As it's December I skipped a few episodes in my series 4 rewatch and chose this one. I'd forgotten what a sublime episode this one is. The creepiness factor is off the scale. Never have I seen such a horrifically grotesque and evil Father Christmas! Steed's nightmare is enough to give you nightmares
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. Mrs Peel's grim discovery is equally disturbing and so is the mind reading woman whose got sinister vibes emanating from her in waves. I cheered when Mrs Peel "dropped" her glass and broke the moment
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. Good on her although it's funny how every acquaintance of Emma's (except Steed) is a wrong'un
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Speaking of S&E, I love their scenes in this episode. Emma's cold frosty knickers approach towards Steed has finally thawed and instead of getting the impression that she's only there as she has to be, here you believe she's there because she wants to be and genuinely cares for Steed. This episode their relationship looks like the series 5 one in black & white. The tag is brilliant, one of my favourites - damn the camera pulling away at that point!
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Incidentally, in the bedroom scene why did Steed go "so have I, I mean, I have too'? Both sound grammatically correct if you are agreeing with someone.