{"id":261249,"date":"2026-09-03T14:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/zoe-saldana-addresses-criticism-about-controversial-lioness-story-line-just-keep-watching\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:02:34","slug":"zoe-saldana-addresses-criticism-about-controversial-lioness-story-line-just-keep-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/zoe-saldana-addresses-criticism-about-controversial-lioness-story-line-just-keep-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoe Saldana Addresses Criticism About Controversial \u2018Lioness\u2019 Story Line: \u2018Just Keep Watching!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lioness<\/em> star Zoe Salda\u00f1a<\/strong><\/a> weighed in on criticism surrounding a controversial season 3 story line.<\/p>\n

Salda\u00f1a, 48, entered the conversation after Barstool Sports\u2019 Kevin Clancy<\/strong> posted an Instagram video on Wednesday, September 2, questioning how the recent episodes have explored her character Joe\u2019s<\/a> abduction.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most BAFFLING decisions I\u2019ve ever seen from a television show. Just absolutely no reason for S3 of Lioness to be told through multiple timelines \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02,\u201d he wrote. \u201cCompletely confusing and in my opinion doesn\u2019t add to the value of the show. Feels like they\u2019re just doing it to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s not like it\u2019s True Detective telling the tale thru the different lens of each year, it\u2019s just like \u2018let\u2019s tell this f***in story out of order, man!’\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Which ‘Lioness’ Stars Are \u2014 And Aren’t \u2014 Returning for Season 3?<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tLioness is returning for a third season \u2014 but is every cast member coming back? Created by Taylor Sheridan, the hit Paramount+ series is a spy thriller that follows the leader of a CIA team that enlists female operatives \u2014 known as Lionesses \u2014 to go undercover in the war on terror. The first two [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Clancy admitted he has found himself confused while watching the Taylor Sheridan show, adding, \u201cEvery time I think we are in the time line where Jo has been kidnapped she pops up on the screen ahahah I still love you tho @lionesspplus.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the comments section, Salda\u00f1a urged Clancy not to give up yet.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJust keep watching! Promise you won\u2019t regret it!\u201d she replied with several laughing emojis.<\/p>\n

Created by Sheridan, 56, the hit Paramount+ series is a spy thriller that follows the leader of a CIA team that enlists female operatives \u2014 known as Lionesses \u2014 to go undercover in the war on terror.<\/a><\/p>\n

The first two seasons followed Joe (Salda\u00f1a) as she recruited Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira<\/strong>) and Josie (Genesis Rodriguez<\/strong>) to go undercover. A season 2 mission put the team at risk and nearly ended in a group sacrifice. Season 3 raised the stakes even higher while jumping back and forth from the past to the present.<\/p>\n

During the premiere in August, the show pivoted away from introducing a new Lioness into the fold. Instead, the team got a new mission when Joe was abducted. The twist? She was nearly taken six months prior, which introduced a dual timeline for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will say I had to ask them for a chart of the time, because sometimes I thought I would be in one place and then the clothes wouldn\u2019t match where I thought that we were,\u201d De Oliveira, 34, exclusively told Us about the Paramount+ series jumping back and forth.<\/p>\n

De Oliveira admitted she sometimes struggled with differentiating where each scene was, adding, \u201cI want to shout out the wardrobe team, because that\u2019s very hard to do when you\u2019re shooting out of order, and so that also helped me connect with the timeline that we were in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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