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The Terminal List Season 1 Episode 7 Recap “Extinction”

Don’t miss Celebrity Myxer’s recap of The Terminal List Season 1 Episode 7 “Extinction.” Reece returns to Coronado to bring the hammer down on the people who betrayed him the most. Back within the walls of his family home, fragmented memories surface. Katie plays ball with the FBI in order to finish her story. Here’s what you missed!

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Previously on The Terminal List Season 1 Episode 6, the FBI’s manhunt intensifies as they close in on Reece. Without the medications, Reece’s physical and mental symptoms escalate. Surrounded by law enforcement, a man hellbent on his mission must escape without taking innocent lives.

Warning… Spoilers below! 

On The Terminal List Season 1 Episode 7, we begin with James Reece (Chris Pratt) sitting in his car at night outside his home.

He goes inside and has a flashback of him moving in with Lauren (Riley Keough). His watch alarm goes off as the flashback ends. Then we switch to a scene 15 hours earlier.

Captain Howard (Matthew Rauch) arrives to speak to the Admiral (Nick Chinlund), alongside Commander Bill Cox (LaMonica Garrett).

Captain Howard gives the Admiral a file stating they should have immunity from prosecution over the operation that killed Reece’s battalion in Syria. However, there is no guarantee.

Captain Howard suggests they consider moving to other countries as he has a family to look after. Commander Cox refuses, while the Admiral reassures the other two that Reece can do what he wants.

After all, Reece will have to contend with 5,000 SEALs under the Admiral’s control. Meanwhile, Reece is watching all three from afar on a boat with Ben (Taylor Kitsch).

Reece And Ben Plan To Kill

All three have had daily meetings since Steve Horn (Jai Courtney) was killed. Commander Howard and Commander Cox do leave the base, but the Admiral is always there. Ben and Reece discuss how they can take them out.

Meanwhile, Madam Secretary of Defence Lorraine Hartley (Jeanne Tripplehorn) is on a plane looking at a headline about how Steve died.

She has footage of Katie (Constance Wu) confronting Steve about his role in ‘Project RD 4895,’ and how he killed the NAVY SEALs. Having watched that footage, Madam Secretary gives a speech confirming Reece is a domestic terrorist.

Meanwhile, Tony (JD Pardo) tells his Fugitive Division to stop Reece by getting to his targets before he does. Katie then arrives to speak to Tony. She agrees to help him find Reece.

However, she wants some information in exchange that allows her to finish her story. She wants Tony to access Steve Horn’s computers and look for the ‘cap table,’ this is a list of people who made money off the Nubellam sale.

Tony agrees, but Katie must remain in his office. Shortly after, the Admiral is joined by Madam Secretary, who has made an impromptu visit to his office. She has come with DCIS Agent Bijan Azad (Kayvon Esmaili).

She grills him about the failed operation on Dr. John Kahani and is curious as to why the intelligence was flawed. The Admiral claims the Pentagon ordered him to move on Kahani as soon as possible, but she is not convinced.

She leaves, but Agent Azad confirms he will be in touch. After that, the Admiral demands to see Captain Howard as he looks worried. The latter has just arrived home. He receives a call from work but ignores it.

Captain Howard Is Worried

Instead, he walks in to see his wife helping their son with his studies. Captain Howard tells them they are going on holiday tonight to Key West. Naturally, they are shocked. But Commander Howard tells them to pack.

He tells his family they have to go because he covered for the Admiral, who had gotten involved in some ‘wrongdoing.’ However, he reassures his wife that everything will be fine.

As he does so, Ben overhears the conversation from his car after having bugged the laptop that is in use in Captain Howard’s house.

Ben arrives back to tell Reece about Captain Howard’s plans. They plan to deal with Captain Howard, and as they discuss it, Reece finishes making a bomb which he straps on himself.

Meanwhile, Tony’s search on Horn’s computer shows the list. He tells his superior that the Admiral, Captain Howard, and Commander Cox were all paid by Horn for allowing the experiment with ‘Project RD 4895’.

Tony Goes After The Admiral

However, there is one company, (Oberon Analytics) whose owner is unaccounted for. With Tony’s supervisor giving him the go-ahead to act, Tony puts each of his team on the Admiral, Captain Howard, and Commander Cox in anticipation of Reece attacking them.

And that is what happens. Captain Howard’s doorbell rings and his son tells him it is the FBI. Howard goes to the door, it is Ben impersonating an FBI agent.

Meanwhile, Tony arrives with his men at the Admiral’s headquarters. He has a search warrant. His team enters as Tony and the Admiral talk. The latter tells Tony he knows why he is here and gives him a file that will clear things up.

The Admiral then tells Tony to tell the person who sent him to never step foot here again. Tony is then interrupted by a phone call from Mackenzie Wilson (Christina Vidal).

She tells Tony that Captain Howard missed his flight, while she is tracking Commander Cox. The latter is at a bar drinking. The bartender asks if he is fine, as he is drinking a lot.

Reece Kills Commander Cox

Commander Cox ignores her, finishes his drink, and leaves. As he is about to go in his car, Reece accosts him. They get into a fight. Reece comes out on top and injects him with a sedative.

As Commander Cox wakes up, he is tied to a log at sea as Reece overlooks him. Reece wants to know all the names of those involved in the experiments.

Commander Cox tells him that only he, the Admiral, and Captain Howard knew about the experiments. Reece lets go of the log as Commander Cox drowns.

Reece then goes back to the car. He has Captain Howard and his family tied up. Reece tells Captain Howard he will kill his family unless he cooperates.

Captain Howard begs Reece to stop and agrees to do whatever he asks. Reece tells Ben to get Howard prepared while he goes home to relive some flashbacks.

As for Katie, she is still in Tony’s office. She then gets a phone call from Reece. He tells her he never meant to put her in harm’s way. Katie tells him he doesn’t have to do any of this, as he is at home and not at war.

Reece states his home doesn’t exist anymore. He hangs up and then gets out of his car and returns to the house in the same scene at the start of the episode.

Tony And His Team Are Off The Case

Meanwhile, Tony is looking at the file the Admiral gave him. He is wondering why the Admiral gave him evidence that showed he was doing secret drug trials on NAVY SEALs.

Tony’s San Diego police force is then visited by DCIS Agent Bijan Azad and his team. Tony’s superior requests a word with him, and he joins Agent Bijan in the office.

Tony and his team have been pulled off the case. Bijan tells him he had no issue with his work, but Tony’s superior felt he overstepped the mark. The experiments were legal, as the Admiral had emergency authorisation.

And yet, Bijan confirms they still have reason to believe there was some cover-up. Tony is told to give agent Bijan everything he has on the Admiral and take some leave.

Clearly unhappy, Tony approaches Katie. He tells her ‘Project RD 4985’ had emergency authorisation, while the last person who profited from Nubellam’s sale was unknown. He gives Katie the entire file he got from the Admiral and lets her go.

Katie Gets Ready To Publish Reece’s Story

But she must get the story out as soon as possible. Tony also tells his team to leave, as he watches Reece’s house from his car. Katie begins working on the story in the library. She calls Jordan (Arturo Castro) and tells her she has Reece’s story.

He asks Katie if she is ready to publish it. However, she still has some issues to work out. Madam Secretary had signed a paper for the emergency authorisation of experiments that ended up giving Reece and his team brain tumours.

And with the last shareholder still unknown, Katie suspects Madam Secretary could be it. Jordan tells her he can publish everything in the next hour.

Katie sends Jordan the story with the headline: ‘Secret Tests and Stock Payouts: ‘Lorraine Hartley’s War Crime Against James Reece.’

Reece Has Flashbacks Of Lauren And Lucy

Christ Pratt portrays James Reece and Riley Keough portrays Lauren Reece on The Terminal List Season 1 Episode 7

Christ Pratt portrays James Reece and Riley Keough portrays Lauren Reece on The Terminal List Season 1 Episode 7

Meanwhile, Reece is in his house. He has another flashback of Lauren. She tells him she is pregnant. They discuss baby names, and Lauren chooses the name Lucy.

He then walks through a door, which takes him back to the flashback of the operation. He relives numerous moments of his life with Lauren and Lucy before his watch alarm breaks up the flashback, just as at the start of the episode.

After turning the alarm off, Reece gets a message from Katie. She tells him Madam Secretary approved the whole thing. Meanwhile, Captain Howard arrives at the Admiral’s office under Reece’s prior authorisation.

He looks nervous. The Admiral claims Madam Secretary attempted to pin the blame on them, which is why he gave Tony the file Captain Howard gave him earlier in the episode.

Captain Howard And The Admiral Are Dead

Captain Howard’s phone rings, but instead of answering it, he gives it to the Admiral. The Admiral answers to find Reece on the phone.

As they talk, Captain Howard unzips his vest with the bomb that Reece had made earlier on his chest. The Admiral begs Reece not to do this. He promises to tell him everyone involved in the operation.

But as Reece suspects Madam Secretary is the final person, he presses a button on his phone which detonates the bomb. With Tony having heard of the news flash about the bomb that had just gone off, he asks his team if Reece was at the scene.

They tell him it could have been detonated remotely. With only one way to know, Tony gets out of his car to enter Reece’s house. He approaches with his gun, and they engage in a tussle.

Reece knocks him down and has a gun pointing at him. Tony tells Reece he has evidence about Horn and the Admiral. As such, he urges Reece to let justice run its course, to which Reece replies: “I am Justice.”

Tony states he cannot let Reece continue. With Tony at the barrel of a gun, Reece chooses not to kill him but knocks him out instead. He then informs Tony to stay out of his way before leaving.

Kate And Madam Secretary Face-Off

In contrast, Katie rings Jordan to ask why the story has not been published. After all, it has been over an hour. He tells her he has not received an email.

When Katie checks her sent items, her email is not there. Katie tells Jordan she has to go and hangs up. Katie gets ready to leave the library, but as she does so, she is stopped by Madam Secretary.

Madam Secretary tells Katie she read the story. However, the story was wrong. She informs Katie she is free to walk away if she wants.

Madam Secretary recognises Katie as a good journalist, but that story is not befitting her. Therefore, if Katie wants the whole truth, Madam Secretary is willing to give her an interview as the episode ends.

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Air Date: July 1, 2022

The Terminal List Cast

  • Chris Pratt as Lt. Commander James Reece
  • Taylor Kitsch as Ben Edwards
  • Constance Wu as Katie Buranek
  • Jeanne Tripplehorn as Lorraine Hartley
  • Riley Keough as Lauren Reece
  • Patrick Schwarzenegger as Donny Mitchell
  • Arlo Mertz as Lucy Reece
  • Jai Courtney as Steven Horn
  • JD Pardo as Tony Liddel
  • LaMonica Garrett as Commander Fox
  • Alexis Louder as Nicole Deptul
  • Tom Amandes as Vic
  • Christina Vidal Mitchell as Mac Wilson
  • Jared Shaw as Ernest “Boozer” Vickers
  • Catherine Dyer as Rachel Campbell
  • Remi Adeleke as Terrell “Tee” Daniels
  • Hiram A. Murray as Jackson
  • Matthew Rauch as Captain Howard

Catch a new episode each week on Prime Video, check out listings dates below. Stay right here, stay mixed in because The Terminal List Season 1 Episode 8, in the finale a showdown brews at Secretary of Defense Hartley’s Orcas Island estate as Reece, Katie, Ben, and Tony’s paths and objectives collide! Drop your email to get insights into your inbox…

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The Terminal List Season 1 Episode Guide

Season Episode Title Air Date
1 8 Reclamation” The Terminal List Season 1 Finale July 1, 2022
1 7 Extinction July 1, 2022
1 6 Transience July 1, 2022
1 5 Disruption July 1, 2022
1 4 Detachment July 1, 2022
1 3 Consolidation July 1, 2022
1 2 Encoding July 1, 2022
1 1 Engram” The Terminal List Season 1 Premiere July 1, 2022

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