Mrs Peel, we're needed.

Slightly in love with John Steed. Fan-blog for The Avengers (no, not the Marvel ones), Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman.

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Ok, Patrick in that black shirt though...

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Almost missed the birthday of the hilarious and gorgeous and dashing Patrick Macnee, my other one true love.

No one else could have been (or will ever be) John Steed.

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Goodness gracious…

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This is such a smooth fucking move.

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Emma: Yeah, I know you want me to do something for you, but you're cute, so I will.

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Patrick just being ridiculously gorgeous in The Decapod

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I love Diana Rigg and I am fucking incensed at how many images I find of her that are photoshopped. She's a gorgeous woman; she has freckles, and kinda wonky teeth, and a scar on her forehead and wrinkles around her eyes (yes, at the age of 27, she does!), and if you're looking at her face and going "I can make it better!" then there is something truly fucked up about you.

Fucking stop it.

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A brief break for John Steed being sweet and adorable and all mussed up.

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Just found this pic of Patrick in Sleuth and I’m a little bit in love 😍

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Speaking of men being soft...John Steed. He's a wonderful example of a male character who is fully capable of violence but doesn't want to use it; who behaves gently with everyone, including other men; who treats women as equals and with a gentleness that isn't condescending or "because they're women."

I think of the scene in "Mr. Teddy Bear" where Cathy throws him to the ground (twice). He's not going easy on her, he's not trying to be gentle with her because she's a woman - she's literally a better fighter than he is, and he recognizes that. Even his annoyance when he tries to kiss her and she slams him back is short-lived - he pushed it too far, and she said no, and he accepts that pretty quickly. Throughout her seasons, he openly respects her ability. There's never a point where he thinks that this makes him less masculine, or where he feels he needs to run her down or condescend to her.

Steed never wants to hurt anyone and avoids it where he can, but he also doesn't underestimate either his opponents or his partners (regardless of gender). And he's gentle with everyone, without the show or his partners treating that gentleness as weakness.

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This 👆👍👍👍

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Shirtsleeves Steed is definitely one of my favorite Steeds.

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Steed: I'm adorable and you love me.

Cathy: Goddammit, I'm going to sleep with him again, aren't I?

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Though, we must not forget that even as Steed and Emma, he sometimes gets completely lost.

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Ok, this has got to be my favourite discovery, after watching this episode for the gazillionth time. Look how close Diana puts her face to Patrick's face, as they act out Basil and Lola's exit. I mean, was that in the stage direction? Does she kiss him? Or nuzzle him, then rub her nose across his? I mean, look at him when she turns; he's absolutely delighted and his left hand is on her hip, which we can barely see, from the camera angle.

This happens on the periphery of the action, so I can't see it being relevant to the script; I can only assume it was them having fun and improvising. But who's that in sync with this level of intimacy, during improvisation, if you're just friends and colleagues.

Honestly, I think I like this moment more than the kiss. So much so, I zoomed right in for extra screenshot analysis.

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@risleydaleelectriccompany Is it this one??

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Diana and Patrick as themselves ‘Lola and Basil’ in Who’s Who.

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Emma just putting her chin on his shoulder...

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It seems to be her chin's natural habitat

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Here, have some gifs of Patrick being ridiculously cute to brighten your day.