Without a single flying scene this is still one of the best of the series. Because it takes you on a personal level with the characters. There is stark contrast between the pilot recreation and what happened simulatiously in Germany. But that makes each even stand out more.
I will never claim to understand what these men went through. The pressure they were subjected to, physically and mentally, was immense. Just like with BoB I think it's important to show us why they endured it and how.
The show delivers it's message without poking your nose in it. And that's a rareity today.
ELVIS IS ALIVE F¨CK YEAH!!!! And next week's episode seem to be a little bit prison break!! . Interesting episode, was scared for Bucky's life!
That is a movie star smile. Of course they didn't kill off the most famous person in the series off-camera. How could anyone believe that? I just wish the character was more developed so the reveal would have been more emotional.
This episode and the previous one were fantastic, not a single fight and flight and still one of the best you can see. This is a great show
It’s amazing how the Jews are doing the same to Palestinians, what the Germans did to them. History repeats itself. Wonder when the world will start it’s bombing campaign on the Jews to stop them.
I still find it difficult to invest in any of the characters. They are all too one-dimensional, not-to-say underdeveloped. This episode attempts to fill a couple of them out, but....
Unfortunately, the scenes in Germany are just a little too redolent of 'The Great Escape', now 60+ years old. That is not to say that the treatment of POWs is depicted unrealistically here. It's just that it feels like a set of scenes that had to be included in a depiction of WWII.
The writers clearly decided that our POW should end the episode by arriving at Stalag Luft III. Of course.
'Masters of the Air' is continuing to come across, to me at least, as a flawed attempt to show how US aviators contributed, in the same way as 'Band of Brothers' and then 'The Pacific' did for the US infantry. Neither of its successors has hit the same high, consistent, note as 'Band of Brothers'.
Wow, they keep covering more and more aspects of the war, usually only seen in specialized films. Great job!
In the end scene when they see each other in the camp, a bit manipulative to show first the other guys on the left, like that’s all of who survived. And then Elvis alone. But regardless of that when they see each other they know that they may be executed and no guarantee to ever get back home. But at least they met again.
And what’s with the gestapo, was that German officer lying? Or Germans know that captured officer would never talk so don’t bother and just send him to the camp?
Loved the episode. 1 hour just flew by :fire:
Love this as it takes you in to the moment, gripping stuff.
Shout by Sam Abdel HamidBlockedParent2024-02-24T16:00:38Z
The beauty of "Masters of the Air" lies in the way it humanizes these soldiers, allowing us to see them not just as warriors, but as individuals with their own unique stories, struggles, and emotions.