Band of Brothers Part 7: The Breaking Point FIRST TIME REACTION!
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- This episode is very emotional, we lose a good few men and it effects Buck the most!
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The fact speirs actually did that run in real life during ww2 will never not amaze me
It’s surprising that he managed to run that fast given those big balls he had to carry around 😊
legend
"you have to realise that you are already dead" Living up to that quote in the series, idk if its a real quote tho
@@viikmaqic it's a real quote right from the guy he told it to. Blythe.
The actual account of his legendary run is even more astounding... According to those who witnessed it - there were several dozen infantry and half a dozen tanks. Speirs even shouted at the Germans along the way, saying something like "got some friends I'd like to introduce you to!"
The Spiers run gives me fucking goosebumps every single time.
Capt. Ronald Spears was the inspiration for Capt. America 😂
The re-watchabilty of Band of Brothers is what makes it such a superb show. It's something I've revisited at least once every year/2 years since it was first shown on BBC.
Definitely. The 2nd watch thru is great because you'll know everyone better, and then you'll see new details on each subsequent viewing. I watch the entire thing about once a year.
Me too. And every time I watch it I see something new. Understand it from a new perspective. It’s the best tv series ever made, in my view.
I bought the dvd set of BoB about 15-16 years ago when I was in my early twenties. I can not count how many times I've seen this show. It is just that superb. No wonder the writing and production of alot of tv series that followed afterwards went up after BoB.
This was my favorite episode because of how it showcased the vital role senior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) have in the military. They’re the leaders who can be more nonchalant and friendly with the men, but they’re also liaisons between the men and the officers. Sometimes they’re forced to make up for an officer’s shortcomings while still keeping morale up. Donnie Wahlberg was great.
"Who's this guy?" - That's Donnie Wahlberg, my dude. You might remember him from a little known musical group in the 80's and early 90's, New Kids on the Block, also brother to little known actor Mark Wahlberg (ngl, Donnie's performance in BoB is better than anything Mark's ever done).
"I doubt he did it then" - From what I read, Speirs was reluctant to first meet about Band of Brothers, because he was afraid he was going to be brought up on war crimes. Now, I don't know if it's because he read Ambrose's book and that's what they say in the book, or if it's actually true. What I will say is this, many American and Canadian units were ordered _not_ to take prisoners during D-Day and into the first few days. And there are probably several reasons for this, one of which I'd venture to guess...they had no HQ/Brig to send prisoner's too. The Airborne were scattered all over Normandy, taking prisoners at that phase is logistically impossible.
na, he's Duddits in the trash movie Dreamcatcher. i somehow thought he was in Greyhound(2020), turns out the guy i thought was him is Stephen Graham.
Heck, Donnie's performance in Sixth Sense is probably better than anything Mark's done
Don't remind Wahlberg of that, He'll go Band of Brothers on your ass.
He's also an excellent actor. Excellent, I say!
@@bikingchupei2447 Ngl, I liked Dreamcatcher lol, though, I'm not about to say it's a high quality film. More like a guilty pleasure.
That having been said, there are plenty of movies I could tick off on Mark's career that I would say aren't the best bullet points in his resume, I'd rather re-watch Dreamcatcher, than see Transformers again, for example. But, my point is more that Donnie is _that_ good in BoB.
Always get goosebumps when Speirs does his run across the field and back, all-time great badass for that. I tend to pick episode 9 as my favorite but Breaking Point is right there at the top as well each time I rewatch the series
What wonderful experiment do you have in store for us today Dr. F?
@@daviddrouant2852 It's called the Unearthly and it will be hard to keep down
MIne is still EP. 5 Crossroads. RIP Lt, Winters such Legend
But the one that reaaaally gets me and probably recognize as the best ones are this for the ending and the whole Bastonge Ep. Man!!! I gotta watch this whole thing again.
Lipton - The backbone of E company
Speirs - The backbone of the entire division
Dec 3, 2021, marks the sad death of Edward Shames, the last surviving member of Band of Brothers, who died at 99. He retired as a colonel. RIP.
This is actually the 2nd most emotional episode in the series. Why We Fight ramps this up about 10X.
“Points” is emotional in a great way ❤️ but we won’t get to see the payoff here ☹️
“Spiers!! Get yourself over here!” Goosebumps, every single time.
This is by far my favorite episode of the series, and Speirs has the best line: "I want mortars and grenade launchers on that building until it's gone; when it's gone I want first to go straight in, forget going around."
Good pick, but I prefer "Maybe that's because Tercius knew there was some value to the men thinking he was the meanest, toughest son-of-a-bitch in the whole Roman legion."
Lt. Shames just died yesterday (Dec 3, 2021) at 99. Only one Easy Company vet remains. RIP sir.
"Speirs! Get yourself over here!" is my favorite line in the whole series. Ronald Speirs was a fucking real one, that's for sure.
When you consider all the absolutely horrific, nightmarish shit those men endured, the fact that the only man they all feared was Ronald Speirs says something.
I love that whole sequence, and the way Speirs just runs over to Winters and then runs straight off. Bad ass
Col. Edward Shames died on Friday at age 99. He was the last surviving member of the Band of Brothers. RIP.
May they always be remembered as brothers.
This episode was narrated by Sgt. Lipton, who learns from Speirs near the end that he has been promoted to Lieutenant Lipton.
The surviving veterans of Easy Company who lived old enough to watch the series mostly agreed that the one thing the series got wrong was it just could not convey what kind of utter Hellish nightmare fighting the battle of Bulge really was for Easy. It was infinitely WORSE than it is portrayed in the series, and it tells something of the actual battle. Can't really even imagine it.
Dyke was presented rather unfairly here. Yes, he wasn't a great commander. But during the assault on Foy he didn't freeze up. He was shot in the shoulder and was naturally panicking over it. He also received a medal for dragging 2 wounded members of E Company to safety while under small arms fire. That personally bugged me a bit about how he was shown here.
It is a shame how he was perceived among the men, because by all rights from what I've heard he was actually not a bad soldier. But, something about Bastogne and perhaps the pressures/expectations of Commanding Easy, caused some kind of change in him. The men's perception wouldn't be so horribly skewed for no reason, right?
And since the entire series is based upon their first hand memories, it tells me _something_ happened there. Not sure what, though. To be fair, Bastogne was also a nightmare, so it could just be the mental limits.
I think they could have at least shown Dike as being injured or used the end credits to say what happened to him afterwards so as viewers, we could have had a full story arc for him. However, the fact remains that he wasn’t well liked by, or had the confidence of, the men he was leading. They called him Foxhole Norman for a reason. Lipton really did go to Winters to express his concerns prior to the attack on Foy. At least that is what Donnie Wahlberg states in the recent HBO Max podcasts for the 20th Anniversary of BoB. He talks about discussing it with Lip. You don’t go to a superior officer to express doubts in your leader without good reason. I have always watched that episode with the assumption that Dike, much like Buck, Malarkey and others, had reached their “Breaking Point” in their own individual way. That was what the episode was about after all. So I personally don’t judge him harshly, I feel a lot of empathy for Dike. The strange behaviour, the yawning all the time etc. I think they made an attempt to portray that but could have done it better. Dike was suffering and struggling in his own way. I guess we would need to hear what the writer of that episode has to say about all this, but John Orloff (who wrote episodes 2 and 9) is on record as stating that it’s a shame Dike will be forever judged on what was the worst day of his life. And I tend to agree. We have to remember that BoB isn’t a documentary though and in the grand scheme of things they all did a great job in bringing this amazing true story to life.
@@brianmurphy8811 It's a difficult thing because the official records aren't so unflattering but the personal accounts by men under him during this time period are incredibly damning. From my time in the service I can say for certain that awards and decorations and the reports that go with them are NOT a good way to judge someone's ability in uniform. But I'm conflicted, too. This portrayal was never conflicted by any of Easy Company's surviving men when it was published. None of them spoke outwardly about it. But none of them defended him. And, sadly, I think that tells us a lot about his behavior during this time.
I can assure you as a veteran of 8 years and 3 combat tours; there are dozens of award citations, commendations and accolades that portray a great leader but when seen in person by their subordinates, they're a piece of shit. I can name one senior nco that we all knew he falsified reports to get a purple heart under his belt before his retirement. Not saying Dike was a piece of shit but there are plenty of military leaders that on paper seem like great leaders because it's easy to falsify reports of courageous acts.
@@Stalli0n505 witness, the other miniseries: Generation Kill; there nearly all the officers and not a few of the ranking NCOs seem to be barely able to...'behave in a competent fashion'.
In the beginning I told you be prepared to laugh, learn, suffer and grow with these characters. This is more of the suffering. Lt. Speirs for the win.
Great series. I wish you guys would include the clips at the beginning of each episode with the interviews of the original soldiers.
Edward Shames, the last surviving member of combat veterans from Easy Company passed away on Friday, December 3rd, 2021. My idols are all gone and buried. bittersweet to say but they are all reunited again.
The guy narrating is Donnie Walberg, Mark Walberg's brother. Great episode!
Band of Brothers - one of the best things ever on TV
Speirs had a epic Forrest Gump running moment here. Episode 8 “Why We Fight” is the hardest to watch IMO.
Choosing a favorite episode of 'Band of Brothers' is like choosing a favorite child but if you put a gun to my head... this would be my favorite. Seeing many of your favorite characters get killed or seriously wounded grounds you in the reality of the situation which makes the heroism & leadership even more profound. A masterpiece.
After this aired 20 years ago, at my workplace in the early Noughties, whenever someone needed somebody reliable to help with something urgent, they'd shout "Speirs!, Get yourself over here!" at them. Loved it.
Oh and Dick Winters revealed Speirs did shoot those German prisoners, as they weren't in position to hold them or release them, it had to be done and he just took one for the team there because he could handle such things I suppose. That interview is on here somewhere.
My uncle (great uncle tbf) fought in this battle, near St. Vith. His stories are HARROWING.
ETA re Dike- In his defense, the attack on Foy fell apart because Dike was shot and bleeding out. Like Hoobler, he had so many clothes on that no one know how badly he was hurt. The show takes a bit of artistic liberty with him, and I feel bad for Dike and his family.
Took a long time for Dike to bleed out . He died in 1989
@@pjtufty66 I must have had bad info. Thanks for setting me straight!
@@Cerridwen7777 No worries fella
Funny story, During the annual Battle of the Bulge Reenactment in PA many years ago during the Prop Blast Bash in the E/506th barracks. we were sitting around with Wild Bill and 1 of are guys says to Bill " I'am going to visit the area were you fought , is their anything you want me to bring back for you?" Bill lowers his beer and looks him right in the eye and says "Yeah, if you could find my leg that would be great" then he smiled and we toasted to Bill's leg many times that night.
In an interview with Dick Winters, that's out on youtube, Dick was asked about the shooting of prisoners by Spiers. The story Dick told was that he received a call from Ambrose and Ambrose told him some company lawyers (I assume that was the publisher company of the book) had raised some concerns over being sued over the details of the incident. Dick told Ambrose not to worry about it, he would handle it. Dick said he called Spiers and said, 'hey Sparky, you know those stories about what happened with you on D-Day, were they true?', and Spiers said hell yeah they were true. Dick told him about the Ambrose phone call and the concern of the lawyers, so Spiers told Dick not to worry about it. He would write them a letter and explain what happened. Apparently he did, and Dick said there was never an issue with printing the account about that. Nobody ever raised the issue again.
I commented the same thing, I saw that video as well. Its unfortunate but the airborne had no where to take them or house them or could they spare the men to guard them.
With all of the dozens of times I’ve watched the series and the many reaction videos I’ve watched, The Breaking Point remains my favorite episode. The action and drama is so hard hitting and the acting is incredible. Knowing these are actual people who truly went through this on behalf of our nation is jaw-dropping. I still say this series should be required viewing in every high school in the country. These men should always be remembered and revered for the heroes they were, and every generation needs to learn the sacrifices made on our behalf.
Donnie Wahlberg is such a underrated actor
The actor who portrayed Lt. Foley is the actor who played Lee Adama in Battlestar Galactica (2004)
i read somwhere that the distance speirs run was in reality much longer and under heavier fire than portrayed in the episode ... guy was just a pure badass
If i recall correctly, Buck Compton said he didn't react in the same manner at seeing Garnere(?) and Toye but he appreciated the gesture because it brought to mind those that suffer from PTSD.
We used to call "that look", the 1000 yard stare. Cracking reaction again lads.
This is my favorite episode and episode 6 is also up there for me as well.
The shelling was harassment fire. It caused some casualties, but mostly was to cause psychological damage to the troops and interfere with movement, resupply, etc. They fired again after a pause to catch the men who had gotten out of their foxholes.
Swear to God I always cry when that beautiful choral music is being sung and the camera pans across and the dead and wounded sitting in the pews fade out of view.
The song here is Plaisir d’Amour, number one with a bullet in 1794. It is a melancholy love song covered by many artists. Interestingly, the music is the basis for Falling in Love With You, one of Elvis’ biggest hits. To learn more:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaisir_d%27amour
It’s Donnie Wahlberg 👏🏼💕Big fan since his NKOTB days , also starred in Sixth Sense. Most recently Blue Bloods TV show.
This is my favorite episode. So many emotions. Loss, triumph, tragedy, relief, anger, grief, shock, awe. It has it all. This is probably one of my favorite episodes from any series PERIOD.
Spears was an actual Bad Ass.. He later stated about the cigarette story that "He had no trouble administering Capitol Punishment "
How’d it impact me? I flippin’ cry every time I watch these - every episode.
Lipton was a great leader!
So glad he got a battlefield commission and became an officer!
4:23 Nixon attended Yale before enlisting in the army.
6:00 The sergeant Speirs shot was drunk and belligerent, not listening to Speirs' orders; and when the sergeant aimed his weapon at Speirs, Speirs shot and killed him. The incident was ruled a justified act of self-defense.
By some accounts, Dyke's fellow officers had difficulty dealing with him, so it's probably not surprising that the men of Easy Company had the same difficulty. Say what you will about Dyke's bravery, and given that what was presented about him in the episode was likely an exaggeration: had he been as respected as Winters or Moose Heyliger, or as feared as Speirs was, he would not have been nicknamed "Foxhole Norman."
Breathingly brutal and beautiful.
Best thing ever created for TV.
To this day ghosts sit around campfires telling scary Ronald Spears stories
Multiple viewings of this series is a must. You can really concentrate on the individual characters again and in my opinion it makes them far more relatable. The first viewing you are kind of overwhelmed by the scenes themselves. By the 2nd and future viewings it is easier to focus on the people. I usually watch the series about once a year or through new reactions such as yours. Keep up the reactions.
I'm pretty sure around the time the book was ready to release, the publisher's legal team came to Ambrose with concerns about if the stories about Spiers were true or if they were gonna get sued for publishing something like that. Ambrose talked to Winters about it but he didn't know so Winters called Spiers and Spiers was like 'Yeah they're true, I'll write a letter saying so if you want.' So I think he probably killed the prisoners and shot the drunk soldier. I think both are things that happen from time to time when armies are invading unfamiliar territory and need to be able to move fast so I'm sure he did them for practical reasons in his mind (I mean, we firebombed Dresden too so it's not like the Allies were always about doing the by the book correct moral thing at any given point.) Then afterward he just let the stories get bigger for the reason he implied when talking to Lipton.
Great work guys. I like how when they show Guarnere getting medical help, His concern is to have one last laugh with his friends in a way of telling them he will be alright. Amazing.
The Luger was known for having a sensitive trigger and weak safety and it would go off bumping in the holster if you had a round in the barrel. The reason it was a rare pistol is because Germany was replacing it in this War
I remember when I was little (like 7) and before I had even watched band of brothers fully my dad was watching this episode and it scared me so much
My personal favorite episode, excited to watch with y’all
This has been the best , you guys going through this masterpiece
The Breaking Point is my favourite episode of this series. It give you an emotional connection to the men who they lost, it has plenty of action, it’s tense, it gives you a look at what a bad leader can do to a unit and conversely what a good one can bring, but most of all, I like it because it focuses on my two favourite characters in the show, Lipton and Speirs.
This is by far my favourite episode.. Really has depth in the dialogue with the narration over the top of the bombardment, heavy episode but the spiers dash lifts the spirits 👌
It just keeps getting better from here.
This episode was my favorite for the balance of action scenes and showing us the limits of human endurance in the face of adversity, and overcoming those unbelievable situations by acts of bravery and heroism.
One of the major differences between this and the Pacific is that the Pacific was based off of the books written by 3 of the Marines involved - their direct words. Band of Brothers is based more off items written about the soldiers of Easy Co and follow up interviews. So the Pacific has much more depth concerning the main “characters” (and much less about the secondary ones)
I just couldn't get into the Pacific.
@@1971mav I do think because it was so specific about a few individuals who weren’t in the same unit, it was a bit disjointed. I like Band of Brothers a bit better - and I am a Marine
i like how speirs didn't say a word when he was told to take the attack in
One thing about this series that I absolutely love is the music. Michael Kamen was one of the greatest composers of all time. His music was so rousing and poignant in whatever film/television show it appeared in. May he rest in peace.
My father fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He never spoke of it, no matter how many times I tried to get him to.
My favourite episode of this show straight off the back of another great episode as well.
I actually saw Pacific before this show and preferred it to band of brothers but going back for 2nd viewings of both band of brothers became far better of the two because I knew the characters alot better. It definatley requires a 2nd viewing an absolute masterpiece 👌
When speirs runs across the town and back IMO this is one of the best scenes of the series. He was a machine.
First Sergeant Carwood Lipton was the narrator / lead character of this episode.
Hubler's death was moved up. In reality, he died in the same way during the Battle of Foy. Americans grew up with 1911s and Colts, and being able to hold a mag with a round in the pipe ready to go. Lugers were meant to hold the mag, that's it. They were prone to misfiring or going off especially when (like Hubler who was climbing a barbed wire fence at the time) accidental trigger pulls happen when they had a round chambered. Most guys didn't know and that was the cause of a ton of accidental shootings and deaths.
I knew right away what scene you two were reacting to in the intro LOL. GREAT but TRAGIC moment in the series.
I thought Luz was gonna get hit in that scene when I first watched it too
This is my favorite episode. I binge watched the show in 6th grade and remember being sad when Hoobler died, but being on the same page as Speirs when he tells the Sergeants to mortar and grenade launcher the building with the sniper. Roller coaster of an action packed episode
you need a playlist for this serie my friend. it very good to rewatch.
Donnie Wahlberg doesn't get enough credit as a fine actor. I'm not sure if it's because he is better known as a New Kid on the Block or because he lives in the acting shadow of being Mark's brother (even though, imo, he's a better actor than Mark), but he's put in a few great performances and deserves more chances and bigger roles.
i try no to get caught up in which episode is my favorite or the best. I say this because I look at it as one continued movie. It’s the whole story of Easy Co and all of it is important to me.
Y'all need to watch the docu about the survivors afterwards. "We stand alone together" I think it's called.
"Congratulations, Lieutenant."
So this time, you follow the company first sergeant: the senior enlisted person in a company.
15:13 Oh he did it all right. He definitely killed those German POW's. Don't know about the other stuff though.
Badass Lt. Speirs was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
I have never been able to choose between episodes 6 and 7; they’re permanently tied as my favorites of the series. By the way, I noticed that you guys are enjoying the second half more than the first… same! The Pacific is the same way (second half of the series is amazing, probably because of the specific islands/battles involved. Or because of Rami Malek. ☺️)
I love both series, but the final episode of The Pacific was one of the best of both series. The end credits get me every time.
I hope you include your reaction to when they reveal the interviewees' identities at the end of the last episode.
I think the attack on Foy in this episode is perhaps the greatest battle scene ever filmed.
This and episode 9 is are two of my favorite episodes. Well actually first 9 episodes are amazing... ep. 10 is slightly weaker than the rest, but it's still a great episode.
My personal favorite episodes of this series are 1, 2, and 9.... all for various reasons.... though, I think I have seen 9 the most.
Spears' run makes this my 2nd favorite episode. Next one, Hagenau, the Last Patrol is #1.
Donnie Wahlberg was EXCELLENT in this.
Hey Fellas, have you all seen any David Mament Movies? They aren't too popular these days, but movie watchers dug them in the 90s. They are all pretty good and Glengarry Glen Ross was GREAT (Start with it). Amazing cast. Can't say they are great for your channel, but you will enjoy watching them.
17:59 "This is probably the most emotional episode of the series"
That comes later. That's all I have to say about that.
You guys should watch 'To Hell and Back' the true story of America's most decorated war hero Audie Murphy who played himself in the movie. 1955
Episodes 2 and 10 are my favorites. With 10 you have the men at the end of the war, and you can see which of the soldiers you've come to respect and like are going to be able to survive and go home.
Honestly, I kinda see this series the way I see The Lord Of The Rings trilogy… I couldn’t pick out one of those movies that is my favorite because they’re all so linked together. I think BoB is like that for me, it’s all one cohesive story… every episode needs the others to really flesh out the characters and their journey as a whole. Amazing work.
Definitely feel the same way. My family always watches both series through to the end, cuz of how much they feel like immersive journeys.
Speirs did do it irl. He also killed one of his own men who was drunk and refused direct orders. The latter was within military doctrine, but the former was something else. What he did wasn't "taking no prisoners." He did take the prisoners...they were disarmed, orderly, and obedient. And only then he killed them at his tactical convenience. That's never allowed, under any circumstances. If you can't hold prisoners you already took, you have to let them go, even if it endangers you. Totally ironclad law.
This was my favorite episode. Only slightly better than last week's episode.
I have a stupid encyclopedic knowledge of this series, so I'm not correcting things because I hate you guys, just simply because I remember them:
Donnie Wahlberg's character is Carwood Lipton. He took that exploding pak gun to the face in Episode 3. The guy that comes over to help him is Sgt. Talbert, who is the same guy that gets bayoneted by Smith later in Episode 3 and Gordon (Machine Gunner who gets paralyzed in Episode 6) gives him one of his purple hearts at the end of Episode 3.
Love the reactions by the way.
To get the names correct, You'll need to watch this at least twice. I've seen this series At least 10 times and saw some episodes when they aired first and got blown away. If you want to get the names correct, see it at least once again. You'll love the last episode.
Everything they say about Speirs in this series is True. The Real Speirs wrote it down and notarized it and even Told Winters.
I'm sure you get tons of reaction requests for movies. At the risk of being annoying, could I add one for - "1984" based on George Orwell's dystopian novel of the same name. Featuring Richard Burton in his final role along with Joh Hurt. A brilliant, hard-hitting movie. Right up your tree I think!
There's an interview with Winters on TH-cam where he recalls speaking to Speirs prior to the Band of Brothers book coming out in the 90's because they were worried about the legal implications of including the shooting of the prisoners. Speirs readily confirmed to him that he did shoot the prisoners.
Speirs was a machine!
There is a video on youtube of Dick Winters confirming the killing of the German POW's , It happened, Its unfortunate but War is hell.
Buck Compton was the prosecutor of Robert Kennedy's assassin.
YES, you need to watch it again
Best episode for me
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True story about British soldiers, a perfect score on rotten tomatoes, and I am biased as I trained some of the real guys from the actual event
The true story on that Lugar that killed that guy and then he gave it Malarky. Well the pistol was actually a belgian pistol, it didn't have a safety. The guy leaned against a tree and a broken branch end hit the trigger and shot him in the leg.
I think this is the best episode of the series
Lipton is my fave character in this show