The ambush and executions far exceeded the legal authority of the Confederate commanders, who should have arrested the Germans for attempting to flee conscription.
But if the spirit of his parents' parties has been rekindled, the execution is far different.
The menu didn't read that well, but the execution was far worse.
All told, I liked it, more for its potential than for its execution so far, but we didn't really get a fair chance with only one episode.
The language of violence ("murdered," "execution") was far more common in English than in Danish, and words of attachment ("healthy," "baby," "beautiful") could be found only in English.
The something-for-everyone ethos hardly lends itself to great flights of fancy, but the execution provides far more pleasant surprises than ugly ones.
If anything these seem to be the more extravagant moves from Microsoft, rather than simply allowing you to switch quickly between TV and gaming - a feature that is smart in its execution but far from revolutionary in its conception.
Real life Glasgow criminal Paul Ferris is at the centre of what hopes to be a Scottish Godfather, though the themes of honour, family and violent revenge feel pretty familiar and the execution is far from slick.
The execution was far from slapdash:the cast was picked from Rio neighbourhoods, and a pool of 2, 000 amateurs was trimmed down to some 200, who were taught improvisational drama over eight months before filming started.
It means supporting a system in which an execution is far more likely to take place when the convicted murderer is black and the victim is white, than it is when the victim is black and the killer is white.
