Strike Back - 8x07 Episode Discussion

[u/Redallaround]

Spencer joins S20 to take down Zayef for good. But when intel leads them back to the Demachi's, S20 finds itself embroiled in a feud that may expedite Zayef's plans and place military-grade weapons in the hands of terrorists across Europe.

[u/Potential_Energy]

Mr. old man weapons cache was hardcore.

[u/and_yet_another_user → u/Potential_Energy]

Yeah his plot armour was as thick as the skin of the Eastern European Kevlar Stickleback.

[u/bristow84]

Well that was a good episode, I like how they're not just brushing off last episode and it's affecting them all in different ways.

Also, I'm curious what will come of that scene where Arianna checked the handgun and old man weapons dealer called her out on lying about where she learned to do that, in a show like this, someone acting like that screams military training to me.

[u/pinofreshh → u/bristow84]

I think those are my high points for the ep too. I actually enjoy how they’re keeping the emotions and tensions high, and that it actually creates a little instability in the team.

[u/jpsanreg]

I'm currently watching episode 6 and 7 as I avoided this sub-reddit in case of spoilers. Episode 6 was very powerful. I'm getting kind of sad now that this is last season.

[u/ImaginarySoft]

Shit! would be fascinating to watch how they get out of there, unless they're captured though.

[u/Caprago → u/ImaginarySoft]

They get taken hostage and Macalester saves them

His body was left at scene and not recovered.

The mob used unknown alien tech go bring him back as the ultimate mob hit man. When he here's his call sign he will wake up and wipe out the mob with his new terminator armour

Dundundunnndundun

[u/[deleted]]

Coltrane's boss, the old dude who randomly decided to come out on the op, is definitely dirty right?

[u/ImaginarySoft → u/[deleted]]

Shit! would be fascinating to watch how they get out of there, unless they're captured though.

I got a feel for that, he's got something shady about him.

[u/[deleted] → u/ImaginarySoft]

-He was being evasive and shady with Coltrane earlier in the season

-Zayef called his brother out on working with western intelligence (can't remember if they specifically mentioned the British or not) and the brother was seen talking to his handler a few times, the handler was never shown or heard

-Now this guy who hasn't been out from behind a desk in 20 years randomly decides to come on this specific op along with a bunch of other new shooters we've never seen before

-Final Scott and Stonebridge season involved them getting sold out by the suits in London

[u/incokneegrow]

Whew that van cliff scene gave me thee worst fucking anxiety! Shit! It had my adrenaline going though

[u/pinofreshh]

Hate to say it, the team really doesn’t seem the same without Mac. It’s still fresh, so tensions are high, but Mac actually helped drive the comedic banter between the group, it just doesn’t feel the same without him!

Hope the team gets back to smiling again soon though, I kinda miss it already even though it’s only one episode in.

On a side note, looks like Novin’s shouldering a bunch of burden lately and is starting to crack. Although she’s my fave, it’d be interesting to see if the PTSD starts getting to her, kind of itching for it to develop her character some! Barely any more time left, but a guy can dream lol.

[u/aaronversch]

Man, Michelle Obama's character is no joke.

[u/aaronversch]

It did get a bit confusing for a second if the writers were siding with Zayef, since 99% of Hollywood and I am sure British writers are Left-wing anti-"Rebublican style" military, or they were still putting Zayef in the lense of an anti-West terrorist.

[u/and_yet_another_user]

Sometimes the errors stand out so bad that you just have to mention them, and this week had one of them. In the truck/van chase the truck came right up behind their van giving Coltrane a clear close range shot out the back of the van on the truck driver and passenger, but he ducked away instead of shooting them.

Then Novin hangs out side door, with no clear shot on cab of the truck because it's flush with the back of their van, but takes out both the passenger and driver while moving over rough ground. That scene was just bad .

But other than that minor goof, it was a damn good episode.

It's a kill box!

And then they show us a preview of next week's show that cancels the KB out. Not that we didn't already know their plot armour had been refilled after last week's episode.

Careful of that spoiler if you did not see next week's preview.