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T10 WHATS UP! November 4 - 10, 2018 cans," 2009) working on de- veloping a vaccine for the vi- rus, a plan that was compro- mised by the private interests of several antagonists, includ- ing a radical group of "Im- munes" who wished to spread the plague and assert them- selves as Earth's inheritors, as well as several world govern- ments that attempted to use the plague as an opportunity for global political control. After the assassination of Dr. Scott in the second season, Bridget Regan ("Jane the Vir- gin") was cast as the new fe- male lead, playing former U.S. navy intelligence officer Sasha Cooper, who first encountered the crew of the Nathan James while under diplomatic cover in China. Sasha and her tactical force, Vulture Team, have been in the spotlight ever since. The current fifth season is set five years after a cure was finally discovered and distrib- uted. But what at first seemed to be a new era of prosperity for humanity has instead seen the emergence of new con- flicts. In a way, the show has come full circle, with the old world being destroyed in a fi- nal battle with a devastating vi- rus and the new world that's risen from the ashes of the old just beginning the opening moves of its own large-scale conflict. This season, Vulture Team was on an important mis- sion in Panama when they were framed for an attack on the country's president, poten- tially sparking a new world war. It's a new world with new antagonists who have been raising the stakes and compro- mising the fate of humanity once again. Even within all the explo- sive action, the show's writers have still left room for more fluffy storylines in the final season, including a romantic one. When Sasha Cooper first joined the crew of the Nathan James, it was revealed that she and Tom Chandler had known each other before; one of the cliffhangers left dangling at the end of last season was the question of whether season 5 would see a more romantic re- lationship develop between them. Of course, it isn't just the chemistry between the two leads that's kept "The Last Ship" on such a solid footing, with a strong cast helping to make the apocalyptic drama seem all too real. Vulture Team also includes Danny Green (Travis Van Winkle, "Friday the 13th," 2009), Wolf Taylor (Bren Foster, "Days of Our Lives") and Azima Kandie (Jodie Turner-Smith, "The Neon Demon," 2016), and as the final two episodes play out, bonds that have long held the team together are tested like never before. The series has been an ex- plosive enterprise from its very first scenes, and every- thing is coming to a head in its final hours. With millions of fans eager to see how the fate of the world pans out, the se- ries can expect the kind of ex- plosive send-off that's only fit- ting as it reaches its conclu- sion. Be sure to catch the final action firsthand as the penul- timate episode of "The Last Ship," airs Sunday, Nov. 4, on TNT, followed by the thrilling series finale next week. Bridget Regan in "The Last Ship" continued from page T2 Saving the world again: 'The Last Ship' prepares to conclude its voyage TV FEATURE