‘COUNTDOWN’ EPISODE 13 RECAP: YOUR PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER FINALE
From last week’s penultimate episode, the stage has been set for this the finale (aka episode 13) episode in Prime Video’s high stakes actioner Countdown. This Countdown episode 13 finale recap ties this entire case up and reveals the fate of Mark Meachum and the rest of the task force team!
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‘COUNTDOWN’ EPISODE 13 RECAP: YOUR PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER FINALE. Looking at the what goes down in the finale of #Countdown, a #PrimeVideo action show. #JensenAckles Share on XThe show, which I am surprising myself by saying, is actually very good. It has solid storytelling (the finale is slightly shorter) and features a group of characters we enjoy getting to know. The plot revolves around a group of skilled investigators from different law enforcement branches who are brought together by Nathan Blythe, an agent good at putting together and leading a team. Among them is LAPD detective Mark Meachum whom Jensen Ackles plays. Last week, a dangerous and explicit shooting sets the stage for the finale. The woman, shot in the head, works on a governor’s fundraiser which is what brings the team in on this case. Of course, all of this is the set up for today’s finale, which let’s be real, is full of things! So, let’s just jump in immediately.
THE MYSTERY RESOLUTION that isn’t!
The pursuit of “Todd” continues as the task force comes to realize that they are now seeking someone who is “on the job” or at the least has training. This assailant, whom they haven’t identified at the start of this week’s finale, continues his sinister pursuits by concocting something bad (AMBER!!!), the purpose of which we learn about later.
As they hunt the killer, Oliveras becomes a target and yes, unfortunately, this does tie a cliffhanger into the ending, which is painful since I expected something solid because there isn’t word (yet) on a second year. Their search for an I.D. leads to Finau reaching out to ATF contacts who have knowledge on the sniper rifle.
In the meantime, their still unknown (at the time) sniper continues with his dastardly plans…
PERSONAL LINES (OH! YES, THEY do BLUR)
On the personal front, there was more than one thing teasing itself out.
One of them is the hurricane arrival of Evan’s sister, Molly. Last week, they had reached a kind of truce after Molly went MIA only for her to return and admit, well, she’s been going hard on bad things and she needs a reset. Adding her into the mix made any TV viewer curious and of course, that curiosity is indeed warranted. Molly is more than just a bit of trouble of Evan (she is up to her bad habits and antics again in the first seven minutes!), she is also under threat again. But by someone from her past.
Shepherd tries to identify a sinister dude she sees with her sister.
There is also the tease that has been Meachum (aka Mark) and Oliveras (aka Amber) in the will-they-or-won’t-they moment (usually with sassy banter). Plus, can we briefly sidetrack and just talk about how beautiful that episode ten moment between them is. All I have to say is, why can’t shows that fall into the romance genre accomplish these kinds of scenes? But back on track, last week’s preview for this finale suggests that they would get close again. But the question is, how much so?
Not much happens between them in these final moments. They share some banter, in the break room, but both stay in their situation ships; she with her doctor and he in a no strings attached. During one of those break room talks, Meachum shares that he knows any relationship with Oliveras and her doctor won’t last. Because he isn’t one of them. He bluffs his way through sharing this because she helped him, they may have a connection, but of course, they both brush this off as being Meachum blowing smoke. (In reality, he isn’t.)
FINAL MOMENTS of the COUNTDOWN FINALE RECAP
The gang does identify their baddie, little realizing that who they I.D. is actually the new lover of the real villains wife. So then, with them all still in the dark, that cliffhanger manifests itself by having Oliveras literally running for her life (in a callback to that one episode) as the shooter lines up his shot with her in his sight.
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