The Terminal List - Top Notch Action Thriller 

38% 'critics' rating and 94% audience rating - sounds like a must-watch show

The fact this has a 40% on Rotten Tomatoes really shows how ‘professional’ critics haven’t mattered in decades

I love how a dedicated soldier avenging his family and fallen brothers-in-arms gets called a "right-wing revenge fantasy" but a former hitman avenging his dog is totally fine. I enjoy both the Terminal List and John Wick but if that isn't some flawed logic, I don't know what is.

If professional critics hate it you know it's good.

If the Drinker says it good while the activists…I mean critics…say it’s bad, then it’s worth the watch

Drinkers line when he says, "People masquerading as film critics must hate this because it represents everything they have tried to purge from modern entertainment, strong, capable good men who stand as Nobel protecters for their family." So true Drinker!!! Well said!

Each episode just kept getting better. Chris Pratt surprised me in this. Also can we just talk about the line from episode 6 about pushing a man to violence who’s spent his entire life perfecting it? Fucking goosebumps.

I just finished watching this show, definitely, a must watch, didn't even know Chris Pratt was this good of an actor

This show has been described as “violent, right-wing propaganda” So you know it’s gonna be great.

seeing the critics call it an "unhinged right-wing revenge fantasy" had me telling my parents it should be the next thing they binge XD (and binge it they did. They loved it)

Those first two episodes did have me genuinely confused if Reece was actually just bonkers and that he killed his own family. I’m thinking like “no! There’s no way they’re gonna subvert my expectations like this! I CAN ALREADY TELL WHO THE BIG BADDIE IS SUPPOSED TO BE WTH” and then episode 3 came along and I realized that I wasn’t crazy and life was good once again

The quote out in the forest when he says “my father said don’t push a man to violence when he’s spent his entire life perfecting it” was hard af

I kept waiting for that "hero" moment when the main character realized revenge wasn't worth it. I am happy to say James Reese just powered through that and just kept laying people out. Very satisfying.

This series was surprisingly excellent. Chris Pratt was really good and he also produced it.

To be fair, Chris Pratt was one of the Navy SEALs in Zero Dark Thirty. Although his role was small, he definitely did it really well and felt authentic. So although that's hardly what he became known for, I could definitely see him in something like this and it didn't disappoint!

This TV show actually had realistic characters making human decisions, comments, and interactions. Nobody was a caricature, or parody over the top actor. Makes a change this day and age

I love how "THE MESSAGE" is now a common phrase. People are starting to turn around in the masses and shove identity politics in TV shows back into the gutter. I want TV shows and movies to be entertaining without BLATANT politicisation of their content. I'm so glad I'm seeing classical movies and TV shows again. And ya know what? IT FEELS GOOD.

“It’s a tough pill to swallow, yet, just like Tatiana, swallow it they must” Is meta-literary perfection

The sequence where he’s trying to evade the authorities in the wild was amazing

I didn’t get the “right wing porn” narrative that many critics attribute to this. It’s like they never saw an 80s or 90s action movie

Not gonna lie, I burst into tears at Chris' performance when he found his family at the end of episode one. There was a grief there I didn't think he could pull off and I think it took me by complete surprise. I was hooked on the show from that moment.

Chris Pratt’s mental and emotional conflict in this movie, along with his acting, had me crying like a baby several times throughout the show. Absolutely fantastic television in a world where it’s sorely missed.

My father (a firefighter) loved the show, and his friend (an ex army ranger) also loved the show and they talked about it for a long while. If a ranger thinks it's good it's probably good

The best way to watch this show is actually to know literally nothing about it. Even talking about the first episode is a huge spoiler that would kill the tension they deliver on so well.

as a former Marine, this was a breath of fresh air. Love the action, and the weapons handling was top notch as well. Glad you reviewed this.

Such a good, refreshing series. Hard to believe they've made this in the current culture climate. I loved it from start to finish. Thanks, Crisp Ratt.

I am not American and am just about the farthest thing away from a veteran, but I still enjoyed the heck out of this show. I did not think Reece was presented as a moral paragon, since Buranek is there as a strong, daring and confident counterpart for him. The show isn’t preachy, tho. You can choose to disagree with Reece’s quest for revenge and still empathize with him. Imagine that: being brave enough to trust your audience to make up their own minds.

This was the Punisher show we never got and Pratt was as terrific as terrifying! Top notch.

This is Chris’s best performance to date imho. One that will allow him to break out of the “goofy badass” type set he was starting to get set into. Absolutely nailed it!

Between this and Reacher, I’m excited and pumped for action/thriller Tv shows

What I liked about the show was that especially the „good“ people on his list got the chance to state their motivation… Which actually made sense from their point of view… That is what incredible good writing looks like. Giving each character their own thinking and motivation that is actually understandable.

I’m almost mad that a 2nd season is in the works. Everyone has been scratched off the list, James is on a boat sailing away to anywhere, and the series is at a great stopping point. Some stories just need to end no matter how popular it is, which I feel is why popular shows get ruined.

The only thing you didn’t mention was the complete and absolute commitment to portray special ops guys as they really are; not just how they move and handle weapons in war, but what they’re like in civilian life. And the fact the creator of this whole ip is a 20 year veteran SEAL commander with extensive combat experience.

My father is a army vet. A grizzled old school man’s man and he LOVED this show. It was really nice to be able to sit with him and watch his enthusiasm rise with each episode. Jack Karr was right when he said these are the types of men this show was made for, and it was special to share that with my old man.

Read the books. You’ll be even more amazed at how good the story is. The show changed some things significantly but it’s still better than anything else out there.

Low critic scores vs good audience scores is now my best metric for judging movies

This showed Chris Pratt in a really different light. When he walks into his house and sees his family dead. You can see his whole world crumble… it’s like the human James Reece dies and the animal is released. Pratt in this and guardians of the galaxy (old marvel) are top notched in my book; when it comes to an actor, Chris Pratt really gives you an experience. (Except in jurrasic world but I blame the writers)

30 year career infantryman here. Yeah there were some eye rolling moments, but I really enjoyed this series in a sea of crap being offered up as entertainment. Some moments I choked up, and had to stop myself from binging through it to savor and really chew on what I watched. Congrats to Carr and Pratt.

Just watch the last episode, loved this show. It was thrilling and entertaining. It's not often that shows like this come out. Chris Pratt does an excellent job handling the weapons in the show also, he definitely had some proper training. That is one of the most annoying aspects of action movies/shows is the improper handling of weapons and tactical situations.

Was very pleasantly surprised by this show and would say this is chris pratt’s best role yet

That's the thing that makes this show stand out--there was no message. It was pure story. At no point did it ever feel like the cast were giving you side eye while delivering a monologue about patriarchy or BLM or the horrors of capitalism or anything like that. You could just enjoy the show for what it was. There's a reason why this show and Top Gun have done so well this summer while everything else loaded with "The Message" has flopped. I really hope there are still enough people left in the entertainment industry who have a brain and see what The Terminal List and Top Gun have accomplished. That there's money to be made when you deliver a quality product. As for the critics. They gave Cuties--a movie for pedophiles--glowing reviews. That says all you need to know about their view of the world.

Terminal List subverted my expectations by giving me what I actually wanted: a tightly paced action thriller, absent of “the message.” A solid 4/5 for 2022.

This show is so good. I thought I'd just watch an episode or two and go to bed, but I stayed up the entire night... You just can't stop. It's that good!

I’ll say this is the best I’ve seen Chris Pratt And I was surprised with the show as well It actually did subvert some expectations There were some moments where I began to question the actions and motivations of certain characters Some characters I can smell a mile away that they were corrupt to their core while others I saw as doing what they did because they felt that they wanted to do the right thing. But in the end, justice came. In some form or another.

I really enjoyed that show. Some great action and some quite dark moments

"I didn't make it for the critics..." should be the motto for future directors and writers.

Watched the show and damn it was cool. I really loved how Reese prepared for each encounter, and was stone cold, when people fought back, like the guy he had restrained with zipties, who start hitting Reese and you expect some kind og fight, bit Reese simply eliminates him with a single shot. Effective and controlled. Such a breath of fresh air, when soldiers act like soldiers, not action heroes.

I was really impressed with this show. Obviously it’s not perfect and it has a plot similar to other military action thrillers, but it didn’t feel like the show was trying to preach to me. It was just good entertainment that I could escape into for a bit, which is what movies/shows used to be. Also, I think Chris Pratt put in a great performance

This show was the best new thing I’ve watched in a while. Got hooked from the first episode and couldn’t stop watching. Chris Pratt really killed it in this role. Looking forward to season 2!

It delivered what it promised. More of this please. Seeing Chris Pratt as as James Reece gives me new found respect of his range as an actor. Taylor Kitsch is Solid as always and even the charisma vacuum that is Jai Courtney managed to dish out a solid performance. Shout out to Constance Wu as the nosy reporter looking for the story of her life who even as a supporting character is given enough time to develop her story arc. Looking forward to Season 2.

Chris Pratt needed this role. He was getting awfully close to being plunged down a comedy toilet. His work on the series could easily set him up for top notch action movies.

Good to see Chris doing something serious that doesn't require him talking to a raccoon or a dinosaur.

I enjoy this show so far. A rare gem to find a series like this nowadays.

I remember back in the seventies '2000ad' ran a series called 'Mach 1' - he was a kind of cross between 007 and the 6 Million Dollar Man: he'd fight the generic terrorists and evil people but then the story went to a different level when he began to realise the people he was working for were far worse. In the end he was shot dead by the British army while he was trying to help someone escape from captivity. Amazing story and it's a pity it was never made into a film.

I was pretty impressed and looking forward to Season 2. ANYTHING without "The Message" is A+++

The "brother" thing is something seals do. It's not bad writing, it's accuracy.

Not everything needs to be mind blowing, subversive, or thought provoking. That has its place, but by the beard of Poseidon, there also needs to be entertainment.

Best series in a very long time. Everything made sense and the storytelling was top notch. Not a stupid political message/narrative in way of the story neither.

This show had some of the best action set pieces in television, the whole jungle sequence was 11/10

As soon as I watched the Terminal List, I wrote a mental note to watch out for the Drinkers take as I knew I’d be getting chills as he masterfully wordsmiths the hell outta this awesome series. Bravo Drinker. You sir are indeed critical in this social battle against woke trash.

I feel I should point out that Chris Pratt playing a badass military dude is not unprecedented, he was pretty great in Zero Dark Thirty.

Yeah Amazon is nailing these. Reacher, Jack Ryan and this are all good stuff. They have some other good stuff too even in fantasy land, like Carnival Row which doesn't shy away from strong and empowered woman but also doesn't insult man, both can be competent and resourceful in their own way. It also has that cool sort of OG Star Trek or the Witcher books take on some civilizational issues, it's nuanced. I liked it. I hope second season won't be disappointing. The fact that it's original content and not an adaptation makes it even cooler.

The Terminal List is the BEST action series I have ever scene IMO. It doesn’t get better than this. It’s a great story, great acting, directing, real men, great supporting cast and has realistic action scenes with proper weapon handling. Give me more of this!!!

Three things made this one of the best series ever: 1) Pratt turns out to be a master actor, 2) the action pulls absolutely no punches, and 3) there is not the slightest trace of wokeness. I will probably watch this multiple times.

I love how if a movie doesn't tow the line it's "Right wing". Can't we just have good movies without an agenda?

Finally got around to watching the first episode. I'll admit, I wasn't expecting much, even with Drinker's recommendation. Modern action films and shows just haven't been doing anything for me. However, I am hooked. I'm just mad I watched the first episode so late at night. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to watch more, but the first episode was freaking EXCELLENT. Did such a great job of making you uncertain about what really happened and what might have been due to Pratt's character's head injury. So much uncertainty, so much trauma, and the action scenes, particularly at the end, were top-notch. Can't believe how well Pratt transitioned to a gritty, dramatic role.

The critical drinker is certainly the best part of the internet. Bottoms up.

Amazon killing it for action shows, this Reacher and invincible is top tier

This is a great series. That girl of his, with the onesie and the cape, being raised to be a real strong woman and a patriot. And then her and her mother getting killed. Shit, that broke my heart. Those flashbacks of her had me tearing up. And the rest of it, fucking awesome. I saw that interview on Tucker too, and he mentioned one of the reason why he wrote it was his disdain for the ladder climbing, desk officers who have been failing up for the last 20 years and suffered no consequences for their terrible command decisions. As a former Marine, that, I could relate to that. He makes the distinction between the line officers and the non-coms who do the real fighting and winning and the clock punchers putting in their time so they can go get on the board of a defense contractor company and keep feeding at the trough.

I finally got around to watching this, mostly because of your review. I loved it. This was on par with The Punisher, and with respect to the mental health portion, this is what Moon Knight should have been.

Whenever i don't know what to watch i go to your channel . Watch something you recommend and then warch your video afterwards.. so var so good

Chris Pratt was so good at his role that I completely forgot that he was in the show. I'm glad to see Pratt do something other than Andy, Andy in marvel, Andy in a cowboy movie, Andy in a Lego movie.

A few years ago Pratt had a small role as the villain in a somewhat forgettable western called The Kid, with Ethan Hawke and Dane DeHaan. And man, was he terrifying. He's been pretty smart with his movie career, securing big roles as an affable, sarcastic, PG-13 action hero before he really branches out, but I have no doubt that he took that little cameo in The Kid just so he could show people his range. He absolutely nailed it in this show. Its success is important. It opens the door to the Hollywood echo chamber, waking up producers to realize that there's a massive untapped market of conservative and apolitical people out there who respect (or serve/served in) the military, don't trust higher government, keep their families together, own guns, and generally don't like being painted as society's deadliest poison. Hopefully it results in similar adaptations. We just need Amazon to notice this Ryan Drake fellow.

Rule of thumb, if the critics hate it, then it must be good...

I don't know how many people noticed, but the guy who Reece shoots outside the restaurant when he's with Katie - That role was played by author Jack Carr himself.

This is just like with the game "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order", all elements in the game are known, existed for ages, but are now reshuffeled in a grounded (within the existing universe) fun experience that doesn't overstay its welcome. No pandering to the shareholders or SJW. Just a good experience. With "Terminal List" I had the same, it's a grounded 'real' (for the most part) story, with a plausible series of events. No wheels that need to be (re-)invented. Just a good story that as a non-american, non-veteran, but avid gamer I could understand and 'feel'. I binge-watched it and wanted more.

Carr was an actual operator and fairly involved with the production so makes sense that it's actually solid along with the books.

So I decided to give Terminal List a go. WHOA! Right from the jump hubby and I were frozen in place, staring at the screen, jaw at maximum droppage! We spent two nights binge watching the whole thing even though we had to stay up till 3am to finish each time. Drinker is 100% spot on. Chris Pratt has achieved harmonic convergence as the super soldier out to avenge a terrible wrong. Lots of very satisfying payback against well played bad guys. Plot twists fly around like shrapnel. Action scenes are worth a second look so thank God for technology. We hit replay a half dozen times. Jai Courtney (Jack Reacher) is pitch perfect as a heartless captain of industry and special forces wannabe. Constance Wu keeps up with the big boys as a restless reporter in pursuit of THE STORY that will nail her the fame she lusts for. Taylor Kitsch is a well rounded brother in arms willing to stroll through the gates of hell for his friend because that's what honor and loyalty require. Everyone involved in all eight episodes did an amazing job in this compelling adventure story. We loved the plot, characters, actors, photography, and score from start to finish. And although the cast is very diverse, each member is stand alone strong. Women are determined, capable, and talented but never give off even a whiff of Mary Sue crap. There are weak natured, evil bad guys but they come in all flavors so there's no White Men antipathy either. I am grateful to see that Hollywood can still turn out hero stories that inspire and excite. This show is going on my repeat list.

My Friends dad has worked with/ met Chris Pratt on several occasions and has said that he is one of the nicest, most down to earth celebrities that you’ll ever meet.

"Every day's a school day when it comes to The Terminal List." Nice one. Made me guffaw. Finished this show last night. Loved it overall. There were a few minor bits that I would have preferred been done differently, but I'll take imperfect but unapologetic entertainment over imperfect but preachy garbage any day.

I remember watching it and thinking, "Damn, it's pretty good." and nearly watching the entire series in one sitting, which is saying a lot, because almost no other show has made me lose track of time watching one in years Iike this one has. So yea, I'd definitely recommend it to just about anyone. Really good stuff.

The Terminal List was called one of those "shows for dads", which is why it appeals to old dudes and dads. Maybe this is then what Critical Thinker is. It is an old dude and dad channel. It is why younger and different audiences do not care much about this thing. However, maybe this is the future, with an aging society and simply bigger and more productions.

After a long period of hard stressful hard work I finally got time to watch this masterpiece. Thank you Drinker for this amazing recommendation. This one should be marked as "The Drinker Recommends". Cheers.

That show impressed the hell out of me. It also shows that Chris Pratt has potential as a serious actor instead of being typecast as comedy relief. I'm looking forward to the second season!

To be fair, Pratt did a great job as a SEAL in Zero Dark Thirty. That was my “oh shit the guy who fell into the hole in Season 1 of Parks and Rec is an action star” moment.

Stopped the video at 5 seconds to go and watch the show. I may or may not comment further when I have tried it. Just want to say that this channel is the only one where I can hear someone talking mostly sense and not attacking me if they are wrong.

Thank you for the recommendation! It was definitely worth a watch! Just finished binging the entire season (8 episodes). Continue to get the word out on this one and other great shows and movies

Chris Pratt did an amazing job. Some of the best acting I've ever seen the man achieve. Gripping, emotional, and authentic. This show had me from start to finish.

It’s funny how actors in the MCU, when given a competent and quality scrip, can actually act and well. Chris pratt in this, Chris Hemsworth in extraction and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock. Just shows how the MCU underutilises what quality talent they really have in their arsenal. Would also love to see a review of Sherlock

I had ignored this on my Amazon recommendations but thanks to you good Sir I will check this one out. Keep doing your awesome work! Cheers.

Your reviews literally guide almost every movie/series I watch. Spot on with your reviews.

I’d glad to see Taylor Kitsch back in the acting dept, I thought after John Carter that he’d be no longer cast in any mainstream film or series

Man, it's like finding someone who can put into words how you've been feeling for a long time. Love all your videos, I'll be watching.

Terminal list was the absolute tits.”Never push a man to violence when he has spent his life perfecting violence.” Best line ever.

As usual when I see that you like something in the title, I binge watch it before coming back to watch your review :) Excellent series. The bad critics reviews just reinforces that.

Drinker, I highly recommend you get Jack Carr on your interview series. Carr lived the life of a character who could be in a Tom Clancy book. Carr's life experience is why his books are solid.

As a combat Veteran, I thought this show was the best thing I've watched in years.

The only critic I listen to is the Drinker, keep up with the great commentaries!

You KNOW just KNOW, if the critics hate it and the audiences of actual PEOPLE and not ideologically pawns then it’s GOOD. Great show, absolutely hooked from episode one.

Just watching Pratt you can see how natural he is behind the gun and in his combat glide. My guess is he met some Teams guys on Zero Dark Thirty during training and got hooked. Check out Jack Carr interview w/ Rogan. Talks about how a mutual friend of Carr and Pratt got the two of them together for the series. Pratt must spend a ton of time doing gunwork, probably as much if not more than Keanu. His weapon transitions and combat reloads were on point. He even chicken winged his rifle when coming around a short corner. The brass check thing was kinda overplayed, in my experience you shouldn't need to constantly be doing a brass check that often. Taylor Kitsch too, looked good in episode 5. Handled the shotgun kick well, firing 3 rounds with hardly any rise and didn't lose the buttstock out of his shoulder.