Episode #2.1

This episode didn't need to go the way it did in order to reawaken the viewers to a second season. Having Paddy throw a tantrum in a restaurant before whipping a crew of MPs may have been an attempt at thanking the loyal fans for returning to view the 2nd season, but it didn't set a tone that made a lot of sense, IMO.

The return of Eve from the desert plane crash was slightly spoiled by having her show up in a mannish looking suit of the kind that didn't appear on women until the 1980s. Still, Dudley's state of sobriety was a relief of sorts.

Now, I've found that this will be doled out at an episode per week. I'll wait until it's all there before I watch any more, if indeed I bother.

I really liked season 1 of SAS Rogue Heroes, but season 2 is off to a very bad start. Everything is exagerated beyond belief, with absurd scenes throughout the episode, both of unrealistic horrors, and of superhero-like action.

The series was never terribly accurate, but this just takes it to the realms of utter ubserdity.

And a note from a former infantry soldier: if a machine gun emplacement is shooting towards you, even if you think it's bad-ass, don't take off your helmet, stand to your full height, and just slowely walk towards it. You won't then just singlehandedly eliminate a squad of enemy soldiers. Just so you know.

After binge watching the latest series, what I've found is you have to realise it's a TV programme with a certain amount of artistic licence.

At the start it even says" this is NOT a history lesson". If that's what you want then watch the Discovery channel.

Where the SAS rogues, yes, Hero's, most definitely, but having read about their exploits during WW2 then a certain amount of, let's just say, difference from the conventional soldier was needed to complete their objectives. For those reading this for spoilers, there is non, watch it for yourself, but keep an open mind. A very open mind indeed.

Its based on events.. not a history lesson.. so I guess that means you can do whatever you want now. Is this series gonna end with these SAS guys with comical, perfectly annunciated irish/scottish accents, storming Hitler's castle where hes hiding out.. bursting in while hes got two Jewish women chained up screaming.. and Paddy saying in perfectly clear english, "Am i Interuppting mate? Because i just traveled da seven seas, climbed da biggest mountains, killed many men.. just ta kill youuuugh".. and they shoot Hitler in his crotch 50x and the credits roll after we see the woman and Stirling smiling.. in love in Paris.

Everything going forward is going to be predictable.. every scene where the SAS guys "meet new ppl/soldiers" they will find any corny little way to take offense to.. well ANYTHING (bc they are so sensitive to the opinions of others) and make a huge scene whos sole purpose is to get more attention for them and more glory they think they deserve. I am pretty sure the SAS and NAVY Seals are the exact opposite of that and thats why we love them. They may have been crass, rude, "madmen" but they weren't glory hunting douc*ebags humble bragging every chance they could get. They didnt storm a beach all alone as "stupid american gliders" crashed leaving hundreds to die as 30 SuperSoldiers of the SAS slowly and heartlessly float by. Who the hell wrote this stuff? Oh right its not a history lesson, silly me for thinking deeper than my toenail when watching this nonsense.

How do we meet the new intakes and basically meet the SAS again in season 2? They got them all under a tent acting like total unlikeable knobheads who are spending almost a year of the war sitting around "training" in egypt but still walk around the place and treat people like they're on another level. Their liason to HQ comes just to explain the mission and the plan... and this is where "character development" happens. The guys are basically an orgy of fart noises, "Oi YA WANNA GO MATE?!", and sassy banter dissecting the appearance and every word the liason is saying. He cant even say a sentence until even Paddy cuts him off to get his litle moment of "tough guyness" as if we didnt get it now. I think MOST watchers of the show were still thinking how messed up it was Paddy assaulted 8 military police officers, his own countrymen.. just to get some more attention like a drama queen. Its 2025.. most shows/movies that show scenes like this do it to make the main character look bad and its done on purpose so we dont like them. In this show we slowly realize it was done simply bc its cool and makes him look hard as nails.. and special. Him showing no mercy to fellow soldiers was supposed to be him making tough decisions as a leader but instead it made the viewers further dislike him.

We all know what the rest of the series will look like. Theres gonna be scenes where SAS walks up to a situation during a battle.. allied soldiers are cowering in fear as bullets fly by.. then we see the boots of the SAS soldiers standing tall and the camera pans up.. its Paddy and the scottish/irish guys! Looking majestic, some chest hair popping out of a relaxed, unbuttoned shirt. Wearing their super special tan berets. And the american soldier slowly looks up at them like gods and says "are.. are you REAL?!" And Paddy says something like, "we will take it from here boys.. keep ur heads down. Dangerous out there. ;) "

Season 1 got a 6* review from me. Neither loved nor hated it.

Season 2 kicked off in similar vein to Season 1 but with the madness of Paddy Mayne dialled up to 20. When denied a pass to his father's funeral he proceeds to smash the heads in of a group of innocent soldiers in the most violent fashion. Quite how someone as portrayed can lead an army regiment and get any respect from men or superiors I don't know. The violence and foul language continue throughout and I have no empathy for anybody.

I'll not be going any further with this series.

The series may just be a comic book depiction of events but the characters and their toxic attributes do seem to be glorified.