Almost exactly a year ago, I had to recover a bit after feeling unwell, and finally had a chance to discover some wonderful shows I'd been meaning to watch. They came up on TV while I was trying to manage piping hot tea and kindly soggy cereal while lying delicately down, and do you know, I do miss those restorative days? Not the unwellness, but the hibernation I mean. So in appreciation for that time and season, a little appreciation of "Mission: Impossible: A Spool There Was." No matter how many question marks there are about the more uncomfortable aspects of the series, this is an undoubtedly highly entertaining story for any fan of 60s spy fiction. Cinnamon and Rollin must find something left by a compatriot, as other less friendly parties also look for the evidence, hidden in plain sight.
A highlight is the lovely colour and visuals of the film and set, with a strangely postcard holiday theme for this fictional Central European locale - or as Matthew Bradford of 'Double O Section' called it, Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva with secret police. It's weird but the incredibly fragile brightness of the set, the flowers, pastries, balloons all in a toy-shop perfectly landscaped resort town create an uncanny contrast to the dark suspenseful tension and Iron Curtain danger. In a weird way though, I also feel the soft scene also cushions the viewer from the same in a child-like way, and almost gives the episode a kind of Avengers-like lightness. A special note for WWII hero Curt Lowens who also appears in the episode, and of course the always attractively charming duo of Bain and Landau Xo
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