"The Unit" 200th Hour (2006)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Steve Gomer

Writers:

Carol Flint (written by)
David Mamet (creator)

TV Series:

"The Unit" (2006)

Original Air Date:

21 March 2006 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

Plot:

Jonas is sent to Indonesia to rescue a group of American missionaries in hiding. Back at home, Bob gets caught out in a training exercise performed in front of a senator. |

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Cast

Dennis Haysbert	...	Jonas 'Snake Doctor' Blane
Regina Taylor	...	Molly Blane
Robert Patrick	...	Colonel Tom Ryan
Audrey Marie Anderson	...	Kim Brown
Max Martini	...	Mack 'Dirt Diver' Gerhardt
Abby Brammell	...	Tiffy Gerhardt
Michael Irby	...	Charles Grey
Demore Barnes	...	Hector Williams
Scott Foley	...	Bob 'Cool Breeze' Brown
Lindsay Frost	...	Senator Webb
Tzi Ma	...	Rudy Hartano
Karl Makinen	...	Coots
Shaun Duke	...	Dan Vorhees
Brian Tee	...	Rebel Leader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ingrid Sanai Buron	...	Gina
Bryan Fox	...	Senator's Staffer
Christina Gianaris	...	Mandy
Danielle Hanratty	...	Lissy Gerhardt
Sammi Hanratty	...	Jenny Gerhardt
Chase Ryan Jeffery	...	Sam
Clint Jung	...	Rebel #1
Jackson Lee	...	Manusia
Tuffet Schmelzle	...	Ashley
Alyssa Shafer	...	Serena Brown
John Sloan	...	Brad
Al Whiting	...	MP's Military Police

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Indonesian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:M (TV rating)

Trivia:

Ron Jeremy plays an uncredited part as one of the paperboard-terrorist in the live-fire exercise

Reluctant Assignments

Jonas is off soloing in La Paz, Indonesia, rescuing "kids," as he sarcastically puts it. He isn't enthused.Later in the show, he derides them, using expressions like "stupid Bible thumpers." Meanwhile, the young missionaries and local Christian sympathizers are being butchered by local rebels. A group of kids is hiding out and Jonas must rescue them.

In a subplot, a female senator is at the base and Col. Ryan (Robert Patrick) is trying to get more funds out of her for his group. Apparently, this is not the first time. Apparently the senator is sympathetic but she doesn't always act it. The ladies are putting on a social gathering for her, too. They aren't thrilled about this "assignment" either, but come through with flying colors.

In another subplot, one of the groups is in training and Mack is shot in the arm by the new recruit Bob. Since this group expects perfection, that didn't go over to well and because of it, another team - Bravo - gets picked to go help Jonas out because things are getting very hairy down in LaPaz, Indonesia.

We also get the usual soap opera b.s., this time with "Tiffy" yelling at her husband because he won't tell her how his arm got bloodied. She criticizes his lack of communication skills. (This is the same woman who is cheating on him, BTW.)

The rescue is all done, albeit reluctantly by the unbeliever Jonas, in dramatic form. The untrustworthy local who helps him is a fun guy to watch. I was sorry to see yet another TV show exhibit its anti-Christian bias. Is there any TV program that doesn't show prejudice? Too bad, because otherwise this is a fine show.