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Tue, 05-18-2010, 12:28 PM
#16
The last episode wrapped up the series pretty well. I think I enjoyed Sledge's story the most, not because it had the most battles, but because the war really took a toll on him. At the end when it shows the actual picture of him, that vacant stare speaks volumes.
Leckie's story was pretty good as well, but I wasn't really a fan of how they portrayed Basilone. When he dies, [spoiler]they made him get shot in a super dramatic fashion, where in real life he got hit by a mortar[/spoiler]. I know it'd probably be too gruesome to show how it actually happened, but yeah, I think they should've done it differently.
Overall it was really good. A lot of people say it's not as good as Band of Brothers, but I think that's partially because they didn't have a whole lot of material to work with. It's mostly firsthand written accounts from soldiers who died years ago, whereas with BoB you had Steven Ambrose's book as well as the surviving people who experienced it first hand. I know there were a few people who survived, but none of them are the main characters in the Pacific, which makes it sort of hard.
Anyways, can't believe it's been 10 weeks since I first started watching. Time flies.
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