The brutality of WWI is downplayed here until the final episode. The mostly static trench warfare and what must've been days/weeks of boredom...until the FINAL (no, really, the FINAL final) push...
The other Blackadder series were far removed from those of us alive today, yet both my grandfathers fought in the war - on opposite sides.
This is poignant, painful, and a testament to the stupidity of the ruling classes.
K. In between, it's comic gold, Gorgeous Georgina...
The other Blackadder series were far removed from those of us alive today, yet both my grandfathers fought in the war - on opposite sides.
This is poignant, painful, and a testament to the stupidity of the ruling classes.
K. In between, it's comic gold, Gorgeous Georgina...