Winters Leads the Charge: Band Of Brothers Ep. 5 (Crossroads)

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Winters' Paperwork Woes! This week on Cocktails & Classics, we brave the somewhat filler exposition of Band of Brothers Episode 5, "Crossroads." Join us as Easy Company prepares to face brutal winter weather, we get an interesting style of storytelling through Winters' reports, and the emotional weight of war on our steadfast leader, Winters. We'll discuss the challenges of leadership under pressure and what makes Winter such a strong leader, the preparation and build-up to the next episode and the rest of the series, and the episode's lack of explanations and substance in our eyes.

• Winters Warfare: Discuss Winters' leadership style and how he will handle not having a direct combat role with Easy company going forward.

• The Human Cost of War: Explore the portrayal of the emotional and psychological impact of witnessing the horrors of war, and how they glance over the death of a day one Easy Company member.

• An Odd Narrative: We discuss how the episode doesn't give us much detail on the events of the episode, glancing over what seems like important happenings with the squadron.

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