Part Six
- Episode aired Feb 23, 2024
- TV-MA
- 1h 1m
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8.1/10
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Rosie and his crew are sent to rest at a country estate. Crosby meets an intriguing British officer at Oxford. Egan faces the essence of Nazi evil.Rosie and his crew are sent to rest at a country estate. Crosby meets an intriguing British officer at Oxford. Egan faces the essence of Nazi evil.Rosie and his crew are sent to rest at a country estate. Crosby meets an intriguing British officer at Oxford. Egan faces the essence of Nazi evil.
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- TriviaWhile not accurate for John Egan's actual evasion and capture in Germany, the experiences shown by his character in this episode were very strongly based on the actual incident named the Russelsheim Massacre, where six American airmen were executed by an angry mob of German civilians, while their two armed guards stood by idle. One uniformed air warden, armed with a semi-automatic pistol, emptied his magazine while shooting all six in the head to ensure they were dead. The incident started when two German women called the airmen, "terror flyers," and one threw a brick to the head of an airman.
Finally, again as portrayed, those airmen who failed to escape were taken by a cart to a nearby cemetery and buried in a mass grave. One event that happened in reality, but not portrayed in the scene was that an air raid siren sounded off at the height of the violence, causing the mob to stop and flee in fear. This allowed two of the six airmen to escape. Their reports were integral to the post-war investigation.
The American prosecutor was Lt. Col. Leon Jaworski, who was the special prosecutor in the Watergate hearing. He insisted on individual accountability for war crimes and secured eight convictions with one acquittal. Six German civilians and the air warden were sentenced to death. The two others were sentenced to 15 and 25 years in prison. One of the death sentences was later commuted to 30 years of hard labor, and the other five were hanged.
- GoofsWhen Robert Rosenthal comes into the doctor's room at the English estate and comes over to the record player, the photograph is playing 33RPM records that did not exist until 1948, and the tone arm (and likely the whole machine) is a Garrard model dating from the 1950s, likely a Garrard RC-80.
- Quotes
Sandra Westgate: [On surprising a near naked Crosby] Oh, don't worry. I've seen men in much less, Captain. Big family. Small house. Few doors.
- ConnectionsReferences Test Pilot (1938)
Featured review
A Powerful Interbellum - Episode 6 - "Part Six"
Once again, we are faced with a much calmer kind of episode, after being spoiled by its predecessor. However, this time around, instead of being a cold shower, it's more the phase between two warm baths. One knows the episodes will pack punches again in the not too distant future, and to take the time to heed the tranquility set in episode 6 is both wise and comforting. Do not however, take up too much comfort, as there is plenty to get lost in and make slip your eager mind in this episode also.
After the destructive events taking place in episode 5, episode 6 interludes its own plot by narrating the need for peace and quiet. Albeit for just a few days. Instead of downright defeat in their eyes, our main characters are seen with reflective nature. Nate Mann continues to warrant the question of why we're not able to see him more in other shows, while Boyle and Turner are presenting themselves as the show's most centric pieces, more and more. The dialogue sometimes steers its way into more predictable water, sometimes riddled with clichés, but even that does not take away from the fact that the deliverance on their lines is impeccable. To create tension and unlock emotions from its viewer by not using conversational backdrops is a skill most would be envious of. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck continue to marvel and daze in that aspect of storytelling.
While the episode omits any form of real combat, the room for breathing is welcome, if paced well. If you interlude, tell your story, and then create a powerful bridge to the next episode, with a touch of humour, anger and tension, the episode plays itself. As a cherry on top of this cake of interbellums, Bel Powley could not have been cast in a better role. Credits for Masters of the Air often goes to combat, CGI and special effects, but my word, costume design, done by Colleen Atwood, is near perfect.
A welcome and well-paced pause amidst a rapidly expanding show, episode 6 scores a very strong 8 out of 10.
After the destructive events taking place in episode 5, episode 6 interludes its own plot by narrating the need for peace and quiet. Albeit for just a few days. Instead of downright defeat in their eyes, our main characters are seen with reflective nature. Nate Mann continues to warrant the question of why we're not able to see him more in other shows, while Boyle and Turner are presenting themselves as the show's most centric pieces, more and more. The dialogue sometimes steers its way into more predictable water, sometimes riddled with clichés, but even that does not take away from the fact that the deliverance on their lines is impeccable. To create tension and unlock emotions from its viewer by not using conversational backdrops is a skill most would be envious of. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck continue to marvel and daze in that aspect of storytelling.
While the episode omits any form of real combat, the room for breathing is welcome, if paced well. If you interlude, tell your story, and then create a powerful bridge to the next episode, with a touch of humour, anger and tension, the episode plays itself. As a cherry on top of this cake of interbellums, Bel Powley could not have been cast in a better role. Credits for Masters of the Air often goes to combat, CGI and special effects, but my word, costume design, done by Colleen Atwood, is near perfect.
A welcome and well-paced pause amidst a rapidly expanding show, episode 6 scores a very strong 8 out of 10.
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