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Tag Archives: The Avengers
The Avengers: The Nutshell
The Nutshell, a thermonuclear underground shelter, the seat of government for World War Three, a shell that protects nuts. It seems like a suitable name for a bunker for politicians. The problem is that it was impossible to really create … Continue reading
The Avengers: Man with Two Shadows
This episode has another memorable opening sequence: a man being murdered by his doppelgänger, who is hiding in the wardrobe. The illusion of the scene is immediately shattered by the lack of a visible wound. I realise that was a … Continue reading
The Avengers: The Undertakers
The Avengers is becoming a series that prioritises unusual ideas over believability, and I have no problem with that at all. A prime example is the moment when a man climbs out of a coffin, grabs himself some supplies, and … Continue reading
The Avengers: Brief for Murder
Brief for Murder is the first episode of the third season of The Avengers, not that you would know that from the DVD set, which once again goes for a random episode order, as if they threw all the episode … Continue reading
The Avengers: Killer Whale
The Avengers is a very good series at coming up with interesting locations for stories, so I suppose I shouldn’t complain about this episode being set somewhere unusual, but boxing really isn’t my cup of tea. It wouldn’t be so … Continue reading
The Avengers: Six Hands Across a Table
Last week we had to bid a fond farewell to Venus Smith, and with her departure The Avengers escaped from a rut it had fallen into: the need to involve one of the main characters through coincidence. Venus never worked … Continue reading
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The Avengers: A Chorus of Frogs
This seems to be a really popular episode, and once again I find myself out of step with popular opinion. That happens so often that sometimes I wonder if my television is showing me the same thing as everyone else, … Continue reading
The Avengers: Conspiracy of Silence
We have gone from an amusement arcade to a circus, and another reused setting from the first season. But whereas last week’s was a big improvement on the ghost tunnel idea, this episode is considerably weaker than the first season … Continue reading
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The Avengers: Man in the Mirror
I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways. …although in the case of Victor Trevelyan, the “man in the mirror” in this Avengers episode, he’s not going to change his ways for anyone. … Continue reading
The Avengers: The White Dwarf
“When you say a star, you don’t mean a planet?” “No, the word star gets used very loosely.” Does it? If so, we’ve come a long way since the 60s. This is part of a conversation that once again demonstrates … Continue reading
The Avengers: School for Traitors
One thing The Avengers does very well is to come up with interesting locations for stories. This week we are at an unspecified English university. Unless I missed it, the university isn’t named, but reading between the lines it’s clearly … Continue reading
The Avengers: The Golden Eggs
Having been brought up watching Doctor Who, I am quite used to actors appearing in more than one role, but this takes things to extremes, with Peter Arne back for the second week in a row, playing a completely different … Continue reading
The Avengers: Warlock
We’ve gone from one kind of magic to another. Last week it was a stage magician with a vanishing cabinet. This week we’re into full on curses and voodoo. You’ve got to feel sorry for poor old Peter Neville, who … Continue reading
The Avengers: Box of Tricks
The box of the title does not actually refer to the magician’s cabinet that appears frequently throughout this episode, and it’s a good job that it doesn’t, because it’s just about the most boring old magic trick ever, and keeps … Continue reading
The Avengers: Immortal Clay
Cathy seems to be an expert on everything. Even allowing for how amazing she is, we start this episode with a massive coincidence. Cathy is visiting Marling Ceramics out of a genuine interest, in the preparation of a book she … Continue reading
The Avengers: Intercrime
We all know that organised crime exists, but I have no idea if there’s anything like the “intercrime” featured in this episode of The Avengers. It seems unlikely, but it’s certainly an entertaining idea for an episode. It reminds me … Continue reading
The Avengers: Dead on Course
This is Dr King’s third and final appearance in The Avengers and he leaves without fanfare and without having made much of an impression. That’s a shame because his first appearance was excellent, and Jon Rollason is capable of far … Continue reading
The Avengers: Death Dispatch
Some poor quality stock footage signals that this episode takes place in Jamaica, at least to start with, and from there becomes a bit of a globe-trotter for Steed and Cathy, with Steed posing as a courier delivering important dispatches … Continue reading
The Avengers: The Big Thinker
We start with a slow pan around an impressive studio set, and I don’t blame the director for that. He was probably very pleased with the designer’s work for this one and wanted to show off what he had to … Continue reading
The Avengers: Traitor in Zebra
At the start of this episode I thought I had put the disk in for Doctor Who: The War Games by mistake, with the opening shot of General Smythe looking thoughtfully out of the window, but it was actually not … Continue reading
The View from the Junkyard 