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Admittedly it’s that time of the month for me…….
So I am more than a little emotional already - but even though I have already read the original version and knew what to expect, the end of this had me crying. Yes, I have seen the evil that men do to each other, and yes, my hands are not fully clean either, but I am still struck by the stupidity and waste of war. The deaths of the doctor and Maria illustrated this better than most I have read or heard in my life.
The ending of this reminds me of the death of Captain Muller in Saving Private Ryan, the scene where he tells Ryan to, “Earn this.”
Brian has been given a gift, and he - now she, has vowed to be worthy of that precious gift.
D. Eden
“Hier stehe ich; ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir.”
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
:) I wanted there to be more
:) I wanted there to be more to this than the original... a shift in blame perhaps, a change in tone. I think this conveyed that appropriately. Muller was a good man in a bad place, and something awful happened to a kind man.
Lets hope 'Maria' can do him justice.
I like Turtles.
Lack of choices
Life is like a school cafetaria's menu in that one can only take what is offered to you. My father's income qualified me for free school lunches in the NYC school system. And sometimes what is on offer is not all that great.
It seems the war has made all the choices for Brian and he is in the classic 'making lemonade' situation.
Anyway, sadly I was afraid the doctor would be killed too. And I was right. But at his deathbed (so to speak) he was able to speak freely as to what he thought of Brian's destiny. Hopefully that belief will further help propel Brian into acknowledging who he is and will be.
He might be crossdressing now but it is likely that will eventually not be the case.
Finally, interesting coincidence or not. Matheson's rank of Lieutenant Commander is rank equivalent to a Luftwaffe Major. Hmmm.
Edit: Brian got a one step grade in promotion in a sense.
War has certainly made some
War has certainly made some choices... and it will be an interesting time finding himself in this new world.
As for Doctor Muller, I didn't want to but it felt appropriate... added gravity to the situation.
I like Turtles.
I Suppose There Are No 'Good' Wars
But there are some very bad ones. WW2 was one that we had to have. That's not to say that both sides did not do some very bad things.
That Dr. Muller was killed was undoubtedly an atrocity as was Maria Horler's, but at least some good may come out of Maria's if Brian steps into her shoes.
A great story so far and I'm sure it will get even better.
Very bad things
And it is hard to break out of the cycle in this case I would guess.
The Germans will discover the executed unarmed people and no doubt that there will be those who will go ahead and order the execution of a lot of those escaped prisoners they manage to catch in their thirst for vengeance unless they can restrain themselves but I doubt they can. Atrocity breeds atrocity.
Our little group did not participate in those atrociities so they are taking a reasonable chance of being caught out of uniform and shot as spies.
Down is their weak point I think at this point as the only member who speaks no German.
This is good.
Not sure how Brian is going to live Maria's life for her, may be we'll find out as it unfolds.
Angharad
She...
She can't continue to live, but her life will allow Brian/Maria to survive and to thrive potentially... and as such, honor a life cut short by living her own.
I like Turtles.