[TP REWATCH] Part Seven and Part Eight

[thrillingdetectivetales]

Welcome to the rewatch discussion post for PART SEVEN and PART EIGHT of The Pacific.
You are welcome to discuss any and all aspects of the episodes in the comments on this post. Please recognize that others may hold different opinions than yours and continue to abide by our #1 rule: don't be a dick. Additionally, I ask that y'all take care to keep spoiler content off of spoiler-free threads. Otherwise, have fun!

Part Seven
Spoiler-free thread.
Spoiler friendly thread.

Part Eight
Spoiler-free thread.
Spoiler friendly thread.

If you'd like to chat about the episode in real time, join us over on Discord.*

To participate in discussions about previous episodes, you can visit the posts below:

Part One & Part Two
Part Three & Part Four
Part Five & Part Six

* Please note that during this rewatch, we have done away with spoiler friendly and spoiler-free Discord channels and will simply be using the dedicated channel for The Pacific. As such, if you participate in the discussion on the Discord server you may encounter spoilers.

Comments

Re: Part Seven [SPOILER-FREE]

[yourlibrarian]

I feel I should clarify that Eugene saw who was responsible for the friendly fire but did not kill anyone, himself, lol. The bunker moment always sticks out to me—not least because seeing a flamethrower in use (even just on-screen) is absolutely horrifying.

Ah, I didn't realize that. And yes, I can see why the flamethrowers were needed but it's definitely sickening to think about. I'm glad the Allied troops shot men leaving them on fire because better that than to continue burning.

One of many things, I imagine, that forms that mental strain. The smell of those battlefields must have been horrific.