Episode 48: Cathy Gale Era
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Other Viewpoints |
L'Homme dans le miroir
El Hombre En El Espejo
Un uomo nello specchio
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Production completed: 22 February 1963
UK Premiere (London, Season 2): 24 February 1963
US Premiere (A&E cable): ca. 26 February 1991
A
cipher expert inexplicably commits suicide at an amusement park, of all
places. Only trouble is, Venus Smith has accidentally
taken a photograph of the man, still very much alive, after his reported
death.
IMHO |
Alas, the plodding pace and transparent plot make work of getting through this episode. There is but one bright spot: Steed locking horns with his superior, which reveals some of his raw edges. Vaguely recalls "The Gravediggers" (hiding a live dead man) and "Too Many Christmas Trees" (messing about in a hall of mirrors).
I am often accused of being too hard on Venus Smith episodes. Well, please explain to me why a young, professional singer allows herself to be so horribly manipulated by Steed—unless she likes having her life threatened for no apparent reason. And unless some details have been left to the imagination, it would appear that her only compensation for her considerable troubles are sugar-daddy-type gifts from a rather lecherous-looking older man!
Besides, they're not all awful; see my review for "A Chorus of Frogs."
Trivia |
Stephen King of Ireland notes some similarities between this episode and Goldeneye of James Bond fame. Both of the villains are named Trevelyan, and both of them fake their own deaths to become traitors...
*This unofficial subtitle is by Yours Truly.
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson