MASTERS OF THE AIR Episode 7 Ending Explained

What did you think of Masters Of The Air Episode 7? Let me know your thoughts below! I've also got my first Band of Brothers breakdown below if you want to revisit that show.
➡ BAND OF BROTHERS Episode 1 Breakdown: https://youtu.be/EFADmnGiQIs
➡ MASTERS OF THE AIR Episode 6 Ending Explained: https://youtu.be/7CR-yJb12o8

Man that scene where they make that turn after hitting IP towards target, with the enemy coming in at 11olck high, then seeing the p-51s race ahead to intercept. Is just…..breathtaking. I can not imagine seeing something of that magnitude up in the air like that.

Rosenthal had a very wonderful career, I hope the rest episodes is enough to do him justice.

Rosenthal…..rock star! He had me at episode five doing all those incredible evasive maneuvers during the Munster raid and then being the only plane to return.

can’t believe how fast the season flew by, I hope that we will finish on a high with the last two episodes!

As someone who used to fly P51s all the time on Combat Flight Simulator as a kid I was massively excited to see them in this episode

It definitely felt like there was an episode missing before 7

Another interesting inaccuracy is the use of tracer ammunition - it had been phased out by November 1943 (the episode shows a raid on Berlin in March 1944). At the same time, gunners were trained differently - only shooting at fighters attacking their plane when in a pursuit curve, not randomly shooting at everything that flies past.
Oh, and the bomb drop rate (09:49) is five times faster than in reality. But hey, let's make it like Star Wars!

This episode was so good, even the air scenes had elements we've never seen before, keeping things fresh.
I'm really enjoying following the main leads in their very different journeys!

Great review as always😊 I've been waiting for the Tuskegee Airmen to show up since I saw the trailer after episode of "whats to come this season". Happy to see they're finally showing up next episode.

Watching the Mustangs engage the luftwaffe was a great scene. Showed how the tide was turning. Still taking time to love the series but still behind BoB and The Pacific. Rosenthal I do like… he is not over or under acting.

I think they needed more than 10 episodes for this story. Bringing in Tuskegee airmen in episode 9 and cutting out Quinn’s story makes the whole things feel rushed.

Couldn't agree more on the Quinn/Bailey storyline. There was definitely a lot to look forward to on that journey but I suppose with only 9 episodes, there just wouldn't be enough time. Miller's book goes into more detail about the Maquis and the resistance overall which was a journey less than easy. So I imagine that subplot couldn't be developed further either way.

And don't get me started on the Westgate/Crosby trope😭😭😭 I really wish they could have kept the infidelity out of the show. Crosby mentions Wingate (aka Westgate) in his memoir from what I know but whether they had that type of relationship, I have yet to find out. In my opinion, he did likely have an affair, given the nature of a lot of married men in the war, but I don't think he would ever mention that in his book.

Either way, I struggle to understand where the show will end with only two episodes left. We have entered Spring of '44 which is nearing some of the greatest American air offensive in the European theatre, but there are still the loose ends of so many things. So far from the teaser clips at the end of the episode, we have what looks like elements of The Invasion, The Great March, The Tuskegee Airmen, and now Subaltern's role will potentially be revealed. HOWWWWW will they tie it all together in just two episodes? I'm eager to know. Honestly, this show deserved 12 episodes at least or even another season or something😭

They have not talked about the 20 gold Sovereign issued to each airman before takeoff. Pre-War, each gold coin (size of a US Nickel) is $4.85 US or 218 Dec 1939 franks each. So 2000 early French Franks is 9 gold sovereigns.

If you look at an Early Bond Film, he was issued a brief case with gold sovereign hidden inside

I’ve been waiting all the episodes to see the Tuskegee airmen

Only one bone to pick about this episode. The P51 escorts would have been above the bomber formation not flying with them at the same altitude. Also, the Mustangs are depicted as P51Ds which were not yet at the front during the March raids on Berlin. The P51s would have been the earlier 'razor-backed' B and C models. I do think that this 'mistake' had more to do with the expense and complexity of doing the computer animation necessary for the scene than a n actual over sight. The P51 was the best British airplane ever built in America.

Wish they had spent a bit more on lighting! Could have just listened to large sections of the episode on the radio 🤔😂

Seeing all the comments makes me sad. I’m still loving every single second of every episode. All the characters are amazing and while story is a bit rushed I think as long as episode 9 gives us a definitive conclusion then it’ll be fine!

I think people were expecting something a little different. They wanted something like Band of Brothers who balanced the romanticism and violence of war quite well. What we got was really just the romanticism while something like The Pacific only showed the violence of the war.

Personally I’m okay with that but to each their own 🤷🏻

I would love to get the chance to see this show in its entirety on the large screen. The air battles would be even more impressive. It will be hard for me just leave the show after the last 2 episodes.

I like how they put the other battlefield stories in it like easter egg. They even put 2nd Chindit Expedition into the story. Also let you know the timeline. I don't know is there anyone notice that the timeline of the ep7 is exactly 80th years ago.