As Lasky cleans up after the fight he starts to reflect on things and thoughts of his brother come into play.

Tom sits down to watch another video of his brother.

Cadman (Tom’s brother) relays info about his most recent drop into the jungles of Arcadia. Tom hangs on his every word.

You can clearly see in Tom’s eyes that he cares deeply for his brother. I’m now getting the sense that these videos are NOT current, but are ones Tom has kept to see his brother again and again. I have a feeling that Cadman is already dead. In hope I’m wrong, however, it would be just the thing that would help spark Tom into becoming the soldier HE should be.

In this next pic we see Cadman talking about getting sick from drinking the water on Arcadia and it becomes something funny for he and his troops. Tom notices that.

The camaraderie that Cadman has with his troops is something I think Tom is wishing he had. It’s part of the catalyst for what’s soon to come.

Tom looks like he’s about to cry and the bullet shell acting as a chess piece stands inactive for the next move. Again, this is another indication to me that Cadman may indeed already be dead.

If you think about this, Vickers comment to Lasky about his brother not coming back just reaffirms the notion of Cadman already being dead. So this scene is much deeper in emotion that at first glance if it’s true about Cadman. Even if he’s not dead yet though, it’s still powerful in that Tom sees his brother as a fully realized soldier, yet still able to be who he is, that being likeable and fun to be around.

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