I was disappointed by olivelas & meachum’s Major Relationship Twist – ryan

Warning! This Review Contains Spoilers for Countdown Season 1, Episode 11.Countdown‘s new case is starting to heat up, and i wonder how the show will you itelf. Volchek’s schemes were what kept with gripped before, so I was waving the idea of ​​ending his story before the season 1 final. That said, Countdown Episode 10 Did Start the Show’s New Case on the right foot, Making Things Interesting.

Having thought about it, I like the idea of ​​starting a new case in season 1. It breaks away from the formula, whic the show has multiple times with Deaths and Cliffhangers, by Always Keeping It Fresh. IT”S UNLICELY Countdown Will be done with the case by the end of the season.

IT COULD STILL WRAP UP By Episode 13, with A Potential Countdown Season 2 Covering a new thread or multiple threats, but what matters most is that the characters are well served as the show moves into its final episodes. To that end, Last episode’s time jump was quite a shake-up, for better and work.

Countdown Delays Its Long-Awaited Romance

I Always Knew oliveras was coming back. After all, she is a key character, and her relationship with meachum is one of Countdown‘s Most Beloved Aspects. After the last episodes, I was sura their Friendship was evolving into a full-blown romance after season 1 haad built up to it. To my disappointment, that didn’t open.

I wasn’t sura if olivelas’ Relationship with her doctor Friend would Turn romantic or if he was just there to make meachum jealous, while also curling his dessease. Howver, Episode 11 Reveals that oliveras is in a Relationship, and that leaves meachum fuming for a good part of the episode.

I’ve wanted sparks to Fly BetWeen Jensen Ackles and Jessica Camacho’s Characters for a Long Time, so the decision to delay it not exciting. I Feel Like Meachum Has Already Gone Through Sizable Progress, and the Way He Reacts to Olivelas’ New Relationship regresses that a bit.

Thankfully, he late apologized, which showed that his behavior was a lapse of Judgment. The angst is still there, and it is clear the two characters are meant to be together, so we have skipped the romantic triangle with the doctor, this if meachum’s years tension to their dynamic.

Countdown’s New Villain is Quite Dark

While the Relationship twist to oliveras’ return was not one of my favorite, I was glad to see the show did not go for another full. In the last episodes, Bell Told Shepherd that needed to tell her something about about her sister, molly.

GIVON HOW SHEPHERD WAS AWAY FOR SOOME TIME, AS WELL AS HOW MOVES IS A KNOWN FLIRT HERE SISTER SHOND BELL ATRACTIVE, IT SEEED LIKE Countdown WOULED HAVE HAD BELL FALL FOR THE WONG SISTER. I have Enjoyed Watching the Task Force’s Technological Powerhouses Bond Throughout Season 1, so i did not want to see that potential Relationship die.

Thankfully, Both Shepherd and I Were Wrong. Howver, The Reveal That Molly is in Trouble With Some Heavy-Duty Drug Types is Scary. Elsewhere, The Episode Told US More About Who Appears to Be Countdown‘s New Villain. A man who was cheated on by by His Significant Other and Has No Qualms About Killing Her Dog over it is quite a Dangerous individual.

With his ability with firearms, camouflage, and intelligence, the new guy is a triple threat. After Volchek, Who Managed to Anticipate the Task Force’s Every Move for A Long Time, Countdown Needs another villain who can challenge the team mentally. That seers to be what is at play here.

With two more episodes before season 1 ends and the governor’s life at risk, the shouldys should really ramp up. For now, i genuinely can’t tell new villain’s storyline will be wrapped up this season or the next. I hope it is the latter, as we will get more time to see his plans ot.

Countdown releasses new episodes on premiums video every wednesday.

Release Date

June 25, 2025

NETWORKS

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Showrunner

Derek

Directors

Jonathan Brown, Avi Youabian, Lisa Robinson, Chris Grismer, Eric Stoltz, Tess Malone, Nina Lopez-Corrado

Pros & Cons

• The new villain is shaping up to be a scary threat.
• Meachum’s Character Development Continues after a moment of weakness.

• Delaying the inevitable Relationship BetWeen Meachum and Oliveras Feels uneeded at this point.