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Old 04-17-02 | 10:07 PM
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Combat Missions 4/17

Woah! What a great way to end the series with SWAT going against SWAT. Poor SEAL, with his weapon jamming.
Old 04-18-02 | 08:48 AM
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I sort of watched the first hour (had to watch Amazing Race ) and I really believe that the show could have been an hour. All the repetitive introductory stuff was annoying and useless. Did they think that anyone who hasnt watched the show AT ALL would tune in for the season finale?

As far as Byers is concerned, the only reason why I felt sorry for him was because I wanted him to win. Other than that, he's a SEAL, there's no way he should have kept setting his magazine wrong. As a SEAL, I'm sure he had many of the same high adrenaline missions, though, obviously, not for money. He should have gotten in trouble for destroying that weapon beyond repair.

The very last mission between Kain and Fletcher was amusing. Kain should've won. That last shoot out where their hands were all over each other made me laugh. And the whole Fletcher thank you speech, if you wanna call it that, was SUCK.
Old 04-18-02 | 03:11 PM
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The final competition was a joke. How lame was it, there was no strategy, one guy ran while the other guy chased him and waited until he turned around to shoot him. They even just awkwardly stood right in front of each other shooting like crazy with no idea what to do. How simple and kindergarden playground is that? I would have just chased my opponent, tackled? or grabbed him, and shot him in the face the moment he turned around- Ta-Da! You Win... They should have constructed an area with boundaries they couldnt cross, keeping them some distance apart, having to move/hide behind barriers that would collapse.

The speech (with scattered bad gospel singing) was stupid too. A show about team competition shouldnt end with a lame one-on-one elmination. It wasnt what the show was about and was a little insulting to break it down to one 'winner'.

I loved the sniper bit though. That was perfection. Shame they didnt use that strategy more in the competition. That wold be a good show too, having marksemen compete in those kind of military/SWAT settitngs.

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This is the way CM ends... this is the way CM ends... this is the way CM ends... not with a bang, but with... gospel singing?

It felt like half the show was a "clip show"... stuff from past episodes. Instead of getting more in-depth with Bravo, which I would've liked, they dropped a lot of time on "who I admired most," and the ever-present "there were twenty-four, now there are six/three/two/whatever." We. Get. It.

"Suburban combat" was so awesome. I would've loved that as one of the regular missions... six-on-six. Editing was good, too. Kick ehyss, as Devers would say.

However, the glass maze left something to be desired. The shattering glass was a neat effect... but I didn't like that competiton as much as suburban combat or the biathlon-without-skis thing they did.

Speaking of... poor Jeff. Can't believe it went down like that. But those clear clips were pretty cool, huh?

I didn't see a problem with the "last man standing" concept. Spec ops organizations that emphasize teamwork have "Best of" competitions... why not on Combat Missions?

I thought it was great that the "SWAT team" won the team competition, and a SWAT cop won it all. What a great testament to the skill and strength of our police officers.

What sniper bit are you talking about, Slumbering Fist?
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What sniper bit are you talking about, Slumbering Fist?
In the 'Apocalyptic Suburban Race'... I think it was Jeff, as his team was running out of a house, saw out of the corner of his eye the other team inside the house across the street. As his teammates exited the house, Jeff remained, and (with one shot I think) took out an unsuspecting opponent (the klepto guy) from across the sreet. It was great, and his teammates didnt even know he did it until after the mission.

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