Episode 18: The New Avengers
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Those health farms can be deadly! After nearly fifty colleagues die of natural causes over a two-year period, Steed and company discover the common
link: a health farm! So The Avengers make an appointment at the farm for a quick tune-up...
IMHO |
Pretty straightforward, predictable fare; nothing outrageous
or ingenious. Most likely the episode's sole claim to fame is its guest star, Caroline
Munro. Lots of 70s wah-wah music as the Angels dance their victims—as well as their viewers—to the brink of
exhaustion. And the villain brings the pace to a complete halt as he explains in great detail to one of his Angels exactly how the scheme works.
Well, considering that the operation has been running for two years, hasn't she figured it
out yet? Features some clips from other New Avengers
episodes as a drugged Steed recalls his basic training. Hmmm, I should think he'd recall
things from a much earlier time—but then again, his memories from the 60s
are probably copyrighted...
Trivia |
The short-lived stage play of The Avengers
was penned by Terence Feely and Brian Clemens.
Best Line |
Macnee gets to use a line he might have concocted himself: sitting under a heat lamp in full dress he explains, "Not hot enough. I like California, on one of their less-good summers."
In second place is Purdey, after Gambit breaks into the room where she is in traction: "Switch it off or I'll be playing the Harlem Globetrotters!"
