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Band of Brothers Episode 6 FULL Reaction (Patreon)

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2024-12-14 01:26:07
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Episode 6: Bastogne .... MY HEART WAS BREAKING FOR DOC!!!!!

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Lee Aguera

Yeah this is one of my favorite episodes. Its a war episode, but without the battles, mostly. Its a great look at the other side of the battlefield, and Doc Roe is amazing!

Dan M

We all knew this series would get really tough for you starting with this episode. As gut wrenching as it is, it’s also so beautifully executed and visually stunning.

Dan M

“Your hands. You’re a good nurse.” “No. I never want to treat another wounded man again. I’d rather work in a butcher shop” “But your touch calms people. That’s a gift from God.” “That’s not a gift. God would never give such a painful thing” This dialogue resonated with me for a long time when I first saw this episode. As difficult as it was for the men fighting in the war, it was equally as difficult for the men and women trying to ease the suffering of those that were wounded. Doc Roe’s emotionless expressions and Nurse Renee’s words encapsulate how helpless they sometimes felt.

Alex Gorell

Yea the rest of the show is very hard to watch especially episode 9. Are you planning to watch The Pacific next? It’s not as good as this one but it’s still great. I highly recommend it but maybe take a break and give your heart a chance to recover from this show.

Baldemort

I think the Pacific is just as good, but its different all around. It focuses on the mental and brutal cost of fighting the Japanese. Fighting in Germany was vacation compared to what the Japanese theater of war was like and the show does an very great job capturing it.

Clay F

"The Pacific" (2010) (10 episodes) is awesome. A companion piece to Band of Brothers. The same executive producers Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg.

John Thomas

Another awesome reaction. Yes, Renee was a real person and did die as a result of a German bombing of the city. From reports I've read she was assisting in moving the wounded when she was killed. Really interesting take about the color scheme of this episode. I can certainly see why you would think that. I've always been struck by the scene where after Roe is trying to comfort Babe how pale and white they all look.

Dennis D

The nurse Renee Lemaire was based upon a real person, but her relationship with Doc Roe was fictional. Renée Lemaire (10 April 1914 – 24 December 1944) was a Belgian nurse who volunteered her service at an American military aid station during the Siege of Bastogne in December 1944. She was killed during a German air raid on Christmas Eve in 1944.

Clay F

Excellent reaction. Agree that wasn't much of a pep talk the general gave early in the episode. He could have thrown in some realistic postive reinforcement. Like you and many, I am Winters fan too. Doc and that nurse (Renée) did connect. I knew Cajuns growing up in SE Texas near the Louisiana border. I also lived in Louisiana a few years and became friends with several Cajuns, some from the heart of Cajun country whose parents spoke Cajun French and broken English.

Robert da Spruce

Sorry to hear about the Canker sores ☹️ Excellent reaction in spite of the pain! I think you were spot on about Doc keeping his distance from the rest of the guys. Whether consciously or subconsciously, I’m not sure. But he did what he needed to do to continue to function at his job. I also agree with the nurses coloration. I don’t think it was done in editing. But I think they definitely did so with wardrobe and makeup. Her makeup was warm and rosy. Along with the saturated colors of her clothes. Particularly her blue headscarf. Which was also very clean. All this, made her stand out from the cool, pale, drab people and surroundings around her. All the episodes are excellent. But this one definitely stands out. I don’t think I could be a combat medic. Seeing traumatic injuries day in and day out. Must be very tough. Speaking of which, hats off to the special effects makeup team. Because those injuries were incredibly realistic looking

Baldemort

Medics are trained to stay behind and keep distance from everybody whos job it is, is to be closer to the enemy. You dont want to risk your medics getting shot as much as possible. So they are typically not up front with everybody else or ever leading a patrol. They linger behind until they are absolutely needed or when called upon. Thats why they have their own fox holes away from the rest of the soldiers too typically farther behind the line than normal.

Dan M

I agree with your take on the contrast in tones and colors in this episode. From Doc’s perspective, everything around him was monochromatic and devoid of saturation. To me, that that is symbolic of death and despair. But then he meets Renee, and he sees her with more color and more vibrancy. He sees hope and compassion in her. Renee represents life.

Dan M

Once again your insight and attention to details is so impressive. You were right about soldiers being required to shave regularly. It was not only for hygienic reasons, but like you said, it was to ensure they had a good seal for chemical weapons masks.

celilmandir

This episode has always been one of my favorite of the 10.. First off, we have to tip our hats to the production team. Most of this episode and the next one were filmed inside massive hangars, on a lighted sound stage. Despite successfully conveying the impression of utter cold, the cast were all sweating bullets under their heavy clothing and hot lights, needing to wipe their faces between takes. Misty breathing was added in post-prod. About 300,000lbs of shredded paper and plastic pellets were used to replicate snow. They brought in real trees, and also used fake foam ones meant to be blown up and re-used for later takes. Here's a map of the Bastogne area, in that late December period, they were completely surrounded, there was nowhere to go, nowhere to retreat to. However one big mistake the encircling Germans forces committed was that they'd only attack from one direction at a time, allowing the defending troops to turn all of whatever little artillery support they had toward that direction. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8e/d3/31/8ed33109f228919897e7919acfbbb944.jpg That winter in Belgium was one of the coldest on record, with temperatures reaching down -20'F in some areas. Imagine you're a Texas or Florida lad who's never even seen snow in your life so far and you get thrust into that white hell.. In the beginning, Doc Roe made sure his finger still bled, ensuring he still had blood flow, and wasn’t suffering from frostbite. You are 100% correct about your assertion of Winters, he insisted on keeping a clean shaven face, thinking that it would bolster morale with his men, if they saw him having the luxury of shaving, they’d believe things weren’t too bad after all. You can’t take a prisoner’s coat in winter, it would nearly amount to a war crime. You are also spot on about Guarnere having a UTI. Last episode when he came back, he was looking for a little joint called Lulu's, so one of the ladies there gave him a little extra souvenir.. Despite the episode focusing mostly on Doc Roe, and to a lesser extent Spina, a WWII battalion of 3 companies, about 400-500 men, might have had about 30 medics altogether. The incident with the plane shooting at the guys on the ground has never been fully explained, even the vets back then had no idea why it happened. There are a couple theories, and they're just all equally valid. The pilot might have wanted to clear the drop zone. The pilot might have thought they were Germans rushing toward the town. The pilot might have wanted the men back into the safety of the tree line. Going 300+ mph a few hundred feet up, it would be pretty difficult to tell if someone on the ground is American or German. Walter “Smokey” Gordon, the man who gets shot through both shoulders and becomes paralyzed (he's the same man who was collecting the purple heart medals under his pillow, and reciting the poem mocking Smith stabbing Talbert, in Ep3) eventually recovered and regained all his mobility, but he was left with crippling back pains the rest of his life. People unaware of his condition would come to him after the war to congratulate him, hugging him and patting him on the back. This caused Gordon some tremendous suffering, but he always made a point to not let the other person know how much pain this caused him. The characters of Renée and Anna were based on real nurses, Renée Lemaire and Augusta Chiwi. They both had been visiting in Bastogne for the holidays when the Germans surrounded the place, and both were trained nurses so they volunteered to help with the wounded. They were credited with saving countless lives, and the men would call them "The Angels of Bastogne." Renée was killed while trying to evacuate the wounded during the bombardment, she had gotten 6 men out and went back in for a 7th but lost her life when a bomb hit the building directly. Meanwhile, Augusta had been in an adjacent building and got blown right through a wall by a blast, but was otherwise uninjured. Earlier that day, Renée had salvaged a parachute from the supply drop, planning to use the silk fabric for a wedding dress someday (she was the fiancee of a Jewish man arrested some time earlier). Once her body was pulled from the ruins, it was wrapped in that parachute and brought back to her family by the battalion surgeon. There are no records of Doc Roe and Renée actually meeting, but her story was too important to not include it in this episode. Augusta Chiwi lived until 2015, and received multiple awards/honors for her actions in Bastogne, where she is buried. I love the duality of that last scene, where Doc Roe pulls out Renée's scarf to use as a bandage. In a way, it's Renée's last act of healing. It also shows how the men could not dwell on past events and needed to wholly focus on the present moment, and the present moment required him to bandage Babe's hand with whatever was available. That last scene is also the only moment in the episode where music is present. Fantastic observation about the coloring of this episode, I think you're the first one to ever bring up this point, out of the many channels I've watched reacting to this. I don't think I've ever made that connection myself either until hearing you mention it.

Imzadi

I watched BoB the first time maybe around 2002 or 2003 after Christmas. We rented the DVDs and I watched the first 5 episodes with my sister over a few days. We liked it but it wasn't like we needed to immediately watch the next episode. This changed with this episode. We started watching in the evening and it became just another episode and it was five in the morning until we finished the show. We regularly watched the series after that every year around Christmas for a few years. And it's even better on rewatch when you are familiar with the characters and actors. Also, over the years it became a game of recognize the actor.

Larry Darrell

First off, I do not get tired of listening to the intro music. I binged the first five episodes last Sunday, and ever since, all week long, I have been listening to the Band of Brothers soundtrack by Michael Kamen on repeat in my car. I can’t remember when or if it’s used in the series, but wait until you hear Suite Two, performed by The Metropolitan London Orchestra… https://youtu.be/0GDO3XpP9w4?si=bmOVmMzO3LTEL0TL Oh man if that doesn’t get you prepared for the day, then nothing will. ;-) If you ever have an interest in watching a Classic film, please consider… Battleground (1949) It tells the fictional story of a squad from the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during Christmas in the siege of Bastogne. It was written by Hollywood screenwriter Robert Pirosh, who served in the 35th Infantry Division. He based the film on his own experiences from the Battle of the Bulge, which he kept a record of in a journal. This film has been cited by Steven Spielberg as his favorite War film and was an influence on him when making Saving Private Ryan. It’s easy to see some its influences in Band of Brothers as well, since they are both based on first hand accounts. This was one of the first Hollywood films to be made about the War that showed soldiers as humans with fears and vulnerability. Battleground (1949) was nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and winning 2, for Best Writing and Best Cinematography. I highly recommend Battleground (1949). I watch this film every December, because it’s a great pseudo-Christmas film and because it should be remembered how, 80 years this Christmas, “The Screaming Eagles” of the 101st Airborne became… “The Battered Bastards of Bastogne”

Thorgrim Thorvaldsson

A combat patrol is one that has enough strength to locate the enemy and engage in a combat action. A reconnaissance patrol is smaller, used for scouting an unknown area, and a clearing patrol is used to check a defensive perimeter for signs of enemy infiltration. Enjoying your reactions immensely. Keep it up!

Ziro the Hutt

You mention that the nurse is almost in full colour, as if she is a saint in this hellish world; and I note that her scarf is the colour of The Madonna, the "virgin (that was also mentioned in the episode)" mothers protecting the pure spirits. Whilst these fella's aren't exactly pure, they all benefitted from her protection, until she was sent elsewhere... Also liked hearing the Germans sing Silent Night during Christmas. The German language often gets treated as sounding harsh, but hearing that lovely little song in its original form, is overwhelmingly beautiful. Just a small pure moment, before the horror resumed.

Ziro the Hutt

Yeah I thought Winters would keep clean-shaven here. Officers were always taught to be smart for their men, though it didn't always pass on to the battlefield. Note the comparison between him and Nixon, who is just about holding it together, though probably is constantly using a hip-flask in his fox-hole. Also he is unshaved, as if alluding to the different personalities of both of these officers.

Ziro the Hutt

Just 30 years old. Hitler's ego cost the lives of over 53 million in the War, many of them that age and far younger.

Dan Martin

The Hills of Bastogne The crop shall be full in Belgium next year, The soil should be fertile, but the price has been dear. The wheat should be red on the hills of Bastogne. For its roots have been drenched with the blood of our own. Battered and reeling we stand in their way. It's here we are, and here we'll stay. Embittered, wrathful, we watch our pals fall. God, where is the end? The end of it all? Confident and powerful they strike at our lines. But we beat them back, fighting for time. Berserk with fury, they are hitting us now flesh against steel, we'll hold, but how? For each day that we stay, more Mothers must grieve. For each hill we hold, more men must we leave. Yes, honor the men who someday come home, But pray for the men, 'neath the hills of Bastogne.