| April, 1998 [Quiller's
Run] |
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Date
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Title
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Summary
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| 1 |
Something so fake... |
Some comments on the contrived beginning. |
| 2 |
Battle, water, loo, so forth |
Remarks on the great battle scene between Kishnar and
Quiller. |
| 3 |
The unidimensional Q |
Why Quiller can't possibly be as "one-note" as he comes
across in <Run>'s beginning. |
| 4 |
Unseen Q |
In <Run>, some previously hidden views of Quiller. |
| 5 |
Quadruple-think |
A rather tricky narrative device fails. |
| 6 |
The Bureau, the best |
A great assessment by Pepperidge. |
| 7 |
SOP |
Why the forfeiture of the lives of execs is just part
of the routine. |
| 8 |
Out of position |
Why does everybody in <Run>'s beginning seem to be
doing the wrong things? |
| 9 |
Disrespect? |
Is the treatment of Q at <Run>'s outset an example
of calculated disrespect? |
| 10 |
Charlie--finally sent out? |
Did the Canadian finally go out on the hopeless mission? |
| 11 |
Shields |
Some comments on the Bureau employees Q hates most. |
| 12 |
Security |
Some slipping in standards of security in the latter
Q-orpus. |
| 13 |
Trying too hard |
In portraying Shoda's at the "sho-down," Hall may have
overreached himself. |
| 14 |
Can you say, "hubris"? |
Comments on that which goeth before a fall. |
| 15 |
Patience and prickliness |
Why Q's criticism of Loman is--especially for him--laying
it on a bit thick. |
| 16 |
Curses! |
The rather troubling increase in coarse language in the
latter Q-orpus. |
| 17 |
Gullibility Q-uotient |
Overstretching credulity in <Run>. |
| 18 |
Machismo |
Some objectionable masculine posing in <Run>. |
| 19 |
Objectionable sexism: Five examples |
Some overstepping of the bounds in the portrayal of women. |
| 20 |
Crash scene |
With Q's investigating of the airplane crash, Hall achieves
one of his very best scenes. |
| 21 |
Keep your eye on the ball |
If Q'd kept on focus, he might have been able to save
Veneker. |
| 22 |
Tung and Cho |
Comparison of portrayals of two martial arts masters. |
| 23 |
Throwback |
A reaction to crying hearkens back to the earlier Quiller. |
| 24 |
Confirmation |
More evidence that Hall's use of the term, "karma," is
opportunistic. |
| 25 |
Gushy Katie |
The over-emotional, hyper-talkative Ms. McCorkadale. |
| 26 |
"Impeccable"? Impossible! |
Why it's not a good idea to be too trusting of Katie. |
| 27 |
Black box |
A classic scene where Q and two others listen to the
last words spoken in the cabin of a doomed aircraft. |
| 28 |
Parenting |
Is the Bureau Q's surrogate parent? |
| 29 |
Who's in charge here? |
Too many supervisors. |
| 30 |
Political overload II |
More on the intrusion of politics into the latter Q-orpus. |
