Worth watching just for Hermione Gingold, 16 August 2019
The Quick Pitch: Mundy’s mission is to steal an aging duchess’ manuscript which may contain information sensitive or embarrassing to the West. However, there are other unfriendly operatives working to get their hands on the document first.
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
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