Round Table - What Chivalry Here Doth Abide...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I've always been intrigued by Illya's reaction in this scene from Her Master's Voice Affair.  When Miss Partridge goes down he swoops in and, with that distessed look on his face, seems intent on comforting her.  It's moving, evocative of something in his past perhaps?  I wrote a vignette on it several years back, it's posted on mfuwss if you're interested.
On this Mother's Day, I wonder if it might be connected to memories of his own mother, of loss and heartache.  He is also quick to help the parents of Alexander when they are found in the cave doing hard labor.  Funny that it's the Russian who seems to have this soft spot for older people, perhaps parent figures for him.
Any ideas?

Comments

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Russian society is one which reveres and respects its elderly citizens. That's not to say other societies don't, but countries like Russia and Japan, tend to put the older generation first. I reckon Illya's reaction is a cultural thing.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

That would be exemplary for the series if we can trust that the writers took that into consideration. Of course it works fine in our fanfic world.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

We all know that it was pure fluke that writer's somehow hit on a bit of Russian tradition. Sometimes, they managed to get things right :-)