WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for The Terminal List: Dark Wolf episode 6.The Terminal List: Dark Wolf episode 6, “Pawns & Kings,” reveals who “played” Ben and his team following a violent ambush and a bombing that killed Mossad agent Eliza Perash. With only one episode left of the first season of The Terminal List prequel series, all signs point to Ben, Landry, Tal, and Mo going after the real traitor – Jed Haverford.

The penultimate episode of The Terminal List: Dark Wolf season 1 begins with some grueling scenes as what’s left of our protagonists recover from their injuries. Ben removes a piece of shrapnel from his leg after the car explosion, Tal fends for her life after a vicious hand-to-hand battle that nearly killed her, and Raife tries to wash himself of his sins after torturing and killing a friendly German intelligence operative.

Things heat up when Ben and company realize they were actually used to deliver real nuclear reactor bearings to Iran. Haverford is revealed to have orchestrated getting these bearings into Iranian hands to help establish a safer relationship between Iran and the United States with Iran’s new government leader. Haverford intended to give Iran the ability to make a nuclear bomb but insisted they never go through with it, which would, in theory, establish a more trusting relationship with the West.

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf Episode 6 Sets Up A Thrilling Showdown

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf episode 6 shows Ben taking matters into his own hands after he realizes that Haverford played him in the deal with the Iranians. This leads to one of the darkest moments in the series, and the entire franchise for that matter, as bullets fly through a private jet and kill everyone on board. Ben has to quite literally pry the bearings from the Iranians’ hands before the job is done.

Now that Ben, Mo, Tal, Landry, and Raife are the only ones who know the truth about Haverford betraying his country, they will surely all be targets in the final episode of The Terminal List: Dark Wolf ​​​​​​season 1. Nearly every episode of the series has had some intense action and well-choreographed fight scenes, but I have a feeling that the most shocking moments are still to come and that the prequel series is saving the best for last.

One of the most interesting scenes in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf episode 6 was the conversation about honor between Ben and Raife. Raife has taken issue with all of this CIA work that he and Ben have done since the start of the series, questioning the integrity of their missions and intel. As it turns out, Raife was spot-on about some shady business going on, but Ben was too blinded by the freedoms and flexibility of the job to think outside of it until it was almost too late.

Dark Wolf Proves How Misguided Ben Can Be When He’s Fighting For His Own Cause

Ben has developed an interesting complex in which he puts the loyalty of his team above everything, even the word of his superiors. It was this type of contradiction that led to his dishonorable discharge from the Navy SEALs in the first place. Still, regardless of the red flags with their CIA jobs that Raife aptly points out, Ben is headstrong about seeing them through, considering Raife a coward for walking away before their mission is complete.

This shows how stubborn Ben can be when he’s fueled by belief, which adds some context to his eventual betrayal of James Reece. Raife has clocked most of Ben’s flaws for what they are – selfish, reckless, and ultimately misguided. The scene in which Ben goes rogue at the end of the episode proves that he will do whatever it takes to fight for what he believes in, no matter what the cost. He was right to push back against Haverford, but now he has a major problem to face in the finale after being classified as an American traitor.

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf episode 6 has some scenes that were much more entertaining than others, as the ultimate Haverford betrayal was pretty predictable, which deflated some of the tension that the series tried to establish. I still wish we could dive deeper into Ben’s psyche than what the series has offered up so far. In some ways, it’s been difficult to become truly immersed in this story because I was hoping that the prequel would provide more answers to why Ben betrayed Reece in the original series.

As it currently stands, viewers get some crumbs that reveal Ben’s instability, unpredictability, and defiance against limitations and authority. These factors start to unravel the web of his complex character, but it hasn’t felt like enough after six episodes. The prequel series has been mostly entertaining, but without these crucial insights into Ben’s character and psyche, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf may not be carrying out its own main objective – giving fans what they want.