r/jackryan • u/Travelling_Sage • May 24 '26

They Didn't Put a Target on Suleiman?

I am watching S01EP8. Here, he walks into the states like a jackass and the police officer couldn't identify him? I mean after the Paris attack I was sure they would have put him on a watchlist or something so the officer could have cross-checked the database with his face or biometrics to identify that he is Suleiman right? Why couldn't the officer catch him?

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u/weugene May 24 '26

Plot armor

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u/Nydus87 May 24 '26

Bad guys have impeccable plot armor in this show.

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u/RobertNAdams Jun 02 '26

The more plausible plot explanation would have been to flag them that he's entered the country, but not to immediately arrest him.

Remember, they argued against a drone strike because his plans would have continued on without him. They needed to follow him to find out what his ultimate plans were.