1. Back then most women's representations were less important then men's. Pretty women were usually very dumb and defenseless. Emma Peel was an attractive actress but not only was she pretty she was actually smart and was able to help Steed in his investigation. Also she was good at martial combat as she was able to defend herself against the fake head mistress and the fake priest.
2. Emma Peel is clearly over sexualized for more views from the male audience, however she stood up for herself and threatened the producer to walk out if he paid her less then the cameraman. In the episode she always wears very tight clothes that define her figure, however that was the trend of the time so the producers weren't blamed as much as they would now. 3. The LGBT community wasn't excepted back then but was harshly disgraced. The legalization of gay marriage was only in 2013 and the producers were white supremacists at the time so they couldn't risk portraying gay behavior in their show, especially if it was used to represent England at the time. If there was any LGBT characters in it the rating of the show wouldn't be as high and it could even be banned in some countries (RUSSIA). 4. Through the episode we only come across white characters, we see no African American people or any other race, they dress very similarly and show no sign of other cultures in England. However again they had to be very careful because if they made cultural characters look bad they could've gotten into conflicts when selling the series to other countries. 5. Steed is clearly older then Peel seen through his appearance. He wears only suits which are considered a classic fashion piece and shows his formality but the era at the time was starting to change and fashion was becoming much more colorful and obscured. In comparison to Peel who was much younger so wore clothes of the time such as mini skirts and jumpsuits. In the scene where Steed salutes to the graves of the men who died in the war we see how he respects soldiers and his how he's from the older generation. 6.In the episode there's clearly the presence of Russian soldiers below the ground which I guess is a metaphor for "reds under the bed" since they're underground. At the time the propaganda of the Cold War was still very common and very discussed. By including it in the episode the producers represented Britain's reaction to the event and by 'defeating' them at the end showed how England isn't scared of the situation and how they are much more powerful that the soviets and the Americans. 7. To start with, John Steed and Emma Peel are featured in almost all scenes, and they share their thoughts with the audience as we follow them mainly through the episode, where as we don't know what the towns people are always doing pr thinking because there aren't many shots of them. Also music is used when Peel and Steed chase down the townspeople, like in the sewers. Also Steed's and Peel's have props which create humor to the audience, like Steed's gadgets: the hat and the full English tea set. This makes the audience like Steed and Peel more. We don't know much about the townspeople, they know more than us, they have basic outfits and are very secretive so we can't sympathize with them at all, we know as much about the townspeople as do Emma Peel and John Steed, we discover about them at the same time as they do.
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