Lioness season 3 episode 7 delivers Joe's rescue in a gunfight fans won't stop talking about

Episode seven of season three of Taylor Sheridan's hit CIA/military series aired Sunday on Paramount+, and it was exceptional.

The entire season has been focused on the hunt to save Joe (Zoe Saldaña) after she was kidnapped. With time running out and a horrific fate awaiting the CIA operator, things finally hit a boiling point in "Kiss the Girls."

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Jonah Wharton as Tex and Austin Hébert as Randy appear in episode 7 of Season 3 of Lioness, streaming on Paramount+ in 2025. (Ryan Green/Paramount+)

"Lioness" viewers react to crazy episode.

Episode seven featured a brutal and bloody gunfight as Joe's team surged in for the rescue. The entire season had been building up to this moment, and it didn't disappoint.

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The action sequence was classic Taylor Sheridan at his finest as Joe killed her main captor and made a run for it.

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It was edge-of-your-seat intensity start to finish, and Joe is coming home. However, there are now serious questions about whether or not the entire kidnapping was actually orchestrated by the Ukrainians and if Oleksandra is the true puppet master.

Reactions rolled in on Reddit to the unbelievably intense and adrenaline-packed episode. Check out some of the reactions below:

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• Babets speech didn’t get him very far did it
• Grand opening. Grand closing
• He sure met his demise with the quickness!!!
• I was yelling at the screen - where’s the bird!!! My kids thought I was cooked! I have already watched it twice - that shoot out 😱
• Joe and Cruz are about to drop the hammer on whoever this mole is, can't wait to see it
• There has to be something else than what is assumed in the episode
• When they got hands on Joe I was celebrating like a cheerleader. This shows has done something to me 😂
• The conversation between Nicole Kidman & husband…. sounds like Oleksandra is the evil genius
• Joe's on a rampage now, hoooooly
• Whenever Jo's husband finally leaves her it'll be warranted.
• Okay these episodes go by way too fast...
• I can't tell you how happy I was when Joe blew Babat's head off into the van
• Absolutely tremendous. This episode is hitting ALL the right notes so far.
• The rescue made me bawl my eyes out, really well done.
• That rescue was worth the wait.

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Michael Kelly as Byron Westfield and Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn appear in episode 7 of Season 3 of Lioness, streaming on Paramount+ in 2025. (Ryan Green/Paramount+)

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Now, we wait to see what's coming in the finale. Expect Sheridan to end this season with a bang. Have an interesting theory? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.