It's Not a Rumor 

The ship goes to Norfolk so that the crew can check on their families. And Chandler gives them the opportunity to decide if they want to continue or remain. Something even he is considering.

Director:

Tim Matheson

Writers:

Hank Steinberg (created by), Steven Kane (created by)

Stars:

Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Dane	...	CO CDR Tom Chandler
Rhona Mitra	...	Dr. Rachel Scott
Adam Baldwin	...	XO Mike Slattery
Charles Parnell	...	CMC Jeter
Travis Van Winkle	...	Lt. Danny Green
Marissa Neitling	...	Lt. Kara Foster
Christina Elmore	...	Lt. Alisha Granderson
Jocko Sims	...	Lt. Carlton Burk
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Tex
Maximiliano Hernández	...	Doc Rios (as Maximiliano Hernandez)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Niels
Ness Bautista	...	Cruz
Patrick Brennan	...	Cult Leader
Alice Coulthard	...	Kelly Tophet
Damon Dayoub	...	Navy Seal Damon

Storyline

Now the ship is reconquered, the cure in production and Granderson dead, CO Chandler's happiness seems complete when he finds his family, relatively safe. he decides to grant many crew a chance to search for their loved-ones, starting in Norfolk. However hat opens a floodgate of emotions,u potentially upsetting commitment .to the cause. Chandler himself resolves to resign and be with his family, but they convince him to obey his calling and help save the world in humanity's worst crisis in history. Another rebellion is brewing, to seize the cure.

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Plot Keywords:

father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 2015 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A variety of aircraft are seen taking the cure to other parts of the country. One is a Grumman C-2A Greyhound. The markings on the tail show it to be with Fleet Logistics Squadron 30 (VRC-30) the "Providers" which is based at Naval Air Station North Island San Diego, CA. The F/A-18 Super Hornet seen taking off had the letters 'NE' and a dragon on the vertical stabilizer which means it's from Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) "Golden Dragons" which is part of Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) and is based at Naval Air Station Lemoore. Another is a Lockheed C-130 Hercules with Niagara and the number 79281 on the vertical stabilizer. This aircraft is part of the 914th Airlift Wing based out of the Niagara Falls Reserve Station, New York. There's also a C-17 Globemaster III with March and the number 44138 on the vertical stabilizer. This aircraft is part of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing based at March AFB, located in Riverside County CA.

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Quotes

Lt. Alisha Granderson: Everyone's looking for their families. I guess I'm lucky; I already found mine. Now she's gone, and all that's left is what she became.
CMC Jeter: This situation brings out the worst in people, but it also brings out the best.
Lt. Alisha Granderson: Part of me wanted to just stay in Baltimore, try to help repair that place. But how could I, after what she did there?
CMC Jeter: Your place is here, with your shipmates.
Lt. Alisha Granderson: Kara? My own bunkmate won't even look at me. After what my mother did to her...
CMC Jeter: Well, maybe she just doesn't know how to ...
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Soundtracks

The Last Ship Opening Theme
Written by James S. Levine & Jim Dooley

User Reviews

Helping people

Giving the fan a relaxed episode for once, "It's Not a Rumor" has the crew helping to distribute the vaccine and making contact with people all around the USA and Europe to help things start working again. At the same time, long forgotten and last seen on the Russian ship Niels... well, he's back (and it seems being alone has made him crazier than ever). And there seems to be a new threat in the horizon...

The episode gives a lot of time to the crew, to let the viewer connect with them and see their inner struggles as they reconnect (or try to) with their lives and their loved ones that have survived the pandemic. It is all already threaded territory, seen a million times, with not a shred of originality, but it does a good job in making us see the characters as people (even if the character's development is cartoonish as they come; excerpt number 1: Chandler goes back home and the first thing he does is put the flag back up; just in case we didn't know he felt a patriot). The show is also falling a little bit in Chandler-as-god (whatever references to Noah and his ark, it is clear he is more of a Jesus) which diminishes somewhat everyone else in the series. And we got some more of those the army-is-our-family speeches. Subtlety is not a word the writers of the show know.

However, it is all interesting, the new threat seems a different one from our globetrotting adventures with your bad guys from abroad that was so popular in season 1 (yes, Niels apart) and the actors make all engaging enough.