tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75557205567764834.post27053046086812861..comments2024-01-29T04:14:06.026-08:00Comments on Preppies of the Apocalypse: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: “The King of Diamonds Affair”Morgan Richterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479288651753689466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75557205567764834.post-60417981748864561882023-07-06T17:23:28.989-07:002023-07-06T17:23:28.989-07:00I think in the final scene Illya may actually have...I think in the final scene Illya may actually have an Alka-Seltzer or something. He pours something from one glass into another and then moodily watches it fizz, poor guy.Timemidaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108721843045772000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75557205567764834.post-20296751733609295442023-05-27T10:44:23.232-07:002023-05-27T10:44:23.232-07:00We can see the "camp quotient" inching o...We can see the "camp quotient" inching ominously higher already, with that ludicrous "Charge of the Cavalry" tape recording (which somehow fills the entire stockade with realistic, high-fidelity sound in an era when such a thing would have been impossible without huge banks of amps and speakers), which Ilya somehow just happened to have on hand . . . bodes ill for the future. jazzmanchgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568707898871466512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75557205567764834.post-17679465097261240532016-12-18T13:15:21.051-08:002016-12-18T13:15:21.051-08:00This episode is all about Napoleon not respecting ...This episode is all about Napoleon not respecting Illya's personal space in the front seat of a car. But the Avengersesque bowler hats are also a nice touch, yes.Morgan Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479288651753689466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75557205567764834.post-38147706350636740432016-12-18T09:40:23.308-08:002016-12-18T09:40:23.308-08:00Except for the dodgy accents and pretending an MGM...Except for the dodgy accents and pretending an MGM set is London this is one of those goods episodes that I tend to overlook. I enjoyed the slightly Avengersesque bowler hats, the mist on Dartmoor, the identical cars chasing our boys round London. I loved poor Illya's ever present headache and his general disgruntlement at his job at times. And Napoleon being unable to sit in a car properly without rubbing himself all over Illya, of course.<br />Aconitum-Napellushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132750527925948980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75557205567764834.post-47065448483947924472016-12-07T11:08:18.853-08:002016-12-07T11:08:18.853-08:00Oh, yes. I love seeing Illya scale walls and jump ...Oh, yes. I love seeing Illya scale walls and jump off of things. Vaughn never really got the hang of doing stunts, but McCallum was a natural.Morgan Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479288651753689466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75557205567764834.post-38843952333894602372016-12-05T19:15:04.085-08:002016-12-05T19:15:04.085-08:00My favourite thing about this episode (apart from ...My favourite thing about this episode (apart from Ricardo Montalban, of course) are the scenes where Illya (wearing his Ingenious Disguise) climbs up and down walls and over roofs to rescue Napoleon. There's something <i>extremely</i> appealing about Illya when he's at his most athletic and cat-like.vintagehoarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712215159631487676noreply@blogger.com