Band of Brothers 1x7 "The Breaking Point" REACTION Part 2 (OMG SPIERS!!)
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- čas přidán 21. 01. 2024
- Hello ! Here is part 2 of my reaction to Band of Brothers "The Breaking Point."
I cannot believe Spiers actually did everything displayed on screen.. A true superhero!
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I never get tired of seeing Spiers running across Foy with his balls of steel
It's amazing he can move at all with those things clanging around
Bill Guarnere and Joe Toye were great friends throughout life. Now that both are clearly out of the war, it is not a spoiler to say they both lived long lives. They lost opposite legs and had an annual tradition to go buy a pair of shoes together one still had a left foot, the other a right.
Bill lived a very long life and was around to advise the actor playing him and visited during filming. If you remember in episode four when Randleman returns, Bill says “I don’t know whether to slap ya, kiss ya or salute ya”. The real Bill was there the day they filmed that episode and told the writers what he said and they immediately said “well that’s going in!”
Someone else will probably offer more details than me, but what Speirs did in real life was more impressive and unbelievable than this haha
in real life, the run speirs made was longer
He ran much further and when he decided to do it he immediately accepted he would not make it all the way there and back but the success of the action depended on at least getting there. The fact that he didn't shoot anyone while running through the lines probably saved his life because if someone is shooting at you and someone else runs past you're less likely to focus on that person because they are not directly threatening you.
The “Get Gandalf’s staff!” comment had me rolling! 😂
Spiers was the real deal. There is a biography called, Fierce Valor. It is Spiers. It is well worth the read. He was incredible. In this war. And in Korea. And in South East Asia. And returned to Germany to head up Spandau Prison.
Yes he killed those prisoners. He and his fellow troops were right in the middle of all the German groups! No place to send prisoners. Yes he killed one of his own men... in self defense. His own troops defended him when the event was checked into. He was a great leader.
Speaking of leaders... you are doing a great job of leading the viewing of this program. I'm really glad I discovered your channel.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
Shifty’s shot that got the sniper in Foy was about half-again the distance shown. After the assault was over, he went to check on the sniper with Earl “One-Lung” McLung and Popeye Wynn, who he actually knew before they enlisted, and Shifty had hit the sniper between the eyes. Popeye remembered telling One-Lung, “It really doesn’t pay to be shooting at Shifty when he’s holding a rifle.”
That run by Speirs was real. To say he was fearless would be an understatement. Honestly, they all were like that.
So, here’s the real story with Speirs and the PoWs in Normandy. Malarkey was not there, it didn’t take place there, it didn’t involve Malarkey’s neighbour, nor was anyone from Easy there. Consider that scene in the series just fodder for the rumour mill, which is all it’s there for.
Speirs and two soldiers from Dog Company were trying to orient themselves after they landed, but didn’t see any definitive placemarkers. Then they heard the hobnail boots along the road they were on. They snuck into a ditch, and three German soldiers walked right past them and the Germans didn’t see them. They then jumped out of the ditch and beat the Germans *with their fists* so badly they surrendered. They interrogated them until they got their bearings, and the other two guys were prepared to bring them to their rally point, but Speirs told them that they couldn’t take the prisoners with them. They gave them each a cigarette (not Speirs, who didn’t smoke and almost never drank), and they all shot them.
This was obviously a war crime by the letter of the law, but tactically Speirs has a point. They would have slowed them down, made too much noise and endangered all of them, there was no guarantee of even having the means of securing prisoners then, and the laws of war were written with traditional infantry in mind, not scattered paratroopers. And, I hate to say it, but three armed dudes on high ground getting their asses kicked and manually disarmed in a brawl were unlikely to survive the war anyway. You can decide whether or not this makes you love or hate Speirs for yourself.
You’ll notice the usual reaction from the men. Penkala in episode 3 says because he took the last 105mm gun on Brecourt Manor effectively single-handedly, dodging machine gun fire “like a maniac”, he doesn’t care about the other stuff. Lipton says in the church that the men “don’t care about the stories” because they’re too busy being glad that they “have a good leader again”. (Lipton flat-out adored Speirs IRL, even if he did find him difficult to figure out.)
You can make your own moral judgment about Speirs. There’s a lot of grey in this topic, including the fact that one of the first things Speirs and other paratroopers would have seen once they landed was the fact that the Germans had killed their guys instead of taking them prisoner (guys stuck helplessly in trees or on buildings were used for target practice by the Germans). Also, Speirs was not in the greatest mood when they landed. He had been transferred right before the invasion from Charlie Company in 1st battalion to Dog Company because the battalion CO was a southerner and disliked Speirs who grew up in Boston. So he felt like an outsider and that he had something to prove.
My own take is that I am perfectly comfortable with shooting those three prisoners. I am more concerned with these soldiers in E Coy than I am with Kraut prisoners. There are some other things he did in other spots, like cutting down a few unarmed Germans who were going to surrender before they had the opportunity to that I am more uncomfortable with, but the reality is that Speirs’ high-end lethality was only used to keep his men alive. Even Winters, who could be critical about Speirs in hindsight for this, concluded that he was a great combat leader and kept losses down for the Easy guys. And that’s all I frankly care about.
The amazing thing about this episode, is how they brought all of us near to the breaking point just watching. These men truly deserve the title "The Greatest Generation". Good reaction btw.
"Fierce Valor" is the book about Ronald Spiers.
When you say that you feel so "connected" to the characters in this show, it's similar to how we feel "connected" to watching your reactions to this show
I am glad you split it into two parts Imon :) It was pretty much split up into 2 mini-episodes anyways - getting shelled and the taking of Foy/Dyke and the ending was perfect I thought the way it was presented in the church.
This episode knows how to build up the battlefield stress when E Company had to attack Foy. It really feels like you are there with the men getting shot at.
Yeah it really is amazing how this was filmed and acted. Everything felt so real!
i've never commented before on these reactions, but just finished all of your reacts to BoB and enjoyed them a lot, you're great (i was watching Sandman with you too a while ago and i love your reactions!).
and first of all - because my comment could be taken as criticism in bad faith - i love this series, i love the characters (i also have a soft spot for Luz! he's great
Great Review. I am always happy when i see a younger person watching and learning about the series, and about what these men did. The run that Spiers made was even more impressive in real life than what was shown here. I company was attacking from the other side of town and their attack had to be coordianted with Easy Company otherwise they might wind up shooting at each other. Just after Spires took over they lost radio contact with I company. So Spiers took it upon himself to run through the town find I company relate Easy position to them and in his words that he used with the I company officer he found "Don't F***ing Shoot my men". THen he ran back. IN the show it looks like its only a couple of blocks in reality he had to run 3/4 of mile each way so imagine running 1.5 miles under fire from all directions the entire way. In an interview later in his life he admited that he fully expected to die while doing that, but it was his job to lead and to the best of his ability protect his men so that is what he was going to do. It goes back to the line he had in episode 3 when he was speaking with Blythe. "You need to accept the fact you already dead". He was going to do his job whatever the cost.
Keep up the great work
I think this episode was my favorite of the series. It had so much emotions in it. Some humor, fear, tons of sadness, and anger.
When yer done, History Hacks just released all 5 plus hours of the famous cast zoom from the Pandemic, it's a wonderful conversation with many of the cast, your guy Matthew Settle(Speirs) joins in while on a bicycle ride......
There is also many hours of stuff from the WW2 symposium in New Orleans summer of 22.
I love following the actors in the show and the parrellels to the soldiers. Go down the castist and find some of the projects they've done over the years. Your boy Luz was in Justified, Muck is in Supernatural, Johnny Martin directed the Elton John flick and took over the queen flick. Sisk directed Boiling Point and was in a bit role in Chernobyl. Lots of rabbit holes to go down!
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The link for History Hacks
Spiers run was real. You gotta remember a few eps back with Blithe Spiers says to be a good soldier you have to have the mentality that your already dead, and with his run he does you can see he fully embraces what he says.
This is my favorite episode of the whole miniseries.
Spiers wasn't Gandalf's Staff.
He was more of the Rohirrim charge this episode.
Haha I love the reference!
Luz recounts him crawling to muck and penkala's fox hole in a youtube interview.
My father started smoking during an intense shelling in the same area in WWII. Went into a foxhole a non-smoker, came out smoking and didn't stop until a few months before his death in 1985.
When Winters tries to go in against orders, and then sends LT. Speirs in. He more than put his money where his mouth is regarding his speech to Blithe about being a soldier. One of my absolute favorite moments of the series. When he goes into relieve Dike of command, is stunning every single time.
Probably the 2nd best thing Donnie Wahlberg has ever been involved in, after New Kids on the Block of course😁. And yes the actor portraying Speirs is quite dreamy😆.
Speirs is an absolute legend. Anyone want a smoke? 😂
Winters said Spiers was one of the most cruel men he ever knew, but in war, you needed cruel men. Yes, Spiers shot some prisoners, so did a lot of men on D-Day. They didn't have the men to guard them or the facilities to keep them in. So they didn't have any choice. A lot of that happened on both sides that day. Spiers also cared a lot about his men.
Yeah, I like Spiers, I don't think I have a crush on him, lol. I do have a t-shirt that's dedicated to him. It's a black T and says, Lt. Spiers, Last Stop Smoke Shop, and has the image of a Thompson submachine gun on it.
In Foy there is a monument to Shifty Powers...I am looking at visiting it...
A significantly higher percentage of German artillery rounds were duds, especially towards the end of the war when factory foremen just wanted to make sure they were shipping their quotas and spent less time on quality control. A lot of the rounds were made in concentration camps and the workers there were malnourished and weak, leading to imperfections and they would also deliberately sabotage as many rounds as they could as a way of helping the allies. If they were discovered doing it they would be killed so it was a very different kind of bravery they showed.
I enjoy watching your reactions to this series because it reminds me of MY first time watching this series. Such an emotional roller coaster. Thanks for the memories 🙏
Just like almost everyone else who watches BoB, you find yourself getting connected emotionally to the men of Easy Co. We just can't help ourselves, and one of the main reasons is that you follow these men over 10 parts (and not just as a one off film that might last for 2 hours) and you can't help but get to know these men and you feel that they are part of you. They really do get inside your head. One thing I would suggest for you do is, watch this again and you will then be able to pick up more names earlier in the series who you get to know later who are there all the way through the series and be able to follow their stories better/closer. Men like Sisk, Webster, Liebgott, Moore, Muck and Penkala. It is so easy to overlook them in small parts earlier in the series. A good case in point is Blythe who is out of the series quite early. He is seen on the ship next to Grant while Sobel narrates the letter he wrote to their families as they are about to leave New York..
great reaction to Spiers 😊
A great episode and amazing walkthrough Imon ❤❤😀😀.
Speirs was a true badass.
Spiers was sent in because he happened to be standing there. If somebody else was standing there, it could have turned out differently.
The scene where Lipton was used as a decoy did not happen. Lipton was on the other side of town. Shifty did it on his own.
Speirs coming through in the clutch, but tough episode. Also, a great battlefield promotion for Lipton. Winters saw what you saw.
The thing to remember about Spears and prisoners is that the 101st was an attack unit and they didn't have time or the manpower available to deal with prisoners. Spears was following orders even though the idea of shooting prisoners is appalling. My godfather was in the 101st and I had the honor and privilege of watching this series with him. He didn't open up with everyone about his time in the 101st, but I will always cherish the fact that he did with me.
Speirs is Captain America
A battlefield Commission is the highest honor the Army can bestow on an Enlisted Soldier(Congress Awards the Medal of Honor), from WWI to the Wars on Terror, 32,000 Men and one woman(Michelle Cherland in 2011) were awarded Battlefield Commissions. Ironically(then) Lt. Shames would stay int he Army and rise to the rank of Colonel retiring after the Vietnam War. He would return from WWII with Hitler's personal Cognac, which he used in his son's Bar Mitzvah. he was also the last named character in the series to die on December 3rd, 2021
Speirs has got nerves of steel. Winters should've sent him in first over Dike.
I think they were pretty “done” too…. 😣
I don’t know how ANY of them came home and rejoined society and raised families and just….got on with it the way they did. My grandfather was 20 when he jumped into Normandy and carried this with him his whole life.
God bless Speirs eh?? ❤❤❤ men like him are so important. Love that line about Terseus 😉
Edited to add: that Gandalf comment 🤣🤣🤣 omg that was funny!!
Dike actually got kind of dirty in this episode. He was actually injured and thats why he stopped moving forward. He went on to become a decorated officer
On a completely unrelated and lighter note. You have beautiful hair.
You kinda Diked-out on us during that final bombardment in the woods (I’m done, I’m done, I can’t!:). At least you can rewatch the series without being so stressed about who’s gonna get wounded or killed.
The stories about Speirs are all true. Winters called him Sparkey!
This show is amazing and so good love the video imon Nation stay motivated dream big
Hi again Imon. Great reaction, really got you going there for a moment, it did me too.. Looking forward to your next one..
Best wishes as always from France
Ps. Have you considered reacting to Reacher season 1? It's very good, I think you will like it.
The Bulge was the most costly battle for the US in the entire war. 1/10th of all the deaths in all the services, in all the theaters of the war were from the Battle of the Bulge.
Tuff Episode !! Great Reaction Imon !!! You are a Sweetheart
The Average Age of died was 23 years old on both Fronts Europe and Pacific, majority of the officers were 24-28 while the soldiers were 18-20 so year after year the average Age was 23, 12 Million Men signed up.
Not the say that Easy company wasn’t full of great people but you’d probably feel similarly if you were dropped into another company in the 101st or any other combat unit during the war.
Great reaction, as usual...one noted inaccuracy (in the show) is that Dyke didn't actually die in this battle (though i think he was injured)...while he did (in real life) do really poor on this mission (his first command), he actually went on to later be a decent officer, and was even decorated.
Will you be doing The Pacific? If not I highly recommend it, made by the same producers. Would recommend Generation Kill after that as well.
You trying to make her cry in complete despair? The Pacific is heart-wrenching
@@ErdTirdMans a necessary tale to be told.
As hard as this series can be to watch sometimes, it's history that must be experienced. You will never take your freedoms for granted after seeing what men went through to protect it. Great reaction, young lady. Your affection and empathy for these men is really apparent.
Speers IS dreamy, isn’t he?
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny... please.
Thank's!!
Before the Dyke apologist shows up, and he will, I have something to say. The men of Easy hated Sobel, but they credited him with the training that helped them in battle. So much so that they repeatedly invited him to attend reunions. On the other hand, I have never heard a good word said by an Easy man in defense of Dyke. Yes, he won medals, and maybe he was even a brave man, but I will believe the men of Easy about how worthless he was as a leader.
Correct.
This episode follows Dick Winters’ telling, in his personal war memoir, and his description of the attack on Foy exactly. He had nothing good to say to say about Dyke, and how we see it here is how he described it in his book.
He was a replacement officer, he was treated like a replacement, there's more to him than a 20 year old miniseries that gets details wrong all the time.
Also what a childish way to start your hate rant on a guy, goes to show how little you actually care about the real men when you immediately try and shut down any discussion about the man, you treat Easy like heroes and anyone else like unwanted baggage.
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@@dgpatter I don't expect anything more from you
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10:26 millenial women tend to wet themselves in excitement when they realize Speirs is the dad from Gossip Girl.
I have never seen gossip girl lol..