Episode 11: The New Avengers
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Other Viewpoints
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Schlaf über der Stadt
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Wakey, wakey. The Avengers observe a demonstration of a new sleeping gas, which is subsequently stolen—along with its antidote. And whilst the whole of London is forced to sleep in the following Sunday morning, the city is being looted. But the looters aren't the only ones left awake...
IMHO |
It's a plot seemingly created just to offer up some occasionally cute vignettes—unfortunately, it's not enough to sustain one's interest for a full hour. (I spent most of the time trying to figure out where I'd seen Sara Kestelman before—it was in Zardoz with Charlotte Rampling, a.k.a. Hana Wilde from "The Superlative Seven.") The whole bit with Steed staying over at Gambit's flat is awkwardly staged, and once again Steed loses an old friend, a device as over-used as Purdey being abducted to get at Steed. Zzzzz.
Best Scene |
Worth the price of admission: Purdey posing as a mannequin who can't keep her pajama bottoms up ("Today's biggest offer!"). The fight that follows is clever and ends perfectly, as she swipes the belt from one of the thugs she'd knocked out.
Best Line |
While our trio is being inoculated against the sleeping gas, the scientist makes a reference to tests done on rabbits. Purdey quips, "People aren't like rabbits." And Steed chimes in, "Oh, I don't know, an uncle of mine sired nineteen children. He was a keen bicyclist... Of course, he got about a bit."
Essential Reading |
- The Avengers Declassified by Alan Hayes
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson