Counterplay

"Counterplay" is an excellent story about American & German intelligence having it out amidst the French Underground. The Americans know the Germans are having a field day with our B 17 Bombers because of a hidden radar station. They send radar expert Technical Sergeant Rawlings (played by H.M. Wynant) to recon German radar via White Rook and the French Underground.

Ed Lakso did it again, another superb screenplay! Character development is excellent and combined with the top notch acting of Peter Mark Richman, Robert Ellenstein, Louis Mercier, and Vic Morrow, White Rook puts on a great show. "Counterplay" is filled with suspense, intrigue, intellectual as well as physical combat, and some memorable scenes. When Littlejohn laid a whack on one of our antagonists, I broke up laughing; the timing was so perfect. I had to play it over a few times. Hats off to Richman's stunt double in the chase scene; he must have really hurt himself. And the ending sequence with Louis Mercier as Paul DuBois shows us a real long time pro in action. Excellent casting right down to the last player.

Director Alan Crosland Jr. really put the time & effort into "Counterplay." The major combat sequence was extremely well done and relative timing involved in the whole episode was perfect.

Caje's last line and Saunders' reply are priceless. "Counterplay" was extremely entertaining from every angle and some of the scenes make us laugh because they're so well done. Great episode!