The Pacific Part 5 & 6 - Full Reaction
Added 2021-05-21 06:27:05 +0000 UTCHey guys! Here's the full reaction to parts 5 & 6, hope you enjoy! I have mixed emotions. Don't want to say goodbye to Leckie, but happy to see Eugene in action. There was so much that was hard to watch especially the beach landing. Also the barren airfield they had to cross, the dehydration and the nightmares of the marine. Also have some very mixed feelings about Snafu... As always, thanks so much for being here and supporting the channel. 💗💗💗
PS: I left out the timer on this one because the historical intro's really throw off the timing because on HBO Max, even though it considers it part of the episode, it still takes a second to load into the actual show. I've left it unblurred and unmuted so those who don't have access to it can see it. I would sync your copy when the "sync copy now" notice comes up, not during the historical intro.
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Sidney did seem to put a slighlty positive spin on Eugene's chances of survival to Eugene's parents. I guess that's understandable. I can't stand being thirsty. Eugene is becoming more hardened. Also, does seem like an interesting relationship (friendship) evolving between Eugene and Snafu.
Clay F
2024-02-07 01:28:48 +0000 UTCHey Cassie, great reaction. I saw an interview with Rami Malek (Snafu) and Joe Mazzello (Eugene Sledge) a couple years ago when they were promoting their movie Bohemian Rhapsody and Rami mentioned that he already knew Joe because the two had worked together before on The Pacific which made me want to watch this show the first time. I know it’s been a while since you reacted to this miniseries, but you mentioned that Sledge pulled Snafu to safety and he never thanked him. If I remember correctly, after that is when Snafu asked Sledge for a cigarette and gave him the nickname Sledgehammer. Maybe that was his way of thanking him. Rami is such an amazing actor who immerses himself in the characters he plays. The way you reacted to his character and not knowing if he was a little crazy or just PTSD says it all. It’s no wonder he is now an Academy Award winning actor. Thanks to your channel, I have now seen The Pacific and BoB and agree that these should be shown in high school. I know that if I had seen them for my history class, it would’ve made a greater impact. I also agree that everyone should watch these to gain a better understanding of what these men had to endure. That’s why people call them the greatest generation. Thank you Cassie. Until next time… 🍿
Tara
2022-01-02 17:59:08 +0000 UTCWhen can we expect the reaction for the next episode(s)?
Jake H
2021-05-28 02:42:57 +0000 UTCAlso with Snafu, he is a real life person. His name is Merriell Shelton from Louisiana. He was always described as an "oddball" and described him talking like he swallowed his words. He and Sledge were great friends, they become closer through the more terrible shit they go through
Ryan Davila
2021-05-27 18:08:46 +0000 UTCThank you for showing the Tom Hanks intros to the episodes. My version doesnt have it so its nice to see it
Ryan Davila
2021-05-27 15:05:02 +0000 UTCIt does, but the defenders lacked the means to interfere with MacArthur's landing forces. In fact, calling off the invasion was considered at one point at the request of Admiral Halsey. Unfortunately this was denied.
Josh Phillips
2021-05-26 23:38:02 +0000 UTCI thought the airfield was Japan’s and we took Peleliu to prevent the Japanese from flying sorties over the Philippines while we take it back? Peleliu flanks the Philippines.
Catherine LW
2021-05-26 21:25:27 +0000 UTCRelax bud, I wasn't complaining.
Radwar
2021-05-26 01:04:48 +0000 UTCUnlike what is portrayed in the show, Leckie never lost his faith. He was a serious catholic his entire life. Also, something that will come up later, Gunny was “one of the old breed,” as Sledge will put it. He fought in WWI. Even after seeing the horrors of that war, he basically said that The Pacific was on a whole mother level. Think back to1917 and War Horse, and Gunny saying there is no comparison to what he saw from the Japanese.
Jacob Mai
2021-05-24 15:22:23 +0000 UTCAt the end of episode 5, when they’re resting at night and watching the burning airfield, doesn’t it look like Mordor?
Catherine LW
2021-05-22 18:52:42 +0000 UTCIt seemed like the exchange of glances between Sid and Mr Sledge was that Sid lied. Dad knew he lied. Sid knew that dad knew, and dad was thanking him for it.
Jacob Mai
2021-05-22 15:30:39 +0000 UTCAy no complaining, sir. Cassie is doing her best
E
2021-05-22 08:10:22 +0000 UTCCassie, I enjoyed your comments on all their psychological states and the beginning of Eugene’s transformation. Did you notice Sid telling Eugene’s mother he was alright then giving a nervous glance at Eugene’s father? He was lying about being safe as a mortar man, but what else can he do? I’d lie to her too. The Japanese learned that banzai attacks were ineffective so they changed tactics to a war of attrition. Every foot gained by the US would be paid dearly with blood. They hoped that the high casualty rate would demoralize the war effort back home, put pressure on Washington to come to terms instead of demanding unconditional surrender. Their use of kamikaze attacks also drove up the casualty rate and swayed Truman to use the A bombs instead of invading mainland Japan.
Catherine LW
2021-05-22 02:52:36 +0000 UTCThanks
Radwar
2021-05-22 00:18:14 +0000 UTCShe said during the Two Towers youtube premier that Return of the King would go up on patreon later today.
John
2021-05-21 23:43:07 +0000 UTCYou could very well be correct, honestly I'm not sure off the top of my head. That would make sense given the seriousness of training on the firing range however.
Don Imhauser
2021-05-21 19:20:48 +0000 UTCMe too. But hey... I'm guessing other people have favorites they're waiting for too. :D
Naomi Schoenfeld
2021-05-21 19:01:26 +0000 UTCI heard that even though an officer outranks a gunny, if the Gunny is range master he outranks everyone?
Catherine LW
2021-05-21 16:48:57 +0000 UTCI love Ack Ack.
Catherine LW
2021-05-21 16:23:37 +0000 UTCI was hoping we would get The Return of the King reaction today, oh well.
Radwar
2021-05-21 16:01:05 +0000 UTCTo answer one of your questions from episode 5. The reason the gunny got so upset with the Lt when they were on the firing range practicing their shooting was because he did what's called barrel sweeping. Which means he turned and pointed the barrel of his pistol directly at the guy standing next to him. Which is obviously extremely dangerous because if the gun fired right then it could easily kill the marine standing next to him. The scene is also significant because a Lt outrank's a gunny. But that's such a safety issue that the captain 'which is a higher rank then Lt' said "don't look at me, gunnys right".
Don Imhauser
2021-05-21 12:37:25 +0000 UTCThe water situation was much worse in real life than they portrayed it in this miniseries. It was a massive logistical screw up and when they finally got water to the front lines, it was in old fuel drums that hadn’t been properly cleaned before they were reused. Most of the men who drank from them became ill and threw it right back up. The real tragedy of Peleliu is that it was completely unnecessary. After the island was secured, the airfield was never used in any capacity. It was widely acknowledged after the war that Peleliu’s airfield could have been bombed into submission and the island completely bypassed. Just so incredibly sad to think about.
Josh Phillips
2021-05-21 12:25:07 +0000 UTCIf it hasn't been suggested already, when you finish this. You should do a reaction to The Fallen of World War II by Neil Halloran. Its on Youtube and its really good, well worth the watch with the place you are at right now. I think it would be really eye opening. Its only about 20 minutes long but its really amazing.
David RedEagle
2021-05-21 09:17:22 +0000 UTCSo a little background on how Japan started the war with such huge victories: Japan had been expanding its territory for about fifty years. A revolution called the Meiji Restoration in 1868 began an extremely aggressive modernization program in the country, building factories, railroads, later airports and modernizing cities. This became sort of a national obsession for the country, but the problem was it was a tiny country with little land and resources. So Japan began attacking its neighbors. China in 1894, Russia in 1904, and Germany during World War I (Germany had island possessions in the Pacific). They took over Korea in 1910, and joined the US, UK and others in invading the newly-formed Soviet Union in 1918, trying to overthrow the Communists and restore the Tsar. All the while Japan became more and more militarized and nationalistic. In 1931, Japan marched into Manchuria, the northern region of China, and annexed it without a fight. China's government was weak at the time and couldn't fight back. In 1937, Japan decided it wanted more and invaded central China. They outmatched the Chinese forces, but just did not have the manpower or resources to defeat them. They decided they needed to seize Europe's colonial possessions to their south to fuel their war machine - the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia and Brunei) British Malaya (modern-day Malaysia) were rich in oil and rubber. But the Philippines, a U.S. protectorate at the time, and Hong Kong, a British crown colony, were in the way. It was like a chain of dominoes - Japan had to attack the Philippines and Hong Kong so they could seize the Dutch East Indies, and they had to attack Hawaii so they could keep the Philippines. Other tiny American bases like Wake Island and Guam were also targeted, and to the southwest, Japan invaded the British colony of Burma to block an invasion from British India and cut off the supply lines between India and China. This created the gigantic defensive perimeter we see on the ever-present map in this miniseries. It gave the Japan the option to invade India or Australia if they decided to later, and kept the U.S. Navy from just sailing straight towards Tokyo Bay and bombing them into oblivion. It's crazy that so many senior Japanese commanders really believed they could defeat nations with vastly greater resources, but they had fallen prey to what survivors of the war later called "victory disease." A few senior commanders, like the famous Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, understood that there was no way they could defeat a country like America which could build thousands of ships and tens of thousands of planes. He advised against the war, and when it came, promised he could defeat America for six months but after that Japan would probably start losing. He was right almost to the day - Pearl Harbor was attacked on 12/7/41 and Japan's first major defeat was the naval Battle of Midway on 6/1-4/42, where we destroyed 4 of their major aircraft carriers. Since we had no trans-oceanic bombers at the time, the vast size of the Pacific meant we needed to grind our way across from island to island, inching our way towards Japan until we took islands close enough to base our bomber forces to attack them directly. Also there was a disagreement between the U.S. Army and Navy/Marine Corps commands on how to go, either straight across the central Pacific, or up the island chains in the southwest leading to the Philippines; President Roosevelt decided to do both, mainly because he didn't want to upset the delicate egos of his senior generals and admirals. This led to a lot of strategically unnecessary battles. The Battle of Peleliu is one of the most infamous. By the time we finished taking the island, it had almost no value to us whatsoever. Really enjoying your reactions, thanks for the channel.
Patrick Flanagan
2021-05-21 07:47:21 +0000 UTC
