HORNBLOWER the even chance part12

[cmsahe]

kill the bastard Horatio!!! what a cliffhanger!

[lorrainewands]

Just like men: once they've run out of Frenchmen to shoot, they weigh anchor for the sole purpose of shooting each other. 

[Songsmirth]

Pellew must know that Dexter hadn't given Simpson command for a reason. Pellew reads people well and I think he can read Simpson's kind. He was a young officer once and I'd bet there were bullies back then as well. It's too bad no one else saw Simpson shoot Horatio. Shouldn't it seem strange to anyone to see a person aiming at a mast? Fine actor though. I wonder if he's still recognized today while in public? Hard to miss those stunning blue eyes. Bet he gets a few interesting comments! lol

[theonemattock]

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! GUESS WHAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO DO NOW!

[agentlimez]

Firing under French colors? That was kind of a dick move.

[Octavius0]

@agentlimez

If he had raised the jack before he had approached he would have gotten himself and his men killed, and then the corvettes would have finished off Pellews ship.

Courtesy is all well and good but there are times when one must be a bastard.

[lorrainewands]

@agentlimez all's fair in love and war. ;)

[tyrannusBE]

Awesome time to cut the video at the end. Hell of a cliffhanger.

[Sturmmann]

The Marines are the real underdogs of this series.....

[1979LITTLEMISS]

"Fire" = DEATH = Cheers! I'll never ever understand this concept.

[BorsBaledwyr]

I am ever so gutted that Eccesltone died... he was my school head master... :P :( 

[NobleKorhedron]

@BorsBaledwyr: You're joking!?! :-S

[dirtyvadah]

what a cowardly attack though... should've flown colours. It's one of the rules that shouldn't be broken (kinda like hitting a woman or kicking someone in the nuts).

[ajferet]

@dirtyvadah You could fly enemies colors, but it was customary to fly your own before firing. See "Master and Commander: The Far side of the world" as to how it was done. C.S. Forester would never have made that mistake... but the script writers did :)

[baroquemusician1]

That pistol is the only thing that Simpson understands! Ha, even bad men don't want to die, maybe that's his bloody secret!

[alfred161956]

i like this caracter of hornblower he look great

[TWBaltz]

Love Mr. Bouls when Hornblower tells him he may shoot Jack. His face was just saying "With pleasure sir."

[Trek001]

love how Finch, Matthews and Styles all go to Hornblowers help

[dxwallace]

Why are all masters of the ship Short and "burly"

[dxwallace]

..pretty cool when the Stern blast blows Hornblower down

[Trek001]

@dxwallace That would be because French ships at the time stored their powder and shells at the stern... Great effect though isn't it?

[momofausm27]

Just watched all the HORNBLOWER movies. Loved them. Pissed that they aren't finishing the tale. Just like Hollywood, no responsibility to the fan base. Can anyone tell me why Hornblower only wares one epaulet?

[nprince02]

What rank is Mr. Bowles here?

[GorinRedspear]

master of the ship. he takes care that orders are passed throught in absence of a higher rank and can manage a ship by himself, thought he probably couldn't navigate. basicly the highest rank a common sailor could achieve

[bkire2009]

@tg2105

Forester wrote the body of the works carefully to avoid entanglements with real world history, so Hornblower is always off on another mission when a great naval victory occurs during the Napoleonic Wars.

[tg2105]

Liked the series, but has to be the least historically accurate of all time.

[Philosopher398]

My god, poor devils

LOL

[GorinRedspear]

this actually happened during the battle of the nile. a french ship got hit in its powder magazine, and the other ships were too shocked to continue the fight

[booyouemail]

yes but here it was two covets v.s. two frigates. They didn't surrender in shock, it was very reasonable!

[neverfearchrisishere]

Lol I wouldn't like to be standing where hornblowers crew are standing during that duel... pistol accuracy isn't very reliable

[Fazzybobby]

Whay arethey wearing White ribbons on the sleaves?

[penitent2401]

to identify friend or foe when boarding

[neverfearchrisishere]

so they can tell friend from foe, difficult to spot the difference during a night attack

[Shangas]

Another reason is the smoke. 18th century firearms produced a SHITLOAD of gunsmoke when they discharged. Only a few shots would have turned the deck into a fog worthy of London. The white arm-bands were necessary to spot your crewmembers through all the smoke to prevent your shooting one of your own men.

[urquhart2001]

"Timely, Mr Hornblower. Timely."

[BVargas78]

So duelling was allowed in the navy? I'm aware that Wellington outlawed it in the army, though i think the act was about 10 years after when this is set.

[GorinRedspear]

it depended on the commanding general wether dueling was allowed or not. wellington banned it because he was always in short of money and resources, and more than anything competent officers. he didn't want to loose any men to futile things

[thoams444]

ive noticed, that no matter howmany cannons are attacking the Indi, only sails are falling down, but nothing on deck is destroyed

[BVargas78]

it would be unlikely (but possible) for a cannon ball to hit the deck though, either they hit the hull or the balls go over it, unless they are targetting the sails in which they tend to use chain shot which has more chance of damaging the masts and sails.

Now i'm not an expert on ship construction but i'd of thought a deck could handle a falling mast/sail structure falling it.

[blaisejones]

well this is an independent movie production. I don't think they can afford to blow holes in ships all the time.

[GorinRedspear]

you don't get prize money for sinking a ship. crippling her, boarding her and dragging her to port does get you money. they often aimed at the rigging because you cant sink a ship that way

[onetwoeight2]

BOOM baby lol

[TheCurtainCall]

go hornblower!!!

a captain in the making i say

[ajrimmer42]

lol, a commodore in the making actually!

[TheCurtainCall]

yep

[StuckInTheBurbs]

Perhaps even an admiral!

[whiteNshine]

a commodore is an admiral.

[StuckInTheBurbs]

In Hornblower's time commodore wasn't an official rank in the Royal Navy, it was more of a title. A commodore back then was just a post-captain who was in command of a squadren. It is classed as a rank in it's own right nowadays though.

[matt2house]

a commodore is not an admiral moron.

[whiteNshine]

you little bitch, it is.

[matt2house]

it is bloody well not mate. read it up if you dont know

[Wonkapoo]

Anchor Bank doesn't know that. It cracks me up every time I see their savings plans and I see they've got the ranks all ahooey.

[matt2house]

who the hell are you and what the hell are you talking about?

[Wonkapoo]

I'm Wonkapoo, and Anchor Bank, which has a naval theme. Their most prestigious savings plan is Commodore and the second most is Admiral. I keep pointing out to them that that's backwards, but it's still wrong.

I'm on your side, don't get so confrontational!

[k4z3n0k1zu]

I really wish Horatio would just have Simpson thrown overboard in the middle of the night or something.

[DioTheCynic]

Goodness, the French are everywhere.

[TroupeDeMarine]

Be afraid....

[abemoni]

simpson is stinky without a doubt and is looking to die or be terribly incapacitated in part13. i look fwd to it with relish and a wicked grin on my face.

but i've got to concede the actor playing him has a lovely, lovely softish voice. this must be what they call a "dulcet tone."

[TroupeDeMarine]

Yeah! But also...VIVE LA FRANCE!!!

[MrDialup]

The enemy may hide behind a new face, but a Frenchman is still an Frenchman, and we will beat them as we have always beaten them!

[SSgruppenfuhrer]

that is absolutely right!!!, good speech of captain pellew

[TroupeDeMarine]

So the Hundred yrs. war doesnt count? Nor the Wars of the 1st-5th coalition either. How about the French intervention in the American Revolution? The Re-conquest of Normand, too? The Succesion of the dukes of Britaany? Do not they count?!

And yet for all you're mistakes you men of England are still France's most beloved enemy! ;)

[Zichiable]

@MrDialup Funny, as in modern times we more or less share an Army.

[TroupeDeMarine]

- 5, now I've stopped...darn.

[Ereldor]

HA HA! Take THAT Simpson!!