JACK RYAN: Season 1: Sources and Methods

Name: JACK RYAN: Season 1: Sources and Methods
Item: JACK RYAN: Season 1: Sources and Methods
Author: Tess Farrand

Season 1 Episode 6

Family Content: -2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.

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Violence
Sex
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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong moral, patriotic worldview about holding onto moral convictions even when your superiors are telling you otherwise, and a message that the ends don’t justify the means;

Foul Language:

16 obscenities (including 12 “f” words) and two profanities;

Violence:

Strong violence includes a man is shot in the head, man is punched in the face a few times, and a woman and her children are chased by a man, but he’s hit in the head with a rock;

Sex:

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Two CIA agents hold a meeting in a brothel with prostitutes shown in very sad state, as they were purchased refugees and are frequently abused;

Nudity:

Some prostitutes wear revealing outfits that reveal upper nudity, but it’s portrayed in a very sad light;

Alcohol Use:

Light alcohol use;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drug content; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

Moral relativism and the ends justify the means are shown to be a necessary part of the espionage game, but the title character disagrees.

Episodes: Season Overview

Number	Date	Title	Content
1.1	8/31/2018	Pilot	-2
1.2	8/31/2018	French Connection	-3
1.3	8/31/2018	Black 22	-3
1.4	8/31/2018	The Wolf	-2
1.5	8/31/2018	End of Honor	-2
1.6	8/31/2018	Sources and Methods	-2

More Detail:

“Sources and Methods” may be the most exciting, compelling JACK RYAN episode yet. Ryan and Greer fly to Turkey after finding out Hanin, Suleiman’s wife, is trying to smuggle into Europe to escape her evil husband, but she’s purchased passage from dangerous sex traffickers. To find Hanin, they partner with a Turkish pimp, who agrees to be their guide, for a high price. Ryan despises paying local sex traffickers and has problems working with Greer’s methods. Can they reach Hanin before she’s either killed by her husband’s men or disappears?

“Sources and Methods” puts Ryan’s moral code to the test. Near the end, Greer tells Ryan there’s no version of their job where there’s no moral compromise. Ryan says he refuses to believe that. Greer responds that he once believed the same thing. Can Jack Ryan be successful in the CIA without giving up some moral beliefs? At a time when TV characters often show no moral conviction, it’s refreshing to see a character at least grapple with them. This JACK RYAN episode is still edgy, however, with “f” words, brief nudity and some strong violence. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution.