Unfortunately rape was very popular among soldiers and even in modern day society there are many countries who actively endorse it, even the ones that don't have soldiers who secretly do it and hicom that turn a blind eye
@Sean Kelly you've made some good points but women committed alot of infanticide especially if they were raped as its spoken about in ancient songs (look at the Francis Child ballads).
Casting was always something the Sharpe series never failed to deliver on, especially with the villains, from crafty vindictive NCOs/Junior officers (Hakeswell, Wormwood, Berry, Ayres) and loathsome traitors (Brand, Wickham), to dangerous enemies (Duco, Loup) and foppish Superior officers who always muck everything up (Simmerson, Girdwood, Prince of Orange)
@@AmTrFilms other TV shows have done that and used the same actors to come back as a different character, and it's usually done because the actor did a good job and gets on well with the director or starring actors rather than because they couldn't get anyone.
@@flyingrancidm00nfish7 Like which shoes? Some will bring old characters back but I don't ever see them recast people for different roles like Sharpe does
@pacifca nonook Non-white soldiers fought in the British army for centuries the Napoleonic Wars. They were rare, and were treated more poorly than white soldiers, but they definitely joined.
In fiction sure. In real life, I have personally witnessed quite a few innocent people take the fall, for offence small and large, when there was no proof but they "looked guilty".
Putting the fear of the almighty sergeant major on an undisciplined section despite having retired to the quiet life of a horse trader to the gentry? That's soldiering.
I'm pretty sure Harper wasn't enlisted in any army at this point, the Kings or the East India's, but he reverts to Sargent Major immediately and nobody says a thing. 'Double double double' 😂
These vids come up on my TH-cam all the time feel so blessed. The acting, costumes, direction and plot are brilliant. How good was the person who put this together.
I believe so. But if Sharpe treats him as a Sergeant Major and he's willing to act as such, I imagine there's not much the average enlisted man can do about it. I'm not sure where a (disgraced) Colour Sergeant stands in relation to a Sergeant Major though?
@@talavera9515 if i recall correctly colour sergeant is equal to staff sergeant i.e. one step up from sergeant. Sergeant major is the highest ranking NCO in a regiment and held significant power (usually only second to that of that of the colonel and Lieutenant Colonel). but seeing how much that stuff changes throughout different time periods i cant give any gurantees on that
He's a horse trader to the gentry. But he's spent enough time enforcing discipline that it's no trouble slipping back into his old habits. One could say that it's... ... ... soldiering.
And what's is Colour Sergeant anyway? I'm Polish but i learned British English as foreign language in school. And that mini series about officer Sharpe was once broadcasted in TVP our Polish National TV it's was on late 90's and early 00's
@@PawelK198604a Colour Sgt is above a Sgt and Below a Warrant Officer 2 in the UK forces. In this era it was basically... The Senior Sgt in each Company, created during the Napoleonic Wars as a means of rewarding long Service. They had the right and duty to protect the Ensign who carried the Company Colours and were the Senior Sgts in the Batallion. Colour Sgt's sit below the Sgt Major whose the Senior Sgt for the Battalion and the Regimental Sgt Major whose THE most Senior Enlisted in the Regiment
If he hangs them, he would be down 3 men. However, that doesn't mean their lives are going to be in easy. Constant drill and fire picket will give them all three time for reflection. They wouldn't be in that situation if they left the booze alone and kept their hands to themselves!! A much harsher and longer lasting punishment than a hanging or a flogging.
Speaking in a historical sense; were there any known cases of recidivism for things like this, where men set to punishment duty absolutely refused to improve, whether through spite or pride? If so, what would have happened to them? Would they have simply been hanged when closer to friendly lines?
I dunno if the punishment was appropriate. Sometimes examples have to be made. A hanging offense means nothing if the hanging is ignored. But! This is definitely a better solution than a court martial where this incident could destroy any relationship with locals. Either you hang them and lose the trust of a fair number of men, or you punish them quietly and viciously on your own, and no one is any the wiser
@@maewest68 I think you are referring to the Indian soldier? I mean, that's a historical fact. The Amritsar massacre was carried out by Nepali Gurkha (while under British command, to be clear) The first anglo-afghan war had England lose so many Indian conscripts, that the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan were called the Hindu Kush, literal translation "the killer of hindus". The British made use of local people often without consent, it's not surprising to see an Indian soldier in the British army
Especially hilarious since he's long been discharged from the British Army and only acts as an intelligence contact for the Company during these specials, but it's like he never left, aside from the civilian outfit.
@@eddievhfan1984 Even in real life today, there has been many an officer who was promoted "from the ranks" and struggled to accept that they are officers and no longer NCOs. It seems that when you are a former Sergeant Major, the old habits die hard, no matter if you are in uniform or a civilian.
They were caught trying to molest a local woman, when confronted by a major,were insubordinate. Sharpe arrived and reminded the men that he was raised from the ranks and knows everything trick they can pull. He also told them that sexual offences are hanging offences; unfit for duty through drink is a flogging. Sharpe also made it clear to the sergeant that he could lose his stripes, the section were drunk, lazy, gutless and thieves. But now they were going to clean up their act; permanent picket duty and drill when not on duty.
part of the reason that Sharpe knows every dirty soldiers trick in the book, is that he was the one who wrote a good two thirds of that book if not more...
Yeah these showrunners don't hate Christians at all, perfectly normal reaction from Sharpe's character to a chaplain trying to save the soul of a dying man...
I saw the netflix version today and I don't recall this scene (I have seen Sharpe's Peril before but that was at least a decade ago so I can't recall if the scene appeared then).
I have GOT to BUY these two final Richard Sharpe Episodes! Richard Sharpe, & Patrick Harper, absolutely do some of their VERY BEST SOLDIERING in these last two chapters of the Sharpe series! And as a United States born citizen, of African extraction, I was pleasantly surprised to finally see that His Majesty's Army, was allowing Africans to join the ranks.
When did this series air? Because Sean Bean in some scenes looks rather young but in these scenes, he looks to approach his elder mid-age days. Seeing his wrinkles around his eyes suggest this series is not that old?
@@PS1-Hagrid I see what you mean, but unfortunately, you cannot without fracturing the army. Find the once most responsible, discern those with seared-consciense and execute that handful. The rest will fall in line.
Of course it's well known this sort of thing happens in India all the time, there's huge demonstrations against it. In their time in India british army soldiers were known to do this.
Sharpe: Hates evil priests, protects the weak, shows mercy, prevents sexual assaults, etc. Me: Would it kill you to have a character flaw?! Just one?! Sharpe: I was born poor! Me: Oh, so they demonstrate this by having you be of lower intelligence than your peers? Sharpe: Actually, I’m smarter AND stronger than everyone else! I’m just better at everything! Me: A+ characters if ever I’ve seen one!
Yea, he's a male Mary Sue. There are definitely instances like this in reality though. And to be fair, he does have portrayed flaws; he's not the best swordsman, he loses his cool at times, and throughout all, he's still fighting for a tyrannical regime.
@@TheStarkman123 Tiny thing about those three: Half the time he loses sword fights, it’s because they’re an officer and he knows better than to wound their pride, also he’s a traumatized war veteran, he has to lose his cool by law, and by fighting for an evil empire, you mean he has to fight for them, lest he be put to the firing squad?!
@@IsaiahRichards692 yes, but the times they weren't officers, it's because his opponents were more experienced or physically able (think of Sharpe climbing through the barn window to see Jane). Believe me, I know what excessive long-term stress does to a person. That can't be true, as after the South Essex was disbanded, Sharpe sought out another militaristic career, (Remember, Sharpe himself even says "I'm a soldier") it's his lifestyle (until he met the French woman). Also, he had the opportunity to desert (with added bonuses) in Challenge.
@@TheStarkman123 Very well, but the point I’m making is that I hate it when Protagonists are perfect snowflakes and everyone else is wrong to work against them. If a young viewer tried to be like them, they’d be holding themselves to an impossible standard, and a product of lazy writing at that. There’s no room for character growth, he’s harder to sympathize with, and it makes him bland and forgettable.
But enough about this show, look to Sean Bean’s other roles for a demonstration of my logic. When he played Alec Travelyen in James Bond, he lets his lust for revenge overshadow his moral compass, turning a sympathetic villain into an unrecognizable madman. In Game of Thrones, he foolishly tried bringing honor and integrity into a gritty political intrigue setting where it had no business being. In Troy, he played Odysseus, a brave warrior King with a sharp mind decades ahead of its time. His flaw was that he used his brilliant gifts as weapons of war to spill blood to his own benefit. His being a war criminal later even earned him the Gods’ wrath during The Odyssey. And when he played Boromir in Lotr, he was the main avatar of a human’s response to the One Ring. Humans being the most corruptible species in the books, he takes the least amount of time to be seduced by its power and tries stealing it, later redeeming himself by giving his life to help the Hobbits. I don’t think Sean Bean had too much fun portraying Major Richard Sharpe, a Marty Stu if ever I’ve seen one!
Not sure why Sharpe is so down on Rev Watkin, he's only offering last rites to a dying man, even if he is being a bit pushy about it.. hardly a hypocrite.
@@PuntaPacifica507 Ah, but there is no god and no one knows that better than soldiers. The priest was wrong for trying to convert people on their deathbed, where they are most vulnerable to suggestion, or serving that desert war god. "The dark religions are departed, and sweet science shall reign."
@@mywifesboyfriend5741 Oh my ...that is your opinion and most definitely your problem with God. I appreciate your input but you keep embracing that science ok bud. I'll stick to the Almighty. Gonna pray for you my friend.
As Sharpe stated, drunkenness was punishable by flogging with the cat o nine tales, which was a type of whip with nine separate ends, each end had a shard of metal or lead (Indian soldiers couldn’t be flogged). Rape would result in the perpetrator being hanged from the nearest tree, literally. Firing squads were only used for the military crimes of mutiny and desertion, while murder, theft and the aforementioned rape were punished by hanging.
@@dravenocklost4253 For a while the UK had the "Bloody Code" which was a large list of offences (including theft) that resulted in the death penalty. This was in the 18th and early 19th century in the UK
Don't worry, much, friend. They won't show the 88th Regiment of foot in this series. Would result in too many mental breakdowns amongst so-called "historians" such as yourself.
"In the Beginning, there was nothing." 1 John 1:1 So where did sin come from if not from God? If one is to believe in John being truthful, then God is the source of original sin. Try not to criticize God for His Decision to create sin by asking to repent that which God created All-Knowingly. .
@@capie44 I fucking love this. So many false "Christians" who pick and choose the verses of the bible to suit their own bigoted and warped beliefs. I personally find it fucking hilarious with LGBT+ phobic "Christians" who quote the infamous "Leviticus" passage about "man not sleeping with man!" while wearing a polyester shirt, cotton socks, denim jeans and leather boots and having tattoos on them; either not knowing or conveniently "forgetting" that Leviticus also says that tattoos and mixed linens are also a "sin". Not saying all Christians are bigoted arseholes, but a lot of these fake "Christians" are and I love seeing them called out on the book they claim to know and love.
There are some bits of this episode that can't help but remind me of Saving Private Ryan. For example 3:23 is very similar to Miller and Horvath pondering on if they should leave the soldiers on that bridge to their fate or help out. Then there's the final battle that for some reason is reminiscent to me of Ramelle, like that Private getting blown up by a cannon, much like Jackson got blown up by a tank. Not accusing the episode of anything, I like it, just wondering if they got some inspirations from there.
@@MrShadowfax42 liberal hypocrisy is a Fox News Myth, my friend. We don't love/hate muslims anymore than we love/hate christians. Most liberals lean agnostic/athiest and recognize the flaws in all organized religion, not just christianity. To practice your religion for yourself is a fundamental right, which muslims are demonized for doing in america, so they get liberal support. On the other hand, to harangue and harass others in your society relentlessly for NOT practicing your religion, as many sects of American Christianity do, is not a fundamental right, and to be frank is really annoying so liberals tend to stand against it. The worldview is consistent. Islam is a religion equal to christianity, and neither should be shoved down the throats of anyone who doesn't want it.
I mean, I despise PC culture as much as the next man, but this isn't the first time in the Sharpe series some British soldiers have been depicted as rapists.
Disciplining attempted rapists is leftist politics? This is what happens when someone gets all of their political information from dumb ass online forums.
Well, he's half-right. Yes, they're the best in the battlefield but are scums. Have you heard of Arthur Wellesley's saying? They're the scum of the Earth. From scums to heroes, from heroes to scums.
Disciplined in the battle line certainly. However, people tend to forget that the British infantry of this period contained huge numbers of convicted criminals, hardened street thugs etc. Many were given a choice by the magistrates of execution or enlistment. Which generally meant you didn't get many men of moral character. And as appalling as it is, rape has always been a weapon of war, a method of spreading fear and terror amongst populations and I doubt there is an army in the world where it didn't happen. Around this time period, there was also the concept of a soldiers code following sieges. If a town/city /fortress resisted, everything was fair game to the besiegers. Theft, rape and murder were par for the course as revenge for the horrors of scaling a breach and a warning to other townships that refused to surrender.
Recognising a piss-poor section when you see it...
That's soldiering
Sexual abuse is NOT soldiering.
No its not but unfortunately it happens, look at the Russian army 1945
Unfortunately rape was very popular among soldiers and even in modern day society there are many countries who actively endorse it, even the ones that don't have soldiers who secretly do it and hicom that turn a blind eye
@Sean Kelly It's really uncomfortable to think about but it's sadly true
Sexual abuse IS soldiering when done to other male soldiers.
@Sean Kelly you've made some good points but women committed alot of infanticide especially if they were raped as its spoken about in ancient songs (look at the Francis Child ballads).
Getting hit over the head with a rock by your own comrade? Now that's soldiering
that's fragging
Is it?
Actually its falling unconscious
@@ethnicsovereignty2369 Well, fragging is more usually the specific targeting of unit leaders/officers/NCOs by their subordinates, I think.
Absolutely!
When you teach a man to kill without remorse, he starts to realize he can remove remorse altogether.
Who said that?
@@The_Daily_Tomato me :)
@@jackdaknife Oh Touché ;)
That's a good quote - I'll have to steal it.
Wonderful, sir!
Casting was always something the Sharpe series never failed to deliver on, especially with the villains, from crafty vindictive NCOs/Junior officers (Hakeswell, Wormwood, Berry, Ayres) and loathsome traitors (Brand, Wickham), to dangerous enemies (Duco, Loup) and foppish Superior officers who always muck everything up (Simmerson, Girdwood, Prince of Orange)
Calvet not included, because he's not a vilain!
Except for when they need to re-use people for different roles...
@@AmTrFilms other TV shows have done that and used the same actors to come back as a different character, and it's usually done because the actor did a good job and gets on well with the director or starring actors rather than because they couldn't get anyone.
@@flyingrancidm00nfish7 Like which shoes? Some will bring old characters back but I don't ever see them recast people for different roles like Sharpe does
@@AmTrFilms The two that spring to mind are Dr. Who and Midsomer Murders. I dont really see it as a big deal anyway.
Such a underated series... The lines are spot on old school stuff.
Definitely not underrated, just a little bit old.
@pacifca nonook Non-white soldiers fought in the British army for centuries the Napoleonic Wars. They were rare, and were treated more poorly than white soldiers, but they definitely joined.
@@elamplough1Not odd at all.
Damn, Robert's Rebellion was tough
This show sure did create a lot of despicable villains to give us the satisfaction of seeing them get their asses kicked.
As soon as someone gets defensive like that, that's when you know they're lying. 'No proof' has always been a dead giveaway.
In fiction sure.
In real life, I have personally witnessed quite a few innocent people take the fall, for offence small and large, when there was no proof but they "looked guilty".
*always a dead giveaway in lazy writing
Daragh O'Malley not ageing: That's sorcery
Putting the fear of the almighty sergeant major on an undisciplined section despite having retired to the quiet life of a horse trader to the gentry?
That's soldiering.
That's being a Irishman.
@@JnEricsonx it is soldiering, Irishing and Sergeant Majoring. God help those two bastards.
No, that's called leadership !
I like how he's not even wearing a uniform and the skinny one still snaps to attention out of fear when Harper speaks to him.
Colour sergeant
Love the portrait of Wellington in the background.
Sharpe spotting the liar in a second.
I'm pretty sure Harper wasn't enlisted in any army at this point, the Kings or the East India's, but he reverts to Sargent Major immediately and nobody says a thing. 'Double double double' 😂
Just when he thought he was out, Wellington pulled him back in!
Sharpe's clips on Thanksgiving.
Now that's soldiering.
Nice Wellington portrait in the background! 😄
These vids come up on my TH-cam all the time feel so blessed. The acting, costumes, direction and plot are brilliant. How good was the person who put this together.
FYI.Sean Bean was born and raised in Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
It' no wonder they're losing their minds. Wearing all that gear in the Indian heat. Insanity.
Good judgement, now that’s soldering.
Soldering wasn't a ruddy thing at the time mate. Let alone electricity. They started large scale production in 1894 I believe.
Is Harper still a civilian at this stage? I love how he took charge at the end and marched those two off!
Retired, this takes place later than the others
I believe so. But if Sharpe treats him as a Sergeant Major and he's willing to act as such, I imagine there's not much the average enlisted man can do about it. I'm not sure where a (disgraced) Colour Sergeant stands in relation to a Sergeant Major though?
@@talavera9515 if i recall correctly colour sergeant is equal to staff sergeant i.e. one step up from sergeant. Sergeant major is the highest ranking NCO in a regiment and held significant power (usually only second to that of that of the colonel and Lieutenant Colonel). but seeing how much that stuff changes throughout different time periods i cant give any gurantees on that
Retired or not, you don’t want to mess with Pat Harper 🤣
He's a horse trader to the gentry. But he's spent enough time enforcing discipline that it's no trouble slipping back into his old habits.
One could say that it's...
...
... soldiering.
Threatening to break a Color Sargent...now that's soldering!
And what's is Colour Sergeant anyway? I'm Polish but i learned British English as foreign language in school. And that mini series about officer Sharpe was once broadcasted in TVP our Polish National TV it's was on late 90's and early 00's
@@PawelK198604a Colour Sgt is above a Sgt and Below a Warrant Officer 2 in the UK forces.
In this era it was basically... The Senior Sgt in each Company, created during the Napoleonic Wars as a means of rewarding long Service.
They had the right and duty to protect the Ensign who carried the Company Colours and were the Senior Sgts in the Batallion.
Colour Sgt's sit below the Sgt Major whose the Senior Sgt for the Battalion and the Regimental Sgt Major whose THE most Senior Enlisted in the Regiment
If he hangs them, he would be down 3 men. However, that doesn't mean their lives are going to be in easy. Constant drill and fire picket will give them all three time for reflection. They wouldn't be in that situation if they left the booze alone and kept their hands to themselves!!
A much harsher and longer lasting punishment than a hanging or a flogging.
Speaking in a historical sense; were there any known cases of recidivism for things like this, where men set to punishment duty absolutely refused to improve, whether through spite or pride? If so, what would have happened to them? Would they have simply been hanged when closer to friendly lines?
Siding with the enemy, this is a 21st century fantasy.
@@maewest68
How do you mean?
I dunno if the punishment was appropriate. Sometimes examples have to be made. A hanging offense means nothing if the hanging is ignored.
But! This is definitely a better solution than a court martial where this incident could destroy any relationship with locals. Either you hang them and lose the trust of a fair number of men, or you punish them quietly and viciously on your own, and no one is any the wiser
@@maewest68 I think you are referring to the Indian soldier? I mean, that's a historical fact. The Amritsar massacre was carried out by Nepali Gurkha (while under British command, to be clear) The first anglo-afghan war had England lose so many Indian conscripts, that the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan were called the Hindu Kush, literal translation "the killer of hindus". The British made use of local people often without consent, it's not surprising to see an Indian soldier in the British army
You'd think by this point Shape would have had that green jacket repaired.
2:24 is me when I wake up and see Sharpe has uploaded
We'll make a soldier out of you yet!
6:40 SGM instinct kicking in
Especially hilarious since he's long been discharged from the British Army and only acts as an intelligence contact for the Company during these specials, but it's like he never left, aside from the civilian outfit.
@@eddievhfan1984 Even in real life today, there has been many an officer who was promoted "from the ranks" and struggled to accept that they are officers and no longer NCOs. It seems that when you are a former Sergeant Major, the old habits die hard, no matter if you are in uniform or a civilian.
That black soldier at the start is now in charge of BBC's Casualty department ;) I'd recognise that voice anywhere!
Really? What's his name, pray tell?
Wormwood is anything but "gutless", quite the opposite infact!
@Richard Prove that sarcasm doesn't always work on message boards. The point I was making Wormwood was a bit of a lard arse.
They were caught trying to molest a local woman, when confronted by a major,were insubordinate. Sharpe arrived and reminded the men that he was raised from the ranks and knows everything trick they can pull. He also told them that sexual offences are hanging offences; unfit for duty through drink is a flogging.
Sharpe also made it clear to the sergeant that he could lose his stripes, the section were drunk, lazy, gutless and thieves. But now they were going to clean up their act; permanent picket duty and drill when not on duty.
part of the reason that Sharpe knows every dirty soldiers trick in the book, is that he was the one who wrote a good two thirds of that book if not more...
….did you just point out the obvious with nothing further to add to it…
@@mysticdragonwolf89 Now that's soldierin'
@@bobjimboob6920 I just want to piggyback off what you just said, that's definitely soldiering.
thank you for breaking down what happened in this video for us!
"About your business and try me no further".
What should be said to telemarketers, salesmen, and Jehova's witnesses these days.
Yeah these showrunners don't hate Christians at all, perfectly normal reaction from Sharpe's character to a chaplain trying to save the soul of a dying man...
Huh??? I've seen Peril, and the scene of Sharpe scolding the priest is not in it. Extended version?
I saw the netflix version today and I don't recall this scene (I have seen Sharpe's Peril before but that was at least a decade ago so I can't recall if the scene appeared then).
I have GOT to BUY these two final Richard Sharpe Episodes!
Richard Sharpe, & Patrick Harper, absolutely do some of their VERY BEST SOLDIERING in these last two chapters of the Sharpe series!
And as a United States born citizen, of African extraction, I was pleasantly surprised to finally see that His Majesty's Army, was allowing Africans to join the ranks.
a shame we cant watch sharps peril like the series on youtube properly.
Loved the entire show....
Achievement Earned:
*Happy Thanksgiving Ya Loyalists!*
Wormwood might have an undisciplined one but this comment section is very steady
Once a Slitheen, always a Slitheen
That corporal was bad ass
Even back then, Sharpe knew they were lunatics.
Wormwood Achievement Earned:
*Wormy Man*
Sharpe Achievement Earned:
*Praise the Lord, and Pass the Ammunition*
Will you stop please
Achievement Earned:
*Nat 20 Perception Check*
(Sorry just thought that’d be funny.)
at advantage because those villain's came from central casting .
Sharpe speaks slightly more eliquently and Shakespearean here than during the Napoleon campaign
Holy shit. Sean Bean is in this.
Goodness i need to watch this series.
Great book series too!
When did this series air? Because Sean Bean in some scenes looks rather young but in these scenes, he looks to approach his elder mid-age days. Seeing his wrinkles around his eyes suggest this series is not that old?
This series began in 1993 and concluded in 2006.
@@PR--un4ub Wow.
@@VeI_2.0 Yep.
@@PR--un4ub Now that's soldiering.
@@PR--un4ub 2008* this is Sharpes Peril the last one in the series
Sharps comments sound a bit like Shakespeare
If I were Sharp, the army would lose half its forces to rope.
You'd be a bad leader then.
Viewed as a abuse of power leader, of a "holier than thou" attitude.
Pisspoor man indeed.
@@dravenocklost4253 it's not an abuse of power, that's the charge for the crime. Literally doing what you're supposed to.
@@PS1-Hagrid I see what you mean, but unfortunately, you cannot without fracturing the army.
Find the once most responsible, discern those with seared-consciense and execute that handful. The rest will fall in line.
Two of them redeem themselves in the future battle.
There’s no redeeming yourself for attempted rape. Certainly not by simply doing well in a battle.
@@gonova8412 True. But all the same they remained loyal and stayed true and died all the same.
@@gonova8412 Wow, heartless much?
Is there a serie 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩the books hardly came to mexico.
Of course it's well known this sort of thing happens in India all the time, there's huge demonstrations against it. In their time in India british army soldiers were known to do this.
That’s soldering 😂😂😂
When was this made ?
During covid so researched series wonderful.
Hah it's Psycho Paul. xD
Best response to religious respect.
This is certainly not soldiering.
now that's soldiering! the braggards you'd have put to death? you *need* when you're 600 miles behind enemy lines
When Eddard Stark first met Lord Varys
Is it me or did this series turn into every Cliche Hollywood tv series ?
Sharpe: Hates evil priests, protects the weak, shows mercy, prevents sexual assaults, etc.
Me: Would it kill you to have a character flaw?! Just one?!
Sharpe: I was born poor!
Me: Oh, so they demonstrate this by having you be of lower intelligence than your peers?
Sharpe: Actually, I’m smarter AND stronger than everyone else! I’m just better at everything!
Me: A+ characters if ever I’ve seen one!
Yea, he's a male Mary Sue. There are definitely instances like this in reality though.
And to be fair, he does have portrayed flaws; he's not the best swordsman, he loses his cool at times, and throughout all, he's still fighting for a tyrannical regime.
@@TheStarkman123 Tiny thing about those three: Half the time he loses sword fights, it’s because they’re an officer and he knows better than to wound their pride, also he’s a traumatized war veteran, he has to lose his cool by law, and by fighting for an evil empire, you mean he has to fight for them, lest he be put to the firing squad?!
@@IsaiahRichards692 yes, but the times they weren't officers, it's because his opponents were more experienced or physically able (think of Sharpe climbing through the barn window to see Jane). Believe me, I know what excessive long-term stress does to a person. That can't be true, as after the South Essex was disbanded, Sharpe sought out another militaristic career, (Remember, Sharpe himself even says "I'm a soldier") it's his lifestyle (until he met the French woman). Also, he had the opportunity to desert (with added bonuses) in Challenge.
@@TheStarkman123 Very well, but the point I’m making is that I hate it when Protagonists are perfect snowflakes and everyone else is wrong to work against them. If a young viewer tried to be like them, they’d be holding themselves to an impossible standard, and a product of lazy writing at that. There’s no room for character growth, he’s harder to sympathize with, and it makes him bland and forgettable.
But enough about this show, look to Sean Bean’s other roles for a demonstration of my logic. When he played Alec Travelyen in James Bond, he lets his lust for revenge overshadow his moral compass, turning a sympathetic villain into an unrecognizable madman. In Game of Thrones, he foolishly tried bringing honor and integrity into a gritty political intrigue setting where it had no business being. In Troy, he played Odysseus, a brave warrior King with a sharp mind decades ahead of its time. His flaw was that he used his brilliant gifts as weapons of war to spill blood to his own benefit. His being a war criminal later even earned him the Gods’ wrath during The Odyssey. And when he played Boromir in Lotr, he was the main avatar of a human’s response to the One Ring. Humans being the most corruptible species in the books, he takes the least amount of time to be seduced by its power and tries stealing it, later redeeming himself by giving his life to help the Hobbits. I don’t think Sean Bean had too much fun portraying Major Richard Sharpe, a Marty Stu if ever I’ve seen one!
Wellington started his career in India as did Sharpe
They both refer to the battle of Assaye where Major Lennox (Sharpe's Eagle) distinguished himself
Not sure why Sharpe is so down on Rev Watkin, he's only offering last rites to a dying man, even if he is being a bit pushy about it.. hardly a hypocrite.
He is trying Christian rites on those who are not Christians. As they are dying no less.
Sharpe looks very tired.
How is administering to the dying a problem?
He wasn't administering rites he was trying to pressure the man into converting.
@@Zer00utcast no!! He was telling a dying man..to whom he is about to meet his creator..to confess his sins to be cleansed before God.
@@PuntaPacifica507 They don’t believe in the same god!
@@PuntaPacifica507 Ah, but there is no god and no one knows that better than soldiers. The priest was wrong for trying to convert people on their deathbed, where they are most vulnerable to suggestion, or serving that desert war god.
"The dark religions are departed, and sweet science shall reign."
@@mywifesboyfriend5741 Oh my ...that is your opinion and most definitely your problem with God. I appreciate your input but you keep embracing that science ok bud. I'll stick to the Almighty. Gonna pray for you my friend.
Why did he assault the priest? It feels boorish of him
Trying to "convert the heathen, to Christ", while the poor guy lies dying, was totally disgusting.
My mans gonna get whipped bruv
Psycho PAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUL!
Soldiering? what's soldiering?
The ability to fire three rounds a minute. In any weather.
@@McBlazington
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Sound judgement.
What was the punishment for these during the Napoleonic wars?
As Sharpe stated, drunkenness was punishable by flogging with the cat o nine tales, which was a type of whip with nine separate ends, each end had a shard of metal or lead (Indian soldiers couldn’t be flogged). Rape would result in the perpetrator being hanged from the nearest tree, literally. Firing squads were only used for the military crimes of mutiny and desertion, while murder, theft and the aforementioned rape were punished by hanging.
@@konstantinosnikolakakis8125 damn, theft was met with hanging?
@@dravenocklost4253 For a while the UK had the "Bloody Code" which was a large list of offences (including theft) that resulted in the death penalty. This was in the 18th and early 19th century in the UK
It's called rape...
Hakeswill, wormwood and bickerstaff walk in to a bar...............
@@mactire5964 I just read that in Harper's voice.
How did they know the truth?
No worries? What century is this?
set in 1817
@@richardhockey8442 quite
A black soldier? Yeah nah
Don't worry, much, friend. They won't show the 88th Regiment of foot in this series.
Would result in too many mental breakdowns amongst so-called "historians" such as yourself.
Tittle says #Rape lmao
Lord Stark
This actor isn’t from South Yorkshire. He sounds nothing like Paul Joseph Watson.
Don’t take the Lord’s name in vain, please repent for it’s a sin
It's a,
It's a,
It's aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,
It's a Sin!
"In the Beginning, there was nothing." 1 John 1:1
So where did sin come from if not from God?
If one is to believe in John being truthful, then God is the source of original sin. Try not to criticize God for His Decision to create sin by asking to repent that which God created All-Knowingly.
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God. Jesus Christ. Zeus. Horus, Mithras, Odin. Come and get it.
Your false idols have no power here.
@@capie44 I fucking love this. So many false "Christians" who pick and choose the verses of the bible to suit their own bigoted and warped beliefs. I personally find it fucking hilarious with LGBT+ phobic "Christians" who quote the infamous "Leviticus" passage about "man not sleeping with man!" while wearing a polyester shirt, cotton socks, denim jeans and leather boots and having tattoos on them; either not knowing or conveniently "forgetting" that Leviticus also says that tattoos and mixed linens are also a "sin".
Not saying all Christians are bigoted arseholes, but a lot of these fake "Christians" are and I love seeing them called out on the book they claim to know and love.
Starts 2:15
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There are some bits of this episode that can't help but remind me of Saving Private Ryan. For example 3:23 is very similar to Miller and Horvath pondering on if they should leave the soldiers on that bridge to their fate or help out. Then there's the final battle that for some reason is reminiscent to me of Ramelle, like that Private getting blown up by a cannon, much like Jackson got blown up by a tank. Not accusing the episode of anything, I like it, just wondering if they got some inspirations from there.
Notice no one likes what you said.....
That blonde is hot
Sure is!
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. Some preachers are worse than used car salesmen
Due to sensitivity new army training the word r-pe is not permitted.
Kudos for the racial diversity, something that was lacking in Shaka's Zulu impis.
We need more white zulus
1:40 you can see how social justice made its way into this show
Pretty sure there was more to this story.
criticizing the failures of the church isn’t social justice you social troglodyte
Wow, just no. I mean if the vulture had been a Muslim the SJWs would have been all for it.
I don’t see how this is social justice?
It’s just sharpe having enough of a nagging and foolish priest
@@MrShadowfax42 liberal hypocrisy is a Fox News Myth, my friend. We don't love/hate muslims anymore than we love/hate christians. Most liberals lean agnostic/athiest and recognize the flaws in all organized religion, not just christianity. To practice your religion for yourself is a fundamental right, which muslims are demonized for doing in america, so they get liberal support. On the other hand, to harangue and harass others in your society relentlessly for NOT practicing your religion, as many sects of American Christianity do, is not a fundamental right, and to be frank is really annoying so liberals tend to stand against it. The worldview is consistent. Islam is a religion equal to christianity, and neither should be shoved down the throats of anyone who doesn't want it.
It's a shame that such leftist themes were brought into what was a classic series.
The Hell you say? "Don't rape" isn't a left or right thing. Not raping should really be the standard.
I mean, I despise PC culture as much as the next man, but this isn't the first time in the Sharpe series some British soldiers have been depicted as rapists.
Yeah, not raping people is such a left wing thing to do, not just decent human behaviour at all. Give your head a wobble.
"Leftist" themes? Such as, soldiers behaving honorably, and being disciplined for behaving dishonorably? Wow, dude... just, wow...
Disciplining attempted rapists is leftist politics? This is what happens when someone gets all of their political information from dumb ass online forums.
British soldiers were and have always been the most disciplined soldiers on the planet, not rapists
Lol, you act like it doesn't happen. It happens with every army out there, some more so than others.
My man has been brainwashed
Well, he's half-right. Yes, they're the best in the battlefield but are scums. Have you heard of Arthur Wellesley's saying? They're the scum of the Earth. From scums to heroes, from heroes to scums.
Every army raped and still does rape, Britain are no different.
Disciplined in the battle line certainly. However, people tend to forget that the British infantry of this period contained huge numbers of convicted criminals, hardened street thugs etc. Many were given a choice by the magistrates of execution or enlistment. Which generally meant you didn't get many men of moral character.
And as appalling as it is, rape has always been a weapon of war, a method of spreading fear and terror amongst populations and I doubt there is an army in the world where it didn't happen. Around this time period, there was also the concept of a soldiers code following sieges. If a town/city /fortress resisted, everything was fair game to the besiegers. Theft, rape and murder were par for the course as revenge for the horrors of scaling a breach and a warning to other townships that refused to surrender.
my youtube account name is after this drama. I can't believe you have an official account and it's still running in 2020 lol