Space: Above and Beyond

Toy Soldiers

Season 1, Episode 17, Aired 2/18/96

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West discovers that his brother has enlisted in the Corps and is serving under a young, gung-ho lieutenant who's so determined to make a name for himself as a soldier, that he will risk endangering the lives of his entire battalion.

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James Morrison

Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius McQueen
Kristen Cloke

1st Lt. Shane Vansen
Morgan Weisser

1st Lt. Nathan West

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One of the better storyline with decent action sequences.

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By kingrich06, Mar 22, 2008 Report Abuse

This episode has a very touching storyline in the sense is how protective a big brother or sister can be. As with any family member we tend to look at them is a different view or a certain moment in time. West has to deal with this problem as he looks at his little brother as a little brother who he played football with. One thing I don’t agree with in this episode is how they portray a new Lieutenant as bring too Gung-ho. From every movie or show I watch with a Green Lieutenant is that they never survive long enough to know their mistakes. The death letter is a very nice touch. In this day, that one letter I hope no one ever gets.moreless

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- Nitpick: In the Marines, Recon is one of the elite units. There's no way five rookies and an officer who just graduated from OCS would be sent out as a Recon squad together without anyone experienced. At most, ONE private might make it into such a unit, but only if he was extremely skilled in Boot, and even then, he'd be watched like a hawk by his fellow soldiers until he proved himself under fire. Generally speaking, new troops get experienced NCOs and officers, and vice versa- even in war, when manpower is short! Edit
- Nitpick: When heading towards their designated coordinates for their hide spots on Mors, Vansen takes point, and orders the others to follow her in column formation. As the commanding officer of the two squads, Vansen should not have been out in front, as that is one of the most dangerous positions in their formation. Edit
- Goof: Steven Jang is listed as playing the role of Intelligence Officer Connor in the closing credits, but on screen he wears a name tag that says "Rancier". Edit
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- Miller: Oh God! We're all gonna die! Neil: Don't talk like that! If you talk like that we will die! Edit
- Vansen: Look, brothers, sisters, they always see the differences in each other. They never realize that they came from the same place. Neil- he's loyal, dedicated, stubborn, a lot tougher than he looks. Nathan: And that's a description of me? Vansen: Mmm. (they laugh) Neil's either going to learn how to make it through, or he's not. You can't control what's going to happen, you can't follow him through the whole war! Let him go. Nathan: If I do, I might lose him. Vansen: If you don't, you're going to lose him anyway. Edit
- Damphousse: (after 5th Force finishes digging their foxhole before the 58th) Maybe we're losing it. Nathan: (grimly) There's a lot more to good command than digging a fast foxhole. Edit
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- Lt Herrick: (to Neil and 5th Force) Right now you've got no brother. Right now we're your brothers. 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.' Herrick is quoting one of the most famous battle speeches from Shakepeare's Henry V. Edit