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In the brutal cold of the Ardennes Forest, Easy Company's morale is low. Plagued by constant shelling, mounting casualties, and poor leadership, they prepare for a difficult assault on the town of Foy.

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Phil Stubblefield

Well, that's probably one of the toughest things you could ever watch. As a viewer, I feel fear for the men, anguish for the injuries and deaths, and such anger at bad leadership! It's one thing to run a business poorly and suffer a loss of money, but when a military unit is badly run, the cost is in lives! As Lipton narrated near the end of the episode, Easy Company had entered Bastogne with 145 men and left with only 63. That's a loss of nearly 60% of the entire company! Eighty years removed from those events, it's easy to see them as numbers. But that's 82 sons, brothers, fathers, and friends who gave their lives. We must never forget the cost of freedom. After such heart-wrenching events, I'm glad they ended the episode with hope. When Spiers takes over and reconnects with I Company by running *through* the German lines — both ways! — we see Lip begin to smile. The tide finally seems to be turning. My eyes can't help but tear up at that point. And then the scene in the church. I can't even imagine what the men must be feeling, with their first night indoors, in relative comfort and safety, after having lived through so much suffering and death. It's no wonder Lip describes it as heaven. Those voices must have sounded like angels. But think about the girls in the choir. They *lived* there, and had done so under German occupation since May of 1940, nearly five years before. Can you imagine what their lives had been, and what relief they must have felt to see Allied soldiers finally liberating their country? As Lip struggles to construct a roster from the surviving members, he mentally reviews those who have been lost, and we see them slowly fade from view. Such outstanding story telling! Then we see Lipton finally receive recognition for his exceptional performance in keeping the company together throughout the campaign. My tears are back. Even our analytical Carolyn teared up... 🥲 Three more episodes to go! Thanks again for choosing this series, Nanolyn!

NEIL HOPPER

This episode and Nanette’s axe throwing are equally hard to watch!

Totally Whatever

A difficult watch but important, of course. Thank you for continuing to watch with us and for your valuable insights.

JAKH

Before the war, Spiers had gone to university on a track & field full scholarship running middle distance track (400m & 800m), so he was the right man in the right place at the right time to do the run to "I" Coy and back.