Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

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Season 2
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 57
  3. Negative: 24 out of 57
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  1. blacksun
    Nov 4, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The rising action and tensions from the first season are largely traded in here for basic "good-vs-bad" gunplay and action. The relationships between the characters don't feel solidified, their motivations vague. Some scenes fall a bit short in the acting department. Some actions by the characters are not up to the intelligence levels one would expect from them.

    There's was a missed opportunity here to dive head long in to the actual realities of US intervention in Venezuala. There could have been some thick plot lines drawn up. Perhaps between Ryan and his team clashing with existing pro US operatives who surely would already be in the country, provided (reality, and) the information we learn in the last 5 minutes of the last episode. Instead we get Rambo with a 5 minute fan service to the truth at the end.

    Still, it moves along nicely and doesn't leave you bored. Some of the action scenes are quite good, and there are some thrills. It's a solid effort. I try to avoid either a "10" or a "0" hyperbole. If there's a 3rd season, I'll probably watch it too.    … Expand
  2. geewah
    Dec 24, 2020
    6
    Not too dissimilar to the first series. Predictable, ordinary character development and some shoddy and lazy writing at times.
  3. papamishka
    Nov 9, 2019
    4
    A fantasy show based in an alternative universe.
    In season 1 we saw that Muslims can only become "radicalized" in response to the US aggression or the European's inherent racism.
    In this one Venezuela is apparently not a Socialist country. While it's plagued by all the evils which its Socialist brought upon Venezuelans in our world, the country is ruled by some abstract dictator and the    A fantasy show based in an alternative universe.
    In season 1 we saw that Muslims can only become "radicalized" in response to the US aggression or the European's inherent racism.
    In this one Venezuela is apparently not a Socialist country. While it's plagued by all the evils which its Socialist brought upon Venezuelans in our world, the country is ruled by some abstract dictator and the Leftists are in opposition.

    Season one at least had tension, it was a race against the clock. Here there is nothing and the main story makes no sense.    … Expand
  4. jeremyp
    Nov 3, 2019
    6
    It has a fast pace with tons of action but it's a shallow story and way too jingoistic. I'm sure it will appeal to those who like Black and White action dramas that show the U.S. in a positive light. It's entertaining but never informative. It's also an insult to the realities in Venezuela. Trump would love it!

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56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Nov 7, 2019
    50
    The second season still lands with more dissonance because of the very aspect that should make the character feel more relevant – that is, its proximity to reality. ... The problem may be that Krasinski’s Jack Ryan is closely informed by other actor’s interpretations of the character, namely Harrison Ford’s. Amazon’s “Jack Ryan” still clings to an outdated action movie ethos that relies on a general ignorance about the way the world actually is versus a version of how it ought to be when Michael Bay was redefining action movie bombast.
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  2. Collider
    Reviewed by: Adam Chitwood
    Nov 1, 2019
    40
    If Season 1 wasn’t your bag, there are no significant changes to the series’ DNA here to suddenly turn you around on the series. And while there’s enough good in Jack Ryan Season 2 to keep it from being a complete waste, I do hope the already-ordered third season takes a beat to fine-tune a few key aspects of the show.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Nov 1, 2019
    70
    Jack Ryan is still fun, despite being a little bit ridiculous and predictable.
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