Masters of the Air
Summary
In Gary Goetzmna , Tom Hanks , and Steven Spielberg’sBand of Brothers , they introduced a surprising baddie in David Schwimmer ’s Captain Sobel , and now their young war drama , Masters of the Air , brings on another very alike antagonist . This should come as no surprise , asMasters of the Airis a companion toBand of Brothers , and its spinoff serial , The Pacific . All three were created by World War II television squad . Masters of the Airis the late installation , and trace thetrue report of the 100th Bombardment Groupin the U.S. Army Air Forces .
Though the most obvious villains inBand of Brothersare the German military unit Easy Company fights in the European Theater , there are other germ of malign plain throughout the serial . Namely , Captain Sobelstands out as aparticularly cruel presencefor the piece of Easy Company . As their superior during basic education , Sobel uses his status to demean and penalize the soldier . One illustrious occasion was when he give them a spaghetti dinner party then made them be given up and down a immense hill . Now , Masters of the Airis bring hints of Sobel back with its fiber , Colonel Harold Huglin .
Masters of the Air is a new companion to 2000 ’s Band of Brothers , so it is only rude to liken the two to see which war drama is the better one .
Col. Huglin Is The Closest Thing Masters Of The Air Has To Band Of Brothers' Sobel
In the style ofBand of Brothers’Captain Sobel , Masters of the Airhas introduced anotherpower - thirsty commander in Colonel Harold Huglin . Huglin come along chiefly inMasters of the Airepisode 1as a hard-and-fast and cunning Colonel . When he visit John " Bucky " Egan into his place to scold him for his erratic conduct , it becomes light fairly quickly that Huglin is a valet who does not abide by risky behaviour or excuses . As a effect , him and Egan do not gel very well . His personality only becomes more prevalent as the episode goes on .
after in the episode , Huglin presents the 100th ’s first - ever mission . Like Sobel , he is demanding in his orders and seeks perfection . But , also like Sobel , his plan does not work out like he hoped it would . In the same way that Sobel gets lost once Easy Company reach European soil , Huglin ’s mission becomes botchedwhen a plane turns back due to locomotive troubles and nearly an entire segment of B-17 ’s is shot down by German plane . Huglin ’s frustration is evident , showing that he is not an easy - going lineament to be around .
Colonel Harold Huglin is act by worker Nikolai Kinski .
What Happens To Huglin In Masters Of The Air?
One notable deviation between Sobel and Huglin is the elbow room they exit . While Easy Company left Sobel behind for other commander , Huglin was escorted out due to sickness . InMasters of the Airepisode 1 , he is take care vomiting blood double , indicating that he has some serious term that he is attempting to keep secret . However , after their failed flight , as noted in episode 2 , Huglin is taken aside to be check out . Huglin ’s illness could be anything from stomach ulceration to Cancer the Crab , however , Masters of the Airhas yet to give reply to their honorary Captain Sobel .
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