Countdown is, definitely, the most effective new motion reveals of the summer season. I don’t care that there has solely been three episodes launched, simply belief me once I say this.
I’ll admit, the beginning of the pilot episode titled “Tooth within the Bone” lagged a bit for me. I didn’t see the imaginative and prescient that Nathan Blythe had for this group. It’s like he introduced this group of misfits from their respective departments to return collectively, not even figuring out whether or not or not they might work collectively. What he does find out about them is that they’re the very best of their departments. Nathan, with the assistance of his second in charge of this process power, Damon Drew, Workplace of Intelligence and Evaluation, Division of Homeland Safety.
“Tooth within the Bone”- COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Jessica Camacho as Amber Oliveras, Uli Latukefu as Luke Finau, Violett Beane as Evan Shepherd, Eric Dane as Nathan Blythe, Elliot Knight as Keyonte Bell, Jonathan Togo as Damon Drew, and Jensen Ackles as Mark Meachum. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Now, let’s meet the staff: Particular Agent Amber Oliveras works for the DEA and largely does undercover work. Particular Agent Keyonte Bell works for the FBI and is effectively versed in terrorist threats. Particular Agent Evan Shepherd additionally works for the FBI, however her expertise are fitted to cyber investigation, web fraud and laptop intrusion (which is a elaborate approach of claiming hacker, however don’t name her that). Luke Finau is a Detective with the LAPD whose focus is within the Gang and Narcotics Division. Final, however actually not least, Mark Meachum, who can be LAPD, is a detective within the Theft and Murder Division.
The rationale they’re all there may be due to the dying of Homeland Safety Officer Robert Darden. It’s believed that he may’ve been soiled when $200K was deposited into his account. This sediment brought about Darden to be crimson flagged. His job was monitoring border exercise of Los Reyes Nuevos (new cartel Kings in Tijuana) and Port exercise in Lengthy Seaside. The staff is tasked with discovering the person who shot Darden and to get info as to why Darden was killed and the way a lot involvement he had in no matter was occurring.
“Tooth within the Bone” – COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Milo Ventimiglia as Robert Darden. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
It seems, Darden wasn’t the one which was soiled, but it surely was somebody he labored with who had him arrange. When Darden was getting too near what his colleague was doing, Spellman let Los Reyes deal with it, however he claims he didn’t know they had been going to kill him. Sir? Let’s not play these video games – nobody is shopping for that. Spellman had two telephones on him when he was detained and when the staff, effectively extra like Keyonte, broke into the cellphone, they came upon what the plan was and Spellman’s involvement in all the factor. He ordered all Customs and Border Patrol away from a selected pier as a way to enable Los Reyes entry to herald fissile materials. I encourage your pardon? I see why Spellman was making an attempt to make a run for it.
The episode ends with this info– and man am I now HOOKED! It wasn’t solely that although; there’s nonetheless the small bits we acquired in regards to the process staff members that’s making me crave extra. Up to now we solely find out about what Amber and Mark had occurring of their lives. Mark is so cussed and that is smart as a result of he’s a person, however all through the episode he’s been having complications, after which we study he has a mind tumor. He doesn’t take the physician’s recommendation to decelerate and as a substitute merely takes a prescription for ache meds. How will this play out given the kind of job he does? And Amber– it was delivered to Blythe’s consideration that whereas undercover, it was disclosed that Amber may’ve developed a drug habit. I didn’t imagine it till we acquired to the second episode.
“Useless Numerous Time” – COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Jessica Camacho as Amber Oliveras. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
In “Useless Numerous Time” the staff needed to discover a technique to get in with Los Reyes as a way to get the title of whoever ordered the fissile materials. Whereas undercover, Amber and Mark figured how’d they get that in: by getting a truck with contraband again to LA. It will get a bit of dicey, however the staff manages to make this occur. It isn’t till they cross the border again to LA that they study what was inside – cocaine. They’re given an order to observe by with the supply and Amber seemingly has reservations about this. Mark makes the supply together with her and says no matter she desires to do, even when it means not making the supply, he has her again. Now that is the place I began to have a look at Amber sideways – she says that she doesn’t like the thought of the medication hitting the streets of LA however taking one brick and placing it in her automotive makes her really feel higher as a result of “one brick that’s not going to finish up in some child’s arm”. When Mark requested her the place it will find yourself, she stated the underside of the river, or flushed, however she’d deal with it.
The mission carried on and Mark let it go in the meanwhile. Issues go left when the automotive Javi, Amber’s contact, was about to get into explodes – they nonetheless handle to get a reputation, Volchek.
I’m so grateful this was a 3 episode premiere as a result of I wanted to know what was occurring with Amber and what she was about to do with the medication. Like I stated, I didn’t wish to imagine the rumors, however watching her wrestle with the brick of cocaine being in her possession, I’m beginning to query what she’s occurring. Mark continues to be getting complications they usually appear to be getting worse but off to work he goes. I want him to recollect he shoots a gun at his place of employment, he must take his well being a bit of extra severely.
“Useless Numerous Time” – COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Mark Meachum. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
I can’t wait to study extra about these characters – I’m too invested. Mark has gone undercover to get some intel from an inmate he was shut with whereas undercover for one more op named Timur. When it appears just like the op goes sideways, Amber brings her issues to Blythe. It’s factor she did, Mark was about to be unalived. Backup reveals as much as tackle Timur’s uncle and effectively now Timur. A shootout erupts and Timur is unalived. Within the chaos of all of it, Drew is hit (it appears like he was shot within the coronary heart and my coronary heart sank – it’s too early to lose staff members). The episode ends on that observe and out of the blue I’m upset this wasn’t a full season drop as a result of what do you imply I want to attend per week to seek out out what occurs?
Up to now, I’m loving what I am seeing and I can not wait to see the place this collection goes. What’d you consider Countdown? Share your ideas under or join with me on X/Twitter @chenfordhugs.
New episodes of Countdown airs each Wednesday on Prime Video.
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