The Blind Man's Bluff Raid
- Episode aired Oct 24, 1966
- 25m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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A sun-blinded Sgt. Troy is an unwitting ploy in Dietrich's scheme to rout the Rat Patrol.A sun-blinded Sgt. Troy is an unwitting ploy in Dietrich's scheme to rout the Rat Patrol.A sun-blinded Sgt. Troy is an unwitting ploy in Dietrich's scheme to rout the Rat Patrol.
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- TriviaThe closing Rat Patrol attack on the German convoy is repeated footage from the series' opening salvo, The Chase of Fire Raid (1966).
- GoofsThe first time Troy falls to the sand under the blazing heat of the sun, you can clearly make out the shadow of the camera man filming the scene.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Pvt. Mark Hitchcock: Sarge, do you see anything?
Sgt. Jack Moffitt: No. No sign of him. Nothing.
Pvt. Tully Pettigrew: What about the gas dump, Sarge? We still gonna get it?
Sgt. Jack Moffitt: No. It'll wait.
Pvt. Mark Hitchcock: What'll we do now, Sarge?
Sgt. Jack Moffitt: Stop calling me Sarge! If we don't find him, we'll make for the rendezvous point, wait there. Alright, let's move on!
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The best so far (but I'm only 7 episodes into the series)
After a run-in with the Germans, Troy is left alone, stranded in the desert. He wakes in a small field hospital to find he's suffering from sun blindness. And that's all I'm going to write about the plot. I know you can find a complete plot description on the internet (probably on IMDb), but I'm not going to go into detail here. The twist at about the 6 minute mark of The Blind Man's Bluff Raid caught me off guard and shouldn't be spoiled. It's a fantastic twist that worked beautifully on me.
Beyond the plot in The Blind Man's Bluff Raid (which I'm not going to discuss), the episode features a couple of nice supporting performances. I was especially impressed with Salome Jens as Nurse Pat. She does an excellent job of quietly and subtly expressing and dealing with her emotions. It's a fine piece of acting. There is at least one negative that I think I'll mention. The ending feels tacked on. The story in The Blind Man's Bluff Raid is basically over once Troy rejoins his team. However, I get the impression that people behind The Rat Patrol felt that each episode needed a certain amount of action. So, we get the usual shots of Troy and Co attacking a German convoy. It's really unnecessary.
Beyond the plot in The Blind Man's Bluff Raid (which I'm not going to discuss), the episode features a couple of nice supporting performances. I was especially impressed with Salome Jens as Nurse Pat. She does an excellent job of quietly and subtly expressing and dealing with her emotions. It's a fine piece of acting. There is at least one negative that I think I'll mention. The ending feels tacked on. The story in The Blind Man's Bluff Raid is basically over once Troy rejoins his team. However, I get the impression that people behind The Rat Patrol felt that each episode needed a certain amount of action. So, we get the usual shots of Troy and Co attacking a German convoy. It's really unnecessary.
- bensonmum2
- Jul 17, 2017
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- Runtime25 minutes
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- 4:3
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