Whiskey And Mash

This week, to get us back on track for episode numbering, we tackle three episodes: Ses 7 Eps 11 (Point of View), 12 (Dear Comrade), and 13 (Out of Gas). In Point of View we're treated to an episode filmed entirely from the perspective of a soldier, Pvt. Rich, who is wounded and brought to the 4077th. In Dear Comrade the North Korean army sends a spy into the 4077th to try to find out how they achieve their efficiency in treating patients. The episode is done in the vein of "Dear Dad" episodes. Finally, in Out of Gas, the 4077th runs out of sodium pentathol, an anesthetic, when Sgt. Zale trades away part of their supply to the 8063rd for plasma. Fr. Mulcahy goes out and gets more from the Black Market, though Charles loses a case of wine (and his polar suit) in the process.

This week we once again discuss how quickly the seasons change at the 4077th as we first see Charles in his narcisistic best, saving a patient while sacrificing his ego (Ses 7 Ep 9 - Major Ego), then wrapped in a polar suit from the Cape of Cod while everyone else freezes in what, if you observe closely, must be summer on set in California (Ses 7 Ep 10 - Baby, It's Cold Outside).

This week we talk about how a heat wave affects the 4077th in Ses 7 Ep 7 None Like It Hot and then speak on how quickly the weather can change in February in Korea as the dead of summer transitions to winter in Seas 7 Ep 8 They Call the Wind Korea.

This week we talk about how nice it is to have someone around who is your own age (Ses 7 Ep 3 - Lil) as well as what effect losing one's younger brother can have on a man (Ses 7 Ep 6 - The Billfold Syndrome). And, despite how depressing those two synopses may sound, this is actually a really great pair of episodes!

This week we see what happens when Hawkeye is put in charge of the 4077th while Col Potter is away at a "conference" (Ses 7 Ep 1 Commander Pierce) as well as what happens when, once agian, the pressure gets to everyone at the 4077th, leading to Hawkeye going to the peace talks to speak his mind (Ses 7 Ep 2 - Peace on Us).

This episode we give a very brief review of Our Finest Hour which features the syndication version of the episode, the return of Clete Roberts, and clips from throughout the MASH serires to this point. It's worth a watch if you're a completionist, it's great to see the actors really get into character, but you honestly won't be missing a lot of if you skip this episode (Ses 7 Eps 4 & 5) of the show. Still listen to our podcast, though. ;)

In this week's episodes (which we wathced last week) we discuss what happens when a doctor self-medicates with uppers (Ses 6 Ep 23 - Dr Winchester and Mr. Hyde) as well as what happens when everyone in the camp seems to be obseessed with one-upping each other (Ses 6 Ep 24 - Major Topper).

This week Rian guest stars as we talk about a visiting surgon and nurse's impact on members of the 4077th senior medical staff (Ses 6 Ep 21 - Temporary Duty) as well as what happens when an old friend tells Sherm Potter that someone in his command is sending in negative reports about the 4077th (Ses 6 Ep 22 Potter's Retirement).

This week we see what happens when a possibly pregnant head nurse crosses paths with a distraught Lt. who lead his men afoul of a mine field (Ses 6 Ep 19 - What's Up Doc?) as well as what the mail brings to the 4077th after three weeks of not arriving (Ses 6 Ep 20 - Mail Call Three).

This week we consider the effect of English tea on belly wounds as well as how a Catholic Priest can keep to his vows in the confessional while still helping his fellows (Ses 6 Ep 17 - Tea and Empathy) as well as what effect music has during a crisis and what effect a needle has on a bomb disposal technician (Ses 6 Ep 18 - Your Hit Parade).

This week we find out what music smells like (apparently BO) at the 4077th in Seson 6 Ep 15 - The Smell of Music. Concurrently we find out what lengths someone will go to when depressed about his injuries. In the second episode (Ep 16 - Patent 4077) we see what lengths Margaret will go to to get her wedding ring back as well as what the doctors and staff must do to first do without and then get made a proper vascular clamp for use in artieral grafts.

Note: This week we are skipping Episodes 12 and 13 of Season 6 so that we can do them together next week. Thus, this week we get to see just what a high-level statistician goes through while visiting a MASH (Ses 6 Ep 11 - The Grim Reaper). Also, we see what happens when a heatwave is the least of everyone's worries, as bakers in Guam are paid half of the 4077th's pay (Ses 6 Ep 14 - The Merchant of Korea).

This week we talk Comrades in Arms (Ses 6 Eps 12 & 13) and what that means for Margaret, Hawkeye, and the series. This episode is literally the middle of the broacast order of the series and delves deeply into the only two all-series regular cast memebers. Definitely a must watch MASH episode.

This week we watch Chris's least favorite episode, In Love And War (Ses 6 Ep 7) where Hawkeye falls hard for a local Korean aristocrat. Also, we see what happens when the army decides that it's time to cut counterfitters off at the pass (Ses 6 Ep 8 - Change Day).

In. This. Episode! We talk about how society's views of tatoos have changed as well as what holding your emotions inside does to you (Ses 6 Ep 9 - Images) and how losing your pension, and a few extra days of R&R, are great motivators to perform well in the camp Olympics (Ses 6 Ep 10 The M*A*S*H Olympics).

This week Laura pinch-hits for her mom Gloria as we talk about Winchester recording a letter home (Ses 6 Ep 5 - The Winchester Tapes) while also telling Klinger about his non-existent nephew who got out of the Army because of fainting spells as well as what happens when a mystery novel arrives at the 4077th, but no other supplies (Ses 6 Ep 6 - The Light That Failed).

This week, along with the whole 4077th, we bid a fond farewell to now Lt. Col. Frank Burns. Also, we learn that the way to a promotion is apparently to keep mistaking various women and working women in Seoul for Major Houlihan (Ses 6 Ep 1). Further, we see what happens when Hawkeye is dethroned as Radar's Idol as he spews his opinion of the war all over Wijambo (Is that spelled correctly?) in Ses 6 Ep 2.

This week we see just how much destruction and psychological injury two friends can inflict on each other in a war zone (Ses 6 Ep 3 Last Laugh) as well as what happens when the 4077th reaches a boiling point. Hint: They start a fire (Ses 6 Ep 4 War of Nerves).

This week we discuss Frank's departure from the series as well as what that means to the permanent cast in Ses 5 Ep 24 Margarent's Marriage. Before we get there, however, we talk about Ses 5 Ep 23, Post-Op, wherein we get a broad view of the different wounds and reactions soldiers received and gave upon finding themselves patched up in the Post-Operative ward. Join us on Facebook and let us know what you think about our Podcast!

In this episode we talk about how even a macacbre moment in a movie can be the catharsis a camp full of medical professionals needs to unwind (Ses 5 Ep 21 - Movie Tonight) as well as what qualifies as a wartime souvenir and how one can come into possession of such (Ses 5 Ep 22 Souvenirs).