Taylor Kitsch and Tom Hopper in 'The Terminal List: Dark Wolf.' Prime Video Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains spoilers from The Terminal List: Dark Wolf.] Navy SEAL brother and loyal friend Raife Hastings, played by Tom Hopper, quickly surmises there are no brakes applied regarding his team brother, Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch), in the fourth episode of Prime Video's prequel series Terminal List: Dark Wolf. In "The Sound of the Guns," Edwards has already broken his promise to his brother-in-arms that the takedown of Iraqi assassin-for-hire Danawi would be enough to get some type of revenge for killing their Iraqi sergeant and asset in Mosul (during the first episode), and then move on with their dishonorable discharged lives. But now the audience has discovered that the two former SEALS are in even deeper with black ops agent Jed Haverford (Robert Wisdom) and his team, as they plan to stop a multimillion-dollar deal that will help put Iran closer to its goal of developing their own nuclear weapons. Hastings is not feeling it, and he can see that Edwards is even more enthralled to go along for the espionage ride, instead of their original agreement to kill Danawi and move on. Related Stories TV Taylor Kitsch Unpacks the Anger and Redemption in His 'Terminal List: Dark Wolf' Origin Story TV 'The Terminal List: Dark Wolf' Boss David DiGilio Talks Franchise Future and How His 2011 'Tron' Script Paid Off 14 Years Later Haverford has assembled his team, which includes Edwards and Hastings, in Germany to intercept the handoff of the real bearings in exchange for giving Iran fake ones. But the plan goes severely awry when Hastings' and Edwards' planned ambush of the convoy is interrupted by German intelligence officers in a surprise attack, leaving their members wounded and in need of a retreat. And then there is one big betrayal by a Haverford team members that adds even more peril to the surprised ambush. Who saw this coming? Hastings did, of course. Hastings seems to have a sixth sense that all is not what it appears in the world of black ops, but he is loyal to his SEAL brother and will ride out this dangerous game until Edwards hopefully comes to his senses and says he has had enough. It's becoming clear, however, that Edwards has found his element, even if Hastings has not. The Hollywood Reporter recently caught up with British Game of Thrones actor Hopper to talk more in depth about his Raife Hastings, how he operates in a world of war, what loyalty looks like among Navy SEAL brothers and which is harder: SEAL training or defying a queen and her fire-breathing dragon? *** I have to ask: Which was harder, being consumed in flames by a dragon [Hopper's Dickon Tarly, son of Randyll Tarly, refused to bend the knee to the Dragon Queen on Game of Thrones], or training as a Navy Seal and CIA operative for this Terminal List prequel series? (Laughs.) The stunt guys did a lot of the work for being burned by a dragon, and a lot of that was CGI. So that was a lot easier. The work you put in to be a Navy SEAL is much more in depth. I would be remiss to not say anything about the amount of work that those guys put in to make us look authentic. It's a constant state of making sure we were doing the right thing on Terminal List to be a legitimate Navy SEAL. So I would have to give it to the Navy SEALs. Would it be safe to say that Raife Hastings was already connected to the CIA in some way before he and Edwards got kicked out and involved in the espionage business throughout Europe? Well, actually, Raife is not linked to them at all really. He is very aware of the agency because they had operations where he's from in Mozambique, and he has seen his family go through some tough times; they used to operate with the CIA and his dad was in the South African Special Forces. So there's an awareness, but he is certainly not involved with them. What are some similar personality traits that you share with Hastings? And how are you two different? He's certainly much calmer in those crazy heightened situations than I would be. Raife's nickname is "Mtulivu," which means "the calm one" [in Swahili]. He always has this very cool head in any situation. No matter how crazy the firefight is, he's able to keep a cool head for his men around him and deliver information to keep them safe in a very calm manner, which is what he is known for. I'm not as calm, but Jared Shaw is one of our executive producers and one of the [former] Navy SEALs who teaches all of us how to operate accordingly and authentically, and I take a lot from Jared for Raife. Jared has a constant calmness about how crazy the day is. No matter how crazy the action is, he's got this cool head. I take a lot of inspiration from the way he is in situations. But our similari