Lipton tries to warn battalion XO Winters that Dike might prove to be a disaster for Easy Company’s assault upon Foy. Before he could reach Warren “Skip” Muck and Alex Penkala’s foxhole, a German shell completely obliterated it. Poor Luz finds himself crawling through the forest, searching for a foxhole for refuge. Easy Company has a short respite before another round of shelling by the Germans. He is relieved of duty and Easy Company finds itself short of one of its more competent officers. The injuries suffered by the two sergeants leads Compton – who is still recovering from his wound in Holland and a stint in an Army hospital – to have a nervous breakdown. Worse, both Lipton and Sergeant George Luz witness a moment of cowardice from Lieutenant Dike.
#BUCK COMPTON SHELL SHOCK SERIES#
When Bill Guarnerne tries to come to his rescue, another series of shelling commences and “Wild Bill” meets with the same fate. One series of shelling results in Sergeant Joe Toye losing part of his leg. Unfortunately for Easy Company, matters grow worse when German artillery in Foy begin shelling the 101st Airborne’s lines in the Bois Jacques Forest. The rest of the episode’s first half focused around the company’s discussion of Hoobler’s death, the need for a new company commander to replace the incompetent Norman Dike, Babe and Guarnere’s discussion of platoon leader “Buck” Compton’s increasingly odd behavior and more rumors about Dog Company’s Lieutenant Ronald Spiers. He died on the way to the nearest aid station. While displaying his new treasure trove to some of his fellow troopers, Hoobler accidentally shot himself in the leg and severed a major artery. However, this minor incident proves to foreshadow a series of rather depressing incidents for Easy Company to endure. The episode began with Corporal Don Hoobler’s (Peter McCabe) killing of a German soldier and his acquisition of a Luger. Narrated by First Sergeant Carwood Lipton (Donnie Wahlberg), the episode depicted Easy Company’s experiences in the Bois Jacques Forest, just outside of Foy.
”The Breaking Point” proved to be just as much of an epic episode as ”Bastogne” and ”Carentan”. There, they to prepare for an assault on the town, while dealing with the competency of their commander, Lieutenant Norman Dike. Following the Bastogne campaign, the paratroopers find themselves in the Bois Jacques Forest just outside of Foy, Belgium. “BAND OF BROTHERS” (2001) – Episode Seven “The Breaking Point” CommentaryĮasy Company continues its experiences in Belgium in ”The Breaking Point”, Episode Seven of HBO’s ”BAND OF BROTHERS”.
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