"Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther" I didn't think it was possible, but this is only the second episode to star Lynda Carter as the eponymous heroine, and she feels like an afterthought in the whole episode. This would later be corrected in later episodes of the first Season and more extensively in Seasons 2 and 3. I have no idea how WB thought that dumbing down the character would be of any use to the viewers. She is given simple dialogue and spends a good chunk of the tale tied up until the last few minutes. I don't see how the strong woman who was able to survive with no money and obvious capability, even in naivety, is side-lined in this episode. The only time I felt like she was being given something worth it was the last scene with the Baroness. That scene only lasts about a second and then it's back to bland Diana Prince who smiles and looks sexy, that's all that WB wanted out of Lynda at the time.
This, thank God, would be corrected when Lynda stood up for herself and the character when she felt that the company had no idea who the character of Wonder Woman was. I completely agree with her on this. Throughout this episode, she's just the poor man's Batman from the 1960's. No wit, no charm, just one funny line and that's it. Granted, the performance out of Lynda is still very gentle and her face at the end when she takes the Baroness away in the lasso is just hilarious. So, it did take them a while to pin her down, but luckily, Lynda was on hand to show just why we love the Amazon princess so much.
As for everyone else, ironically enough, Steve Trevor is the most stale piece of eye candy that has ever been placed on the screen alongside one of the most iconic characters. He is always captured and proves to be as useless as icing on toast. Lyle is doing the best he can with the role, but he is given nothing to work with that at some points in the show, he just becomes an annoyance to get rid of. He's okay here, but he'll leave you wondering how he was considered to be the best soldier in his rankings.
The villain is alright, the supporting cast are okay. Just an okay episode, but an insulting stab at the main lead, by not giving her any persona and just throwing her into the tale like she is just a damsel. Things can only get better from here.
7/10
This, thank God, would be corrected when Lynda stood up for herself and the character when she felt that the company had no idea who the character of Wonder Woman was. I completely agree with her on this. Throughout this episode, she's just the poor man's Batman from the 1960's. No wit, no charm, just one funny line and that's it. Granted, the performance out of Lynda is still very gentle and her face at the end when she takes the Baroness away in the lasso is just hilarious. So, it did take them a while to pin her down, but luckily, Lynda was on hand to show just why we love the Amazon princess so much.
As for everyone else, ironically enough, Steve Trevor is the most stale piece of eye candy that has ever been placed on the screen alongside one of the most iconic characters. He is always captured and proves to be as useless as icing on toast. Lyle is doing the best he can with the role, but he is given nothing to work with that at some points in the show, he just becomes an annoyance to get rid of. He's okay here, but he'll leave you wondering how he was considered to be the best soldier in his rankings.
The villain is alright, the supporting cast are okay. Just an okay episode, but an insulting stab at the main lead, by not giving her any persona and just throwing her into the tale like she is just a damsel. Things can only get better from here.
7/10