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The Man From UNCLE/The Professionals (PG)
Title: People Bending Broken Rules by Debra Hicks
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya; Bodie/Doyle
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:
This combination is so perfect, it hurts.
There is something inherently right about these two sets of partners meeting up when they do. Broken Rules is actually the third and last in a series of encounters between the Men from UNCLE and the CI-5 agents, but this time there's a huge difference, and that difference is the timing in the Pros universe.
Each genre has its touchstones, right? The ep that everyone writes about, the scene that fires the imagination, the plotline that alters the course of a partnership. In Pros, one of these - perhaps the most compelling if not the most angst-ridden - is Ray's shooting. No flesh wound, this - Ray comes very close to dying and spends his portion of the episode wondering if his life is even worth fighting for. What it does to him, to Bodie, to their relationship, is the stuff of legend (and really, really good fiction). So why insert a couple of aging spies into a scenario already rife with pain and conflict? Simple - Illya and Napoleon have been right where Bodie and Doyle find themselves. Unfortunately, they didn't handle a similar situation any better and they're still paying for it fifteen long, lonely years later.
Happily, there is a decent plot; the two agencies unite for a single operation to prevent some mucky-muck from being blown up. It's Doyle's first job after his recuperation and he's handling it a hell of a lot better than Bodie. Tension between the Lads is thick as they meet up with the MFU agents, who are having some pretty severe communication problems of their own. There's tantalizing bits of dialogue scattered throughout the story as partners talk to other partners and small, devastating secrets are revealed. At times you want to shake them all by the neck and tell them to pay attention, damn it! - but mostly you're blown away by the great voices and seamless blending of the two worlds. You've got double the banter, double the angst, lots of delicious, no-nonsense romance and an ending that leaves you wanting more.
Like I said - perfect.
People Bending Broken Rules
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya; Bodie/Doyle
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:
This combination is so perfect, it hurts.
There is something inherently right about these two sets of partners meeting up when they do. Broken Rules is actually the third and last in a series of encounters between the Men from UNCLE and the CI-5 agents, but this time there's a huge difference, and that difference is the timing in the Pros universe.
Each genre has its touchstones, right? The ep that everyone writes about, the scene that fires the imagination, the plotline that alters the course of a partnership. In Pros, one of these - perhaps the most compelling if not the most angst-ridden - is Ray's shooting. No flesh wound, this - Ray comes very close to dying and spends his portion of the episode wondering if his life is even worth fighting for. What it does to him, to Bodie, to their relationship, is the stuff of legend (and really, really good fiction). So why insert a couple of aging spies into a scenario already rife with pain and conflict? Simple - Illya and Napoleon have been right where Bodie and Doyle find themselves. Unfortunately, they didn't handle a similar situation any better and they're still paying for it fifteen long, lonely years later.
Happily, there is a decent plot; the two agencies unite for a single operation to prevent some mucky-muck from being blown up. It's Doyle's first job after his recuperation and he's handling it a hell of a lot better than Bodie. Tension between the Lads is thick as they meet up with the MFU agents, who are having some pretty severe communication problems of their own. There's tantalizing bits of dialogue scattered throughout the story as partners talk to other partners and small, devastating secrets are revealed. At times you want to shake them all by the neck and tell them to pay attention, damn it! - but mostly you're blown away by the great voices and seamless blending of the two worlds. You've got double the banter, double the angst, lots of delicious, no-nonsense romance and an ending that leaves you wanting more.
Like I said - perfect.
People Bending Broken Rules
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