'Lioness' latest episode leaves fans reeling after brutal and violent execution scene

The latest episode of "Lioness" shook fans to the core.

Season three of Taylor Sheridan's epic CIA/military thriller is currently airing on Paramount+, and the fourth episode of the new season aired this past Sunday.

The new season has been absolutely insane through four episodes as the hunt to save Joe (Zoe Saldaña) from her kidnappers is underway.

LIONESS SEASON 3 EPISODE 2 OPENING SCENE LEAVES FANS STUNNED WITH ITS INTENSITY ON PARAMOUNT+ Well, things are officially at a different level as of Sunday.

WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW "Lioness" fans aren't strangers to violence in the series.

In fact, "Lioness" has routinely provided some of the best action sequences in the history of TV.

The season three premiere brought viewers to the frontlines of the war in Ukraine in absolutely brutal and unrelenting fashion.

It's another masterclass from Sheridan.

JILL WAGNER REVEALS THE MONTH-LONG BOOT CAMP 'LIONESS' CAST ENDURES FOR TAYLOR SHERIDAN'S SHOW Well, one death scene brought the stakes to an unprecedented level in "Murder Hornets." With the clock racing down to find Joe before she's extracted out of the country to her death, the team launches an assault against an airport hangar.

The team misses saving Joe, and viewers were given one of the most shocking scenes in the history of the series.

Kyle (Thad Luckinbill), one of Joe's most loyal teammates, executes one of the kidnappers at point-blank range in a desperate bid to get the other abductors to give up the tail number of the plane she's on.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE The cold-blooded killing left the rest of Joe's team shocked, especially Bobby.

Yet, the decision was calculated.

There's no time for regular investigations and interrogations.