Episode 11: The New Avengers
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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 |
Purdey posing as a mannequin who can't keep her
pajama bottoms up ("Today's biggest offer!") is worth the price of
admission. 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."
