Retribution: Part 1

I am a big fan of Strike Back when i heard it was coming back I was excited, after watching the first episode I have to say you guys who directed it wrote it or what the hell you trying to do you all just killed this show, Stonebridge and Scott made this show they have put the bar so high its hard to even duplicate it. The characters are so fake in there acting and the chick who thinks she is a captain shows her bad acting skills.. I have no words I for one will not continue watching this and if I could give zero stars you would defiantly get it..

Obviously not seeing our original boys from section 20 definitely throughs you off quite a bit but these guys have grown on me. I remember watching the first episode of the series with Damien and thinking i don't know if I'll make it through this but my god I'm glad i stayed with it. This new group deserves that same chance.

I enjoyed the old Strike back for years, temporarily subscribing to Max to catch a season when it came. out. I saw the original series (Armitrage/Lincoln) years ago.

I believe the biggest difficulty when a series is revamped with a new cast is just simply getting used to the new faces - getting used to the new actors and their characters. You've got another Brit dude and American dude (ha..again played by an Aussie who tries a bit too hard to act American) in the leads, but it appears to me the team, including the chicks, are going to be more involved in the action. Which actually was the way the old series was evolving anyway - more team oriented rather than just the partnership.

I was very skeptical going into the first episode (I've not seen the others yet but glad to see the ratings seem to go up with each episode of the season..granted those rating it low probably did not continue anyway). However, I was surprised and entertained. It has the look and feel of the old series, including sleazy gratuitous and nonsensical sex scenes - but hey, eye candy is good, framed by a terrorist plot. The plot so far does not stand out as particular original although it does appear relevant to the time - and plot twists usually abound anyway in the show.

The cast grew on me as the episode went on and I was especially surprised by Roxanne McKee in a completely different role than I'd ever seen her in before. She may be the highlight here. The aussie actor playing the American rubs me wrong a bit so far, but honestly I recall feeling the same way about Stapleton originally. (Honestly I'd be more than fine if Strike Back did not to have to have a fake American lead..just make it all British like the very first series)

Definitely good enough episode to continue on. If you were a fan of the old series, I see no reason why you would not enjoy this as long as you open yourself up to breaking in a new cast of characters. It's still Section 20 and they are still striking back -or on their backs.

Let's first of all get this out of the way: I am not a sexist (as some reviewers seem to be) - neither am I somebody, who is resistant to change.

Yes - I actually enjoyed most of the cast, which was growing in several seasons. And yes - I thought also , that the story became more and more ridiculous.

One thing, which only changed to the better though in Strike Back was the action. It really seemed, that the cast and the stunt coordinator in previous Strike Back seasons were intensely instructed by real soldiers. Their gun movements (e.g. changing mags), overall the action sequences, even the trash talks seemed to bring you really in the mood to see another episode and another episode - and threw you into a dark hole, when the season was going to end.

This has changed now. We have been gifted a typical American soldier - action series. Actions, a (reasonable elite) soldier would never do... but there is a lot of man vs man drama. Please remind me, why the producer found it a good idea to call it Strike Back?

Another problems seems a bit that both protagonist seem to have familiar faces, without being known. One like a bigger and more brawny Bradley Cooper, the other like Jeremy Renner with a bit more sense for hair fashion.

No - I don't mean, that they are as bad with their weapon handling like the stars of typical 80's and 90's Hollywood productions (looking at you, Stallone and at you Schwarzenegger). But honestly, a military series have to build on military mannerisms - gun handling, talk, discipline, and the 90's are long gone.

So no -Strike Back hasn't be revived. It has been buried deep into the ground. And the new season is just a cheap interpretation of the original. Very sad.

After looking forward to Strike Back, I was very disappointed with pathetic introduction of the characters and the story. The quality of the production was amateurish, the visual quality no where near as good as previous years. Characters forced in a poor attempt to mimic the originals. Should have been more of a flow from the last episode of season 5.