This review is like a quick BR 3-shot burst. 3 short scenes.

First we have Hastati squad in a lineup being address by Squad leader Orenski.

Make no mistake, Orenski is a hard ass, but with purpose. She’s the very description of a “Try-Hard.” Director Stewart Hendler captures this consistently from the character and the actor does a great job of portraying it.

Orenski is doing her damnedest to rally her troops for the biggest and last exercise of the semester. She references Silva’s quick action of being first to be ready during the early morning drill, as well as Silva’s parents giving the ultimate sacrifice of dying for the UNSC. This line alone gives us a greater glimpse into why Silva is emotionally reserved.

It seems like those words hit hard on Lasky and he’s in deep thought again as the scene transitions. Does he finally think about the honor of his family name and what that entails?

As Lasky lays down to bed for the night we cone again get a shot of the engraved saying above his bed. Is it finally being absorbed by Lasky? Does he understand the meaning of those words? The honor in those words?

He knocks on the wall next to him as he seemingly does every night and gets a responsive knock back by Silva who is in the room next door. Then he’s in deep thought before sleep.

Though subtle, these three quick scenes move the story along and start to gear Lasky up for the final challenge of this episode.

Next: Part 10 Prepped to Take Charge.