ONE WORD: SPEIRS!!!!!!!! Band of Brothers Episode 7 Reaction
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"Spiers, get yourself over here!"
The man got himself everywhere 😅
After you learn who is who among the real soldiers it is worthwhile to go back over these interviews (and watch We Stand Alone Together) to see who is recalling the specific events. It adds a deeper level of respect and admiration for the sacrifices made.
If you watch a series on youtube which is ww2 vets from Europe and America talking to combat vets of recent wars. Its a great series and the vibe between them is very strong.
The fact that there is footage of Winters saying he asked Speirs when the show was made, did he really kill those prisoners on D-day? The lawyers for the tv show were worried about depicting the stories the men told about Speirs…
Speirs said Yes, it happened, you can show it if you want
That Speirs moment when you forget you're watching BoB and you meet the real Captain America!
Love how Winters gives Spiers an order. He doesn't soeak. He just does it. EPIC. Spiers wrote to Winters before the series and admitted the executions. Part of war.
You don't want to be taken prisoner by irregular troops operating behind the lines. They have no way to take care of POWs, soooo......
Speirs recognized this, and took it upon himself to do what needed to be done. The reality is that the situation came up for soldiers on all sides. By doing the job himself, he relieved his men of any guilt for doing it.
@@bizjetfixr8352 Agreed. Speirs definitely ripped off the band-aid. Even gave em smokes before hand, it's clearly not something he reveled in doing but it was a necessary practicality of keeping his boys safe and upholding their objective. It's harsh but it'd be unfair to hold it against him. It's war, what part of it has ever been nice and tidy?
Unofficially they were given orders not to take prisoners during the opening days of D-Day
Lol Speirs was the man … but when the Germans did it stop acting like you wouldn’t be on here calling them Nazi Devils lmaooo … but Speirs i deff love that dude all jokes aside
Remember the warriors 🥃😞
"The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it.”
-Lieutenant Speirs
Also, same speech Gregory Peck gave to his new bomber group in the CLASSIC: " 12 O'CLOCK HIGH" ( on UA-cam)
"As of this moment, we are all dead. We go into battle to reclaim our lives. This we do gladly, for we are Jem'Hadar. Remember: victory is life." Jem'Hadar soldier, Star Trek Deep Space 9.
@@JnEricsonx just saw that episode again a couple weeks ago. 👍🏻
This episode does Lt. Dyke dirty. He was an excellent platoon leader, but struggled at the company level. He won 2 Bronze Stars for gallantry in Holland and Bastogne. His breakdown in Foy was because he took 2 rounds in the shoulder as was going into shock.
Speirs actually ran much further than was depicted in the show.
The Luger went off because Hoobler was trying to straddle a barbed wire fence *with his finger on the goddamn trigger*
This episode is the 2nd toughest to watch in the series.
Yes thank you, Dike was not remembered fondly by Winters and the men of Easy but the truth is always more complicated. I believe the Bronze Star he won in Bastogne just a few days before the attack on Foy was for dragging a wounded man to safety while under enemy fire.
When you are recollecting the experiences of individual soldiers is hard to keep it 100% accurate, even Ambrose made a comment about how hard it was. In the book all we see about Dike was from the point of view of both Lipton and Winters, and neither liked him. The line “i’ll go for help” is present in the book, just like the “as present as per usual” altho that last one was Peacock who said it, not Dike
Yeah, Dike was considered to be socially awkward, which explains why nobody really took a liking to him. But he was not an incompetent combat leader. At Foy, the reason he froze up and zoned out was because of blood loss. No one noticed he was shot twice in the chest, and nobody really found out the truth even after he got evacuated to the CCP. They all just assumed he was transferred away from the line because he “cracked”.
All of that is true, good job clarifying Sarge. They also portrayed Blithe completely wrong, they ended up making him the fall guy for battle fatigue and fear.
Part of it has to do with being able to convey the contrast between Speirs/Dyke that the writers are trying to get across. You've only got about 50 minutes in the episode to develop his character and try to portray why E Co doesn't like him. Also the average viewer at this point would probably still think Speirs is ruthless/war criminal, and would dislike him as well. That's why the writers have to sacrifice Dyke's character a bit in order for the average viewer to understand why E Co was so grateful to have Speir's as their CO.
What’s crazy is how Shifty took out that sniper in real life. The sniper was actually in the church’s steeple and Shifty took the shot nearly 500-600 yards away. When they found the sniper’s body, they found that he was shot right square between the eyes. Shifty was absolutely a legendary marksman for Easy Co.
Having fired that particular rifle myself, I can honestly say... Holy shit. That's one HELL of a shot.
Really love your emotional empathic reactions. I don't think anyone is a Spiers fan until this episode. The scene in church is one of my favorites. So much more impactful to see the actual person fade away then just saying this person is gone. Great film making!
don't apologise! had the rona myself for three weeks. The guy who put that ring on your finger is a lucky man. I tell my grandson, who is your age to find a good hearted woman.You've done brilliantly with this series.
Folks are gonna say "watch The Pacific" which is a similar show. Warning - it is even more horrific
Way way darker and a different energy.. don't watch Pacific thinking you will have a similar experience.. you won't. God bless all those who fought, experienced or died in either theater of war in WW2... Heck, in any war in general.
The Pacific shows guys that were literally fighting a relentless foe who believed their emperor was a god on earth. The Japanese were all about doing all they could until their dying breath in battle and they had a psychological effect on the allied men that feels much different than here. The Japanese would just run at the guys in seemingly endless waves with every ounce of strength they had. Terrifying!
That thing about Joe Toye being fixated on his helmet instead of his leg due to shock reminds of a really, dark joke my Dad (former Navy UDT and Miami cop) once told.
Dad arrived on scene to a bad traffic accident. A BMW got sheared nearly in half by an eighteen wheeler and the Bemmer's driver was alive but his left arm was missing. He kept crying saying, "My car! My car! Look at my car!"
Dad was trying to calm him down and keep him from going into shock. Finally,Dad had to get his attention and not focus on something so superficial as a car. So he grabbed his right hand, squeezed hard, and said, "Nevermind the car! Your arm is gone. We gotta stop the bleeding."
The guy finally looks down at where his left arm should be and says, "...MY ROLEX!! WHERE'S MY ROLEX?!"
Like I said, very dark sense of humor.
If you wrote that as a movie scene, nobody would believe it.
Shock will do that to you. You will often fixate on one thing, sometimes important and sometimes trivial. It happened to me after a very severe fall onto a steel grating. My eye orbit, jaw, elbow, foot and ankle got broken and was badly bleeding. Later my coworker told me that all I kept repeating was, "did you notify my wife and family?" over and over. I don't remember the fall or events after it until the cold wind hit me being carried me out of the helicopter into emergency room.
A couple of things:
Spiers is a genuine bad ass. He is a really scary person. But he is on our side. (Deep sigh of relief)
The song the girls sing in the convent is Plaisir d’Amour a French romantic tune from the late 1700s. Later it was modified with a key change to a baritone voice, some musical changes to accommodate a language change, and a change to the bridge. It became Falling in Love with You, one of Elvis’s biggest hits.
In the US Army there are privates, pretty much the bottom of the pyramid, followed by non-commissioned officers, corporals and sergeants. Next up the ranks are commissioned officers, lieutenants, captains, and up. There is a big gulf in status between non-coms and officers. On a military base the commissioned officers will have their own mess, etc. Lipton got moved up to where Winters was in the first episode.
I hope more people will see your videos. Your reactions are truly genuine.
She does a very nice job!
Thank you Jeshiro 💕
Toye and Guarnere lived in the same city after the war and used to joke that they would go and buy a pair of shoes together. It wasn't true of course, since they both lost their right legs, but you have to love their sense of humor...#RESPECT
Winters said that he just grabbed Spiers because he was closest. He always thought Spiers put himself there so that when Dike needed to be replaced, he would be available. The run he made was much longer in real life. Shifty shot that sniper right between the eyes. As others have said, make sure to watch the Band of Brothers documentary, We Stand Alone Together. It is filled with more interviews with the real life Band of Brothers.
*Speirs
When he hooked up with I company and spoke to a lieutenant (Roger Tinsley) there, just as he left, the lieutenant was shot and killed by a german machine gun, Spiers avoiding death again
Yeah that's defiantly a must watch.
Hell, remember on the 88 attack, Spiers was like, "Can I take a crack at it?" Like someone wanting to hit a homer. Winters was like go for it.
Winters: " Speirs! Relive Dike and take that attack forward!"
Spiers: "HOLD MY BEER!"
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More like "Bring out a sled for my giant nuts!".
The best moment in any tv series I have ever seen!!!
@@NiaMakiReacts That's my favourite moment of the series too.
Spiers: “ HOLD MY CIGARETTES “
Winters: “ oh hell naw “
@@stephanos2758😂😂
From Beyond Band Of Brothers, the memoirs of Dick Winters (a highly recommended read btw) the scene with Dick almost running out and being called back by Sink before Dick calls to Spiers to relieve Dyke was slightly different in its unraveling. As Sink and Winters were watching the rather sloppy attack unfold, Sink turns to Winters and says "what're you going to do Winters?" In that moment Dick turns around and Speirs is there waiting to get put in. Dick remarked in the book about how the best leaders always seem to put themselves in the right spot at the right time. They're always there when you need them most.
It's fun to compare the slight differences in the series with Winters' account. Anyways, I love your reactions and can't wait to see your episodes for the rest of this series!
This is my favorite episode of the whole series. I can watch it over and over. There are more emotionally heavy episodes, but this is the perfect balance of everything... and Donnie Wahlberg's narration is so soothing to listen to. The final church scene with Spiers and Lip's convo along with the music just make for such a moving ending.
Speirs is a total badass- stayed in the Army and retired as a Lt. Col.(I think). I don't like Dyke, but he was wounded during the attack and was going into shock, but he had so many layers of clothing on they didn't know he'd been hit. If you rewatch this pay attention to his behavior- subtle signs of PTSD even before he was wounded. It is easy to make him the villian because we don't like him.
You had said, what's that, when Spiers was saying to Lipton that Winter's put him in for a battle field commission. What this means is Winters put in a request to promote Lipton from 1st Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant, an officer. To be an officer you need to have a 4 Year College Degree or you can prove your leadership skills during combat and if an officer puts in a request for you and it gets approved - then you move up to an officer.
They couldn't portray what Lt Speirs actually did that day because what he did was so unbelievable that the producers thought the viewing audience would think it was exaggerated.
I just finished Speirs book "Fierce Valor" the man went through 2 wars by the end of his military carrier. Also the book answers if he actually did all the stories in the movie. It does not disappoint.
@@calemorgan3982 I did not realize he had a book. I will definitely check that out. Thanks for letting me know.
@@calemorgan3982 Way to shit out a spoiler, dickhead.
Ronald Speirs is one of those men that seem to be made for war; perhaps live for it, even. He was actually born in Scotland and came to America really young with his family. He finished the war in Europe as a Captain and as you've seen by now, he was eager to go to the Pacific and fight the Japanese in the planned and then canceled operations there. He stayed in the Army and was a Major by the time he went to serve in Korea where he participated in one of the two combat jumps of that war. After serving as commandant of Spandau Prison in West Berlin, he went to Laos in 1962 to train the Royal Army there as part of the events that lead up to Vietnam, but he came back to the Pentagon and retired in 1964 before US involvement escalated drastically. He had reached the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the Legion of Merit upon his retirement. Not quite the Medal of Honor but it's up there.
You are absolutely one of the best reactors on here. Please never stop being who you are
Spiers heroics are one of the best parts of the entire series.
I absolutely *love* your reactions to this series. So genuine and empathetic, thanks for sharing
OMG Nia! What a spectacular reaction! I am going to do something I never do - watch a reaction video a second time! Your emotional investment in the BoB characters paid off with this reaction. Congratulations!
I so appreciate the fact that you saw that Dike also ‘broke’. Anyone doing that run into Foy after what they went through in the woods for weeks has my utmost respect. Just incredible! Spires ……. No words. Just jaw dropping. Super reaction 😍
In reality he didn't "break." He had been shot twice and was going into shock but no one could tell he had been hit because of all the winter clothing he was wearing.
@@davebcf1231 I understood he had been shot. I felt that he was showing signs of breaking before the run. The ‘yawn’ that he did was like a tell, walking alone, struggling to communicate. To me, even without his back story given by other commentators, Dike, like Buck was kept on the line because they were so stretched for officers and men. The pressure these men were under is incomprehensible. My family are ex forces. My brother was very different after his time in a war zone.
@@sandraback7809 "Dike, like Buck was kept on the line because they were so stretched for officers and men."
It's true that they were stretched thin and needed everyone, but Buck himself has said that he didn't suffer from the PTSD portrayed in the episode. He said he was okay with being portrayed that way because it's an important thing to highlight, but isn't accurate to him. Likewise, Dike was an experienced and decorated combat leader by that point. He just wasn't well liked by the men of Easy and that's whose accounts were primarily sourced for the series. Memories are flawed and biased as we all know, and they did also take a lot of liberties for the sake of drama. Small details like Dike yawning obviously aren't something anyone would recall or mention, and they didn't. Do you actually think every little conversation between soldiers in the show is an actual portrayal of the real conversation they had in that moment?
No idea what the last part of your comment is for. I never said that those men weren't under immense stress and pressure. I have family and friends who are veterans as well. So what? That has nothing to do with someone being inaccurately portrayed as being an incompetent coward in a docudrama.
@@davebcf1231 No I did not take every conversation as literal and I am also aware the stories that were recorded were adapted to make coherent episodes. My own interpretation of Dike’s ‘yawns’ was from personal experience and as that was what the actor was directed to do a few times I thought it might be more than exhaustion. My comment about being a forces family was just to underline how I felt for these men having had someone I love come out a very troubled man. I’m taken aback that my comment appears to have caused you such irritation. Good night and I hope tomorrow is a good day❤️
@@sandraback7809 I'd think you'd feel the pain of BEING SHOT! If not, jesus your nerves would be fried.
When I was 6 years old, I rode my bike down a hill, tumbled off and broke my right arm almost completely off. They barely saved it. But what really upset me was when they cut off my favorite Cookie Monster shirt. It’s strange what panic and shock will do.
Your empathy really shines through which is why you are getting so much respect from our wonderful veterans and their children and relatives. Beautiful reactions!. God bless you!
Compton himself said he didn't think he had any issues with PTSD as he was still able to do his duties and that he left because of the trench foot and that he handled the stress of the war pretty well. I think he got into a verbal argument with a superior and that was why he didn't return. However, he had little issue with the series portraying him having those problems as he felt it was important for understanding what the soldiers went through and that it needed to be shown. Pretty incredible man if you ask me.
Dyke was wounded during the assault on Foy, if memory serves he was shot in the shoulder. I don't know many people that would be able to handle leading an assault with a wound like that. That said, leading up to that point he held at most a modicum of respect amongst many, but not all, of the men and was generally not missed once he left. He was not killed during the assault on Foy and stayed in the service during Korea. He wasn't actually cowardly either as he had been awarded the Bronze star during Bastogne for pulling several wounded men by himself out of a foxhole while taking enemy fire.
Lastly, Spiers did, in fact run through the town to meet up with "I" company. He then rejoined Easy when he ran back through town. The stories about him shooting the POW's during D day and later on one of his own sergeants were generally true. On D Day there was an unofficial order not to take prisoners as the allied forces didn't have any way of holding them. The sergeant was trying to push his troops into a town that was about to be hit with artillery and repeatedly disobeyed orders to stand down his assault, so shooting him probably saved the rest of the squad from being killed. Spiers didn't seem to mind the rumors and didn't really deny them when he was contacted and asked by Winters himself.
Not only did Spiers not deny them when Winters asked about it, he confirmed them. The story about Spiers killing the prisoners is true. It was confirmed in an interview with Dick Winters. The guy doing the interview asked Dick about this, and Dick told him about it. He said that Steven Ambrose called him one day and told him they had a problem. Lawyers from Simon and Shuster called him and were worried about potential lawsuits from some of the stories that were in the book and. The Spiers story was one of them, the portrayal of Nix drinking too much was another.
Dick told him not to worry about it, he would handle it. He said he wasn't worried about Nix, he knew that wouldn't be an issue, but the Spiers story was something else. Dick said he called Spiers and said 'hey Sparky, you know those rumors that were floating around, about D-Day, were they true? He said Spiers said 'oh yeah Dick, they're true'. He told Speirs about the phone call from Ambrose and the Lawyers concerns and Spiers said don't worry about it. He would write them and letter and tell them what happened. Apparently he did just that, and Dick said it was never an issue after that, because it was true.
Well other E co. Troopers had killed POW's on D-Day also and a few other times, but they never told Ambrose as they never fully trusted him. esp after seeing the hype Speirs got they were like nope. now if you were drinking with them and they liked you, boy they shared some crazy stories
@@2104dogface ... I think there was a good bit of it going on on D-day, on both sides. not just with the paratroopers either.
@@buddystewart2020 thats for sure, but for E co. once the book and series came out there was alot of Q's on what Speirs did and they didn't want that, so they tended to be quite, think it took 5 years of drinking with him before XXX (from E co) he told me what he had done on D-Day after the 2nd Ambush (there were 3 that morning but for the series they showed 1 and it was shown wrong)
I think some perspective is in order here. Spears shot a few prisoners because he had just 2 other men with him. His job was to get all the men he could find to the rally point. 3 men really can't do that and bring prisoners along. on the other hand, Winters did take prisoners, and so did many other Paratroopers on D-Day.
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) you can noy possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you
The part of Buck breaking makes me cry every single time.
They did dyke dirty in this episode, he wasn’t actually the incompetent do nothing they portrayed him as. Early in the war he earned a medal for rallying soldiers and leading a crucial defense of a key tactical point. At foy he was actually shot in the shoulder and suffered severe blood loss which left him incoherent, like hoobler the heavy winter clothing hid his injury so easy company assumed he froze out of cowardice. He later served in Korea with distinction. Dyke wasn’t the man or soldier they portrayed him as in the show.
In the dictionary next to the word "badass" is a picture of Spiers.
'We are going to strengthen our cover and we are going to hang in. Right lieutenant?" Dike: ' You do you boo '
In every company there is a Commanding Officer (CO) and the Co. First Sergeant. The two of them are the dad and mom of the company. The CO leads the company. The First Sergeant takes care of the administration of all the enlisted men in the company. After Lipton became a 2nd Lt. and platoon leader, StfSgt Floyd Talbert became E Co. First Sergeant. In episode 10 there is a scene where Talbert asked Captain Spiers to replace him from Co. FS back to a platoon Sgt. because he misses being with the men. Spiers response was "Ok, I guess you have earned the right to demote yourself"
Some fun facts. Dike's father actually has his own wikipedia article due to being a New York Supreme Court judge. After the war, Dike was transferred to the Army Reserves but then fought again in Korea, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1957. He also was a U.S. Commissioner to Japan and worked for the CIA. He started a family after retiring and a few years after that, moved his family to the traditionally neutral Switzerland.
The show really paints him in a bad light but that's mostly because so much of Ambrose's book that the miniseries was made from was made with large input from surviving Easy Company men. Dike's being a replacement for company leader and status as an officer means the men didn't remember him fondly and it shows.
And now you know why artillery is called the God of War. I can't even imagine the feelings of having a dud land right next to your hole after seeing two of your friend having just been blown up in their's.
Also, Winters offering Malarkey the chance to be his runner for a couple days is another excellent example of his leadership. As was said elsewhere in the show, even just a couple hours off the line can do wonders for a soldier's mind and he wanted to try and get Malarkey back to help him with his grief.
Finally, Spiers actions are Foy are more than slightly exaggerated in the show. I can't remember exactly where I saw it but I believe his run to I Company wasn't just a straight sprint through the enemy but involved lots of crawling and use of cover. Still, fucking badass.
WELCOME BACK NIA!!!! LETSSSS GOOOOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥
Not all reactors take the time to comment. I appreciate your thoughts and genuine emotional reaction. I have literally watched this series dozens of times and I cry every time. Thanks for your authenticity.
Thanks again for your reaction!! Love the Lip got promoted at the end of it - it made the episode.
The start of the Speirs Lipton bromance
lol! I think we all fell in love with Speirs here
Loved your reaction, it is terrifying when you see what hi explosive can do to a forest and have all the splinters flying around. Sgt Lipton deserved recognition for how he kept easy co together.
It is a fantastic series that I sometimes think should be required watching by everyone.
I hope you are feeling better soon :)
Liptons job as the First Sergeant was to maintain the composure and combat effectiveness of his company. Their doubts about their commander, while justified, lowers morale. Its his job to try and curb that as much as possible even if he believes what his men do. Such a tough spot for a leader to be in.
Glad your feeling better 💜
Really have to give it to First Sergeant Carwood Lipton. As a civilian, he might have been one of those sentimental guys who would say, “Please Don’t Go, Girl,” and he knew why he was afraid to be alone, but as a soldier, he definitely had The Right Stuff. Didn’t mind spending a long time in the field to become a Dirty Dawg, and also knew how to keep on Hanging Tough whenever things went south. As a sergeant, he knew that military protocol meant going Step by Step up the chain of command, so when he jumped over Dike to tell Winters his misgivings, he definitely wasn’t in no mood for no more Games. You could tell that, by that time, he was definitely no longer a New Kid on the Block.
I knew this episode would be powerful for you. Don Malarky was the guy that went through hell as he watched so many of his friends die and he couldn't do anything about it. Your reaction was great, it brought me to tears. I think Dyke had lost his nerve before he took over Easy company, that is why he acted so strangely. I don't really blame him, it is just that the command staff didn't see that he was no longer effective.
(Personal Trivia): actor who played "Skip" Muck" ( killed in BREAKING POINT) my Mom's nephew, Richard Speight, Jr, from Tennessee.
the best episode in tv history
The book and series was based upon the recollections of the soldiers and Dyke was not well liked and didn't mesh with the men. However he was a decorated officer. At the point in the narrative where he supposedly freezes up he was actually shot and in shock. As with Hoobler earlier, everyone was wearing so much clothing that they couldn't tell.
Another great reaction & comments. Yes, this was a hard episode to get through. Knowing what the finest generation did for this country & the World is awe-inspiring.
Occasionally you see Officers who are seen as almost godlike by their soldiers. Their soldiers tend to emulate that same behaviour. That's the beauty of good leadership.
Spiers was one of those officers.
I was inspired in that moment myself 😂
I remember in the Barracks (50th Annavisery of the Battle of the Bulge reenacment in PA) as we were sitting around drinking 1 of r guys says to Wild Bill "hey Bill, i'am going over and seeing the area of the line you held, you want me to bring anything back??" we all stop and look at Bill who lowers his beer looks him in the eye and says "Yeah, if you can find my leg that would be great " and then he smiled and we all cheered and made many toasts to Bill's leg (and too Hinkel). Even XXX got a chuckle out of it , then XX started singing his little ditty's and then it was just a blurr after that , dam Prop Blast that stuff will sneak up on you. epic hang over were had by all. But yeah any vet who fought in that battle remebers the cold, lack of food and supplies. we also had Jack Agnew with us that time, who was with the "Filthy 13" in Normandy but by the time of the Bulge many of those guys were sent from the Demo section too the Pathfinders and were at the school in France when the 101st was deployed, so they made the only combat jump into the area to set up contact for the resupply drops for the division.
In Dike’s defense, he did acquit himself much better in Korea.
Hi Nia Maki, in the beginning the 506 P.I.R. Easy Company member telling that one does not have time to take care of someone as he would want to be able to. It bothered him in later life. That was Sargeant Malarkey.
Your honest, heartfelt reactions to the series continue to impress. Good work! There is still some heavy stuff to go through. You'll make it.
The actor who played "Sgt. Monk" .. is my Nephew (Richard Speight) from Tenessee
Also known as the angel Gabriel!
The real Ronald Speirs run during the town of Foy battle was more like a half a mile. And actually happened. It's probably one of the bravest things in World War II
Captain America has nothing on Lt. Spiers. He’s a beast.
Tom Hanks and company did a splendid job of recreating the heroics of Easy!
I can feel this in your emotions as well as your passion!
Love watching your reactions.
PEACE
Feeling cold just watching them?
According to the behind-the-scenes dvd in the BoB collection they are sitting warm & comfy inside a studio with fake snow, fake trees, while they are running around with special effects blowing up the fake trees. I think the attack on Foy was the only part filmed outdoors.
In the previous episode, “Bastogne”, some scenes were outside & some in a studio. Great editing & great acting in you can’t which is which.
Lipton getting a battlefield commission is more than just a normal promotion. It's going from being an enlisted man to an officer, more like a meta-promotion. A 22 year old kid who just got a commission as 2nd Lieutenant technically outranks even the highest ranking Sergeants with 20+ years of experience (though they'd be unwise to pull rank in practice).
Becoming an officer generally requires having a college degree, so there's also kind of an unspoken class difference there, especially back then when just graduating high school, let alone college was much less common. Battlefield commissions were kind of a way to say "screw the normal rules, this guy has proven himself to be an excellent leader, we need him in a leadership role."
Speirs killed everyone the platoon thought he did..
You have the absolute best reaction to war cinema. Although it’s hard to watch I encourage you to keep watching as it really helps veterans such as myself to see people understand us a little more.
I love this episode. Spiers and Lip's chat at the end was amazing. Such a good mini series. Only Chernobly competes with it in my opinion.
Love the story structure of this episode so much. You can feel the opening fatigue, the stress of "can I get through this" only to be relieved by "small moments" like Joe returning, only to feel the gut-wrenching lows of Toye/Garneir, adding to the lose of confidence around Dyke to the THRILL of Spiers taking over knowing that you are on the right track once more with a darn good chance of making it after all.
Also, Dyke's career was actually EXTREMELY impressive overall. The issue was someone who was good at SMALL unit management (or individual) compared to LARGE SCALE management that simply overwhelms them or places them in a position that they aren't ready for and struggle just to keep their own head above water, resulting in those under them basically just drifting in a sense of uncertainty but knowing THEY are the ones who will be the first ones blamed or removed.
Speirs fought in two major wars. World War II, Korea war and lived to tell the tales even though he never spoke about it.
America started losing wars after Speirs retired. haha
That makes sense!
Speirs should have been awarded the Medal of Honor for that one, IMO.
They did such disservice to Lt. Dike in this show. He was not a coward. He was shot in the shoulder when leading the charge which is why he stopped. He was bleeding out. Lipton crapped on him because he didn't like him.
I know! He won the combat infantry badge along with 2 Bronze Stars and 2 Purple Hearts during the war. The man was no chicken when it came to fighting.
Speirs seemed to have been made of Teflon during this dash to reach I Company and get the attack restarted.
Easy made out of Bastogne because of Speirs mindset that even under heavy bombardments, to accept you're already dead and kept moving. Btw, this didn't show the shell shock Germans had because Allies used the proximity fused artillery shells that explode midair unlike on impact like normal ones. That's 80% more kill rates.
On UA-cam you can still see the foxholes or easy company was. The guy will show you, he will also tell you the true story of the Luger
Yes! The super Speirs episode. He's a combination of Batman, The Flash and Audie Murphy ♥
Absolutely interested in joining a Japanese learning community! I love your reactions, and think it sounds great! I’m currently trying to learn Japanese as well. ☺️☺️
Amazing reaction. So good!
You are seeing the job of the company First Sergeant. It makes this extra special. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Not so fun fact, the luger had a problem of going off by itself due to the gun's design. So the German military instead of redesigning the gun instead redesigned the holster so there were less problems with it going off. Also apparently Dyke was a good leader but he got some trauma during the assault because he got shot. Idk why they gave him such a bad wrap but I guess he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Dike's character in the movie was Hollywood. The real Dike served his country to his best. Dike was actually relieved due to serious injury recieved in prior battles.
Hoobler did not shoot himself with the Luger, he shot himself with a rusted pistol that he's picked up in Holland that was in his pocket. Notice they never say he shot himself with the Lugerl they just make you think that for TV. It's a true story you can watch it on UA-cam
@16:24 I’m right here!
7.) The best of many great episodes.
The real run Speirs did was way longer & wider. It's approximately two football fields size area. I don't know how he does it with giant heavy balls between his legs.
I'm not sure if it's factually correct but with Easy having the best performance record and used as the main assault force Speirs seemed to be always be hanging around them almost like he was waiting for a chance to be their CO as he's definitely an assault leader
I have enjoyed watching your reactions to this series. I have watched Band of Brothers every year since its debut. Yet every time I see Buck Compton break down. I start crying.
It was Speirs excepting "he's already dead" that empowered him to run both directions through the German lines. BTW As Speirs first runs by the Greman tank. You can hear a German solder yell "who's that Asshole"
I will warn you to be emotionally ready because 9 will hit your emotions like a freight train.
Very interested in your endeavor with Japanese language. I spent about 18 months in Chiba, Tokyo, and Koriyama. At one time I was ok with conversational Japanese. But have forgotten. Most of what I had picked up.
And Buck went on to convict the man who killed Robert Kennedy. When I thought Sirhan Sirhan was gonna be released I imagine the ghosts of Easy going like WTF.
Field commision used to be the only way NCOs could become an officer Because Lipton was 1st Sargent kind of like the British rank of regimental sargent next step is 2nd lieutenant whats what lip gets a battlefield comission so he becomes an officer.
Nope, not Steve Rogers... Ronald Spiers was the real life Captain America.
Episode 5 crossroads. Idk if it was intentional or not but up till Episode 5 it was mostly ok. Yes some characters died but it had a more happy undertone. After crossroads... boy did it get dark...
Even though there wasn't a lot of fighting after this it was the most dangerous part of the war because replacements and officers were being sent over without the proper training and the officers a lot of it was political to get them some battlefield experience
A battlefield commission is where's where an enlisted man usually a sergeant although sometimes it could be a Corporal has demonstrated sufficient leadership ability shouldn't leadership ability on the field about to be promoted directly to an officer.
You're soooo pretty and beautifully empathetic
Not me evilly grinning when she mentioned this was a rough episode...
Yeah , the lugers were known for having hair triggers and would just go off if you bumped them wrong , very dangerous
if I had a trophy weapon I'd honestly keep the goddamn thing unloaded.
There’s a theory that Bucks major change the first time when Winters met him watching that movie was because he received that letter from his girl telling him she’s finished
Terrific job, Nia! Can hardly wait to see you react to the rest, (and also *_We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company_* and then *_The Pacific_* hopefully) but that's just me! You're producing these expertly, and it's much-appreciated!
Everything said about Speirs is true
Thank you for sharing this reaction. If I might recommend another movie: We Were Soldiers (2002)
I remember seeing your schedule for the week around two weeks ago, but i still cant find Made in Abyss: Dawn of a Deep Soul on your channel. Did something go wrong on technical side of things? When can we expect your reactions? Thanks in advance.
Don't worry about your uploads being off. Take it easy.
Don't forget, when you were worried Luz was going to get hit that both Penkala and Muck had also never been hit.
Edit: Also, in the next episode you'll see Lipton officially getting his commission and there's a line about him being honourably discharged, which is just lip service to the fact that his role as a non commissioned officer is over and he joins the officers.
Nice to see you Nia
Please watch The Pacific next. It's the sequel to Band of Brothers bit it's in the Pacific theater
Watch out for episode 9.