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Originally Posted by StealthOiler
I'm a little surprised to see this reaction. Personally, I thought this was one of the best episodes of the series (second to last week's). The show took a look of criticism for its lack of character development, and they've done that and so much more in the last two weeks. Although I'm not much of a love story person myself, it was imperative to set the stage for Basilone's heroism and return to the battlefield. To me, it really invoked an emotional response that was, perhaps, lacking early in the series; and I'll be honest, I was a little choked up at the end.
Just my opinion, but I loved it. I can see why others wouldn't, though.
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it just seemed like such an elaborate setup for Basilone's death, like they were trying to force the viewer to care about him. using a famous war hero like him for this series was a mistake from the start though i think, i never once felt any attachment to his character since his story is so well known and his involvement in the fighting and interactions with the other soldiers was so brief
The Pacific is just coming across as another Hollywood war story, using B grade actors with poor dialogue. Band of Brothers felt real and it never lost focus of what made it a great series, the bond between soldiers