Into The Sea We Go...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Alas, poor Illya Kuryakin. The sailor who hates the sea. Thanks to The Shark Affair, we have knowledge of this weakness.
How many stories have featured this little detail? I don't recall it ever coming up again in the series. The number of times Illya ends up in the water is pretty often, swimming like a fish to do some sneaky maneuver and thwart or distract the enemy.
Is the fact (canon fact), that Illya is prone to being seasick an endearing quality? Do we write about it because a weakness makes him that much more human?
What do you think? And, if you write, how often have you drawn attention to a seasick Russian?
While we're on the topic of water, how ironic is it that Napoleon has been cast (thanks to st_crispins I believe), as an experienced sailor aboard his own vessel, but thanks to real life info, remains uncomfortable in the water.
I know it's a Holiday Weekend for a lot of us, but if you get a minute, leave a comment.


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RE: Good topic

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

He does have a cold in the The King of Diamonds (with Ricardo Montalban), but I don't recall the allergies. It's amazing what we remember about those episodes.
I do recall that Robert Vaughn had some sort of traumatic experience in the water.

Re: Good topic

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

I don't remember the name of the episode but it's the one where IK inadvertently saves the life of some foreign dictator and he's given a heroes sash to wear along the a bouquet of flowers, which makes him sneeze.

Now funny, I don't remember NS having had some traumatic experience in the water. I do recall RV complaining about the writers giving him water scenes when they knew he didn't know how to swim.