The entire point of this episode was an attempt by Conor to mentally break Keego, and it can confidently be concluded that he succeeded in spectacular fashion.
Deadliest Warrior was... a show. That's the nicest thing I can think to say about it. It sought to pit history's deadliest warriors (go figure) against each other in an attempt to determine who was history's... well, deadliest warrior. On paper it sounds great. Who is history's best general? The most competent guerrilla fighter? The greatest hand-to-hand fighter? But that's where the praise ends, because how they go about proving it is not only an exercise in "How cool can I make this show so people switch off and don't question anything?" but just serves as an excuse by the hosts to play around with some of history's most iconic weapons.
Normally this would be fine, but unfortunately for viewers of the show this attempt at inflating the cool factor leads to questionable conclusions and outright historically incorrect assertions. Some examples? I thought you'd never ask!
- Ireland lost the War of Independence in 1920.
- Who is the better fighter? The Viet Cong or the Waffen SS?
- Napoleon Bonaparte being entirely incompetent with regard to light infantry and guerrilla warfare.
- The iconic tools of the Irish Republican Army being a slingshot and a flamethrower.
- SWAT teams promoting unit cohesion while a simulation pits them in an "every man for himself" scenario.
And much, MUCH more.
So join Conor and Keego this week as they delve into the horrifying world of the Deadliest Warrior to conclude once and for all if this show has some merit after all, or if we both wasted four hours of our life bashing our heads against a wall trying to forget everything we just subjected ourselves to... God help us.
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Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Episode Start
(04:58) The IRA vs. the Taliban
(19:49) GSG 9 vs. SWAT
(39:50) Waffen SS vs. Viet Cong
(56:45) Napoleon Bonaparte vs. George Washington
(01:48:04) Rating Deadliest Warrior
