This is absolutely the BEST episode of this so-so "Get Smart" reboot. Throughout most of this series an aging Don Adams seems to be going through the motions. The humor seems tired and uninspired as too much footage is given to Andy Dick's annoying character. It has all the feeling of a star just in it for a paycheck.
Then this episode came along.
Bernie Kopel is brilliant as Siegfried. It is clear he probably loves this character more than any of his others and he performs with great energy and comic spirit. This seems to awaken Don Adams from his comedy coma. Suddenly his timing and energy comes back to him. Having a funny nemesis like Sigfried provides him with a challenge he proves to be up to. The writing is also particularly crisp in this episode.
If you only see one episode in this reboot series, make it this one. It is the only one anywhere near as clever or funny as the originals.
Then this episode came along.
Bernie Kopel is brilliant as Siegfried. It is clear he probably loves this character more than any of his others and he performs with great energy and comic spirit. This seems to awaken Don Adams from his comedy coma. Suddenly his timing and energy comes back to him. Having a funny nemesis like Sigfried provides him with a challenge he proves to be up to. The writing is also particularly crisp in this episode.
If you only see one episode in this reboot series, make it this one. It is the only one anywhere near as clever or funny as the originals.
