Hawkeye is the main character, as we all know, and often we, the viewers, find ourselves unable to relate to characters due to the fact that they always know what to say and have no fears. This episode changes that, other episodes have as well, but this one really hit the nail on the head with a common fear among us all. The acting for it wasn't overly exaggerated either, which made it all the better. Hawkeye may be stuck in the war, has all the ladies on his side, and seems to always have a witty comeback up his sleeve, but this fear makes him more realistic, rather than being an obviously scripted character, and may bring him closer to some.
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Claustrophobia, the Great Equalizer
Hitchcoc12 April 2015
Due to friendly fire, shells are falling around the unit. They are forced to leave and find refuge in a cave. It becomes obvious that Hawkeye can't go more than a few feet into the cave. What transpires after we see evidence of his incredible fear, is a series of events leading to a return to the camp in order to assist a patient. There is one of those scenes at the beginning where Potter talks to a smug bureaucratic Major who tells him that there are no bombs falling in their sector. A patient named O'Malley is in grave danger if he isn't near a medical facility. Potter needs to have everyone on board but it does present problems. If you've ever suffered from this malady, it can be devastating.
A*L*D*A
safenoe24 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This is a Hawkeye-centric episode. It's okay, but still worth watching as any M*A*S*H episode is better than none at all. Hawkeye confronts his fears of caves and any enclosed spaces, and the temporary evacuation of the 4077th exacerbates this big time.
Survival At Its Best!!
ellisel23 July 2007
Colonel Potter contacted Sergeant Bartruff about the shelling striking the 4077th. Obviously, Captain Pierce, Captain Hunnicutt, and Corporal Klinger were becoming targets of the surprised shelling near and around the camp. Colonel Potter spoke to Sergeant Bartruff at headquarters over the telephone about the demise ... all to no availability. The Sergeant claimed the Colonel had an outdated SRO Book in reference to the password for official identification.
Captain Hunnicutt and his doctors -- naturally -- helped Private O'Malley move directly to the evacuation bus directly to the cave with the help of a Thomas Splint. Everyone arrived at the cave to avoid the shelling from the North Koreans and the Chinese. Captain Pierce -- much to Colonel Potter's unexpected surprise -- suffered from claustrophobia in the first part of the episode. By the time the shelling became extremely prevalent, Captain Pierce reluctantly entered the cave. Much to his surprise, his patient was not recovering too well from surgery.
Major Houlihan and Captain Pierce took the patient back to the 4077th for a second round of surgery -- all to remove a bleeder inside his body. During the surgery, they played twenty questions -- as a game -- to ignore the shelling that occurred outside the camp. The shelling finally stopped in its entirety towards the end of the episode. The end result: A Fat 10.6!! "A++!!"
Captain Hunnicutt and his doctors -- naturally -- helped Private O'Malley move directly to the evacuation bus directly to the cave with the help of a Thomas Splint. Everyone arrived at the cave to avoid the shelling from the North Koreans and the Chinese. Captain Pierce -- much to Colonel Potter's unexpected surprise -- suffered from claustrophobia in the first part of the episode. By the time the shelling became extremely prevalent, Captain Pierce reluctantly entered the cave. Much to his surprise, his patient was not recovering too well from surgery.
Major Houlihan and Captain Pierce took the patient back to the 4077th for a second round of surgery -- all to remove a bleeder inside his body. During the surgery, they played twenty questions -- as a game -- to ignore the shelling that occurred outside the camp. The shelling finally stopped in its entirety towards the end of the episode. The end result: A Fat 10.6!! "A++!!"
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