Welcome to SPECTRE etc. This is the James Bond podcast where we discuss the ins and the outs of each film. This week we follow up the overwhelming success of our Dr. No podcast with a hilarious ride through Bond’s second film: From Russia with Love.
After exploring possible explanations for that baffling pre-titles sequence (Why does that henchman need to wear a mask? Could the audience even see anything in the dark?), we meet Bond - who is with a girl in a little boat. Then we follow the circular journey our hero takes to wind up with a different girl, in a different little boat.
Along the way, we query who is running the finances over there at SPECTRE, we diplomatically discuss the authenticity of the film’s representation of gypsy culture, we complain about climaxing too early, and we spend far longer than you’d think possible on talcum powder.
Official SPECTRE etc Theory (OffSeT) #2: We will never produce a list where we rank Bond women.
Despite Cameron “often thinking about” creating a “hypothetical” list - that he would never actually create in the real world - it is stated very firmly that this is a slippery slope down which we will not slide.
And of course, keep checking back for a link to our petition to have Rosa Klebb officially listed as a Bond Girl!
Worst Impersonation Trophy:
Matt shows the world why he is usually so reluctant to try his hand at impersonating foreign accents (we thought it was cultural sensitivity that keeps him so restrained) with an attempt at Rosa Klebb’s mother tongue that is very hard to listen to. Was it from eastern Pakistan, or was it closer to northern Europe? Whatever it was, it was the very worthy winner of this episode’s WIT.
