Date: 2018-09-23 11:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leethet.livejournal.com
Deadly Toys? The one with Angela Lansbury as Miss Van Donck and the brilliant kid, Bartlett. The Countess accused Illya of being a second story man when he got down off the hook, and he didn't deny it. :-)

Date: 2018-09-23 05:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leethet.livejournal.com
Even though she IS horribly over the top in the ep, I like her can-do spirit, flying and climbing trees and stuff.

She is grotesque with her flirtation with Napoleon, though - it's so treacly and phony.

Date: 2018-09-23 06:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] redqueen88.livejournal.com
Her performance in this always reminds me of Auntie Mame. Maybe was channeling that. Also makes me wonder how much of a performance is due to the writing and how much to the actor's interpretation?

Date: 2018-09-23 11:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leethet.livejournal.com
Good point. Because, oh lord, the WRITING. Sometimes it's great (early seasons) and sometimes there's just no way to make those lines sound anything but ridiculous.

I like Angela Lansbury generally, without supposing she's a great actress or anything - but that character, despite her good points ... yeah. I fast forward through certain sections of this ep, for sure.

Date: 2018-09-23 11:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leethet.livejournal.com
I am going to guess that it's the compressed, time-pressed nature of episodic TV that results in many people seeming to give performances that are beneath them. I like this episode for certain bits of it, but I also fast forward, in embarrassment, during other bits.

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