The kid playing the German absolutely sells having a gun pointed at him and assuming the worst, and the complete frozen shock of having somehow survived.
My grandfather. Sammy served Monty is Al alemaine. Listening to Paddy brings me back the early 60’s when he’d recount his action in Northern Africa. A man whose farthest trip prior to the war, was outside of Belfast to Port Rush. Fighting Nazis and Arabs hand to hand. This show helps me piece together his trauma.
You’re right that the actor is doing well for the role that’s written. But it’s arguably a complete misrepresentation of Mayne in voice, command style, personality, you name it.
@@rubbishmodeller IMO his letters and biography don’t reflect a man smashing up hotels over his father’s death, creating and leading such a disorganized rabble in camp, openly swigging from bottles and shouting about bells, and generally trying to look cool. Mayne had a tactical brilliance and planning gift, not a rockstar trapped in a uniform complex. It was still the Army in the 40’s. The SAS had leeway to plan and execute outside the norm, but there were limits that wouldn’t make for entertaining television.
the reason why veterans scream at night at all hours and wives an children try to help but could never understand. Films are good but reality is impossible to fathom RiP gentlemen
My Dad experienced with his own father as he done a tour of operations on Lancaster Bombers as a Navigator/Bomb Aimer and he saw planes through his position as Bomb Aimer blow up or be shot down in flames by flak and/or Night fighters.
This was in the aftermath of the German Commando Directive in which the German Army had started to shoot any members of a commando regiment, of which the SAA was one, even if they had surrendered.
At this point in the war, Hitler had given something called the "Commando Order", which can be boiled down to an order to shoot all commando forces on sight and take no prisoners. This was issued as a response to small scale British commando raids into the Channel Islands, which, a few times, resulted in a fair number of casualties for the small Wehrmacht garrisons that were hit, as well as intelligence leaks. As a direct result of that order, the Wehrmacht would commit war crimes such as the summary execution of entire surrendered British commando units, which is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention. This is why Reg, who at this point is quite traumatized, is rationalizing it as "you know what they'd do if it was us", he wants payback to the other commandos that were killed because of that order. It should be noted that at this point in the war, while summary execution of prisoners of war wasn't unheard of in either side, the German high command issued an actual directive to this, whereas the British and American high command's official line was to follow the Geneva Convention.
No the germans had been given orders that any and all commando group soldiers that were captured or surrendered were to be executed by firing squad. Here he just wanted to return the favor but obviously he didnt
@Russia_lion17 It is also just after the defence of Termoli, in which 21 comrades had died. And the soldier in the video - Reg Seekings - had seen a family killed and found their son mortally wounded, so he shot him. This is why the man in the jeep (Paddy Mayne) says: ''you are no use to me with all that hate in you''. The horror and stress of war is shown to some extent in this second series - but not as harshly as in the book or in reality.
"The thing that haunts a guy is the stuff he wasn't ordered to do."- Clint Eastwood. Grand Torino, 2008.
The kid playing the German absolutely sells having a gun pointed at him and assuming the worst, and the complete frozen shock of having somehow survived.
My grandfather. Sammy served Monty is Al alemaine. Listening to Paddy brings me back the early 60’s when he’d recount his action in Northern Africa. A man whose farthest trip prior to the war, was outside of Belfast to Port Rush. Fighting Nazis and Arabs hand to hand. This show helps me piece together his trauma.
Jack O’Connell was born for this role. I know paddy was 6’3 but who cares?
You’re right that the actor is doing well for the role that’s written. But it’s arguably a complete misrepresentation of Mayne in voice, command style, personality, you name it.
@@Harmon1ca Apart from the accent, it's a very good representation of what has been written about him.
@@Harmon1ca It would be alot less entertaining if it were accurate. I prefer this version
@@rubbishmodeller IMO his letters and biography don’t reflect a man smashing up hotels over his father’s death, creating and leading such a disorganized rabble in camp, openly swigging from bottles and shouting about bells, and generally trying to look cool. Mayne had a tactical brilliance and planning gift, not a rockstar trapped in a uniform complex. It was still the Army in the 40’s. The SAS had leeway to plan and execute outside the norm, but there were limits that wouldn’t make for entertaining television.
@ the show literally states it’s not 100% accurate……
Can't wait for season 3!
My BIL is a retired EOD, Navy Seal. The only allies that scared him were SAS, Royal Dutch Marines, and Sayeret Matkal.
WAR FICKLE!
Interestingly the Dutch marine corps does not have the “royal” titel because it traces its roots back to when the Netherlands did not have a king.
He should get out more…seriously.😢
Fantastic series! Loved it!
the reason why veterans scream at night at all hours and wives an children try to help but could never understand. Films are good but reality is impossible to fathom RiP gentlemen
My Dad experienced with his own father as he done a tour of operations on Lancaster Bombers as a Navigator/Bomb Aimer and he saw planes through his position as Bomb Aimer blow up or be shot down in flames by flak and/or Night fighters.
What an amazing scene!
Cant wait for the french campaign, seekings and cooper(?) Go all the way. Amazing fellas. Great stuff
Wise words spoken here...what can you live with.
PEACE! And LOVE!
What a powerful script!✅
Paddy and Seekings popping krauts.
that brow, the stress going thru that brain at that moment
Maybe thru the series they had so wrong with the depiction of Mayne, but in this moment it was just so good
yeah yeah. Season 3?
Love this show dude release it in India also dude
"Do unto them as they would do unto us" - The only way to be truly sure of their intentions would be to read their minds.
This was in the aftermath of the German Commando Directive in which the German Army had started to shoot any members of a commando regiment, of which the SAA was one, even if they had surrendered.
Out of curiosity, was he gonna shoot at him just because he is German?
At this point in the war, Hitler had given something called the "Commando Order", which can be boiled down to an order to shoot all commando forces on sight and take no prisoners. This was issued as a response to small scale British commando raids into the Channel Islands, which, a few times, resulted in a fair number of casualties for the small Wehrmacht garrisons that were hit, as well as intelligence leaks. As a direct result of that order, the Wehrmacht would commit war crimes such as the summary execution of entire surrendered British commando units, which is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention.
This is why Reg, who at this point is quite traumatized, is rationalizing it as "you know what they'd do if it was us", he wants payback to the other commandos that were killed because of that order.
It should be noted that at this point in the war, while summary execution of prisoners of war wasn't unheard of in either side, the German high command issued an actual directive to this, whereas the British and American high command's official line was to follow the Geneva Convention.
He was going to shoot him In retaliation for what the Germans did to captured Commandos, which was execution.
No the germans had been given orders that any and all commando group soldiers that were captured or surrendered were to be executed by firing squad. Here he just wanted to return the favor but obviously he didnt
@Russia_lion17 It is also just after the defence of Termoli, in which 21 comrades had died. And the soldier in the video - Reg Seekings - had seen a family killed and found their son mortally wounded, so he shot him.
This is why the man in the jeep (Paddy Mayne) says: ''you are no use to me with all that hate in you''.
The horror and stress of war is shown to some extent in this second series - but not as harshly as in the book or in reality.