despite his stupidity, baldrick delivers a profound speech while in preparation for the "final push", tension is high, and baldrick demands, "why can't we just stop sir? why can't we just say 'no more killing, let's all go home'? why would it be stupid just to pack it in, sir? why?" neither captain blackadder nor lieutenant george are able to come up with a good answer beyond an attempted accusation of defeatism from george.