Ranking of "JACK RYAN" Season One (2018) Episodes
Below is my ranking of the Season One episodes of the Amazon Prime series, "JACK RYAN". Based upon characters created by Tom Clancy and created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland, the series stars John Krasinski in the title role:
RANKING OF "JACK RYAN" SEASON ONE (2018) EPISODES
1. (1.06) "Sources and Methods" - CIA Analyst Jack Ryan's moral compass is tested when he and new his section boss James Greer use a Turkish criminal to track down Hanin Ali, the wife of terrorist Mousa Bin Suleiman, who has fled from the latter.
2. (1.04) "The Wolf" - Suleiman starts an insurrection within ISIS by imprisoning its leader, consolidating control of the organization and taking control of 12 hostage physicians from Doctors Without Borders. Meanwhile; Ryan, Greer and French intelligence officer Sandrine Arnaud track Suleiman's brother Ali to a remote gas station near the French Alps.
3. (1.01) "Pilot" - In the series premiere, Ryan uncovers a series of suspicious transactions surrounding Suleiman that take him and Greer out from behind their desks and into the field to hunt down the terrorist in Yemen.
4. (1.08) "Inshallah" - In this season finale, Ryan and Greer discovers that Suleiman's next attack could be on U.S. soil. They must figure out how to stop him starting a viral outbreak in Washington D.C.
5. (1.02) "French Connection" - A fresh piece of intelligence takes Ryan and Greer to Paris and one step closer to the elusive Suleiman. Suleiman returns home with a renewed fervor for his secretive mission, leaving Hanin unsure of their family's future.
6. (1.03) "Black 22" - Lieutenant Victor Polizzi, a U.S. Air Force drone officer, struggles with the moral consequences of his job. Hanin is forced to make a dangerous decision for the sake of her children. And Ryan and Greer join French Intelligence officers on a mission to track down Ali.
7. (1.05) "End of Honor" - Hanin requests political asylum for herself and her daughters in a refugee camp in Turkey, naming Suleiman as her husband and attracting the attention of the CIA. Following the viral terrorist attack in a Parisian church, Ryan manages to make contact with Suleiman, using the messaging board on a video game and posing as Ali.
8. (1.07) "The Boy" - Dr. Cathy Mueller, Ryan's new girlfriend, is questioned about her Ebola report and is furious to discover that he works for the CIA. Meanwhile, Ryan and Greer try to convince CIA officials to use a covert ground assault on Suleiman's headquarters in order to extract the latter's son Samir on behalf of Hanin.