"Goodbyeee-Goodbye Soldier" and the Battle of the Somme

Krista 2022-07-29 20:33:48

Just finished watching the sixth episode of the fourth season of "Black Sir" "Goodbyeee-Goodbye Soldier". The background of this episode is the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Black Sir came up with all kinds of weird tricks to escape the general attack mission, but in the end he didn't succeed.

As always, this episode is full of swear words, jokes, and witty words, and I "almost" laughed from start to finish. And this "almost" is because I felt a sudden sadness just before the end of this episode.

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Barik is at the end Said to Black Sir in one minute: I suddenly had a clever plan to escape!

Black Sir: How wonderful is it? Isn't it better than putting on a pair of shorts on your head and two pencils in your nose to pretend to be crazy, and then let the person send it back directly?

Bourick: It's much better than this!

Black Sir: Ah, I see, this trick must be so clever that only a very cunning fox can think of it, and this fox happens to be a professor in Oxford.

At this time, the whistle of the general attack sounded, and Black Sir, Henry, Bolik and Captain Baoer rushed out of the trenches together, and the German heavy machine guns also rang.

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Below is my wiki A description of the Battle of the Somme found above: The Battle of the

Somme was a typical battle of positions in World War I with extremely heavy casualties on both sides.

Regardless of the forces and weapons invested by both sides, it was the biggest battle in this war. The British army has 54 divisions, the French army has 32 divisions, and the German army has 67 divisions. The British and French coalition forces suffered 794,000 casualties and failed to break through the enemy's defenses, only advancing 5-12 kilometers.

The German army lost 538,000 people. Although it lost 240 square kilometers of trench positions, it successfully intercepted the strategic goals of the Allies.

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Blackadder Goes Forth quotes

  • Lieutenant George: But this is brave, splendid and noble...

    [Blackadder doesn't react - there's a long pause]

    Lieutenant George: ...Sir

    Captain Blackadder: Yes, Lieutenant.

    Lieutenant George: I'm scared, sir

    Private Baldrick: I'm scared too, sir

    Lieutenant George: I'm the last of the tiddly-winking leapfroggers from the golden summer of 1914. I don't want to die... I'm really not over keen on dying at all, sir.

    Captain Blackadder: How are you feeling, Darling?

    Captain Darling: Ahm- not all that good, Blackadder. Rather hoped I'd get through the whole show, go back to work at Pratt and Sons, keep wicket for the Croydon Gentlemen, marry Doris. Made a note in my diary on the way here. Simply says: "Bugger".

    Captain Blackadder: Well, quite.

    [Outside: "Stand to, stand to, fix bayonets"]

    Captain Blackadder: Come on, come on, let's move.

    [at the door, Blackadder turns to George]

    Captain Blackadder: Don't forget your stick Lieutenant

    Lieutenant George: Rather, sir. Wouldn't want to face a machine gun without this.

    [they walk into the misty trench, waiting for the off - suddenly there is silence - the machine guns stop]

    Captain Darling: I say, listen - our guns have stopped.

    Lieutenant George: You don't think...

    Private Baldrick: Perhaps the war's over. Perhaps it's peace.

    Captain Darling: Thank God. We lived through it. The Great War, 1914 to 1917.

    Captain DarlingPrivate BaldrickLieutenant George: Hip hip hooray!

    Captain Blackadder: I'm afraid not. The guns have stopped because we are about to attack. Not even our generals are mad enough to shell their own men. They feel it's more sporting to let the Germans do it.

    Lieutenant George: So, we are, in fact, going over. This is, as they say, it?

    Captain Blackadder: Yes, unless I can think of something very quickly.

    [a voice shouts 'Company, one pace forward.' They all step forward]

    Private Baldrick: There's a nasty splinter on that ladder, sir. A bloke could hurt himself on that.

    [another call: "Stand ready" - they put their hands on the ladders ready to climb]

    Private Baldrick: I have a plan, sir.

    Captain Blackadder: Really Baldrick? A cunning and subtle one?

    Private Baldrick: Yes, sir.

    Captain Blackadder: As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?

    Private Baldrick: Yes, sir.

    [another call: "On the signal, Company will advance"]

    Captain Blackadder: Well, I'm afraid it's too late. Whatever it was, I'm sure it was better than my plan to get out of here by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman round here?

    [a whistle blows he looks at Baldrick]

    Captain Blackadder: Good luck, everyone.

    [Blackadder blows his whistle, there is a roar of voices as everyone leaps up the ladders, meeting the machine gun fire]

  • [repeated line]

    Private Baldrick: I have a cunning plan.