Episode 9: The New Avengers
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Other Viewpoints |
La grande interrogation
Das geheimnisvolle Ypsilon
Storia di ipsilon
Het grote waarom
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A convict with a secret is killed for it practically the moment he is released from jail. Purdey and Gambit race 'round the countryside searching for clues to the secret—about which no one has any idea—followed closely by two rather shady characters. For everyone's combined efforts, all that's retrieved is an old western paperback, which Steed reads twice, remarking, "Apart from a rather explicit description of Bessie's mating habits, Bessie is the owner of the Golden Wheel Saloon... a woman of startling proportions." Whilst Purdey ("I'm not a frog!") and Gambit ("Could be a stuck carburetor!") engage in multiple cross-country chases, Steed plays cards with a traitor.
IMHO |
Well crafted fun, with a maximum of interesting chases, clever plot twists and cute dialog, and a minimum of gratuitous violence and 70s wah-wah guitar music. Indeed, this departure from typical bang-em-up fare has a veritable surfeit of clever action sequences, set pieces and delicious jazzy music cues. "Park your official posterior" and have a grand old time.
Best Scene |
Purdey is hungry and pesters Gambit into taking her to an Italian restaurant. They wind up instead at a hot dog stand. Purdey to vendor: "Did he book ahead?" Vendor: "Nope, just lucky."
Best Line |
Purdey and Gambit examine Steed's bloated, lumpy bowler after it had saved his life from a point-blank shotgun blast. Gambit suggests Steed might need a phrenologist, and Purdey quips, "He needs a phrenologist like he needs a hole in the head."
Essential Reading |
- The Avengers Declassified by Alan Hayes
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson