“Last Resort” Off To A Speedy Start
Tense and well-acted by stars Andre Braugher and Scott Speedman, “Last Resort” is one of the best-reviewed new shows of the fall season, as well as being one that carries a big risk of dropping in quality. The pilot that aired on Thursday night told a complex tale with swift efficiency. Braugher and Speedman head up a Navy ballistic missle submarine, the USS Colorado. As Captain Marcus Chaplin and XO Lt. Commander Sam Kendal, respectively, the ship receives an order to launch a missile at Pakistan. Something’s fishy about this drastic directive, however, and when Chaplin balks at firing, he’s relieved of command and his second in command (the “XOâ€) is put in charge. The challenge of the show will be to keep up the pulsing drama every week in a creative way.
