In the end, Gallagher showed us he wasn't a warrior not even a soldier. Real warriors don't needlessly put their men at risk. Real warriors don't chase medals. And they certainly don't murder unarmed prisoners or terrorize civilian populations. The joke is, he couldn't even admit bravely his believes and that makes him more coward than ISIS members who are at least proud of their ideology. What a shame!

This is a great documentary. I nearly stopped watching it halfway through episode three however I decided to stick it out. The reason I nearly pulled the plug was how disgusted I was at the course of events once Eddie Gallagher's social media/marketing savvy wife started a PR campaign which ultimately ended up with Trump involved and blindly supporting Gallagher and his actions. I guess I shouldn't be surprised by that though - that's essentially how the Apprentice guy became president right? Only in America. Anyhoo, while Gallagher's story and his acquittal is public domain, this documentary gives depth to how that occurred - sadly the seal team members who had the moral courage to expose this did so at great personal expense ultimately. But we can all see they did the right thing and I hope they are sleeping well at night - they deserve to be.

A well-told story about real fur seals, for whom moral principles are important, corrupt politicians who help military assassins, a nasty galagher and his wife, I hope the navy will reopen the case.

This is a must see eye opening documentary. I remember this case happening and being in the news 24/7 for a while. I had no idea of the depth of this story and the implications. Leaves you wondering about the "justice system" in this great country.

Anyone judging the Ukraine situation right now should watch this , especially the last and final fourth episode . Where's the war crimes tribunal for the states ? I hate the hypocrisy of this world , I really do . In the end it's the innocent that suffers not the heads of states .

This was clearly an opportunity to give the men who testified against Gallagher, the chance to speak freely and offer their stories. Eddie has been give the platform on Youtube with many retired Seals allowing him to give his side of the story. This however, does not address the full amount of prosecutorial misconduct that went on. It also gives the head prosecutor an opportunity to justify why he used the email tracking. Clearly the judge disagreed. It gives the former secretary of state his chance to justify his reasons for the way things went down. And at the end, they lay the bias out in plain sight (after letting it fester for 3 episodes). Not a lot of unbiased interviews included in this documentary but I found Gio's insights pretty damning to these other dudes.

This is a great examination of the mental price of war, and what our American soldiers toil with mentally from the horror of combat. Although it uses the Gallagher case as the backdrop, it examines a much broader part of military experiences, especially for those on the front lines. I don't like how the filmmakers, at the end, slyly took a side/opinion. Otherwise this did a great job telling this particular story, and more importantly the overall issues at the heart of the matter. The one guy who was in "operations", in my opinion, was the only one who had a clear thought process about the whole situation. I have a real problem with training our people to defend us/go to war, and then bring them home to accuse/try them for crimes. Burden of proof better be beyond and mountainous.

This came out about 3 yrs ago. Im just getting into it now through the mini series doc. The series good in setting the stage but was slanted toward the accusers. It left me empty with no solid conclusion. I did a deeper dive and read Eddies book and watched a 5 hour interview on a podcast that was more interesting that any streaming movies I have saved.

I felt there was so much more to hear on this and found that to be the case. There is SO much more going on behind the scenes that it is incredible this case even went to court. This never would have made the evidentiary standard in civilian court. Im amazed at how bad the Navy and the military treated Eddie without a conviction and the massive effort to convict him by fraudulent means. The things they did to him and his family deserves a full on docudrama unleashing all the dirt they tried to pull on him and his defense. The was a third world court trial and the prosecution should ashamed of themselves. In fact they deserve to be prosecuted for misconduct. The bottom line is even if someone did it- the prosecution must prove it. It is there job to do so legally and ethically. None of these were done in this case. Some cases are not provable for conviction. Once again Trump was found to be right on this. Riveting case for sure since you cannot believe this is happening in the US Military. Gratitude to Eddie and his family for their sacrifice in the service of our country. Watch the doc, but did deeper. Read the book and listen to the 5 hr podcast.

There are Documentaries and Docu-Series Biographies that deal with events that occur in everyday life that are so significant that only through the bravery of certain interveners their deeds, positive or negative, come "in the light of day". This week Apple TV released the mini-series "The Line (2021)" about the US Seals and the disastrous consequences that war can bring.

This documentary bothers me on a number of levels but let's just start with the obvious. This man, Eddie Gallagher, Navy SEAL, was obviously suffering from PTSD. His behavior was indicative of this, and other signs such as his weight loss and increasing withdrawal from others were mentioned but then glossed over. He was made out to be a sociopath and these newbies on the scene are glorified for being so brave and turning him in. Let's think about this a little more deeply. He has years of combat experience that's obviously affected him and led him to be hyper vigilant, aggressive, while at the same time being emotionally dissociated ... (symptoms of ptsd btw) ... and then everyone's so upset that he stabs an isis fighter ?!?! I'm not saying it was ok, but he was groomed for war and his ability to act swiftly while being emotionally detached has always been reinforced and frankly celebrated but bc he "didn't follow the rules " he's a war criminal?! I'm sorry but this documentary is missing the point.

This was the best honest description of how war affects everyone. Men women kids all are victims when we have to choose a side. This picture shows how the men that are away from their friends and families are protecting us.

I will never agree with punishing someone for doing a great job of protecting us. Honestly most Americans don't care what rules are broken as long as we can live in peace.

I recommend this movie.

I didn't really remember this case, but it was clear where it was headed. It is fitting that the five time draft dodger and the rest of the right wing echo chamber sided with the cowardly and murderous Gallagher. I say this as a veteran and former Republican. They are on the wrong side of almost everything and in the end as is the case with most everything churned out at Fox News the Gallagher case and their handling of it had nothing to do with the truth or justice and as always the projection heaped on the Seals brave enough to stand up and tell he truth is included. Well done documentary. I'm glad people got to see what happens to the truth when these outside forces get involved.

Its a very american perspective, the voice in the first episode soly represent US seals. Portraiting ISIS like animals, highly uncivilized, barbaric. US military is given to much space to portrait them self and there mission. Drawing a narrow image which has so many more facades. Don't understand me wrong most of the people in the documentary are self critical. However it would have helped to bring a perspective of locals in mosoul, or officals from the iraqi army.

They way it is not is reproducting stereotype and misconceptions.

As is the issue with so many 'documentaries', the producers want to make sure you get information from the 'right' side. To that end, good job. Unfortunately, the truth has to come from unbiasedly presenting both sides, without choosing a side. Realizing how difficult that can be, unfortunately, as is the commonplace in 'journalism' today, this documentary is a failure.