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[โ€“] LennethAegis@fedia.io 10 points 2 days 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€“] ThePantser@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days 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.