Tonights episode The Breaking Point, written by Graham Yost and directed by David Frankel was IMO, the best one yet.
There were so many highlights to this episode, I don't know where to begin.
As seen through the eyes of Sgt. Lipton, wonderfully portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg, this series seems to have really come together perfectly. This aptly titled episode in particular truly showed the horrors of war and its effect on the men in its midst.
The soldier, Hoobler, who accidentally shot and killed himself with a German Luger that he was trying to aquire since the beginning of the war. Terribly ironic.
Lt. Buck Compton, surviving everything the Germans threw at him, seeing his friends Toye and Guarnere lose their legs, his platoon being decimated, falling apart reaching his "breaking point".
Cpl.George Luz crawling toward the foxhole where Muck and Penkala were only to see them take a direct hit and die right in front of him.
Lt. Dike, AKA Foxhole Norman, the absent officer in the empty uniform, was probably the worst commander Easy Co ever had. The scene where he fell apart behind the haystacks in the middle of a battle without a plan, putting his men in jeopardy was truly frustrating and horrifying. Thankfully Lt. Winters ordered Lt. Speirs to relieve Lt. Dike and take over Easy Co. Speirs bravery in that battle earned him the respect and admiration of the entire company regardless of the stories that were told about him.
Sadly, a lot of familiar faces were killed and injured in this episode. The final scene in the convent showing these men fade away was very touching. All these scenes added up to one hell of a great episode.
Can I just say again what an excellent series Band Of Brothers is?
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Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus.
[Edited last by Tino on October 14, 2001 at 10:19 PM]
There were so many highlights to this episode, I don't know where to begin.
As seen through the eyes of Sgt. Lipton, wonderfully portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg, this series seems to have really come together perfectly. This aptly titled episode in particular truly showed the horrors of war and its effect on the men in its midst.
The soldier, Hoobler, who accidentally shot and killed himself with a German Luger that he was trying to aquire since the beginning of the war. Terribly ironic.
Lt. Buck Compton, surviving everything the Germans threw at him, seeing his friends Toye and Guarnere lose their legs, his platoon being decimated, falling apart reaching his "breaking point".
Cpl.George Luz crawling toward the foxhole where Muck and Penkala were only to see them take a direct hit and die right in front of him.
Lt. Dike, AKA Foxhole Norman, the absent officer in the empty uniform, was probably the worst commander Easy Co ever had. The scene where he fell apart behind the haystacks in the middle of a battle without a plan, putting his men in jeopardy was truly frustrating and horrifying. Thankfully Lt. Winters ordered Lt. Speirs to relieve Lt. Dike and take over Easy Co. Speirs bravery in that battle earned him the respect and admiration of the entire company regardless of the stories that were told about him.
Sadly, a lot of familiar faces were killed and injured in this episode. The final scene in the convent showing these men fade away was very touching. All these scenes added up to one hell of a great episode.
Can I just say again what an excellent series Band Of Brothers is?
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Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus.
[Edited last by Tino on October 14, 2001 at 10:19 PM]