"The point system is rigged" I hope you noticed they rigged the lottery for Shifty. His name was the only one in the helmet! When Welsh gives Spiers that look before the "drawing" You know somethings up lol love that moment.
I had the honor of meeting Major Winters at a cafe on an army base near to his home. It was a WWII living history weekend on the Battle of the Bulge involving several thousand reenactors. I was portraying a German General Staff major, and the cafe was set up as a venue for Axis reenactors (the Allied cafe was just down the road in their part of the camp). I was sitting alone and Major Winters graciously asked if he could join me. Of course I knew him immediately. As we sipped our drinks he mentioned he'd seen me in action during the tactical battle earlier in the day. He said he saw me moving from unit to unit on my motorcycle giving orders and, as he put it "everywhere you went, things came to life" I told him I was just a messenger and the dispositions were from my commander, with whom I had radio contact, but Winters was kind enough to say "No, you were doing exactly what a good staff officer would do-, correctly locating the various units to forward positions-it's why you were worth watching" I took that as a compliment from a real soldier and hero.
After dozens of viewings of this show since 2001, that last line, "No, but I served in a company of heroes". Its gets me everry single time. I know its coming, and it still hits me right in my soul, every single time. Great reaction, sir. Well done.
His voice breaking into tears with "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" He knows the answer is yes, but he is a man of utmost humility, and only recognizes it through the ultimate sacrafices of his bretheren. We need true leaders of men like this more than ever right now.
How could any man not get hit by this, especially if he served…no matter the capacity or role. That Greatest Generation was extraordinary, toughened by the Depression & coming from a time where faith kept you grounded. Those men, my grandfathers peers…are my heroes. Thank you for this from “across the Pond”.
After you watch the incredible documentary-We Stand Alone Together- there is one more fun thing to watch. Ron Livingston (Nixon) recorded a ‘video diary’ about the 2 week training which the cast went through before filming began.
These men are considered some of the finest reflection of our country, the sacrifices they made is something our nation does it’s best to never forget. To them they were practically boys being thrown into the worst catastrophe the world has yet to have seen, but they become the symbol of bravery and honor. It’s heartbreaking for us that none are alive today, yet perhaps they can be reunited together in the afterlife.
I watched my father live through the experience of coming back to a life without war. He is an authentic war hero (three bronze stars, a silver star, and two purple hearts). When he came home, he had the occasional problem (he got angry easily, and panicked at loud noises), but nearly 50 years later, he's well-adjusted.
One of the things I regret about the show is at the end, they didn't reveal *all* the veterans who appeared in the interviews. Most would be revealed in "We Stand Alone Together", but it would still be nice to have seen them here.
Most of this episode was filmed in Switzerland, in the Interlaken region. The production first wanted to shoot in Sell Am See, Austria, where the real events took place, but they couldn't find enough places that still looked authentic enough to represent 1945, so they found a different place. The lake you see is Lake Brienz, and the hotel is the Grand Hotel Giessbach overlooking Lake Brienz.
That large room that's in the Eagle's Nest (the one where they find the dead Nazi officer) is now a restaurant there. And, yes, there is a room at the nest that is ALL wood and looks amazing. The hotel in Austria is the same one that Easy actually occupied when they were there. The real men of Easy walked up those same steps where Nixon (Ron Livingston) says "I think we'll be comfortable here."
Easy Company is the most ironic name in military history. From D-DAY all the way to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, there was nothing Easy about it. I never want things I love to end, but you want the pain to end for these Men, and the peace to begin. The German Field Marshall's speech is actually what ties the entire concept of of the series together unexpectedly. I implore you to see "We Stand Alone Together" and Ron Livingston's (Nixon) Bootcamp Diary. It makes you appreciate the series even more unbelievably. "Were you a hero in the War Grandpa? Grandpa says no, but I served in a company of heroes" Near tears every time. Thank you for taking this journey... Currahee!♠
I’m happy for you to have watched this and had the reaction you did throughout. I read Stephen Ambrose’s book Band of Brothers back when I was in high school. I’ve reread it several times throughout my years then this show came out and rocked my world. They did such a great job and I was happy to relive the experience with you. 🎉😊
Something that comes up in the last episode that is not fully explained is the Adjusted Service Rating Score...which is what the "points" they keep referring to is about. The Army needed a system to prioritize the people that were deployed overseas, and decide in what order folks would get to go home, since not everyone could go home at the same time. The system heavily prioritized people with children under the age of 18 to get them home as soon as possible, and focused on medals awarded and time in service overseas as other criteria.
About the 85 points, that's how they were earned. 1 month of military service 1 point each 1 month of military service overseas (in addition to total time in service) 1 point each Combat award (Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Silver Star Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Purple Heart) 5 points each Having a dependent child under the age of eighteen (up to a max of 3 dependents) 12 points each They also earned 5 points per campaign they took part in. Egypt-Libya 11 June 1942 - 13 February 1943 Air Offensive, Europe 4 July 1942 - 5 June 1944 Algeria-French Morocco 8 - 11 November 1942 Tunisia 17 November 1942 - 13 May 1943 Sicily 9 July - 17 August 1943 Naples-Foggia 9 September 1943 - 21 January 1944 Anzio 22 January - 24 May 1944 Rome-Arno 22 January - 9 September 1944 Normandy 6 June - 24 July 1944 Northern France 25 July - 14 September 1944 Southern France 15 August - 14 September 1944 North Apennines 10 September 1944 - 4 April 1945 Rhineland 15 September 1944 - 21 March 1945 Ardennes-Alsace 16 December 1944 - 25 January 1945 Central Europe 22 March - 11 May 1945 Po Valley 5 April - 8 May 1945 As an example, a man who served for three years in the Army, including one and a half years overseas, had a child under 18, and fought in the Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns, earning a Bronze Star Medal and two Purple Hearts would have: 36 (months in service) + 18 (months overseas) + 12 (dependent under 18) + 5 (Northern France) + 5 (Rhineland) + 5 (Ardennes-Alsace) + 5 (Central Europe) + 5 (Bronze Star Medal) + 5 (Purple Heart) + 5 (Purple Heart) = 101 points, enough to go home!
Loved going on this journey with you. I live right outside of Philly in Pa. I have had the privilege to see Bill Guarnere’s and Babe Hefron’s statues in south Philly because that’s where they are from. And I have driven up to Ephrata PA and have seen winters memorial and gravestone. Very moving experience for me
Also, for some reason, the subtitles you used are off. The letter that Winters quoted wasn't written by "my granny", but by Mike Ranney, a fellow soldier in E company.
When author Stephen Ambrose went to Winters' house to talk to him about his book, they had dinner with the very same cutlery you see Winters putting into his helmer earlier in the episode (if I remember correctly they are silverware with swasitkas/Nazi flags on them).
You did an outstanding job reacting to this series! I’m going to start watching your reaction to “The Pacific” later tonight. Great job! You earned a new subscriber from this!
Thanks for the thoughtful and quick reactions! Had the honor to meet Malarkey several times on political campaigns in Oregon. He was a humble and funny man. The hotel is indeed real and shot on location but in Switzerland not Austria - Grandhotel Giessbach in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland region. The guy who shot Grant shot 5 people killing 4. Back in the States he racked up quite a criminal record as well. Bad guy. Hard to hold back the tears in that baseball game monologue.
@@charlesedwards2856 yes - always struck me as weird. Military was busy / getting ready for invasion to Japan etc….but usually the Army deals with these things - and harshly at that.
Sgt Grants ordeal was much more involved. He survived but I think the situation was condensed greatly for the show. There is a great interview with Luzs son on RUclips. Turns out he wasn’t a “handy man” he was actually an engineer or something and was killed on an industrial accident. The handy man came from a mistaken wording during an interview where he was described as a “handy” man, as in he was a handy guy.
Lmao him reading his serial number is because of the military's strict order and procedure, don't forget it was Speirs that was reading it and he appears to take military procedure very seriously.
Speirs could have made it a private announcement, but I think he wanted the rigged lottery and added drama of calling out the number to build morale and give Shifty more time in the limelight.
The replacement who shot Grant only spent a short amount of time in jail, somehow.. Shifty was one of the last members of Easy to make it back to the US, because of his injuries. While he was recovering in hospitals, all his backpay and guns were stolen. Malarkey was supposed to be included in the baseball scene at the end, but Scott Grimes who plays him, missed his flight to get there. He hopped on a train but sadly didn't make it in time. He said in a podcast it's one of his biggest regrets so far.
Yeah i read up and found out more on that sc*umbag, the guy was petty career criminal, seems like he never once showed any remorse about the things he did in the war, he died in a motorbike accident years later, good riddance i say.
When you said the point system was rigged you were right in a way. The army knew that they might need to keep fighting in the pacific for an undetermined period and possibly invade Japan as well as keep garrisons in Europe. So, the point system was instituted to give preference to married soldiers, soldiers who had been wounded, those that had earned medals for bravery etc. This would leave the majority of units intact the vacancies filled by fresh replacements and troops that had arrived just before the war ended but who had gotten some combat experience.
The emotional aspect is handled very subtly during the entire show. They don't manipulate your feelings, not even once. That's why it hits you like a ton of bricks at the end. We all felt like you did when we first watched it. And even after 20 odd years, we still do. :)
I loved your rations to all the series. Just letting you know I served in the BRO (Big Red One,) in the 80’s, there is even a movie called the Big Red One, if you’re interested. Another movie with the 1st ID in it is called The Last Full Measure, a little known movie I recommend to all!
Yeah the actors who played Bull, Muck, Percante, Liebgott, Ramirez. Guarnere & Luz are all definitely in the Big Red One Call of Duty. Loved they showed how Shifty was over it and didn't want to kill a Deer because he was tired of killing right at that point. Then showed them rigging the lottery to send him home because he was so beloved. The real Shity was of course the man who talked about how in other circumstances ha and a German soldier may have been good friends and how he might of liked to Hunt of Fish - he really did seem to be such a gentle good natured man and had just a wonderful voice in those interviews. Possibly the most telling scene is where Spiers is going to shoot the guy who shot Grant the men look uncomfortable at the thought of whats about to happen because they are tired of the killing and then Spiers hand starts to shake and he looks down in confusion before realising that he too is sick of the killing and death and doesn't want to do it anymore. Even ultimate soldier - the ultimate killing machine is sick and tired of this stuff. That and the German Generals speech to his men show that even here when there is no more combat this series can pull of some extraordinary scenes and storytelling.
Yeah, the actor who played Guarnere played a character from the Bronx (like Frank john Hughes, the actor) but the Sergeant kept calling him 'Brooklyn'=='But Sarge, I'm from the Bronx; yeah, whatever Brooklyn'.
I would highly recommend watching Chernobyl and the pacific. On another note. HBO mini series seem to be some of the best tv shows I’ve ever seen. I loved the reaction to my favorite show, and I’m glad you enjoyed it too
I think it is funny how Speirs said, "So the French are going to beat us to the Eagles Nest?" I find this funny because there is but a single road that goes up to the Eagles nest, and they were already sitting ON IT, how was the French going to beat anyone there? Helicopters had not yet been invented, so there was no way to fly up there, and even if they had been, the first helicopters could not get higher than about 4,000 feet above sea level because of air density, so the only way was the road, and the 101st division 506 PIR was already on the road and at the roadblock.
I just noticed that you haven’t reacted to Sicario yet, it’s a great film maybe one of the best in the last decade, you gotta check out Hell or High water as well that’s another classic.
At the surrender of Germany in May of 1945, General McArthur and his staff was already deep into planning "Operation Downfall" and with the publicized and expected losses during an invasion of Main land Japan, it was tentatively being scheduled for mid to late March of 1946, and it was going to be approximately 5 to 7 times larger than D-Day was, and the casualty estimates, (IF ACCURATE) would have added another 24,000,000 to 30,000,000 of Americans, British, Canadian, Russian, Chinese, French, Australian, and especially Japanese, to the total death count of WWII, which had already ended up at around 82,000,000 to 88,000,000 for the war, WWII had already claimed the lives of tens of millions of people, and adding another as many as 30,000,000 was something that President Truman did not want to do unless it was absolutely necessary, this is why he gave the approval for Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was his hope that such an overpowering show of force and destruction, would bring peace at a much lower cost in lives and destruction, now granted, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as horrible as they were, and did in fact take the lives of about 200,000 IMMEDIATELY, and another 500,000 or so within a year, and about another 500,000 or so over the next 7 decades, is still a much better set of numbers than a possible 30,000,000, so while the 2 bombs did end an awful lot of lives, the number of lives they saved (IN MY PERSONAL OPPINION) far outweighs the ones they took. General McArthur wanted to land on the Japanese Main land up to 15,000,000 Allied troops, with as many of those being 10,000,000 or so of American Army, Navy and Marines, with the Russians, British, Canadians, Australians, French, and others making up the rest. so having American battle hardened troops, which there was more than 3,000,000 just in Europe alone, this is why the "POINTS" system was implemented in the first place, the men in Europe, and the ones gathering across the Pacific, was a bit more than half of the American troops that McArthur wanted for the landings, and they were already battle hardened, the rest were still training in the United States, but the most experienced were going to lead the way, THANKFULLY the Emperor realized, that they could not even hope to fight against firepower like was used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and did the smart thing and surrendered the war effort, once they attacked us at Pearl Harbor, the fate of their country had already been sealed on December 7th 1941 early in the morning, there was no other way it was going to end.
I was a replacement forty years later during the cold war. At the time you think everything's fucked because your on the inside but the fact is (I was an engineer) we could have the runways of Ramstein operational before the planes returned and that is in practice and we practiced alot.
The lottery was rigged (there was no other piece of paper in the helmet); it made it seemed not rigged by calling the serial number, was my interpretation.
@@eliemosesthe closed caption that you were using their had a mistake about something that Dick Winters said in the very last clip!! The letter he was speaking about was from Mike Ranney NOT my Granny!! A small point but but since I also felt like he said my granny when I first watched the show and then saw in another interview that he was speaking about one of the other members of E company I felt like sharing that!! Because until I found that information out I was wondering why Winters would be getting a letter from his grandmother saying THAT line!?😅 Anyway great reaction and hopefully you'll start The Pacific soon!!
After 16 years and 2 deployments I know exactly how all of those men feel. It’s tough to show up in regular life and tell civilians what happens if you didn’t get your job done. Everything else pales in comparison to that service.
The subs at the end are all messed up and it's annoying.. They should read: "Do you remember the letter that MIKE RANNEY wrote me?" (the subtitles show "my granny" like wtf..) "Do you remember how HE ended it?" Those last words Winters quote are not from himself, they're from a letter Mike Ranney wrote him. Mike Ranney was one of those 2 sergeants in Ep1 who get busted down to Private after the mutiny. And Elie, it's perfectly normal to shed some tears in Ep10, it's just a powerful ending. There is no way we can even imagine 1/10 of the sacrifices these men made.
No, you just THINK that you're done with Band Of Brothers! There is a defacto 11th episode titled "We Stand Alone Together." Done in documentary form, featuring more in-depth interviews with the surviving men of Easy Company.
We let the Russians take Berlin we didn't want our troops fighting street to street. But that might have been a mistake as freed all the countries and the Russians kept them until after the cold war
1. “The point system is rigged.” One of your more foolish statements. 2. Serial numbers. Do you have any idea how many John Smiths and William Johnson’s were in the US military? Serial numbers were very necessary. 3. The headshaking over the potential redeployment to the Pacific. Easy company had been fighting for a little over one year. Yes they did achieve a great goal. But you’re not considering that the soldiers and marines in the Pacific had been fighting for 3 1/2 years. The job of the military to win the war on all fronts had not been completed at that point.
Told ya'll ill have it all done and posted by next sunday 😜God Bless!
On to the Pacific!
"The point system is rigged" I hope you noticed they rigged the lottery for Shifty. His name was the only one in the helmet! When Welsh gives Spiers that look before the "drawing" You know somethings up lol love that moment.
I had the honor of meeting Major Winters at a cafe on an army base near to his home. It was a WWII living history weekend on the Battle of the Bulge involving several thousand reenactors. I was portraying a German General Staff major, and the cafe was set up as a venue for Axis reenactors (the Allied cafe was just down the road in their part of the camp). I was sitting alone and Major Winters graciously asked if he could join me. Of course I knew him immediately. As we sipped our drinks he mentioned he'd seen me in action during the tactical battle earlier in the day. He said he saw me moving from unit to unit on my motorcycle giving orders and, as he put it "everywhere you went, things came to life" I told him I was just a messenger and the dispositions were from my commander, with whom I had radio contact, but Winters was kind enough to say "No, you were doing exactly what a good staff officer would do-, correctly locating the various units to forward positions-it's why you were worth watching" I took that as a compliment from a real soldier and hero.
Honor is an understatement, what a legend.
After dozens of viewings of this show since 2001, that last line, "No, but I served in a company of heroes". Its gets me everry single time. I know its coming, and it still hits me right in my soul, every single time.
Great reaction, sir. Well done.
His voice breaking into tears with "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" He knows the answer is yes, but he is a man of utmost humility, and only recognizes it through the ultimate sacrafices of his bretheren. We need true leaders of men like this more than ever right now.
Been a pleasure watching this with you bro, great reaction :)
Legend!
How could any man not get hit by this, especially if he served…no matter the capacity or role. That Greatest Generation was extraordinary, toughened by the Depression & coming from a time where faith kept you grounded. Those men, my grandfathers peers…are my heroes. Thank you for this from “across the Pond”.
I love the way they rigged that "Go Home" lottery for Shifty!
Such a beautiful ending to the series. Seeing those men and learning who they are really hits so hard.
Best show ever. It adds something to one's life to watch this; to experience it.
After you watch the incredible documentary-We Stand Alone Together- there is one more fun thing to watch. Ron Livingston (Nixon) recorded a ‘video diary’ about the 2 week training which the cast went through before filming began.
We stand alone together is the name of the documentary.
These men are considered some of the finest reflection of our country, the sacrifices they made is something our nation does it’s best to never forget. To them they were practically boys being thrown into the worst catastrophe the world has yet to have seen, but they become the symbol of bravery and honor. It’s heartbreaking for us that none are alive today, yet perhaps they can be reunited together in the afterlife.
I watched my father live through the experience of coming back to a life without war. He is an authentic war hero (three bronze stars, a silver star, and two purple hearts). When he came home, he had the occasional problem (he got angry easily, and panicked at loud noises), but nearly 50 years later, he's well-adjusted.
One of the things I regret about the show is at the end, they didn't reveal *all* the veterans who appeared in the interviews. Most would be revealed in "We Stand Alone Together", but it would still be nice to have seen them here.
I can never watch the final Winters speech without crying
Winter died in 2011 May all of these guys rest in peace.
Most of this episode was filmed in Switzerland, in the Interlaken region. The production first wanted to shoot in Sell Am See, Austria, where the real events took place, but they couldn't find enough places that still looked authentic enough to represent 1945, so they found a different place.
The lake you see is Lake Brienz, and the hotel is the Grand Hotel Giessbach overlooking Lake Brienz.
Gotta watch the documentary!!
That large room that's in the Eagle's Nest (the one where they find the dead Nazi officer) is now a restaurant there. And, yes, there is a room at the nest that is ALL wood and looks amazing. The hotel in Austria is the same one that Easy actually occupied when they were there. The real men of Easy walked up those same steps where Nixon (Ron Livingston) says "I think we'll be comfortable here."
So great to see your reaction at the end!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Easy Company is the most ironic name in military history. From D-DAY all the way to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, there was nothing Easy about it. I never want things I love to end, but you want the pain to end for these Men, and the peace to begin. The German Field Marshall's speech is actually what ties the entire concept of of the series together unexpectedly. I implore you to see "We Stand Alone Together" and Ron Livingston's (Nixon) Bootcamp Diary. It makes you appreciate the series even more unbelievably. "Were you a hero in the War Grandpa? Grandpa says no, but I served in a company of heroes" Near tears every time. Thank you for taking this journey... Currahee!♠
I’ve watched a lot of reactions to BoB, and I really enjoyed yours. You understand how special this series is. Can’t wait for the PACIFIC.
Wow, thank you!
Now you need to watch the documentary that’s paired with it. “We stand alone, together.”
I’m happy for you to have watched this and had the reaction you did throughout. I read Stephen Ambrose’s book Band of Brothers back when I was in high school. I’ve reread it several times throughout my years then this show came out and rocked my world. They did such a great job and I was happy to relive the experience with you. 🎉😊
That ending gets everyone
Something that comes up in the last episode that is not fully explained is the Adjusted Service Rating Score...which is what the "points" they keep referring to is about. The Army needed a system to prioritize the people that were deployed overseas, and decide in what order folks would get to go home, since not everyone could go home at the same time. The system heavily prioritized people with children under the age of 18 to get them home as soon as possible, and focused on medals awarded and time in service overseas as other criteria.
Don’t forget to watch the documentary, We Stand Alone Together. Then The Pacific and Masters of the Air.
Regarding 'The Band of Brothers'...there is one more video you may want to watch...Ron Livingston's Video Diary of the actor's boot camp.
About the 85 points, that's how they were earned.
1 month of military service 1 point each
1 month of military service overseas (in addition to total time in service) 1 point each
Combat award (Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Silver Star Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Purple Heart) 5 points each
Having a dependent child under the age of eighteen (up to a max of 3 dependents) 12 points each
They also earned 5 points per campaign they took part in.
Egypt-Libya 11 June 1942 - 13 February 1943
Air Offensive, Europe 4 July 1942 - 5 June 1944
Algeria-French Morocco 8 - 11 November 1942
Tunisia 17 November 1942 - 13 May 1943
Sicily 9 July - 17 August 1943
Naples-Foggia 9 September 1943 - 21 January 1944
Anzio 22 January - 24 May 1944
Rome-Arno 22 January - 9 September 1944
Normandy 6 June - 24 July 1944
Northern France 25 July - 14 September 1944
Southern France 15 August - 14 September 1944
North Apennines 10 September 1944 - 4 April 1945
Rhineland 15 September 1944 - 21 March 1945
Ardennes-Alsace 16 December 1944 - 25 January 1945
Central Europe 22 March - 11 May 1945
Po Valley 5 April - 8 May 1945
As an example, a man who served for three years in the Army, including one and a half years overseas, had a child under 18, and fought in the Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns, earning a Bronze Star Medal and two Purple Hearts would have:
36 (months in service) + 18 (months overseas) + 12 (dependent under 18) + 5 (Northern France) + 5 (Rhineland) + 5 (Ardennes-Alsace) + 5 (Central Europe) + 5 (Bronze Star Medal) + 5 (Purple Heart) + 5 (Purple Heart) =
101 points, enough to go home!
Loved your reactions to this.
Thank you!! 😁
Loved going on this journey with you. I live right outside of Philly in Pa. I have had the privilege to see Bill Guarnere’s and Babe Hefron’s statues in south Philly because that’s where they are from. And I have driven up to Ephrata PA and have seen winters memorial and gravestone. Very moving experience for me
Interesting that lotsa the main characters were from Pa=even Harry Welsh was from Wilkes-Barre.
"No... But I served in a company of heroes." It ALWAYS hurts me and makes me well up.
To answer your question about whether the backdrop was shot on location: no. The Austria scenes were filmed in neighbouring Switzerland.
Also, for some reason, the subtitles you used are off. The letter that Winters quoted wasn't written by "my granny", but by Mike Ranney, a fellow soldier in E company.
When author Stephen Ambrose went to Winters' house to talk to him about his book, they had dinner with the very same cutlery you see Winters putting into his helmer earlier in the episode (if I remember correctly they are silverware with swasitkas/Nazi flags on them).
You did an outstanding job reacting to this series! I’m going to start watching your reaction to “The Pacific” later tonight. Great job! You earned a new subscriber from this!
@DBPVIDano my dude thank you 💜💜
Watching your reaction to “We Stand Alone Together” now. That “11th Episode” is the perfect way to wrap up the series. I’m glad you included it.
Thanks for the thoughtful and quick reactions!
Had the honor to meet Malarkey several times on political campaigns in Oregon. He was a humble and funny man.
The hotel is indeed real and shot on location but in Switzerland not Austria - Grandhotel Giessbach in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland region.
The guy who shot Grant shot 5 people killing 4. Back in the States he racked up quite a criminal record as well. Bad guy.
Hard to hold back the tears in that baseball game monologue.
I’m shocked he didn’t get thrown in military prison for the rest of his life after murdering multiple people and attempting to murder Grant.
@@charlesedwards2856 yes - always struck me as weird. Military was busy / getting ready for invasion to Japan etc….but usually the Army deals with these things - and harshly at that.
Sgt Grants ordeal was much more involved. He survived but I think the situation was condensed greatly for the show.
There is a great interview with Luzs son on RUclips. Turns out he wasn’t a “handy man” he was actually an engineer or something and was killed on an industrial accident. The handy man came from a mistaken wording during an interview where he was described as a “handy” man, as in he was a handy guy.
Lmao him reading his serial number is because of the military's strict order and procedure, don't forget it was Speirs that was reading it and he appears to take military procedure very seriously.
Speirs could have made it a private announcement, but I think he wanted the rigged lottery and added drama of calling out the number to build morale and give Shifty more time in the limelight.
7:51 speaking of that, Sam worthington portrays Captain Jack Glover in Hacksaw Ridge. he also voiced alex mason in call of duty black ops 1 and 2
Websters book about sharks was one of the main sources for the movie Jaws
The replacement who shot Grant only spent a short amount of time in jail, somehow..
Shifty was one of the last members of Easy to make it back to the US, because of his injuries. While he was recovering in hospitals, all his backpay and guns were stolen.
Malarkey was supposed to be included in the baseball scene at the end, but Scott Grimes who plays him, missed his flight to get there. He hopped on a train but sadly didn't make it in time. He said in a podcast it's one of his biggest regrets so far.
Yeah i read up and found out more on that sc*umbag, the guy was petty career criminal, seems like he never once showed any remorse about the things he did in the war, he died in a motorbike accident years later, good riddance i say.
When you said the point system was rigged you were right in a way. The army knew that they might need to keep fighting in the pacific for an undetermined period and possibly invade Japan as well as keep garrisons in Europe. So, the point system was instituted to give preference to married soldiers, soldiers who had been wounded, those that had earned medals for bravery etc. This would leave the majority of units intact the vacancies filled by fresh replacements and troops that had arrived just before the war ended but who had gotten some combat experience.
Good call on the wine cellar.
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Love your stuff, Elie. I hope you watch HBOs Deadwood next! You won't regret it!
The emotional aspect is handled very subtly during the entire show. They don't manipulate your feelings, not even once. That's why it hits you like a ton of bricks at the end. We all felt like you did when we first watched it. And even after 20 odd years, we still do. :)
I loved your rations to all the series. Just letting you know I served in the BRO (Big Red One,) in the 80’s, there is even a movie called the Big Red One, if you’re interested. Another movie with the 1st ID in it is called The Last Full Measure, a little known movie I recommend to all!
Yeah the actors who played Bull, Muck, Percante, Liebgott, Ramirez. Guarnere & Luz are all definitely in the Big Red One Call of Duty.
Loved they showed how Shifty was over it and didn't want to kill a Deer because he was tired of killing right at that point. Then showed them rigging the lottery to send him home because he was so beloved. The real Shity was of course the man who talked about how in other circumstances ha and a German soldier may have been good friends and how he might of liked to Hunt of Fish - he really did seem to be such a gentle good natured man and had just a wonderful voice in those interviews.
Possibly the most telling scene is where Spiers is going to shoot the guy who shot Grant the men look uncomfortable at the thought of whats about to happen because they are tired of the killing and then Spiers hand starts to shake and he looks down in confusion before realising that he too is sick of the killing and death and doesn't want to do it anymore. Even ultimate soldier - the ultimate killing machine is sick and tired of this stuff. That and the German Generals speech to his men show that even here when there is no more combat this series can pull of some extraordinary scenes and storytelling.
Yeah, the actor who played Guarnere played a character from the Bronx (like Frank john Hughes, the actor) but the Sergeant kept calling him 'Brooklyn'=='But Sarge, I'm from the Bronx; yeah, whatever Brooklyn'.
I would highly recommend watching Chernobyl and the pacific. On another note. HBO mini series seem to be some of the best tv shows I’ve ever seen. I loved the reaction to my favorite show, and I’m glad you enjoyed it too
Seen Chernobyl and started the pacific on the channel already!
I think it is funny how Speirs said, "So the French are going to beat us to the Eagles Nest?" I find this funny because there is but a single road that goes up to the Eagles nest, and they were already sitting ON IT, how was the French going to beat anyone there? Helicopters had not yet been invented, so there was no way to fly up there, and even if they had been, the first helicopters could not get higher than about 4,000 feet above sea level because of air density, so the only way was the road, and the 101st division 506 PIR was already on the road and at the roadblock.
I just noticed that you haven’t reacted to Sicario yet, it’s a great film maybe one of the best in the last decade, you gotta check out Hell or High water as well that’s another classic.
Seen sicario absolutely love it
At the surrender of Germany in May of 1945, General McArthur and his staff was already deep into planning "Operation Downfall" and with the publicized and expected losses during an invasion of Main land Japan, it was tentatively being scheduled for mid to late March of 1946, and it was going to be approximately 5 to 7 times larger than D-Day was, and the casualty estimates, (IF ACCURATE) would have added another 24,000,000 to 30,000,000 of Americans, British, Canadian, Russian, Chinese, French, Australian, and especially Japanese, to the total death count of WWII, which had already ended up at around 82,000,000 to 88,000,000 for the war, WWII had already claimed the lives of tens of millions of people, and adding another as many as 30,000,000 was something that President Truman did not want to do unless it was absolutely necessary, this is why he gave the approval for Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was his hope that such an overpowering show of force and destruction, would bring peace at a much lower cost in lives and destruction, now granted, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as horrible as they were, and did in fact take the lives of about 200,000 IMMEDIATELY, and another 500,000 or so within a year, and about another 500,000 or so over the next 7 decades, is still a much better set of numbers than a possible 30,000,000, so while the 2 bombs did end an awful lot of lives, the number of lives they saved (IN MY PERSONAL OPPINION) far outweighs the ones they took. General McArthur wanted to land on the Japanese Main land up to 15,000,000 Allied troops, with as many of those being 10,000,000 or so of American Army, Navy and Marines, with the Russians, British, Canadians, Australians, French, and others making up the rest. so having American battle hardened troops, which there was more than 3,000,000 just in Europe alone, this is why the "POINTS" system was implemented in the first place, the men in Europe, and the ones gathering across the Pacific, was a bit more than half of the American troops that McArthur wanted for the landings, and they were already battle hardened, the rest were still training in the United States, but the most experienced were going to lead the way, THANKFULLY the Emperor realized, that they could not even hope to fight against firepower like was used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and did the smart thing and surrendered the war effort, once they attacked us at Pearl Harbor, the fate of their country had already been sealed on December 7th 1941 early in the morning, there was no other way it was going to end.
I was a replacement forty years later during the cold war. At the time you think everything's fucked because your on the inside but the fact is (I was an engineer) we could have the runways of Ramstein operational before the planes returned and that is in practice and we practiced alot.
The lottery was rigged (there was no other piece of paper in the helmet); it made it seemed not rigged by calling the serial number, was my interpretation.
Loved the reactions. Have you seen 1917? I loved that movie and I think you’d really enjoy it if you haven’t
Saw it in theatres soo good
@@eliemosesthe closed caption that you were using their had a mistake about something that Dick Winters said in the very last clip!!
The letter he was speaking about was from Mike Ranney NOT my Granny!!
A small point but but since I also felt like he said my granny when I first watched the show and then saw in another interview that he was speaking about one of the other members of E company I felt like sharing that!! Because until I found that information out I was wondering why Winters would be getting a letter from his grandmother saying THAT line!?😅
Anyway great reaction and hopefully you'll start The Pacific soon!!
After 16 years and 2 deployments I know exactly how all of those men feel. It’s tough to show up in regular life and tell civilians what happens if you didn’t get your job done. Everything else pales in comparison to that service.
After this, i would recommend to watch the pacific, and you'll see the shitshow that the marines went through.
The subs at the end are all messed up and it's annoying..
They should read:
"Do you remember the letter that MIKE RANNEY wrote me?" (the subtitles show "my granny" like wtf..)
"Do you remember how HE ended it?"
Those last words Winters quote are not from himself, they're from a letter Mike Ranney wrote him. Mike Ranney was one of those 2 sergeants in Ep1 who get busted down to Private after the mutiny. And Elie, it's perfectly normal to shed some tears in Ep10, it's just a powerful ending. There is no way we can even imagine 1/10 of the sacrifices these men made.
Mike Ranney
No, you just THINK that you're done with Band Of Brothers! There is a defacto 11th episode titled "We Stand Alone Together." Done in documentary form, featuring more in-depth interviews with the surviving men of Easy Company.
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U should reaction to hacksaw ridge
Seen it in theatres one of my favourites ever
@@eliemoses great movie
@josephtague6978 own it on blu ray top 3 war movies imo just soo good. My cousin was balling her eyes out the second time in theatres
@@eliemoses my gf did to we just watched it for the 1st time this week
@@eliemoses do u think u would ever react to it
Grant ran a news stand but he had neurological and physical problems all the rest of his life.
We let the Russians take Berlin we didn't want our troops fighting street to street. But that might have been a mistake as freed all the countries and the Russians kept them until after the cold war
1. “The point system is rigged.” One of your more foolish statements.
2. Serial numbers. Do you have any idea how many John Smiths and William Johnson’s were in the US military? Serial numbers were very necessary.
3. The headshaking over the potential redeployment to the Pacific. Easy company had been fighting for a little over one year. Yes they did achieve a great goal. But you’re not considering that the soldiers and marines in the Pacific had been fighting for 3 1/2 years. The job of the military to win the war on all fronts had not been completed at that point.