Master EOD Technician Jay Ly rates bomb disposal scenes in movies and television for realism. Ly looks at common explosives used in combat throughout history, from the improvised explosive device in "The Hurt Locker" (2008), starring Jeremy Renner; to World War II bombs in "M*A*S*H" S1E20 (1973) and "Rambo" (2008), starring Sylvester Stallone. Ly explains the plausibility of disarming nuclear weapons in "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One" (2023), with Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg; the detonation of the nuclear warhead in "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), with Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway; and the underwater explosive in "The Abyss" (1989). Ly also breaks down various tools and procedures used in explosive ordnance disposal, including using a robot for bomb detection in "Bluestone 42" S1E1 (2013), the bomb squad kit in "S.W.A.T." S5E13 (2022); and the wire cutters used in "SEAL Team" S2E1 (2018). Additionally, Ly looks at the realism of communication systems and render safe ...