(and I can't imagine how some didn't get hit by planes coming up behind them in that chaos)
I KNOW RIGHT!? Seeing that scene puts an absolute heebie in my jeebies because there was such a narrow margin of success the guys had to hit to make it safely to the ground. The book that the series is based on and several of the memoirs go into detail about a view of those narf-ups and it's harrowing, to say the least.
It's also pretty obvious what a disaster the following events could have been without someone well suited to lead like Winters.
muccamukk brought up a good point when we were talking about it, that the post-landing scene in particular is a moment when we really get to see Dick's leadership skills shine. He takes a (mostly) unknown private under his wing, keeps the kid calm, corrals his men (at least, the ones he can find), and successfully accomplishes some really difficult objectives without the guidance of a direct superior officer and missing basically all his gear to boot. That level of competence is nice to see.
I also love that we get another taste or two of Dick's scathingly dry sense of humor, which is one of my favorite personality traits of his.
Interesting to see a variety of familiar faces popping up in the episode (although Neal McDonough already showed up, which amused me).
Lol, seriously. By this point in the show I was like, "Okay so this is just going to be a rotating who's-who of 'Hey I Think I Know That Guy From Somewhere,' huh?"
I love Neal McDonough as DumDum Dugan and I was delighted to see him in another, more technically accurate period piece~
(P.S. your "peeking Steve" icon is absolutely precious, my God)
Re: Part Two: Day of Days [SPOILER-FREE]
I KNOW RIGHT!? Seeing that scene puts an absolute heebie in my jeebies because there was such a narrow margin of success the guys had to hit to make it safely to the ground. The book that the series is based on and several of the memoirs go into detail about a view of those narf-ups and it's harrowing, to say the least.
It's also pretty obvious what a disaster the following events could have been without someone well suited to lead like Winters.
I also love that we get another taste or two of Dick's scathingly dry sense of humor, which is one of my favorite personality traits of his.
Interesting to see a variety of familiar faces popping up in the episode (although Neal McDonough already showed up, which amused me).
Lol, seriously. By this point in the show I was like, "Okay so this is just going to be a rotating who's-who of 'Hey I Think I Know That Guy From Somewhere,' huh?"
I love Neal McDonough as DumDum Dugan and I was delighted to see him in another, more technically accurate period piece~
(P.S. your "peeking Steve" icon is absolutely precious, my God)