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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2023
- Caught up on the whole season on Patreon in full length watch alongs.
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Arianna and Maple's first time watching Tom Hank's The Pacific in a reaction.
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That scene with Eugene in the woods with his father kills me every time. Especially the way he says "I can't," just heartbreaking.
One of the most telling scenes, to me, was when Eugene's father says "You have no idea what MEN like him have been through." He recognized that his son was no longer a boy. It was time for his mother to do the same.
Such a powerful image when the nurses and orderlies run out to celebrate and all the wounded are left sitting in silence in the hospital.
I don't know how true the character was to real life but Sledge's dad in this series, and this episode specifically, is one of my favorite dads in any movie or TV show that I've ever seen. How patient and understanding he is while never infantilizing him. Just amazing.
My Grandpa was in MacArthur's army through New Guinea/Solomons and the Philippines and saw a lot of terrible stuff, including seeing his best friend get blown to pieces right in front of him by an artillery direct hit on their foxhole in New Guinea. (It was raining like crazy and filling up the foxhole, so Grandpa got out for a while to lie on a woven mat of leaves and reeds like the natives had shown them how to make. He had just gotten out of the foxhole when the artillery shell came down.) When he came home, it took him a couple years to unwind. My Grandmother tried to pick up right where they left off, and he wasn't having it. She went to my Great Grandmother about it and said, "I don't think that man wants to live with me anymore!" My Great Grandmother had seen how WWI vets were when they came back, and she told my Grandma, "You need to let him be for a while." Grandma must have taken her advice, because they stayed together and later had my Mom.
The weird thing about coming home or getting out of the military is your family expects you to be the same person you were when you left and treat you HORRIBLY when you’re not
I deployed over 13 years ago. To this day, I STILL have night terrors. STILL. Did Two Tours to Afghanistan. The days you remember the dreams are write offs, you cannot function. As for the Scne where the Girl seems dumbfounded that Eugene has no other skills for civilian life is EXACTLY what happens still to this day. Its mainly due to Civilians not having a basic understanding of what War actually is/was. Cant blame them, they werent part of it. Also When Eugene breaks down while out with his father. 100% bang on, it happens anywhere and everywhere, handling a weapon just doesnt feel the same.
"The Best Years of Our Lives" from 1946 is a movie that exemplifies the struggles of returning World War II veterans. Won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. A lot of veterans didn't speak about their experiences until many decades later. It was a closed chapter in their lives until a lot of them felt compelled to speak up about their experiences because they were the only ones still alive to tell the stories about their friends that didn't make it.
Girls even though this is a really hard series to get through (trust me, I know), I am really glad you did. In my opinion it's a very important series and a must watch for everyone. The soldiers of WWII sacrificed so much and their stories need to be told, but more importantly they need to be remembered so we learn from the mistakes and horrors of the past.
The hell our veterans have experienced. Even up to the present day. As a former Marine who served in Gulf I....I have nothing but unwavering respect. Hand Salute Gentleman and Ladies. Semper Fidelis .
Eugene’s father was a surgeon in the Army during the First World War. He never saw frontline combat, but he knew very well at hand what war does to people both physically and mentally.
I have a theory about why Snafu didn’t wake Eugene on the train. If you remember from episode 4 Leckie explained to the shrink that the Japanese had murdered sleep. Snafu saw Eugene being able to sleep without fear or anxiety. Eugene was safe on that train. Snafu want going to disrupt that.
"Y'know what I fought for?"
Thank you for covering this series ladies, I truly appreciate it
Thank you for doing this series, it's rough but really well done, and I absolutely loved watching you react to it!
Edward Sledge, Eugene's father, was a medical physician, so he wasn't working in the psychiatric field. However, he was a good doctor, who realized that caring for the physical health of his patients meant caring for their mental health as well. As you noted, he told Eugene how he'd seen the effects fighting in WWI had on people, with them having had "their souls ripped out".
If you're wondering why his voice is so familiar, the man that got rejected voiced Garrus in Mass Effect.
You two did a fine job taking this wrenching emotional trip. Thanks.
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