I noticed in this episode that they finally got winter coats and gloves.
Well, Hoob finally got his Luger and clearly more than he bargained for. Another great example of how real life tells different stories than fictional ones. I did wonder, however, where the shelter for Winters came from since it seemed they kept moving forward.
The story of Dier is another good example. I would have expected that his problems stemmed from a battlefield promotion that he wasn't prepared for, but apparently not.
I'll confess, Peacock's departure made me laugh. But the problem of Winters not being able to hand off command to anybody competent was surely a common problem.
I'm surprised though, that anyone had to be told to take cover once the shelling started. Isn't this after all a company of very experienced men? I'm going to assume at least part of that was to create visual drama.
I wondered, seeing everyone hacking up trees with axes, what the standard equipment for these soldiers was. No wonder Swiss Army knives are a thing.
Boy, lots of losses this episode. It was also interesting to hear an episode narrated since we haven't had that happen until this point.
When Lipton made his report to Winters and then said that Winters couldn't do anything, I wondered why Winters hadn't given his instructions to Dier with the sergeants looking on, so that multiple people would be clear on what needed to be done and what the orders were.
I'm really surprised the men would start celebrating without first clearing out all the buildings. But maybe that was partly due to the lack of supervision in the area.
I also wondered, after the fact, if Dier hadn't been someone's favorite in high command so much as he was placed on the battlefield to eliminate him from the command structure. Someone with his level of incompetence would have a high likelihood of getting himself killed.
Given the narration I figured Lipton would be with us at the end, and that he would realize that he had been the leader he was looking for. I suppose I should have expected the promotion as well. I quite like the scene with the choir, and the images of all the men who have been lost.
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Well, Hoob finally got his Luger and clearly more than he bargained for. Another great example of how real life tells different stories than fictional ones. I did wonder, however, where the shelter for Winters came from since it seemed they kept moving forward.
The story of Dier is another good example. I would have expected that his problems stemmed from a battlefield promotion that he wasn't prepared for, but apparently not.
I'll confess, Peacock's departure made me laugh. But the problem of Winters not being able to hand off command to anybody competent was surely a common problem.
I'm surprised though, that anyone had to be told to take cover once the shelling started. Isn't this after all a company of very experienced men?
I'm going to assume at least part of that was to create visual drama.
I wondered, seeing everyone hacking up trees with axes, what the standard equipment for these soldiers was. No wonder Swiss Army knives are a thing.
Boy, lots of losses this episode. It was also interesting to hear an episode narrated since we haven't had that happen until this point.
When Lipton made his report to Winters and then said that Winters couldn't do anything, I wondered why Winters hadn't given his instructions to Dier with the sergeants looking on, so that multiple people would be clear on what needed to be done and what the orders were.
I'm really surprised the men would start celebrating without first clearing out all the buildings. But maybe that was partly due to the lack of supervision in the area.
I also wondered, after the fact, if Dier hadn't been someone's favorite in high command so much as he was placed on the battlefield to eliminate him from the command structure. Someone with his level of incompetence would have a high likelihood of getting himself killed.
Given the narration I figured Lipton would be with us at the end, and that he would realize that he had been the leader he was looking for. I suppose I should have expected the promotion as well. I quite like the scene with the choir, and the images of all the men who have been lost.