The Last Ship

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Season 1
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 22, 2014
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 221 Ratings

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  1. Wolivere
    Jun 27, 2014
    0
    Horrible. So we have a US destroyer sailing and operating in Canadian Northern Waters. Arrives in July and leaves 4 months later. The US has no Destroyer capable of operating in Artic waters even in summer ice conditions. And definitely not in Fall ice conditions. Its obvious they have no clue as to what -50 means and what it means to exposed skin. Or what it does to equipment andHorrible. So we have a US destroyer sailing and operating in Canadian Northern Waters. Arrives in July and leaves 4 months later. The US has no Destroyer capable of operating in Artic waters even in summer ice conditions. And definitely not in Fall ice conditions. Its obvious they have no clue as to what -50 means and what it means to exposed skin. Or what it does to equipment and machinery.

    So next part we have a major air born Virus only this ship escapes due to its northern location. But every one on the planet gets sick, even those in Bio Protective stations. But they pull up next to a ship with dead sick people and are okay?

    Now back to the destroyer. So now you have 5 Russian Helicopters flying in -50 weather *cough* and they manage to get that far. *boogle*

    Now 3 of them fire 4 missiles at the destroyer. All of them unguided tube launched. But one goes after the chaff and heat launcher? Huh? They are unguided. And why did the close in defense systems not fire? And how did they let such large heavy slow hostile aircraft get that close? Inept?

    Now 3 missiles hit the Destroyer 1 in the bridge 2 in the Phased Radar. These Destroyers have Light Aluminum skins. They are not designed to take direct missile strikes, this is not an armored Battle Ship.

    We have 0 crew casualties.. and not even a scratch in the paint? Wow... that is one heck of a ship.

    Nothing from a military stand point makes any sense, none of the plot makes sense.. none of the science makes sense. Its like they took a bunch of cool ideas tossed it into a blender and poured it into a glass. They figured all the cool things would make a cool drink... its pretty darn sour.    … Expand
  2. Kodiak931156
    Aug 19, 2014
    0
    ONLY MERCA HAS ENOUGH GUNS TO CURE THE VIRUS!

    This show has with a good concept, unfortunately thats all it has. poor characterization, poor writing, poor directing are all hurt this show. But the problems they represent are all small potatoes when compared to shows depiction of American altruism and honor. Every American is a shinning knight in white armor lacking the smallest hint of    ONLY MERCA HAS ENOUGH GUNS TO CURE THE VIRUS!

    This show has with a good concept, unfortunately thats all it has. poor characterization, poor writing, poor directing are all hurt this show. But the problems they represent are all small potatoes when compared to shows depiction of American altruism and honor. Every American is a shinning knight in white armor lacking the smallest hint of a fault and anyone with even the hint of an accent are wholly evil.

    Give this one a skip, I know I wish I did.    … Expand
  3. Ramses_X
    Jun 27, 2015
    1
    i stopped after the 2nd episode. its horrible, even the action is like a poor version of bay-movies (but 1 star for that). the story is stupid on every level (like scientific) and and also the telling is more a sequence of action or military scenes. to make things worse, its full of propaganda, from bad russians to terrorists, whose only purpose is to evil and then , of course, to bei stopped after the 2nd episode. its horrible, even the action is like a poor version of bay-movies (but 1 star for that). the story is stupid on every level (like scientific) and and also the telling is more a sequence of action or military scenes. to make things worse, its full of propaganda, from bad russians to terrorists, whose only purpose is to evil and then , of course, to be killed by the good american military.… Expand
  4. BioTofu
    Jul 28, 2014
    2
    The show's concept is great but became unbearably painful to watch after Ep5. Now, I really cannot care less about these well trained military sailors who behave like a bunch of high school teenagers during the worst virus outbreak in the history. Every episode, the captain puts himself in unnecessary danger without valuing his important as the leader of the ship. So much of the showThe show's concept is great but became unbearably painful to watch after Ep5. Now, I really cannot care less about these well trained military sailors who behave like a bunch of high school teenagers during the worst virus outbreak in the history. Every episode, the captain puts himself in unnecessary danger without valuing his important as the leader of the ship. So much of the show is simply unrealistic to a point it is ludicrous... How the hell could the Russian choppers reach the far away arctic? If the Russians wanted the cure, why the hell were they shooting the only doctors who could save the world? Oh, and some of the dialogues are so bad, i feel sorry for the actors.… Expand
  5. akap2000
    Aug 10, 2014
    7
    Not great but find myself watching it anyway. As the series moves on one thing that really really bothers me is that the keep referring to the disease as "the disease". Don't you think that "the disease" would have been given a name by someone after months of wiping out the whole planet?
  6. So-Crates
    Aug 1, 2014
    3
    First off Adam Baldwin was way better as Jayne in FF. Characters are hard to care about - borderline unlikeable - way too many cheesy moments, trombone in background, faint drum roll, all American crud...Jez..and the "we don't neg.with terrorists" line almost made me chuck.At any point you wouldn't be surprised if someone started choking up saying: I love America.Nothing new here. 6 epsFirst off Adam Baldwin was way better as Jayne in FF. Characters are hard to care about - borderline unlikeable - way too many cheesy moments, trombone in background, faint drum roll, all American crud...Jez..and the "we don't neg.with terrorists" line almost made me chuck.At any point you wouldn't be surprised if someone started choking up saying: I love America.Nothing new here. 6 eps in and we still knee deep in character development of pretty two-dimensional folks to begin with. Good point is the intro is really nice and short..having to watch the "last week on the last ship" would be too much.Man overboard! 3/10… Expand
  7. nautico
    Jun 23, 2014
    7
    As a retired Navy officer I always trip over the inauthentic elements in any show that features our national canoe club, and this one's no exception. Much of the characters' behavior and dialogue is ludicrously unrepresentative of what actually goes on aboard a warship, including how officers and enlisted personnel interact. Yes, I realize that the show's premise, that of "OMG, we're theAs a retired Navy officer I always trip over the inauthentic elements in any show that features our national canoe club, and this one's no exception. Much of the characters' behavior and dialogue is ludicrously unrepresentative of what actually goes on aboard a warship, including how officers and enlisted personnel interact. Yes, I realize that the show's premise, that of "OMG, we're the last ship!", might well result in behaviors way outside the norm, but not the kind that's been written into this script. Here are just two examples among several. The master chief asks a LTJG on the ship's bridge for "permission to salute the captain." Ridiculous. The XO salutes the captain/CO while uncovered. Would never happen. US Navy personnel never salute unless "covered" (hat on). Only exception would be if on temporary duty with a foreign military service and it might be embarrassing not to return the salute of a junior from that service who was not aware of USN custom. What always puzzles me about such gaffes is how they get past the USN technical advisor who's always part of the deal struck between the movie studio and the Navy's public affairs office when providing Navy assets for such flicks. Other than my parochial complaints. I find the show reasonably entertaining.… Expand
  8. eagleeyeviking
    Aug 26, 2014
    6
    The Last Ship doesn't break any new ground on TV but with Michael Bay at the helm, it offers a reasonably diverting season of pure entertainment and explosive cheese.
  9. Ravens1294
    Jul 30, 2014
    3
    The show isn't that good. Nothing special about it. Very clichéd and poorly written. It's had some bright moments, but it's just general tv. I've given up on this show too.
  10. docswoodj
    Aug 21, 2014
    9
    I watch The Last Ship fully aware that I'm watching a TV SHOW, not a documentary. I watch TV to relax , not to find fault. I think The Last Ship is very entertaining. I look forward to it every week. With the exception of the character that played Dr. Tophet's wife, I think the acting is excellent. It is the subtle nuance of emotion that creates the realism. Such as a hard swallow orI watch The Last Ship fully aware that I'm watching a TV SHOW, not a documentary. I watch TV to relax , not to find fault. I think The Last Ship is very entertaining. I look forward to it every week. With the exception of the character that played Dr. Tophet's wife, I think the acting is excellent. It is the subtle nuance of emotion that creates the realism. Such as a hard swallow or forceful exhale. My father was a Navy man. Emotion was not shown. As for what exposed skin can endure, I can only say I've seen numerous reality shows with people out in -50 conditions and they survive. As to how the crew acts. Again one must remember the premise of the show. No more governments, no rules, etc. So they operate the best they can. It's a TV show. Made for entertainment, which I feel it does very well. So relax and enjoy the show. If you want hard fact, watch the History channel. Just a suggestion.… Expand
  11. Lisa24
    Jun 23, 2014
    5
    I hope it gets better. The previews looked amazing, so I was looking forward to seeing this show. In the first episode we got a long fight scene and characters that are hard to care about. I like the cast but the show is too contrived. Every piece is predictable and strained. Like I said - I hope it gets better.
  12. BogKid
    Jun 23, 2014
    8
    After seeing just the first episode: Frankly, I felt that the first episode was exciting and relatively suspenseful even though we already know the general direction the show will take. Pretty good characters, pretty good writing. My fear: That the "The Last Ship might follow the pattern of Andre Brougher's "Last Resort" which featured a terrific pilot followed immediately by a longAfter seeing just the first episode: Frankly, I felt that the first episode was exciting and relatively suspenseful even though we already know the general direction the show will take. Pretty good characters, pretty good writing. My fear: That the "The Last Ship might follow the pattern of Andre Brougher's "Last Resort" which featured a terrific pilot followed immediately by a long downhill slide. Let's watch and see. If a submarine can slide downhill in water, so can a destroyer.… Expand
  13. freinz
    Jul 21, 2014
    3
    The idea behind the show is great (haven't read the novel though) and i really wanted to like it, but episode 5 robbed me of my last bit of hope for this one.
    Micheal Bay is listed as executive producer for this show although i'm not sure how much input he had, but every episodic plot certainly felt "Micheal Bay-esque" in that it basically was similar to his hacky action movies, while the    The idea behind the show is great (haven't read the novel though) and i really wanted to like it, but episode 5 robbed me of my last bit of hope for this one.
    Micheal Bay is listed as executive producer for this show although i'm not sure how much input he had, but every episodic plot certainly felt "Micheal Bay-esque" in that it basically was similar to his hacky action movies, while the overarching storyline still felt compelling.
    I don't know anything about the naval realities so that wasn't the problem for me and for all i know the military part is realistic.
    The dialogue is very poor and predictable including some cringeworthy one-liners especially in episode 5, the acting is ok but obviously limited by the script and maybe direction. The story in each episode has major logical fallacies while the overall story is intact (probably that's the faithful part of the novel).    … Expand
  14. ScienceAdvisor
    Jul 7, 2014
    3
    A mess that begins with little in the way of story, poor characterization (as in you do not connect with anyone), and more plot holes than JJ Abrams trying his hand at SciFi again. There is a reason this was banished to the Summer. To all the 'reviewers' that ignored the uninfected promptly romping off to a death ship full of plague victims, so they were fully exposed, you really shouldA mess that begins with little in the way of story, poor characterization (as in you do not connect with anyone), and more plot holes than JJ Abrams trying his hand at SciFi again. There is a reason this was banished to the Summer. To all the 'reviewers' that ignored the uninfected promptly romping off to a death ship full of plague victims, so they were fully exposed, you really should pay more attention.… Expand
  15. horusmaximus
    Jul 15, 2014
    7
    Shows don't have to be perfect to be entertaining. This one is no exception. It is at least a different twist on the "evil Man made a virus that wipes out the world" plot line. I've watched three episodes now and I find myself interested enough to want to see the next one. Action level are pretty good. Acting is pretty cliche and stilted to match the predictable dialog. The RussianShows don't have to be perfect to be entertaining. This one is no exception. It is at least a different twist on the "evil Man made a virus that wipes out the world" plot line. I've watched three episodes now and I find myself interested enough to want to see the next one. Action level are pretty good. Acting is pretty cliche and stilted to match the predictable dialog. The Russian nemesis is a good idea and adds a cat and mouse element to things but in this case it's a little more tense since the mouse can fight back and does.

    The characters tend to the melodramatic 95% of the time but they did add in a new character during their stop in Cuba that has some life in him, so hopefully THAT will become INFECTIOUS too, like the virus they are fighting. Most of the characters are likeable, though some get way more screen time than I'd care for and others not enough.

    Part of the show kind of has a USN recruiting video quality to it, might just be the stock footage of a destroyer they use.

    All in all, its still pretty entertaining and I don't think they've run out of potential quite yet so I'll stick around to the end of the season.    … Expand
  16. swilson
    Jul 19, 2014
    0
    Terrible show. I like the main characters. Dane, Mitra, and Baldwin. But the rest are horrible. Where did they find them? The plot between Danny Green, who cares???? The scared navy cadets, not even realistic the way they are acting it. Miller would have had to go through so much to this point to be on this ship for him to act like he is acting is not realistic at all. And Lt Green, he's aTerrible show. I like the main characters. Dane, Mitra, and Baldwin. But the rest are horrible. Where did they find them? The plot between Danny Green, who cares???? The scared navy cadets, not even realistic the way they are acting it. Miller would have had to go through so much to this point to be on this ship for him to act like he is acting is not realistic at all. And Lt Green, he's a just a weak actor. If it continues stick with the actual actors and it should be an ok summer show since not much else is on next year I amy pick it back up.… Expand
  17. altos
    Jul 20, 2014
    1
    I had hopes for this program. And then....well.... I tried to like it. And then it became trying. But it's difficult to overcome some minor details like a plot, stupid dialog, absurd actions, absurd situations, a total failure of logic, an lack of a 2nd grade education in science, no concept of the real military, weapons that come out of comic books, stereotyped characters... the listI had hopes for this program. And then....well.... I tried to like it. And then it became trying. But it's difficult to overcome some minor details like a plot, stupid dialog, absurd actions, absurd situations, a total failure of logic, an lack of a 2nd grade education in science, no concept of the real military, weapons that come out of comic books, stereotyped characters... the list goes on and on and on. It's as if it is trying to be a comedy but failing or a tragedy but is laughable. It's just b-a-d. It will be lucky to last a full season. Why... ? Well, to give you a hint, I am typing this while the show is on. I don't even have it on. It's not worth it. Lame.… Expand
  18. alienchaos
    Jul 17, 2014
    2
    Ugh...where to begin. The first episode was passable but barely. The science behind it is truly atrocious and makes absolutely no sense. At least try to have some reasonable science back story, not involving finding a primordial virus. Followed by a ridiculous attempt to design a vaccine for it that somehow that makes everything OK. Also, there actually is very little to do in the plot ofUgh...where to begin. The first episode was passable but barely. The science behind it is truly atrocious and makes absolutely no sense. At least try to have some reasonable science back story, not involving finding a primordial virus. Followed by a ridiculous attempt to design a vaccine for it that somehow that makes everything OK. Also, there actually is very little to do in the plot of the last two shows with anything about the plague or the final solution for it. The last show was about the ship breaking down. In the end, what can you expect from something Michael Bay puts forth.… Expand
  19. Zeydlitz
    Jul 12, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What's a horrible screenplay! The original book was stupid, but more or less possible. But here; at first episode 3 direct hits from helicopters does not made a scraptch on Burke? But really. this show should be finished at epoisede 3, when russian admiral caught Burke in close range. Onle 130-mm shell and Burke become sitting duck. Now, she does not sink, but neighter sail on high seas. After that russian cruiser become only available ship, and there would be no american show ever. In the book russians could not hit destroyer, because they have nuclear submarine (so they have torpedoes and nukes, all to powerfull). But here. with armored battle cruiser against lonely Burke at close range?… Expand
  20. blade01
    Jun 23, 2014
    5
    First EP, i thought "meh its ok but not more".The story is predictable up to this point.The characters are not interesting and i dont care if they die or not.The reason is we dont know **** about them and they are not in the mood to tell you some backroundstory(only for the Captains which is not enough).Instead the show got some fights and stupid flashy scenes.I couldnt care less aboutFirst EP, i thought "meh its ok but not more".The story is predictable up to this point.The characters are not interesting and i dont care if they die or not.The reason is we dont know **** about them and they are not in the mood to tell you some backroundstory(only for the Captains which is not enough).Instead the show got some fights and stupid flashy scenes.I couldnt care less about that part.Theyve even tried to shock the audience with the suicide of the crewmember when he is exposed to the virus.This atempt to shock me failed completely because there is no relationship between me(as the viewer) and the character.That came too early.Poor planing and im sure this show borrowed some stuff from the movie "USS Charleston"(i think thats the englisch title, its the movie/minishow with Armand Assante).Bad choices in the cast too.Rona Mitra?I think thats not a role for her.Shes not exactly a good actor and her expresion is always the same.Thats not realy promising if they think this is a good choice for a doctor that has a major role in the show.Visuals are ok, thx to the navy.The show needs to improve A LOT cause it competes agianst my Last Resort experience from last year and the pilot lost pretty hard so far.… Expand
  21. spartacus215
    Jun 3, 2016
    10
    OMG I just finished watching Season One of this Phenomenal show and I absolutely loved it. I'm a huge fan of post-apocalyptic shows and anything to do with deadly viruses as well and man this show nails it on the head. I will reiterate that I loved the show as well as the setting which is that a deadly virus breaks out and eighty percent of the worlds population dies and that a cure has toOMG I just finished watching Season One of this Phenomenal show and I absolutely loved it. I'm a huge fan of post-apocalyptic shows and anything to do with deadly viruses as well and man this show nails it on the head. I will reiterate that I loved the show as well as the setting which is that a deadly virus breaks out and eighty percent of the worlds population dies and that a cure has to be found and manufactured. The acting was spot on with a numerous amount of great actors including Rhona Mitra as Dr.Scott who was in the movie Doomsday and my favorite character Tex Nolan played by John Pyper-Ferguson. I also admired the script and the pace of Season One. I really enjoyed the drama build-up along with the blatant action scenes which were done wonderfully. I would recommend giving this show a try especially if you like Falling Skies. I would also like to state that you should give this show a chance don't watch the first episode and say screw it. I would watch at least 3 episodes and then decide and also the season finale for Season One is Epic and I personally am so stoked for Season Two to air on June 21st.… Expand
  22. krikaoli
    Aug 19, 2014
    9
    Must people here are too severe at its critics here, this a great show, a must watch. It is very exciting and the story is great. I wasn't hoping for a great serie, but it was much more than I thought!
  23. Crusader345
    Jul 20, 2014
    5
    "The Last Ship"
    producers told us about their considerable effort to be authentic and consistent with actual U.S. Navy behaviors in making this TV program. As a retired naval officer, I was reasonably satisfied with the series until the 20 July program. Both the Captain and X.O. would not have left the ship to pursue a dangerous mission up the river. The Captain's primary responsibility    "The Last Ship"
    producers told us about their considerable effort to be authentic and consistent with actual U.S. Navy behaviors in making this TV program. As a retired naval officer, I was reasonably satisfied with the series until the 20 July program. Both the Captain and X.O. would not have left the ship to pursue a dangerous mission up the river. The Captain's primary responsibility is the safety of the crew and the ship and he would have remained aboard his command while the X.O. led the shore party. Great drama in the jungle with the bandidos, but again very unlikely that both the CO and XO would have gone back to save the damsels in distress, risking their lives and the safety of the ship and crew. They would have sent an armed detachment back to fight evil, after they had safely delivered the research monkeys to the ship. The navy technical adviser must have been on vacation for this episode since it was so unrealistic and unbelievable. Even Capt Kirk and Spock would have been disappointed in this episode. This show has great action, excellent characters with good acting and I was enjoying it very much until this episode went "up the river".    … Expand
  24. Brimesser
    Jul 23, 2014
    6
    Not happy at all with way the show is heading Less posturing by Captain Dreamy and more realism Lets use the "Last ship" and never mind the jungles of Costa Rica

    The episode with the Russian Kirov class was technically weak but interesting
  25. abelini
    Jun 23, 2014
    10
    So at first I was a bit pessimistic about the entire show taking place in a ship... but wow it's actually pretty good. I really hope it sticks around. There was already a few big explosions and lots of action. It's like The Walking Dead but in a ship.
  26. mrmonster
    Jun 23, 2014
    4
    This show was way too hard to follow and told little to no actual story. It could have been a lot Bette faith a real plot instead of a few scattered action scenes.
  27. hamchuck
    Aug 1, 2014
    10
    I love this show. Finally a patriotic show that actually depicts our military in a good light. Good actors and scripts and of course the ship is pretty dang neat
  28. jazzythechef
    Jul 4, 2014
    1
    wow.. that's the cheesiest garbage i think ive ever seen. wasn't expecting an intelligent show, but this is shameless. didn't know whether to throw up or laugh my ass off. dialogue and acting really cheesy. unfortunaly guns and explosions bore me, that's all this show has to offer.. utter garbage
  29. Ibantu
    Aug 20, 2014
    1
    I hate that they signed for another season, because the plot has gotten very stupid now. I was excited to have a fun summer show that had a conclusion. You know, like the old school mini series from the past. Now, they have to make the show dumb in order to extend it. The idea of an old pitiful Russian destroyer having the power to dominate a U.S. Aegis destroyer is laughable. Add toI hate that they signed for another season, because the plot has gotten very stupid now. I was excited to have a fun summer show that had a conclusion. You know, like the old school mini series from the past. Now, they have to make the show dumb in order to extend it. The idea of an old pitiful Russian destroyer having the power to dominate a U.S. Aegis destroyer is laughable. Add to this that the world is supposedly coming to an end, and this same Russian crew is acting out a sad James Bond Cold War plot - all leads to a new low in television programming. Last year's under the Dome series did did the same thing... It got dumb in order to extend. How disappointing! Dumb is the new standard for TV.… Expand
  30. Slipper
    Jun 24, 2014
    2
    Everything with this first episode is bad, bad acting, bad story. Lead female role is train wreck. Rhona go home and learn how to act. Not gonna write anything else because this show will "die" soon.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. The Lincoln Journal Star
    Reviewed by: Jeff Korbelik
    Jun 30, 2014
    83
    It’s been a “24”-like thrill ride so far, with baddies coming at the ship right and left to get their hands on the doc and the in-the-works cure.
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  2. The Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    Jun 24, 2014
    40
    The Last Ship aims for a big-canvas feel, but based on the first three episodes, the one-dimensional characters and action movie cliché dialogue ("Guys, let's do this thing!") make it feel cramped.
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  3. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Jun 23, 2014
    50
    The Last Ship is a naval recruitment ad for the apocalypse, and these waters look shallow. Careful before sticking your toe in.
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