Another "we need to be rescued" episode, this time the gang meeting up with a couple of lost Russian cosmonauts who crash on the island. Of course, everybody thinks they finally will be rescued, but... you know how it all goes. Popular villain Vincent Beck plays Igor, who thinks that Gilligan is the smart one of the bunch, and that naturally leads to the Russian team becoming suspicious of their hosts. I do agree with the last reviewer as there is a scene where only the "male" side of the castaways have a friendly drink with the Russian duo. What about the ladies? Of course, when you consider the times and political tones, there were few women in Russia I(if any) who would be allowed to mix and mingle when it came to business. And the Russian cosmonauts are strictly business. Vincent Beck, prior to this episode, played the Martian leader in the iconic SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS. He also played baddies on such cop shows as MANNIX and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. Danny Kiega plays Beck's partner, who was actually born in Czechoslovokia.
Sit back a watch some interesting Cold War negotiations. Note the beautiful color in this episode, obviously restored. There is NO WAY this episode looked that nice back in the day (1965), as color tv sets were not as technically advanced as they are today, and cost a fortune, if you remember! The sets back then were more wood finish than tech saavy, so basically you were buying a piece of furniture that needed polishing, a clever bait and switch, aye! SEASON 2 EPISODE 9.