Noah sends Al to break into a duchess's villa, not to steal her jewels, but the manuscript of her memoir.Noah sends Al to break into a duchess's villa, not to steal her jewels, but the manuscript of her memoir.Noah sends Al to break into a duchess's villa, not to steal her jewels, but the manuscript of her memoir.
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- Susan
- (as Cathy Crosby)
- Cafe Patron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- Quotes
Duchess Christina: Your position is going to be more than just "awkward" once they've no further *use* for you- it's going to be *fatal*!
Dimitri Stavro: [startled] What do you mean?
Duchess Christina: [surprised] Oh, come on now! You don't *honestly* think that they're going to let you live so you can *blackmail* them, do you?
[disdainfully]
Duchess Christina: I would have *thought* that a man of your intelligence would have figured that out for *himself*!
What a great way to round out Season 1! The Lay of the Land is such a fun episode. Mundy gets to go through his entire arsenal of tricks, from safecracking and fighting to schmoozing the ladies. The entire episode is packed with one nice scene after the other. Director Don Weis does an excellent job of holding it all together and keeping the pace up for the entire runtime. Easily one of the shining stars of Season 1.
But what really sets The Lay of the Land apart from some of the other episodes is the supporting cast - in particular Hermione Gingold. She is an absolute delight as Duchess Christina. What an actress! Eccentric and funny with a sparkle in her eye and a smile on her face - she brings real life to the episode. Everyone else, including Robert Wagner, comes off poorly in comparison. Ms Gingold is something of a force of nature and gives one of the more enjoyable performances I've seen in the series thus far.
7/10
- bensonmum2
- Aug 15, 2019