Written by Greg Cope White
Directed by Silas Howard
Ray (to Cameron): "We're getting our shit back."
Four episodes into this show and it was the turn of Ray McAffey to be the focus of things. We opened with a flashback to a younger version with his father, Harlan (Anthony Marble) putting a lot of pressure on Ray. This was something of a theme with Ray - being afraid to fail because of his father's pressure.
In the current timeline, Ray failed to be a floater and it bothered. Being torn asunder by McKinnon, Sullivan and Howitt in front of everyone definitely didn't help matters either. It was safe to say that Ray's sense of worth had plummeted. Luckily, Cameron had a solution for that.
Cameron's great solution involved some payback at Sergeanf Knox, who was now in charge of the platoon next door. Cameron made it look like 2033 stole all of 2032's toilet roll, which sparked Ray into retaliation with Santos, Ochoa and Hicks to assist him. Hicks in particular had a little too much fun with the idea of payback.
Anyways, their plan was mostly a success and Ray managed to get his confidence back. I know it was somewhat based on a lie but he managed to prove to McKinnon that he could float and the depths that Cameron would go to help his friend was commendable. In fact, it also led to the best scene in the whole episode.
The dynamic between Cameron and Sergeant Sullivan took another interesting turn. The latter knew that Cameron faked the toilet paper theft and got Cameron to be honest in a way that even Sullivan couldn't dismantle. Sullivan has been a dick to Cameron but here was angsting over his own past catching up with him.
Whatever happened in Guam clearly will come out. Sullivan didn't want to re-enlist because Fajardo was getting too close to figuring out things. Sullivan's moment with Cameron in the dumpster clearly changed his mind. Of course, there's now also someone actually coming after Sullivan, so we're definitely about his time in Guam in the second half of the season.
- The writer of the source material, Greg Cope White wrote this episode. It felt more personal than the first three, especially with Cameron/Sullivan scenes.
- Why did Nash pretend to be responsible for Hicks's notes? I got a brief shock with how nonchalant Fajardo was in killing the snake with the butt of Ochoa's rifle.
- Standout music: The Charlatans Then and Little David Wilkins Yesterday, Tomorrow And Today.
- Chronology: Santos has been stuck as a recruit for six months while Sullivan's antics in Guam were also six months ago.
Sink Or Swim explored Ray's issues with success/failure pretty well while also introducing a potential love interest for him. Of course the highlight was the Cameron/Sullivan scenes and the hints of the latter's backstory.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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