The Last Ship
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The Last Ship S05E01
Part 1
Nov. 6, 2020, 11:47 a.m.
This is how war begins.
Athens and Sparta fought during a plague
which wiped out much of the population.
Sound familiar?
But the war brought only more death and destruction
because people let their fear, their honor, their interest
cloud their judgment.
The Peloponnesian War may be ancient history,
but its lessons are not.
You here will be the first graduating class of midshipmen
to enter the Navy
since our own troubles ended just three years ago.
We're in a time of peace,
but peace doesn't keep itself.
Ours is a small navy, which means...
your importance to the mission is even larger.
And you will take the lessons from history,
both ancient and very recent, with you as you enter service.
When you put on the uniform, you can't let your fear
or your pride or your selfish interest
lead you astray, or people die.
We have to think differently because we are different.
We are warriors.
All right, we'll pick it up after the weekend.
Don't forget your reading.
We're all working from the same edition,
thanks to our friends at the Nimitz Library.
We'll discuss the first 100 pages.
Don't worry, there's lots of pictures.
Attention on deck.
Dismissed.
See you on Monday, enjoy the big game, go Navy!
Mr. Swain? Yes, sir.
How is it my brightest student
is always the last one to turn in his assignments?
Sir, I had a last-minute breakthrough.
I wanted to check my numbers.
I'm sorry, sir.
No excuse.
"The Next Virus Will Be Cyber".
I thought I was done with viruses.
I hope we are, sir.
Well, I'm docking you one grade for lateness,
but this is excellent work.
And if you don't mind,
I'd like to hang on to it for a little bit.
There's some folks at Fleet
Command who'd be interested in your research.
I'd like to share it with them, with your permission.
Yeah.
Yes, sir. Of course.
Do you miss it, sir?
Miss what?
War, sir.
Son, you really ought to get to my class more often.
I just mean, you retired, and that's cool and all. But...
don't you miss the mission?
Clarity of purpose?
I mean, you said it yourself -- we're warriors.
Without a war, what's a warrior to do?
Thank you, sir.
Viva Tavo!
Viva Tavo!
Viva Tavo!
Viva Tavo!
Viva Tavo!
Viva Tavo!
Viva Tavo!
You get the tickets?
Sí. No problem, se?or.
I smuggle blue cure into Panama
two weeks before the ship showed up. This?
This was easy.
"You are cordially invited to the 50th birthday celebration
of El Presidente Fernando Asturius.
Black tie preferred."
You know, it seems odd El Presidente
throws a blow-out party
while the people curse him in the street.
That's Panama.
El Presidente isn't afraid of Gustavo Barros
or his Gran Colombian goons.
Whoever controls the Panama Canal...
is king.
And for now, that man is El Presidente.
Well, killing El Presidente would change all that.
You guys are crazy.
What are you, Defense Intelligence?
CIA?
Yeah, you guys are crazy.
Adiós, Marco.
I got to go!
No, I'm going through security.
I'll see you tonight.
I will do the cooking.
You're the best ever, ever, ever.
And the cutest and the sweetest and the smartest --
I got to go! WWWait!
I'm sending you something super important.
Hang on! Okay.
Did you get it?
I got it.
Now you have it.
You're so weird. I love you.
I love you. Bye.
Bye.
Commander Granderson?
Yes, sir. You're right on time.
Put it up on the big screens.
They made it.
Almost here.
The great fleet.
USS Michener, this is fleet command.
Come in, over.
This is Zulu Actual.
It is another beautiful day at sea.
As I'm sure you've been watching,
we're currently 200 miles north of naval station Mayport.
Should be in port and all tucked in by nightfall.
Ships in the fleet,
why don't you give our friends in Florida a proper Navy hello?
This is USS Jeffrey Michener actual.
All systems go.
We have onboard a full complement
of surface warriors, aviators,
and more Marines than you can shake a stick at.
Over. This is USS Oliver actual.
All systems are go.
This is Michael O'Connor actual.
All systems go.
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