Masters of the Air: Episode Discussion 7

[muccamukk]

In which we welcome director Dee Rees, and embrace our boys in shabby chic.

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Comments

[muccamukk]

Well. I've lost the will to live.

Um... I liked Cleven building the radio and Rosie deciding to stay.

That's all I got.

Oh, Cleven's scarf is a good look, and Rosie's hair continues on point.

[partypaprika]

My thoughts about the episode:

Shabby chic is right haha. Lots of shabby chic.

THEY KILLED THE CAT??? Ok, that is where I draw the line.

When they showed everyone around the table as Buck listened the radio, my thought was "Wait! I want to know how they're listening to the radio?" It was so gratifying to later watch it get built even as I realized that I understand nothing mechanical.

They didn't really focus on Jewish POWs aside from the brief comment, but I read an interesting article about the treatment of Jewish POWs the other day here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0964663920946468

Quinn! You've returned! I'm glad we got to see you. Although anti-climatic? A real hi and goodbye with no info of how that return was accomplished.

I'm getting real James Garner vibes from Bucky about scrounging things up.

What prompted the raid on Berlin when they hadn't previously been bombing it? Was it all circling back to what the new CO said at the end of the mission, that it was as bait for the P-51s?

I wish we had seen more of the raids, instead of just the one. I also liked getting to see about the P-51s, although I wish we had gotten more information on them. The fight with the P-51s was very interesting to watch.

Wait? So Crosby and Sandra did end up having an affair? Man, I am disappointed.

I wish we'd seen more regarding the British attempt at escape.

I think that Rosie is my favorite character. Oooff, that scene with the new CO about being used at bait.

Next week's episode looks exciting!

[wearing_tearing]

The second I heard that meow I knew something terrible would happen. :(

Did we really spend all that time on Quinn to then NOT REALLY SEE HOW HE ESCAPED?????? What in the hell. I didn't mind the narration up until this episode, but there was just so much telling us things instead of showing them to us... ON A TV SHOW. All the tension went out the window with that.

I do love scenes of characters building stuff with basically spit and sweat in an attempt to make their lives a little better/easier. The radio was the best part here.

Rosie, the one consistent great in this series.

[impala_chick]

This episode wasn't as good as ep6. The brief Quinn part was not great :/ Why did they cut out any sort of reveal for him coming back?? I could tell they were trying to focus on the March 6, 7, 8 timeline and all of the existential dread but the intro could have been Quinn coming back instead of the POW camp scene.

From some googling today, it looks like Harry really did have an affair with Westgate (even if the writers are shaping her into an amalgamation of different people). I still like both of their characters. I was going to guess she was a cinetheodolite operator based on the ATF wiki, but now I'm even more excited to see her be a spy. I liked this reddit thread about her but be warned for spoilers of the preview at the end of ep7 and speculation.

John Egan being totally jealous of Buck getting the Marge letter - and then that awkward convo about being best man without a hint of joy in it - FED me though. I'm so in the mood for pining!Egan. Also when he was talking about not having anyone to write to, it was very gender neutral. I loved seeing John gather the parts and Buck build that radio. Copper wire is Buck's love language. Love when he gave John praise for finding it too.

Rosie!!! Goddamn what a hero. He's so solid that it does make me worry - all of the anxiety and trauma has got to catch up with him sometime, doesn't it?

[soundandvision]

I need someone who can write do a long fic based on the following prompt (based on Egan being feral the last 2 eps):

College or post college modern au. No cheating pls.

John Egan acting out cause Gale is w Marge or asks her to marry him doing stuff like being promiscuous, doing drugs/getting too wasted, and getting railed at a party.

Gale corners him and warns that he'll get someone pregnant but Egan is like not when we both have dicks. Gale has to come to terms with all this, being in love w Egan and his own sexuality. Can be written from either pov but if it's Egan really destroy him with angst for a bit.

Ok love you byeeeeee