During a recent interview withVariety, Turner and Butler discussed their characters' reunion in episode 6.

Up until Episode 5, Bucky is a superstitious man.

He lives by his own rules and they keep him safe.

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But he breaks away from those rules to go and find his friend.

He betrays his lucky jacket because Buck doesnt like it.

Thats such an extreme thing for him to do.

Callum Turner and Austin Butler as John Egan and Gale Cleven in Masters of the Air

And once he is on the ground, it is just about survival.

It is really extraordinary what he went through, and the violence he witnessed.

So yes, by the end of the war, Bucky is a completely different human being."

Masters of the Air Buck and Bucky laughing

Masters of the Air is an Apple TV+ original war drama starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, and Barry Keoghan. The series follows a group of eleven World War II pilots who fight German fighters in a bomber called “The Flying Fortress.” The miniseries was based on the book Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller.

But I guess for the narrative, we were keeping the mystery alive."

It is ravaging their friendship.

But they are best friends, and thats what happens to best friends all the time."

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You want to be a part of the action and make a difference.

In whatever ways that you’ve got the option to."

Other moments, including interactions at different social gatherings and Bucky’s musical performance, demonstrate their unique camaraderie.

Headshot Of Callum Turner

Masters of the Airepisode 6 premiered on Apple TV+ on February 23.

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