This episode of Escape was recommended to us by to our esteemed Patreon supporter, Tim! In “Four Went Home,” a small group of soldiers held in a German POW Camp must weigh their options near the end of World War II. The longer they remain imprisoned, the more likely they are to be executed by their captors. But an escape attempt could be just as fatal! When the stakes are this high, which gamble will these men choose? What sort of small talk do they make when they think they’re all going to die? How will we delineate between Tim and Tim? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
Powerful stuff here. Tim, chose well.
The three funniest radio pauses in history: #1: Jack Benny, after being asked “Your money or your life?” #2: Dragnet: When Frank Smith’s elderly friend recites a poem that Frank had written when he was a little boy. Jack Webb manages to convey a smirk, WITHOUT SAYING A WORD. #3: Tim and Joshua after Eric says the word Brechtian
Very well-produced and well-acted episode, with a dark unexpected twist ending.
Dialogue good, but retreading of the frontier myth about someone smothering their baby. It would have been a much better story if the narrator had actually sacrificed himself to keep the other four alive, even if it was a needless sacrifice.