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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    Another amazing episode tonight.

    I agree. I think this was the best episode I have seen so far. Very intense battle scenes. Had me on the edge of my seat.
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    youngster wrote:
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    Another amazing episode tonight.

    I agree. I think this was the best episode I have seen so far. Very intense battle scenes. Had me on the edge of my seat.


    Yea I agree very intense and maybe the best episode so far. Battle of Iwo Jima is coming up next. Will see how that goes.

    That scene with Sledge and the the nurse with the orange juice was intense . I can't imagine the nightmares these boys/men had after it was all over.
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    I was really happy with this weeks episode. The part with Sledge getting ready to take the gold and Snafu talking him out of it was a nice scene.
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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Yeah, easily the best episode of the series. I think it was very effective in trying to show us what it must have been like to go through that hell for 30+ days and nights. I mean, just imagine that. You could see Sledge slowing starting to lose it as the days drug on. I don't know how anyone could ever come to grips with living through something like that.

    And just think, his experience on Okinawa was even more horrible.
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  • dimitrispearljam
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    shit!!!!i just watch the episode 7!!!!the best so far!!!very touchy!!!and great soundtrack too!!!!!!
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    This so could have been a 12 or 15 part mini series.
  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Flagg wrote:
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    that girl was smokin hot. both girls that were featured actually. loved the prologue from the Marine who talked about going to Oz and the experiences. A complete departure from episode 2...wasn't expecting that. looking forward to next week.

    Yeah, that was great. "Those girls needed attention and we endeavored to do a good job." Hilarious!

    Another winning episode. I am not as familiar with Leckie as I am with Sledge. Looks like he gets into some trouble next week.


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  • Lizard
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    Excellent miniseries!! I just started a week and a half ago and got caught up last night.

    Very well done!
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    edited April 2010
    Watching this series has gotten me thinking about the horrors of war. The fact that it is a soldier's job to kill the enemy in order to meet military objectives is so difficult to fathom. Imagine having to deal with the images of seeing your colleagues killed or the images of killing an enemy soldier point blank.

    Even more shocking is the fact that most of the soldiers were under the age of 20.

    Very powerful stuff!
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    Watching this series has gotten me thinking about the horrors of war. The fact that is a soldier's job to kill the enemy in order to meet military objectives is so difficult to fathom. Imagine having to deal with the images of seeing your colleagues killed or the images of killing an enemy soldier point blank.

    Even more shocking is the fact that most of the soldiers were under the age of 20.

    Very powerful stuff!

    Some were even under 18 which is just unreal.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    when is the 8th episode?air on sunday?
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  • intodeep
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    edited April 2010
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    Watching this series has gotten me thinking about the horrors of war. The fact that it is a soldier's job to kill the enemy in order to meet military objectives is so difficult to fathom. Imagine having to deal with the images of seeing your colleagues killed or the images of killing an enemy soldier point blank.

    Even more shocking is the fact that most of the soldiers were under the age of 20.

    Very powerful stuff!
    In Sledges book he mentions multiple times about how he got the feeilng they were just cannon fodder to an ogjective. Like they were being sent into the meat grinder. I don't know if the series gets that across as well as it could. Espcially after Pelelie (sp?) when they kind of question why the hell they even needed to take that island.
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  • intodeep
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    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    when is the 8th episode?air on sunday?
    it airs Sunday at 9pm EST
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  • dimitrispearljam
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    intodeep wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    when is the 8th episode?air on sunday?
    it airs Sunday at 9pm EST
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  • patrickredeyes
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    Another good episode tonight.

    Sad watching a Medal of Honor die in combat.
  • intodeep
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    I enjoyed it but I was a little confused.

    I thought i read that John took out the bunker pretty much by himself with explosives but in the show didn't he order somene else to go up and throw it in the bunker? Also I read he lead a tank by himself out of a mine field while taking fire. I did not see them do that at all.

    I am pretty sure he died from a mortar shell landing next to him not getting shot as it seemed he did.

    I liked it but it seems the real life story made him even more heroic then the show did.

    The abruptness of him going from the love scene straight into battle was a little sharp for my taste but not that big of a deal

    Okinawa next week. That shit should be crazy.
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  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Wow. That is all
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    I'm bummed the series is about to end. The last several weeks have been madness. I'd have to say, seeing Basilone go down last week was the worst. That and all of these civilians in Okinawa getting caught in the crossfire. I'm glad HBO didn't sugarcoat what really went on. It's good to see these stories getting told right.
  • intodeep
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    I can't believe it is pretty much over too. I think they did a good job with Okinawa considering they had one episode to do it in. Seems like they tried to show the emotional toll that battle took on the guys.
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  • Flagg
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    So that was pretty much horrifying.

    Agree on the crossfire scene. I mean what would you do? You have the enemy soldiers running through the civilians and trying to kill you. You have to defend yourself right? Gut wrenching scene. As was the one at the end with Sledge and the wounded woman. I remember that from the book and was wondering if it would be included.
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