"The Unit" Sub-Conscious (2007)

Director:

Steven DePaul

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"The Unit" (2006)

Original Air Date:

6 February 2007 (Season 2, Episode 13)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

Plot:

Bob's first mission oversight assignment is jeopardized when Kim tells friends about a dream she had, and Jonas must deal with a reluctant captain in order to rescue a scientist. |

Plot Keywords:

Delta Force | Military | Special Ops | Army | Veteran

Cast

Dennis Haysbert	...	Jonas Blane
Regina Taylor	...	Molly Blane
Robert Patrick	...	Colonel Tom Ryan
Audrey Marie Anderson	...	Kim Brown
Max Martini	...	Mack Gerhardt
Abby Brammell	...	Tiffy Gerhardt
Michael Irby	...	Charles Grey
Demore Barnes	...	Hector Williams
Scott Foley	...	Bob Brown
Linda Hunt	...	Dr. Eudora Hobbs
François Chau	...	Captain (as Francois Chau)
C.S. Lee	...	XO
Don Rickles	...	Himself / Priest
Alyssa Shafer	...	Serena Brown
Kavita Patil	...	Kayla Medawar

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Korean

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Goofs:

Factual errors: Jonas consults his handheld GPS receiver and determines that the sub is 13 miles off course. The GPS signal can't be received underwater, much less inside of a steel can. Subs can only receive VLF (Very Low Frequency) signals underwater and then only an antenna outside of the sub's hull.

Movie Connections:

References On the Beach (1959)

Literally, a "Sub"-Par Episode

This started off goofy, then got very serious, then got stupid. All in all, intelligent-wise, not even close to the normal high standards.

In this episode, we are to believe in a serious coincidences that are so far-fetched, it's an insult to anyone with a brain watching. For instance, the name of the mission, whom only one or two people in the entire world are privy to, just happens to be what's mentioned here by Kim and one of her kids. She had this in a dream, which centered around her husband's top-secret mission. It's all got to do with typical Hollywood baloney of promoting the occult: in this case, Kim Brown is "channeling" her husband's doubts about this mission, through her dreams. This is such nonsense I almost puked watching this.

There was good suspense on the submarine, which is the "action" part of the show this week as The Unit is transporting a defector to safety and trying to avoid detection by the North Koreans. We get a typical submarine story cliché here, too, of "can the boat withstand the depth we have to go."

It's fairly entertaining and weird, especially with the inclusion of Don Rickles playing a priest. That ought to tell you something! Little Linda Hunt plays the psychiatrist, who interviews Kim Brown. If all of that isn't enough, Col Ryan shows an unrealistic no-faith in Bob Brown, one of his best agents. Ryan too often is a ridiculous portrayal of a man who would never be in a position like this, showing far too many weaknesses and stupid faults, including judgment. Robert Patrick is good at frowning and talking tough but his character in here is ludicrous at times. It's the guys underneath him - Jonas, Bob, Mack and the boys - who are far more credible.