Season 5, Episode 7: Grown Up (Patreon)

Al's not here anymore. 

On MSB this week, we've stopped crying long enough to talk about the final episode of War in the Pocket, and Thom has a Rapid Fire Research Roundup as he works through a whole bushel of Zeon names and inspirations derived from film, literature, and mythology. 

Rapid Fire Research Roundup

General Rugens:

• Gundam 0080 setting materials (settei) posted by Mark Simmons.
• The Wikipedia page for actor Curd Jürgens.
• A comparison of Rugens and Jürgens as he appeared in The Devil's General/Des Teufels General: 
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• Some more information about the real general Ernst Udet, via Wikipedia and a more detailed biography.  

Captain von Helsing: 

• Wikipedia page for Peter Cushing, with reference to his role as van Helsing.
• Comparison of Cushing to von Helsing:
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The Graf Zeppelin:

• The Graf Zeppelin's Wikipedia page.
• More about the problems that prevented the ship from entering service.
• More details, some good photographs, and a mockup model of what it might have looked like. 
• Additional information about the ship, including a report (with photos and videos) about an expedition to dive the wreck itself. 

Siegfried & Valkyrie:

• Wikipedia page for Siegfried (using his Norse name Sigurd).
• Brief Britannica article on Siegfried.
• A detailed breakdown of different Siegfried myths in both German and Norse traditions. 
• Wagner's Ring Cycle (Der Ring des Nibelung). 
• Wagner himself, via Wikipedia.
• An article looking at the connection between Hitler, the Nazi regime, and Wagner's operas: Charlotte Higgins for The Guardian: How the Nazis took Flight from Valkyries and Rhinemaidens. July 3, 2007. Available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jul/03/secondworldwar.musicnews 
• The full version of Siegfried's funeral march. 
• Regarding the historical, and enduring, use of Siegfried by the far-right in Germany:

Michael Zeller for Fair Observer: From Opera to MMA: Nationalist Symbolism and the German Far Right. August 12, 2021. Available at https://www.fairobserver.com/region/europe/michael-c-zeller-richard-wagner-opera-nibelungenlied-nationalist-symbolism-far-right-germany-news-915421/ 

Jacob Katz, The Darker Side of Genius: Richard Wagner's Anti-Semitism. 1986.

Marie Todeskino for Deutsche Welle: The hateful side of Wagner's musical genius. May 31, 2013. Available at https://www.dw.com/en/the-hateful-side-of-wagners-musical-genius/a-16850818

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