The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

A fresh take on The Terminal List universe, shifting the spotlight to the original series' main bad guy Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) and making him the protagonist. Who are we kidding, it's hard not to like Kitsch in anything, even when he's playing the bad guy.

Without giving away spoilers, Ben's story takes an unexpected turn after a SEAL mission goes sideways, forcing him into a more clandestine role that plays perfectly to his skillset. The first episode does a great job setting this up and establishes Dark Wolf as a completely different beast than Chris Pratt's Terminal List, which was an excellent series.

Performances and pacing are spot on. No filler, no dragged-out exposition, easy pitfalls for prequels and military ops thrillers. Tight storytelling from start to finish.

Bonus points for the soundtrack choice. I'm loving the use of metal band outros in sync with the final credits. Alien Earth is doing this too and I'm feeling amped as the credits roll. I'm liking this trend.

Looking forward to the rest of this series.

Excellent characters, great locations, quality actors, great soundtrack - this show rocks. Ignore the negative reviews, no doubt low IQ people or teenagers. While this may not be an original concept for a series it has been really well done, unlike many in the genre that descend into a chaotic shambles pretty quickly.

Too bad I had to read the reviews where people couldn't get over that the prequel is Iraq or James Reece shows up (no way, he was actually somewhere before the future storyline?). Shows a lack of intelligence or in depth thinking of the post "Dark Wolf" story. There are so many parallels to the future Termial List if you pay attention while watching it. Too many people have to draw criticisms of an actors political beliefs or where the story takes place. Watch the future Terminal List, pay attention and don't be a pansy.

Best action packed, movie quality show out there right now. You can see the quality of the show which most TV shows are lacking these days. You can tell a lot of work and thought went into every detail from the costumes to the gear and weapons used. Story line is great can't wait to see more. Bravo!

Finally, actors that resemble the characters portrayed in the various Jack Carr books. Far better than both Reachers, Rapp, and others. No, I have no actual military experience other than multitudes of novels addressing similar plots. (I read around 200 books a year.). I would rather read about people addressing the fight against barbarianism than a corny, smutty romance novel.