• LennethAegis
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    815 hours ago

    Dr. Evil is a parody of a mastermind Bond villain, which is why he was dumb as a subversion of the trope.

    • The Pantser
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      614 hours ago

      But you also could say Bond villains were also dumb. They always seemed to make stupid mistakes and allow James to foil them, long monologues that gave him a chance to think.