Replacements
- Episode aired Sep 23, 2001
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- 57m
With the addition of many new men, Easy Company heads to Holland to participate in Operation Market Garden and prepare an Allied route into Germany, but they meet stiff German resistance.With the addition of many new men, Easy Company heads to Holland to participate in Operation Market Garden and prepare an Allied route into Germany, but they meet stiff German resistance.With the addition of many new men, Easy Company heads to Holland to participate in Operation Market Garden and prepare an Allied route into Germany, but they meet stiff German resistance.
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- TriviaDuring the liberation of Eindhoven Winters and Welsh are briefly seen turning their shirt collars inside out. Compton asks them what's up, and Welsh replies "Snipers", prompting Compton to also adjust his collar. They are hiding their rank insignia, to prevent German snipers from identifying them as officers. Snipers often single out officers, since killing them would cause confusion and disorganization among enemy forces. This is why in contemporary war zones and in forward operating bases (FOBs), soldiers wear either subdued or no rank insignia, and many are "no salute zones".
- GoofsWhen Pvt. David Kenyon Webster spots the road sign for Nuenen, he states: "Vincent Van Gogh was born in Nuenen!". Van Gogh was born in Zundert, although he did live in Nuenen for two years from 1883-1885.
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SSgt. William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere: So, Heffron tell you about Doris yet?
SSgt. William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere: No? Mmmm. Well, then, I'm gonna educate you. We're getting ready to get on a plane for that first frog town we never jumped into. All of a sudden Heffron stops dead in his tracks. Bing and a bang and a boom. Everybody banging into each other. Heffron's just staring at the nose of the plane because on it is panted this beautiful pinup. And written underneath: "Darling Doris." Doris, which just happens to be the name of the skirt who just, that day, sent Babe one of them letters. You know, the... Web, what do you call them letters that the broads send?
Pvt. David Kenyon Webster: Uh, "Dear John" letter.
SSgt. William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere: That's it, a "Dear Babe" letter. Well anyway, lucky for Babe, Patton overruns our drop zone. Mission can called. In other words, Babe don't have to risk getting inside old Doris again. Hah!
This is another excellent episode that recreates events from an important part of the European invasion.
The story is from the perspective of replacement soldiers and the experiences of more experienced men like Sergeant Denver Randleman.
One of the best aspects of this episode is how it depicts the bonds forming between the soldiers who have been through combat experiences together. It cleverly contrasts it with attitudes towards replacement members.
In most war films characters are usually portrayed quite generically and the above theme is not addressed. The opening interviews to 'Replacements' provide great context for the characters shown. It rings true with a first hand account I heard from an elderly member of my family who was a replacement soldier (drafted) during WWII who said he was never truly accepted by the more experienced career soldiers.
This is my third viewing of the episode and still the most impactful scenes I find are when Easy Company enters Eindhoven and it depicts both the joyous reaction and the ugly side of the town citizens during these events. I also love one very touching moment where a little boy receives a bar of chocolate for the first time. These scenes are incredibly powerful.
Sergeant Randleman and his exploits behind enemy lines are in heavy focus. These scenes are all portrayed with superb visual storytelling as there is very little dialogue involved. It is recorded that the real Randleman was trapped behind enemy lines for a period of time and had to engage an enemy soldier in hand to hand combat, but the details of what is shown here feel slightly too cinematic to all be true.
Generally the visuals and overall production values are great. Whether or not the combat scenes are realistic is not for me to comment on as I do not have a military background, but as a viewer, nothing looks obviously fake. The set designs, costumes, props, colour grading combine to make it a cinematic and engaging experience.
Michael Cudlitz leads this episode well and has great support from other cast members as always.
As ever 'Band of Brothers' piques an interest about some of the most important events of the twentieth century and hopefully it will prompt viewers to do their own research and find out more about what happened.
For me this is a 9.5/10 but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Feb 13, 2022
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- 1.78 : 1