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I've been on the edge of my seat throughout the past three episodes, but this one wasn't as compelling. The characterizations and plotlines crossed the line into distinct stereotypes. The opening scene where the General tells Sgt. Scream that his team is the best at "shit jobs" (after three weeks in theater)? Smoke, talking about Compton as if he was straight out of Boyz N the Hood? Mrs. B. getting wooed the nasty way by a mercenary (sorry, "private contractor")? Dumphy quoting Henry II? Puh-lease. I've learned all my war movie knowledge from trying to work while my husband watched them in the other room...and I could have written this episode at least as well. On the plus side, this was the first time Dumphy's wife was sympathetic. For a minute.

Of course, once she started arguing with the base doctor on the operating table about whether or not her drinking caused her to miscarry? Then, she wasn't so sympathetic any more. At that point, I just wanted to SLAP her pathetic hungover face.

There's the predictable argument over whether it's ok to "assassinate" the citizen that's suspected of being the lookout for the insurgents. And there's the predictable end to the argument, when Angel (the "good" Christian one) takes him out with a single bullet, tear running down his cheek. He was right, they were all right, and it's so hard. Oh, the drama.