Masters of the Air: Episode Discussion 5

[muccamukk]

In which we (hopefully) welcome directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck!

Rules:

1. Don't be a dick. Specifically (but not limited to):


1. Not liking something is fine, and negative comments are fine. Please do not directly tell other participants why the thing they like is bad or that they are bad for liking it.


2. Kink shaming will be deleted.


3. Racism, homophobia, transphobia, antisemitism, misogyny, etc will be deleted.


2. Discussing material from the books is fine, but if you're going to discuss something that happens in future episodes, or the fate of historical characters, please put it under a cut and title the comment Book spoilers! or something similar.


3. Likewise, wanting to treat the show as a self-contained unit and not engage with the books/history is perfectly valid.

How to do an in-comment spoiler cut:
<details><summary>Describe what you're spoiling here</summary>All the spoilers go in this part.</details>

Comments

[sovay]

I liked the flying visuals as well in this episode, especially combined with the music.

The air logistics were really crisp—I still couldn't always tell who had just been dramatically riddled with bullets or flak, but the attrition of the ships was painfully clear, even when it was happening so fast that no one had time to record anything except losses. The music this episode was great.

I was prepared for something really gruesome.

Same! Nice that it was averted, but after the close-up facefuls of shrapnel and flying glass, I wasn't taking any bets!

This was the episode that I really wanted for the second or third episode. It's frustrating that it came in the middle and not earlier, but I'm glad we got it.

Agreed. I hope the rest of the show can keep it up.