I enjoyed episode 3 of Masters of the Air. And thought it was good. The raid on Regensburg was accurately portrayed as a running aerial gun fight. In fact, the 100th got chewed up on that raid. Still, I think some timelines are a bit off but so far I’m fine with the Hollywood magic. I particularly liked the slow motion moment during the fight.
Nice. I used to do the Army Staff Ride for the Lincoln Assassination and those who followed along really enjoyed the history (and proximity).Another interesting show dropping soon on Apple, hadn’t heard about it until it popped up in an article about Masters of the Air. Manhunt, based on the book of the same name, about the pursuit of John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination. Anthony Boyle (Crosby the airsick nav) is playing Booth.
View attachment 39817I read the book it’s based on years ago and as I recall it was pretty good.
Imagine going out with 17 bombers (170 airmen) and returning with only one bomber and a portion of that crew injured. Just astounding.Masters Of The Air continues to be epic. Episode 5 was particularly intense showing what the 8th AF was up against.
They do justice to the story. Amazing to see a B-17 in a rolling scissors with FW-190's in an amazing scene.
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Totally concur…really enjoyed it.The remake miniseries of Shōgun dropped on FX yesterday. Just finished the second episode and damn, it’s gorgeous. Makes the politics interesting and streamlines the novel’s plot without losing anything. Peep it.
That sounds like a lot of garbage. Female assassins were well known during the Shogunate era, they were known as Kunoichi and, if history is to be trusted, they did quite a lot. I’d also disagree with the assertive woman concept. In Japan women had a sphere of influence, typically inside the home, where they literally ruled the roost and laid down the law to all, including men. In the case of the translator, the Japanese prized knowledge above all else and would have no issue with a woman being in the room where decisions are made. You should seek out new social media sources.I've heard some say they think they "woke-i-fied" it some, like having a maid try to assassinate the guy and she apparently has a bunch of special fighting skills that let her fight through multiple men when in the original series, it was a samurai or something? Also that the women are made much more assertive which some question if that is realistic given the position of women in feudal Japan...?
Give me a fucking break. Next I suppose they’ll be complaining that they cast too many Asians.I've heard some say they think they "woke-i-fied" it some, like having a maid try to assassinate the guy and she apparently has a bunch of special fighting skills that let her fight through multiple men when in the original series, it was a samurai or something? Also that the women are made much more assertive which some question if that is realistic given the position of women in feudal Japan...?
I'm not an expert, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of source material from the Edo period to say that kunoichi were well known (more info from Japanese scholar). That being said, I wouldn't think it's impossible, just that it's not explicit that women did anything more than infiltrate households for the purpose of gathering information.That sounds like a lot of garbage. Female assassins were well known during the Shogunate era, they were known as Kunoichi and, if history is to be trusted, they did quite a lot. I’d also disagree with the assertive woman concept. In Japan women had a sphere of influence, typically inside the home, where they literally ruled the roost and laid down the law to all, including men. In the case of the translator, the Japanese prized knowledge above all else and would have no issue with a woman being in the room where decisions are made. You should seek out new social media sources.
Without going down a rabbit hole and getting @Brett327 upset over history discussions, I will also admit that I am not an “expert” on Japan beyond a few grad classes. I do know, however, that female assassins are mentioned in the Bansenshukai (a kind of Ninja NATOPS) which was written in the 17th century, and another primary source from the 16th century that mentions a secret network of female spies and hitters in the service of a warlord named Takeda Shingen.I'm not an expert, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of source material from the Edo period to say that kunoichi were well known (more info from Japanese scholar). That being said, I wouldn't think it's impossible, just that it's not explicit that women did anything more than infiltrate households for the purpose of gathering information.
Broadly speaking, agree with you that women played various roles in the period beyond what is traditionally thought, whether approved by society or not. Good discussion on this here. Japan during this period was definitely a patriarchal society and women had defined roles that were acceptable depending on social class, but there were deviations from the norm. This seems to be depicted well in the two episodes I've seen thus far, in my opinion.