If I hadn't thrown in a passing mention to the many Wandas of UNCLE in a (very tongue-in-cheek) fic I was writing, I might never have gotten onto the subject myself! But you can't discuss the Wandas properly without going into Sarah and Maude and film vs TV differences at the very least, and once I started finding interviews and behind-the-scenes details the whole thing just snowballed. As you say, even the ones who only got a one-shot appearances can bet totally worth some love as well. :)
Whoo, another Leigh Chapman fan! I haven't actually seen any of her work as a writer as yet, but she was so engaging on screen as Sarah and she sounds like such a fascinating character herself. I do kind of wish we'd gotten to see her write for UNCLE too.
And oh man, I didn't realize Charles Bronson was actually David's friend! UGH! That makes it so much worse what he did. And how sickening about his behavior with Yvonne Craig!
Yeah, not just friends but close friends for years before everything went down - David was the one who introduced him to his wife! In some respects it does sound like everything worked out for the best, in that they both ultimately seemed happier after marrying different people, but nothing I've heard about Bronson endears him to me at all.
So bizarre about Yvonne's Maude Waverly character and her purpose. That really is getting far-out. It could have distracted Napoleon to the point that he'd think he was losing it completely to forget all those dates. WTH.
Well, to put it in context, everything about that story was seriously wacky bullshit, whichever version you watch. You've got a villain who thinks he can 'outdo Alexander the Great' by breaking the Ten Commandments (a list of rules from a religion Alexander wouldn't have given two figs about, mostly prescribing things like not working on the sabbath and being polite to your folks), a Greek historian who suddenly decides to dabble in experimental Egyptian archaeology by wrapping Illya up like a mummy for no plot reason whatsoever, and a last act where all Napoleon and Illya get to do is stumble hopelessly late into and out of scenes while other people prevent the assassination attempt and take down the villain. Heck, it's the story that puts the words "Oh, we can't get [the innocent] involved! It's far too dangerous!" into the mouths of all three of our heroes! Say what you like about Maude, but she fits right in. XD
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Whoo, another Leigh Chapman fan! I haven't actually seen any of her work as a writer as yet, but she was so engaging on screen as Sarah and she sounds like such a fascinating character herself. I do kind of wish we'd gotten to see her write for UNCLE too.
And oh man, I didn't realize Charles Bronson was actually David's friend! UGH! That makes it so much worse what he did. And how sickening about his behavior with Yvonne Craig!
Yeah, not just friends but close friends for years before everything went down - David was the one who introduced him to his wife! In some respects it does sound like everything worked out for the best, in that they both ultimately seemed happier after marrying different people, but nothing I've heard about Bronson endears him to me at all.
So bizarre about Yvonne's Maude Waverly character and her purpose. That really is getting far-out. It could have distracted Napoleon to the point that he'd think he was losing it completely to forget all those dates. WTH.
Well, to put it in context, everything about that story was seriously wacky bullshit, whichever version you watch. You've got a villain who thinks he can 'outdo Alexander the Great' by breaking the Ten Commandments (a list of rules from a religion Alexander wouldn't have given two figs about, mostly prescribing things like not working on the sabbath and being polite to your folks), a Greek historian who suddenly decides to dabble in experimental Egyptian archaeology by wrapping Illya up like a mummy for no plot reason whatsoever, and a last act where all Napoleon and Illya get to do is stumble hopelessly late into and out of scenes while other people prevent the assassination attempt and take down the villain. Heck, it's the story that puts the words "Oh, we can't get [the innocent] involved! It's far too dangerous!" into the mouths of all three of our heroes! Say what you like about Maude, but she fits right in. XD