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Reality you can't find in fiction (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 7 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.