Silver Star (12 Dec. 2006)

Jonas and his family celebrate his father winning the Silver Star, but there is trouble when a young soldier takes out his combat frustrations on his young wife. Meanwhile, Mack and Bob ... See full summary »

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writers:

Eric L. Haney (book), David Mamet (creator),

Stars:

Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Haysbert	...	Jonas Blane
Regina Taylor	...	Molly Blane
Robert Patrick	...	Colonel Tom Ryan (credit only)
Audrey Marie Anderson	...	Kim Brown
Max Martini	...	Mack Gerhardt
Abby Brammell	...	Tiffy Gerhardt (credit only)
Michael Irby	...	Charles Grey (credit only)
Demore Barnes	...	Hector Williams (credit only)
Scott Foley	...	Bob Brown
Willie C. Carpenter	...	George Blane
Emily Yancy	...	Mrs. Blane
Angel M. Wainwright	...	Betsy Blane (as Angel Wainwright)
Nate Parker	...	Darryl
Benjamin Brown	...	Young George Blane
Ed O'Neill	...	William Partch

Storyline

Jonas and his family celebrate his father winning the Silver Star, but there is trouble when a young soldier takes out his combat frustrations on his young wife. Meanwhile, Mack and Bob must help a man fly a plane after his pilot mysteriously dies.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bay Kinescope, MiddKid Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jonas Blane: I said you had two apologies to make. What are they?
Darryl: I have to apologize to my wife.
Jonas Blane: And?... And, son?
Darryl: I have to apologize to God.

User Reviews

Two Intense Stories, And A History Lesson

There are two stories here and the unusual thing is that the domestic one is the main story, over the "action" segment. Perhaps that's because it has to do with Jonas Blane's family, so that usually gets top priority on this show. It's a bit of a soap opera and a preaching effort from the racial standpoint as see (a) a young male husband as a bad-guy (wife beater) and (b) racism against blacks back in the Army in the Korean War. That part has to do with the title, "Silver Star," the award given Jonas father, 52 years late as they point out numerous times.

Am I imagining things or has this show suddenly taken a left turn politically the last few weeks? We have had several stories with the U.S. government and political guys as the villains, along with Tiffy beginning to do work with a self-described left wing protester, and other things. I would prefer no bias, just straight military stories, but Liberal slants seem to be inserted in so many other shows, it wouldn't shock me if they started that baloney here, too, but I would be very disappointed as I like this program.

I did enjoy listening to Jonas give the kid some really intense, short speeches. No one can deliver dramatic lines like Dennis Haysbert! It's no shock he's the star of this show. There are some touching scenes with Dennis as a young boy and an incident involving his father. Mixed messages are sent on that incident: good and bad.

The "action" segment is very dramatic as Bob and Mack try to talk down a man who is trying to fly a plane after the pilot is mysteriously found dead. The man says he's a former Ranger but Mack and Bob have their doubts....yet something strange is going on. This guy is part of some secret operation and has a lot on his mind he wants to confess, if these guys can talk him down. The ending to this part was kind of a shock.

In all, both stories were very intense, making this an above-average episode.