What works in this series: the action sequences of air battles. Unfortunately the characters are interchangeable and bland, so devoting an episode to just focusing on them comes off as blah.
One problem is how under-dramatized things are, once they get away from the airplanes. Take the guy who felt responsible for Baby Face's death. The writers let him off the hook by having the plane explode right after he bailed. Clearly he couldn't have saved Baby Face anyway. He didn't have time.
But what if the plane hadn't exploded? What if he had parachuted out and watched it drop for a minute till it exploded when it hit the ground? Then he might have a reason to be mopey and guilty.
Or take the guy who hooks up with the Polish lady (Buck or Bucky, I can't even remember main character names). That was just a standard wartime cliche romance. This all feels so generic. Get back to the battles! Yeah yeah I know. CGI is pricey. Well Apple has $3 trillion, they can afford it.
And there's no way they just killed off Austin Butler offscreen. He's hiding out in some pig sty in the outskirts of Bremen. At least that gives me a reason to keep watching.
One problem is how under-dramatized things are, once they get away from the airplanes. Take the guy who felt responsible for Baby Face's death. The writers let him off the hook by having the plane explode right after he bailed. Clearly he couldn't have saved Baby Face anyway. He didn't have time.
But what if the plane hadn't exploded? What if he had parachuted out and watched it drop for a minute till it exploded when it hit the ground? Then he might have a reason to be mopey and guilty.
Or take the guy who hooks up with the Polish lady (Buck or Bucky, I can't even remember main character names). That was just a standard wartime cliche romance. This all feels so generic. Get back to the battles! Yeah yeah I know. CGI is pricey. Well Apple has $3 trillion, they can afford it.
And there's no way they just killed off Austin Butler offscreen. He's hiding out in some pig sty in the outskirts of Bremen. At least that gives me a reason to keep watching.