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ificandream

(9,420 posts) Thu Jul 20, 2023, 05:37 PM Jul 2023

Diana Rigg's first appearance as Emma Peel on "The Avengers".

Happy 85th birthday, Diana Rigg.

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Diana Rigg's first appearance as Emma Peel on "The Avengers". (Original Post) ificandream Jul 2023 OP

what a career she had--from the Avengers to Bond to Game of Thrones... hlthe2b Jul 2023 #1

I'm smitten. The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2023 #2

The Town of No Return lapfog_1 Jul 2023 #3

As a mostly straight woman and I know mucifer Jul 2023 #4

She was allowed to speak up and be an equal partner when women were not. She carried it off without Srkdqltr Jul 2023 #5

hlthe2b

(102,520 posts)

1. what a career she had--from the Avengers to Bond to Game of Thrones...

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 05:40 PM

Jul 2023

The Unmitigated Gall

(3,838 posts)

2. I'm smitten.

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 05:42 PM

Jul 2023

Dammit.

lapfog_1

(29,243 posts)

3. The Town of No Return

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 05:52 PM

Jul 2023

loved her in every role I ever saw her in... sad that she passed away in 2020.

Emma Peel... they wanted a partner for John Steed that appealed to men in the audience. M. Appeal.

She certainly did that, but was never a "damsel in distress" in the Avengers, if anything she was more "rough and tumble" than her counterpart.

I loved the entire show. Was sad when she left the series.

mucifer

(23,620 posts)

4. As a mostly straight woman and I know

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 06:04 PM

Jul 2023

Im not the only mostly straight woman who has a crush on her.

Srkdqltr

(6,380 posts)

5. She was allowed to speak up and be an equal partner when women were not. She carried it off without

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 07:26 PM

Jul 2023

Being hard. Liked her a lot. She was a scandal at the time. She didn't wear skirts.

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