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Why am I not surprised that the industry as a whole did not change their stance on rest regulations for non-revenue flights ?

It is a good episode, not as strong as the previous but still good. It continued the more darker approach which I think serves the plot well. But the fate of the villagers doesn't get to me as much as the children's did. And them I didn't know until that episode.
And there is one bone I have to pick with the writing for this one. The Agent hides his radar echo but literally no one sees this ship coming in to an island that has basically unlimited view in each direction. That's the kind of detail that drives me nuts. It was also a bit to convinient how he managed to get the location from the pirate's ship. I, too, think it's Tech. If it were an unknown to this point character it would do nothing in terms of Drama. Because one thing I'm fairly sure about: this show won't close with a happy end.

This episode goes to a place where Star Wars rarely went in the past. We always assumed how evil Palpatine and his Empire was/is but actually seeing it hits harder then you think.
The atmosphere in this episode is really one of hopelessness and helplessness. Yes, it reminded me of the prison in "Andor" and maybe there is your glimmer of hope. Because they got out of that one.

I have no idea what the intention was with this episode. Was hoping for a cool Meg story which this wasn't.

The Chase commercial was good, though.

So let me see if I got this right. There was an issue with a cargo bay door before this and despite an airworthiness directive the United plane still was not re-fitted two years later. Than there was another issue where a door opened on the ground years later because of a short.
Makes you wonder why it takes so long to fix things, doesn't it ?

Can someone explain to me why inspection regulations are different for commercial and privately operated airplanes ? And don't tell me it's money. It's soapy water for crying out loud !

What are the odds for all those circumstances to happen so that the two planes collide in midair ?

I'm somewhat puzzle the Otter owner wasn't penalized for not having that essential system on the pre-flight checklist. If that would've been activated the accident doesn't happen.

The fire was an accident due to circumstances not foreseeable and the usual bureaucracy. But no one on that plane would have died if Larry, Mo and Curly actually knew what they were doing. I'm always baffled how numbskulls like this became pilots.

So, the engine is original Alpina but there's no building sheet for the chassis number. Furthermore it has the wrong exhaust system and brakes.
If you ask me, this is not an genuine Alpina. I still think this is a E30 that's cracked up with Alpina parts maybe from a wreck donor car.

Doesn't matter for the guy who owns it and that's all that matters in the end.

I'd much rather would've seen more about Crosshair's issues then getting a variation of the "Missions for Sid" type episodes from earlier. And of course we need some kind of monster. Totally predictable.

I really liked the scenes between Crosshair and Hunter. That's exactly what I was looking for. I would not have bought it had things just smoothed over. Crosshair has a lot of demons to chase.
But I'm also totally with Wrecker on this one: why has there always have to be a monster.

Ok episode but too predictable for my liking. Also, Omega trying to convince Crosshair all the time to do it her way and ultimately they need to blast their way out anyway makes the rest of the storiy appear rather moot.
I like the atmosphere and the reunion towards the end was nice. Now they have to reconcile and I hope they make it at least a little bit of an effort for them to achieve that.

What can I say that I haven't already said about this show ? Every new episode grabs me like none do today. I have a lump in my throat everytime the end credits start to roll.
They made the right choice by not showing us extended action scenes at this point. We already covered that, we know what it's like up in the air. I found it very gripping to see what happened on base, with the new arrivals, when the planes come back, and what the pilots think about it at this point in time. It makes me shiver but it althought gives depth and scope.

This was a crucial time during the war. When the Mustang appeard the Luftwaffe's days were numbered. But like it's shown here it also meant a shift in strategy.

I have no doubt the final episodes will be great.

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.

Nobody in the family ever asks why Homer all of a sudden wears thick glasses ?

Another tense and emotional episode. It's phantastic how they manage to keep the balance between the action sequences and the personal stories.
The air battles, already among the best I've ever seen, were once again great. The short slo-mo/time freeze was awesome. So was the fight between the Fort and these fighters. I don't know if something like this ever happened but it sure was a great sequence. But despite all that you never forget that those people were really in that. You flinch when the bullets rip through the fuselage, you wince when someone is hurt. And you feel kinda empty when they sit through the interrogation counting down the losses.