Apple TV+'The Last Frontier' Struggles with Melodrama and Plot Clichés
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Apple TV+'s 'The Last Frontier' starts with promising action sequences and a compelling premise but ultimately devolves into tedious melodrama and convoluted plotting, making it a pulpy, yet disappointing, series.
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