As this episode opens Steed is preparing to go away on holiday; he opens to door to leave and a man knocks out. This scene then repeats but this time when he opens the door Tara is there asking if he is ready to go to work
it is as if the previous weeks have not happened for Steed. During his time away he apparently phoned Tara and send post cards from the continent and his car shows evidence of being overseas, there is also a photograph of him with a woman he has no recollection of. The only thing he seems to remember is a Chinese face. As he tries to find out what happened to him he is frequently followed by the man who hit him in the opening scene but strangely he doesn't appear to notice even when the man is right next to him. Every time Steed areas to be remembering something he is hit again and once again finds himself at home thinking it is the first day of his holiday. With Mother away Father is in charge; she removes Steed's security clearance and has him followed. As Steed and Tara close in on the truth both of them are in danger and we learn that Steed has been brainwashed into his condition with the intention of having him kill Mother!
This is a fine episode with a good sense of mystery. Since Steed is a character who is always in control of himself and the situation it is interesting to see him having to deal with a situation where he isn't in control. Patrick Macnee does a fine job depicting Steed as he struggles to come to come to terms with the lost time. Linda Thorson is also on good form as Tara tries to help her friend; she also has some good action scenes. Given that Mother is a man it is appropriate that Father is a woman; making her blind was also an interesting touch. It will come as no surprise that Steed doesn't actually kill Mother but the end is handled well making us think he may have attempted to kill him. Overall a really good episode with a greater sense of danger than usual without losing the classic Avengers feel.
This is a fine episode with a good sense of mystery. Since Steed is a character who is always in control of himself and the situation it is interesting to see him having to deal with a situation where he isn't in control. Patrick Macnee does a fine job depicting Steed as he struggles to come to come to terms with the lost time. Linda Thorson is also on good form as Tara tries to help her friend; she also has some good action scenes. Given that Mother is a man it is appropriate that Father is a woman; making her blind was also an interesting touch. It will come as no surprise that Steed doesn't actually kill Mother but the end is handled well making us think he may have attempted to kill him. Overall a really good episode with a greater sense of danger than usual without losing the classic Avengers feel.
