Masters of the Air: Episode Discussion 6

[muccamukk]

In which we answer the burning question: will we finally see a female character with both a speaking role and decent hair? Also, is Egan going to die, or whatever?

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Comments

[partypaprika]

Re Sandra, I was genuinely uncertain if they would be having some kind of romantic relationship arise. There seemed to be a few deep looks at her by Crosby. I really didn't want anything to happen between them, so I'm glad that it didn't.

There were some ups and downs this episode. I definitely felt the tension with Egan's on the run experience.

I see what you're saying about the lighting and slow mo of the guards, but I felt like that was more in service to the fear and surreality of being a POW. I actually felt like the episode engendered more compassion for the civilians in the city (despite the killing of the POWs) with the destruction and loss of life very present.

[muccamukk]

I had faith that they wouldn't show Croz cheating on his wife, but his bedroom eyes indicated that he wouldn't have kicked Sandra out of bed, admittedly. I liked what someone on chat said about it feeling like he was just passing through her story, and she was off on her "borrowed" bicycle to have Spy Adventures or whatever.

I didn't mind the guards as much, though I felt they were leaning a little too hard on it, but the citizens where shot like the village mob at the start of Nosferatu! I just don't think adding them killing PoWs added anything to the plot, other than to underline the brutality of random German civilians. You don't need that to justify the war in general! You certainly don't need a literal musical number about it! Anyway, MMV.