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'Lioness' star Laysla De Oliveira reacts to the explosive rescue episode in season three

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In an interview with ScreenRant, "Lioness" star Laysla De Oliveira discusses her reaction to episode seven of season three, which featured the long-awaited rescue of Joe (Zoe Saldaña) through a tense gunfight between Texas police and Joe's captors, followed by a heroic intervention from Joe’s team. Oliveira expresses satisfaction with how the build-up paid off for fans while acknowledging the complexities involved in filming out of order. The article also teases potential connections to "Yellowstone" and invites speculation about unresolved plot points like the identity of the mole within Joe’s organization.

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*Lioness* star Laysla De Oliveira discussed her reaction to the seventh episode of season three, which aired on Sunday and featured the highly anticipated rescue of Joe (played by Zoe Saldaña). The episode depicted a dramatic gunfight between Texas police and Joe's captors, culminating in her team’s successful rescue with coordinated ground and air operations. Oliveira expressed excitement about the payoff for fans despite filming out of sequence and not knowing when exactly viewers would see Joe being rescued. She noted that seeing it unfold alongside everyone else after months of shooting was particularly satisfying. Online, Reddit users have been speculating about the identity of a mysterious mole tied to the plot developments.

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She loved watching it all unfold, despite knowing exactly what was coming. "I'm just so happy that we're finally rescuing her, because it's one thing shooting the season, and we're shooting out of order, and with different timelines.

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'Lioness' star Laysla De Oliveira reacts to the explosive rescue episode in season three · assertive framing

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"Lioness" star Laysla De Oliveira is pulling back the curtain on the episode that shocked viewers. asserted

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Episode seven of season three aired this past Sunday, and viewers finally saw the moment the entire season had been building up to: The rescue of Joe (Zoe Saldaña). asserted

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A brutal gunfight unfolded after Texas police stopped her captors. asserted

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Eventually, Joe's team swooped in and saved their boss with gunfire from the ground and the team on the helicopter. asserted

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The payoff was worth the wait for fans of the series, and it has set the stage for what should be a wild season finale. asserted

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‘Lioness’ star reacts to explosive episode Oliveira, who plays Cruz on the hit Taylor Sheridan series, spoke with ScreenRant in an interview published Thursday about her reaction to the explosive rescue episode. asserted

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It's another thing watching with everyone and being like, 'Damn, they're right, like, X amount of weeks have gone by, and we haven't found Joe.' asserted

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I've been really enjoying all the videos of people teasing us and saying that they're gonna go find her themselves. asserted

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I'm happy that we can give that to the audience, that that is resolved, and that also that there is more to come," the talented actress told the outlet. asserted

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Now, fans are dug in waiting to see what happens in the finale episode of season three, which is titled, "The Unraveling." asserted

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It's worth noting that the finale of "Yellowstone" season one was also titled "The Unravelling." asserted

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Read into that as much as you'd like! asserted

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Is Sheridan hinting at stakes similar to when it went down in the "Yellowstone" universe? asserted

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There are also plenty of theories flying around online on Reddit about who the mysterious mole might be. uncertain

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That's the last large looming question that needs to be answered. asserted

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Have a fun theory on what is going on in the shadows and who the puppet master might be? uncertain

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Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. asserted

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