You can stream perhaps the best 69 minutes of Donnie Wahlberg’s career in the celebrated war epic

Donnie Wahlberg may be far less well-known as an actor than his brother Mark Wahlberg, who is two years younger. But after his 279 episodes of Blue Bloods at the latest, he is a TV fixture. After the cancellation of the series, many of the star’s fans will have to look back for the time being in order to find more good series entertainment with Donnie Wahlberg. And hopefully with one of his best series roles ever get stuck.

Blue Bloods star Donnie Wahlberg was in the best war series

Even if Donnie Wahlberg is committed to continuing Blue Bloods, the chances of the series returning after season 14 are slim. But even as he shifted his film career more and more into series in the early 2000s, the American actor made an impressive appearance that you have to see: He was part of the main cast of Band of Brothers and got there a really strong episode that belonged only to him.

Even after over 20 years, Band of Brother is still a masterpiece. The HBO war series from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg follows the Easy Company into the Second World War in 1942. The paratrooper regiment works its way west from France to the German front and is repeatedly involved in costly battles. Using haunting individual fates, the series makes the horror of war tangible in a realistic, detailed way. Under the leader Richard Winters (Damian Lewis), the later Blue Bloods star Donnie Wahlberg is also an important member of the soldierly “Group of brothers“.

For 69 minutes, Donnie Wahlberg convinces us of his leadership qualities in Band of Brothers

The Band of Brothers series shines a light on the life of a soldier by focusing each episode on new men who experience war firsthand. This can be Captain Winters at the beginning and later medic Eugene Roe (Shane Taylor). In this way, the military community is always together, but everyone gets their place in the spotlight for once. Donnie Wahlberg’s character Carwood Lipton has makes his big appearance in episode 7.

The 69 minute long episode is titled “breakthrough” (in English original: “The Breaking Point“) and deals with the (In)ability of leaders in war. Easy Company’s new direct superior, Norman Dike (Peter O’Meara), always disappears when he is most needed for a combat decision. Then it’s up to Donnie Wahlberg’s Sergeant Lipton to keep morale up.

It is a difficult border crossing, for the non-commissioned officer who is neither a simple foot soldier nor a real decision-maker. Lipton lends an understanding ear to his comrades’ complaints, but is also careful not to openly denigrate the incompetent boss. He masters the task with flying colors and unknowingly recommends himself as a leader who always knows what to do.

Donnie Wahlberg’s role in Band of Brothers could almost be considered complete Counterpart to his hotheaded NYPD detective in Blue Bloods read. Because where his Danny Reagan doesn’t take the rules too seriously, his Carwood Lipton, as a reliable soldier, keeps a cool head and grounds his fellow human beings.

The fact that we can easily take both roles from Wahlberg is what sets him apart as an actor. Anyone who doesn’t yet know his strong performance in the war series should definitely catch up on at least episode 7, which also works on its own. After that, you’re guaranteed to want the actor on your side in every situation when things get tough.

Band of Brothers Universe Podcast: What is the best war series?

The war series Band of Brothers, created in 2001 by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, is still considered one of the best representatives of the genre. But the follow-up series The Pacific and the newly released thematic sequel Masters of the Air are also exceptional stories in the Second World War.

We introduce you to the three series of the Band of Brothers universe with their land, island and air battles, compare their advantages and ask whether war can be entertainment.

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