with a junk-food meal of cheap actioners and taught thrillers to retcon our big battles while showing us a nasty, bloody good time… Continue reading Lioness’ Recap, Season 1 Episode 8

“If we play this right, it’s over before it’s begun.” Our penultimate special op picks up right where we left off, both time and vibe-wise. Everyone in Langley’s clacking away on laptops and pacing and fast-talking through 15-second phone calls. And Kaitlyn Meade, as always, knows just what to say to sum up the whole… Continue reading Lioness’ Recap, Season 1 Episode 7

Photo: Greg Lewis/Paramount+ Get your fluffy slippers ready, folks, because it’s a Rainy Spa Day on this week’s Special Ops: Lioness! Here’s where the show locks into full gear, deftly switching back and forth between the boots on the ground at the private Spa sesh and all the inter-departmental intrigue and 4D chess going on in… Continue reading Lioness’ Recap, Season 1, Episode 6

Photo: Greg Lewis/Paramount+/Greg Lewis/Paramount+ “Truth is the Shrewdest Lie.” I love when they broadcast the thematic crux of the episode loud and clear in the title — the blunt utility of it. It matches the tenor of these “special ops,” wouldn’t you say? That’s “ops” plural, you understand, thanks to that asshole Kyle. This guy… Continue reading Lioness’ Recap, Season 1, Episode 5

Photo: William Gray/Paramount+ Boy, these Special Ops are getting spicy, eh folks? When we left off, Cruz was about to board a private jet with Aaliyah and crew to a surprise destination, Joe and the Lioness team scrambling to find out where they were headed and follow the trip. And wouldn’t you know it, after all that… Continue reading Lioness’ Recap, Season 1, Episode 4

Photo: Greg Lewis/Paramount+/Greg Lewis/Paramount+ Damn, this Lioness program is turning out to be a real drag for our girl Cruz, and we’re just now getting into a real episodey episode of these Special Ops — keeping the action and the plot and all the emotional beats a movin’. Cruz gets her first real round of spy games… Continue reading Lioness’ Recap, Season 1, Episode 3