Man from U.N.C.L.E. Section VII

We had Writers' Choice yesterday, but today is good for recommending stories as well.
I was looking at the MFU Archive, one of the tried and true sites for MFU fiction, and found a series of stories based around the premise of the Return Movie.  You may be one of those who disdain the film, but I have taken inspiration from it in my own House of Vanya series.
hypatia_66 has a very satisfying and engaging take on it that I believe will make for a  pleasureable afternoon of reading for everyone who checks it out.
You can find her page HERE and the series is All In Honor.  Just a note, the last entry (part 5), is actually a prequel to the series, so it works if you read it first rather than leaving it to last; just my preference now that I've read it.

Every once in a while I scroll through the tags and just start clicking on them to see what I'll find.  It's a fun way to go back and read what came before, and you'll certainly find something to enjoy by doing so.
I ran across one of mine today that is setting off a lot of 'what ifs'  concerning the subject matter.  I think there might be something brewing here, and with snow days and slow days to contend with, the results might be in sooner than later.  I'm not promising anything this week, but look for more House of Vanya, specifically a follow up to the last story listed below, The Re-Kindling of Old Flames.
If you've never read any of my Vanya stories, or the prequel installments, A Fragile Heart and One Time, then I invite you to do so with the hope you can catch my vision of what it might have looked like within the parameters of the Return Movie.
Illya's two loves, or I perhaps should say, two of Illya's loves, occupy these stories. I hope you'll let me know what you think.


A Fragile Heart
One Time
House of Vanya

April and Illya Stories:
The List is HERE including the last chapter in that series of stories.
King for a Day
The Re-Kindling of Old Flames

My attention was hijacked by the topic of the Return Movie, that little bit of MFU that either disappoints entirely or piques one's interest in the possibilities of something different.
I don't hate it, don't love it.  I do find it interesting and, as many who might read this will already know, I have a series of stories based around it and the whole Vanya thing.  As for the movie itself, I found this article and think it's worth a read as a prelude to a discussion; you can find it HERE
One of the things the writer points out is how different the two main men were in their appearance, primarily how well each had aged.  As we mostly will agree he mentions that David McCallum is looking very good, not much different from his 60's Kuryakin, while Robert Vaughn seems much older than 50.  I'm paraphrasing but that's the gist of it.  And I agree, and I wonder what kind of a difference that made to the success of the film; was RV just too removed from his days as the young and dashing Napoleon Solo to satisfy the viewers?
Of course that has nothing to do with the script or the fact that the two main characters spent so little time on screen together, which was the whole point of a reboot of the series.  Their chemistry is what made the show work, so to lose that to a miscue in the scriptwriting department was very disappointing.
Having said that, the McCallum scenes are gold to me, I watch the movie and fast forward to every frame that features him.  I know I can't be the only one doing that.
So, anything you want to say or discuss about this not quite engaging movie?

If you've not read any of my Vanya series, this is a link to what has come before.  It is on AO3.
House of Vanya
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Somewhere in New York City, 1990...

He hadn't meant to intrude on what looked like a private moment, but the sight of her stopped him in his tracks.  In so doing he caused the person who had been following too closely behind him to bump and then stumble; Illya Kuryakin responded with an automatic lightening response, catching the girl before she landed on all fours.

This series of events caught the eye of the pretty woman with the auburn hair.

She was sitting at a table by the window, the sunlight working like an irridescent shower as it washed over April Dancer's still vibrant hair.  The young man who sat across from her had a similar shade of hair, and as Illya regained his solitary path he took note of what now registered as a family resemblance.

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