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The Pacific: Episode 10

This episode had a dual feel: it was equal parts sweet and sad. The Sweet: seeing Robert Leckie jump back into his life as a reporter was cool. We see his self-assuredness in angling his way back into his old job for more pay, no less. He also makes a play for the girl next […]

The Pacific: Episode 9

Episode 9 finds the First Marine Division in Okinawa fighting against the mud, the rain, and sheer exhaustion. There was much to like about this episode: it had a distinct “feel” to it, showing the wear of sustained combat on the participants.  We see in-fighting between marines, even Sledge and SNAFU go at it.  And, […]

The Pacific: Episode 8

This episode is all about John Basilone. Eugene Sledge and the gang make a brief appearance at the start of the episode only. Of the eight episodes so far, I liked this one a good deal. It pretty much showed a guy finding himself, discovering that the “famous people” club isn’t everything it is cracked […]

The Pacific: Episode 7

This episode proved to be a dramatic arc in the series, with Sledge becoming the driving force of the narrative. We also learn the fate of “Chuckler” who is borne back on a stretcher from the coral hills missing his leg (from the knee down). In addition, we get to see more of Captain Haldane […]

The Pacific: Episode 6

So…wow. This episode was all about the advance across the airfield on Peleliu. If episodes in Band of Brothers had subtitles like “The Breaking Point” or “Carentan,” this one could have easily been called “Flying Limbs” because there were plenty. At one point, Leckie crosses the airfield with his companions amidst thick artillery and small […]

The Pacific: Episodes 4 and 5

This episode shows the mental side of things, with Leckie as the focus.  We see a suicide close up on Cape Gloucester, Leckie develop enuresis, which eventually forces him away from his friends and into a recovery unit filled with really messed up people.  There, he meets up with a DR and over burgers and […]

The Pacific: Episode 3

Episode 3 finds the guys from the 1st Marine Division in transition. It follows Robert Leckie mostly, off the boat in Australia and into the bed of a local woman. The romance between the two is, of course, sexual (it’s HBO…) and a little graphic. I expected a little of this, since there was a […]

The Pacific: Episode 2

If there is anything that sums up this episode, it the quote from Sid Phillips, who said that during his time on Guadalcanal, sometime the only thing he could do was “pray and hang on.” And so viewers watched as the characters hung on through the episode, either enduring prolonged shell fire, or wave after […]

Marine Recruiting Posters

Okay.  With episode 2 of The Pacific set to air this evening (March 21, 2010) in the US, I thought I’d post a few Marine recruiting posters I found on my inter-web travels.  Of the seven, I like the art deco style of the flight poster best.  There is something about the color and lines […]

Marine Sid Phillips dot com

Bumping around the web this morning, I came across Marine Sid Phillips dot com. It looks like a Phillips family production meant to capitalize on the airing of HBO’s The Pacific. And why not? He has a book called “You’ll be SOR-RE” which is sold via his web site and Amazon for $24.95. I like […]