Special Ops: Lioness

Taylor Sheridan and one solid undercover special ops operation in a series dominated by female protagonists. An excellent Zoe Saldana, an even better Laysla De Oliveira, an uncompromising Nicole Kidman, and the insanely sexy Stephanie Nur, who gives you an instant boner with her gaze. It's a bit of an unconventional series where we don't get much action, it's a spy political thriller that's blends family drama, but the two levels work so well that the series gets by without action. Sheridan knows what he's doing, so the dialogue is precise, the emotions work, the political intrigue packs a punch and doesn't get boring despite the slower pace. The craftsmanship is of course top notch, the music is excellent, all the actors are spot on and the action from recruiting the main character, training, infiltration and defusing is rendered very realistically. The final episode is the highlight (the last 15 minutes are awesome!), so for me a job well done. I enjoyed a lot the military politics, which nicely pointed out that everyone is just puppets and everything is controlled by the scumbags behind the desk. There could have been more action, the plot could have been better paced and overall it could have been more intense, but it is still a decent genre piece above average. If you like these undercover operations to take down a terrorist, you won't go wrong. 7/10. (26.09.2023)