Emma Peel's Best Fight?

MaccaJack · Post by **MaccaJack** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:51 pm

In your opinion, which fight was Emma's best?

I heard in The Cybernauts she fights a karate expert and wins.

And I've heard some good stuff about Death's Door too.

VA_Avenger · Post by **VA_Avenger** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:46 am

I'm not sure there was a "good" fight by Emma. For all the hype about her studying gung-fu, Diana pretty much had zero technique, and if she ever saw the inside of a kwoon, I would be much surprised. Besides, her techniques (such as they were) were more of a karate style than a wushu (gung-fu) style.

Tara, on the other hand had a pretty decent tomoe-nage. She must have - as she used it in virtually every fight scene.

Not that it's a bad thing. The "fights" were pretty much choreographed in the same tongue-in-cheek style of the series.

Rodney · Post by **Rodney** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:09 pm

Emma with bride in A Funny Thing Happened, with Isla Blair ending up in the luggage rack.

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:04 pm

Yes, even in the fights there was a lot of humour. Emma "swinging Moira Lister around the room" (as Paul O'Grady noted) in The See-Through Man, etc...

Avengerholic · Post by **Avengerholic** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:13 pm

Death's Door

The Riviere Kid · Post by **The Riviere Kid** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:15 pm

VA_Avenger wrote:I'm not sure there was a "good" fight by Emma. For all the hype about her studying gung-fu, Diana pretty much had zero technique, and if she ever saw the inside of a kwoon, I would be much surprised. Besides, her techniques (such as they were) were more of a karate style than a wushu (gung-fu) style.

Tara, on the other hand had a pretty decent tomoe-nage. She must have - as she used it in virtually every fight scene.

Not that it's a bad thing. The "fights" were pretty much choreographed in the same tongue-in-cheek style of the series.

Do you do martial arts yourself?

I like the fight in Death at Bargain Prices.

Agreed about Tara and tomoenage - except in reality I think she'd have ended up with some of those people flat on her face!

I think Honor was the only one who received any special training, gaining a brown belt in Judo. I don't know how long she practiced it, but I'd be surprised if she managed to attain a brown belt in the time she was playing Mrs Gale.

DiVicenzo · Post by **DiVicenzo** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:42 am

For me as stated in another thread it has to be 'Give me the gun! Give me gun!' from 'Death At Bargain Prices' - one I re-enact when drunk apparently as all my friends know it even though some of them have never seen the episode

Avengerholic · Post by **Avengerholic** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:11 am

Death at Bargain Prices is my all time favourite Avengers episode but I've never got the appeal of that particular scene. I just don't get it !

DiVicenzo · Post by **DiVicenzo** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:30 am

Avengerholic wrote:Death at Bargain Prices is my all time favourite Avengers episode but I've never got the appeal of that particular scene. I just don't get it !

I'm sorry you don't get the same thrill as me Ian

Avengerholic · Post by **Avengerholic** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:41 am

DiVicenzo wrote:
Avengerholic wrote:Death at Bargain Prices is my all time favourite Avengers episode but I've never got the appeal of that particular scene. I just don't get it !
I'm sorry you don't get the same thrill as me Ian

Well the fault is certainly mine Barry, it's a scene that many think is fantastic, I just can't grasp it

Now the scene with Emma having her lunch, that is wonderful ! I could watch it over and over and over again and never get bored