[BoB Rewatch] Part Three: Carentan & Part Four: Replacements

[thrillingdetectivetales]

Welcome to the Band of Brothers rewatch discussion post for
PART THREE: CARENTAN & PART FOUR: REPLACEMENTS
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Part Three: Carentan
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Part Four: Replacements
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Part One: Currahee & Part Two: Day of Days

Comments

Re: Part Four: Replacements [SPOILER-FREE]

[yourlibrarian]

I didn't expect to either see James McAvoy or the return of Captain Sobel.  Maybe he appeared as the dark spot to let us know that the upbeat beginning to the episode wasn't going to last.

The drop in Holland certainly looked much calmer, though I also wonder how with so many men jumping that they didn't land on each other. Of course, I suppose they might have.

What a difference the greeting in Holland, both the celebrations and the reprisals. I noticed one always hears dogs barking but never seems to see them running around the field of battle or interfering at the wrong moment.

The comment about the tank not shooting through a building in order to keep down the destruction seems pretty silly given that the enemy is unlikely to follow the same rules. I mean, it's good to know that it is a consideration at all but surely the commander on the ground there should have considered the consequences since situations change.

Certainly quite a mess following the initial arrival. I see James McAvoy didn't last long. Bull's solo adventure was also depicted in a way that left things open to interpretation for the viewer, about violence, fear, and how those things tie into a sense of mission.