Band of Brothers

With the limited introductions from the Pilot episode, it's easy to jump right into the plot of this episode and flow with it.



I enjoy the tie-in with the army, and how they continue to use Easy Company as an example for how to properly handle a stationary target and commandeering enemy weapons.



This is also the first time that we get to see the company in a night battlefield, and the camera angles are perfect there as well. Overall, the flow in this storyline is excellent. It is well-written overall and very easy to follow. Also, you finally get a chance to learn some of the real names of the company, instead of just their nicknames that they give to themselves, or the generic "trooper", "soldier", etc.

Easy Company are dropped behind enemy lines in Normandy ahead of the Allied Assault on Utah Beach. However, the paratroopers are scattered across the battleground. Winters finds himself landing in enemy territory with only his knife.

Much like the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan this episodes depicts the Normandy landings, this time with paratroopers. Anothe strong episode of the series this episode focuses on Winters and his leadership through D-Day. I love watching Easy Company meet up once hitting the ground, you can see the episode is influenced with The Longest Day. The climax is an outstanding battle taking over the German artillery.

Amazing. Unbeatable. A complete constrast to the first episode. If the first episode portrayed the struggles within the unit, this one clearly focuses on the conflict with the enemy. The action unfolds at a breathless pace. Scenes

are full of the imaginable danger that would have been faced. The emotions of the men can be clearly identified during each stage of the engagement as they begin swimming in terror as the enemy AAA tears through the flimsy airborne transports on the way to the dropzones. They go on to be draped in confusion as 'the plan' disintegrates upon landing and filled with apprehension as they make their way to the staging area. Then those able to reach it refocus their efforts on the mission. Determination returns as they begin the assault on the enemy position. Which is replaced by sheer grit as they fight to defeat a stubborn entrenched enemy.



There really is no let up in the action, Id be sure to remember to take in a few gulps of breath between the fighting. The intensity of the fighting also rises if that were possible, providing the only likely visage of combat experience a layman is ever likely to get. The only comparison I can think of is the latter scenes from Saving Private Ryan. Comparisons with that sequence is inevitable.



Whats more the script as might expect is short, to the point. Efficiency of spoken words is the key here. A more verbose script would have detracted from the on screen action.



As viewers we are spared very little of the gruesome aspect of combat (well except the gore of course) and while I was expecting loads of casualties, the number that there (wont spoil it) add a real poignancy to the preceedings.



If ever one hour of TV drama were to put others off violence and war, this episode is it.



Wow.

This is one of favorite episodes in the series. The magnitude of effects can't compare to any other television production. The battle scenes keep me entertained over and over. From the first minute you can really get into this episode of the action alone. The screenplay also great. While you are show how big of an operation D-Day was you still get the views all the way down to the single grunt and how well laid plans do not always go according the generals. What I like is the intro from the real people of Easy Company and their little anecdotes on how they viewed the war.

Well this one was much better than the pilot. Lots of action and big time intensity. It was all very well done. There are still some confusions, especially in distinguishing the different companies. I`m still expecting more tho and I know it will get better. It is so realistic and also based on true facts which adds on to the intensity of this show. I like the way each episdoe starts, with the war heroes talking about how it was, for me its really fascinating to have them talk about their experience, that`s lots of emotion.

So overall a better episode and it was absolutely intense. But it`s still lack something that am sure will come.

Well I am really loving this series. It is very well written and acted and all the scenes are shown very well on the screen.

Winters is still my favorite character and I love getting to know more about his character. He seems to be a very honorable guy.

Because this is a based on actual events and is a true story of what the soldiers went through I find this series very emotional at times to see what they went through and the conditions that they had to deal with.

I love that we actually see the soldiers and hear thier comments at the start of each episode. It makes it more personal.

I have only one word for this episode: WOW!.

This episode started with the drop from the plane.

After a few hours the remainders of Easy Company get to the assembly point and are assign to take out some flank? guns that are fireing at utah beach.



The way they made this episode was just amazing. Seeing Luitenant Winters going through those trenches and firing his weapon was just amazing and is very intense. The camera work in those scenes are excellent and new. At least I have not seen those before in any movie or series. Also the way they attacked the guns was and example of great writing.