This is a totally incredible but not so unbelievable scheme for our heroes: stealing the corpse for the purpose of their mission. For the rest of the story, we fond some of the usual stuff, the set-up topic and so on...
A classical but more than efficient episode. With a little tribute to The Count of Monte Cristo.
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Where's Willy When You Need Him?
aramis-112-80488021 September 2022
To avert another Cuban-type missile crisis the team must do a bit of corpse-stealing and framing an innocent man.
A few unbelievable things here: first, that they can shift around huge stone blocks without Willy's help. Doug is assisting here, but he's a doctor, not a strong-man.
Then there's the idea that, despite what she seems to think, Lesley Ann Warren's character can seduce anyone she wants to, on demand. At this stage of her career, too, she can barely act her way out of a wet paper bag.
Finally, there's the idea that a catafalque can be removed inches from an honor guard without their noticing. Even with their backs turned they ought to feel changes in air pressure. Are they drunk or what?
It's always good to see guest stars John Vernon and returning Ramon Biere (The Submarine, one of their all-time best). But this is the notorious fifth season, with its change of format and its irritating new orchestration of the most famous signature tune in TV history.
This episode is silly in the best M:I way, where their victims never notice coincidences piling up on each other. It's just too bad Willy's not here and Warren is, with all the wealth of talent they had at their disposal in season 4. Still, while we're all waiting breathlessly for the L. Day George years, it's fun. And it works.
A few unbelievable things here: first, that they can shift around huge stone blocks without Willy's help. Doug is assisting here, but he's a doctor, not a strong-man.
Then there's the idea that, despite what she seems to think, Lesley Ann Warren's character can seduce anyone she wants to, on demand. At this stage of her career, too, she can barely act her way out of a wet paper bag.
Finally, there's the idea that a catafalque can be removed inches from an honor guard without their noticing. Even with their backs turned they ought to feel changes in air pressure. Are they drunk or what?
It's always good to see guest stars John Vernon and returning Ramon Biere (The Submarine, one of their all-time best). But this is the notorious fifth season, with its change of format and its irritating new orchestration of the most famous signature tune in TV history.
This episode is silly in the best M:I way, where their victims never notice coincidences piling up on each other. It's just too bad Willy's not here and Warren is, with all the wealth of talent they had at their disposal in season 4. Still, while we're all waiting breathlessly for the L. Day George years, it's fun. And it works.
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