tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post3622901697885336001..comments2024-03-25T12:31:58.169+00:00Comments on David Stimpson: The ArrivalDavid Stimpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-34498708339618449252016-09-29T11:19:08.351+01:002016-09-29T11:19:08.351+01:00Hello Karen,
Yes indeed, within ‘the Prisoner’...Hello Karen,<br /> Yes indeed, within ‘the Prisoner’ there is the question of the individual against society. Society is made up of individuals, however the individual can find it difficult to survive without society, and without individuals there is no society. <br /> Quite right, as individuals we are mainly concerned with ourselves and our wants. And yet individuals do come together in order to care for, and help, other individuals to try and make the world a better place. And yet I can think of a number of individuals on the world stage who are dangerous, some extremely dangerous!<br /><br />Best regards<br />Be seeing you<br />DavidDavid Stimpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-37092309755747587882016-09-26T15:52:16.081+01:002016-09-26T15:52:16.081+01:00Hi David ,
I have also observed in The Pri...Hi David , <br /><br />I have also observed in The Prisoner that the consideration of the individual vs. society in The Prisoner . <br />If we were all concerned only about ourselves and our wants...then I believe that our world would be a very different place . ..and NOT a good one.<br /><br />Best Regards , <br />BCNU <br />Karen Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216072285740409212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-66673856448855392522016-09-26T08:59:15.369+01:002016-09-26T08:59:15.369+01:00Hello Karen,
I’m happy you like the piece. If ...Hello Karen,<br /> I’m happy you like the piece. If one does take time to look below the surface one can discover all kinds of new things about the characters. <br /> And that’s quite right, you watch one episode and you have a certain way of looking at it. Watch it again some time later, and your perspective can alter, and so draw a different conclusion as you say. I used to think what a good job Number 6 did to bring down Number 2 in ‘Hammer Into Anvil.’ But now I cannot help but feel sorry for Number 2. Oh I know he threatened Number 73 in that hospital room, but he never really did her any harm. She only jumped through the window when Number 6 came bursting into the room. Its like Number 2 of ‘A B And C’ and ‘The General,’ I feel sorry for him as well. Oh I know Number 2 represents authority, and stands for The Village etcetera, but Number 6 isn’t so perfect! Well he gives the impression of being perfect, and there are times I find him difficult to believe in, no-one should be as perfect as Number 6 appears to be. Sometimes he’s too good to be true!<br /><br />Best regards<br />Be seeing you<br />DavidDavid Stimpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-38873267132075266302016-09-24T16:20:38.425+01:002016-09-24T16:20:38.425+01:00Hi David ,
Brilliant ! These are just some ...Hi David , <br />Brilliant ! These are just some of ideas that The Prisoner can bring out...if you take the time to really get "into" the characters in The Prisoner . <br />I find it interesting that one day I will watch an episode and think one thing . ..but in watching the same episode again , I am drawn to a new conclusion ! <br />I think that's one of the many things about The Prisoner that have kept many of us interested in the show even after 50 years . <br />I love to hear what others think about the different episodes . ..as it gives me a new "eye" to "see" the Prisoner through . <br /><br />Best Regards , <br /><br />BCNU <br />Karen <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216072285740409212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-82060108237135341652016-09-24T08:48:02.980+01:002016-09-24T08:48:02.980+01:00Hello Karen,
I like to think that ZM73 resign...Hello Karen,<br /> I like to think that ZM73 resigned because he became fed up and possibly disillusioned with the kind of work he did. But perhaps symbolically, it’s not ZM73 we see resigning from his job, but Patrick McGoohan resigning from his role of ‘Danger Man’ John Drake!<br /> Of course depending on how close they had ZM73 under surveillance, they could have watched him writing his letter of resignation, but if he didn’t write down the reason in that letter, and he was by no means obliged to, they wouldn’t know what he was thinking, or why he resigned. <br /> I think they only wanted to know why the Prisoner resigned because it was one detail missing from his personal file. However if they managed to get Number 6 to tell them that, then perhaps all the other information might quickly follow. As Number 2 said “If he will answer one simple question, all the rest will follow. Why did he resign?” <br /> One would expect that Number 1 would have already known why his other self, Number 6 had resigned. But perhaps it was Number 1 who resigned, and because of that Number 6 was kept a prisoner, because that self didn’t want to resign, and so remained loyal. Remember Number 6’s anguish pattern, in ‘A B and C’ Number 6 reliving the moment he handed in his letter of resignation, or rather his other self the Number 1. On the other hand, if it was the Number 6 self who resigned, perhaps he was keeping that from his other self, the reason why he could not admit to himself, and for that reason Number 1 had Number 6 put in The Village in an attempt to extract the reason why Number 6 resigned, because Number 6 had managed to keep that from his other self the Number 1!<br /><br />Best regards<br />Be seeing youDavid Stimpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-37458740046258904872016-09-20T00:44:40.358+01:002016-09-20T00:44:40.358+01:00Hello David,
Was the REASON that he resigned the i...Hello David,<br />Was the REASON that he resigned the information that they really wanted? <br />I would think that if they were watching him as much as they indicated that they did, that they SHOULD have had an idea as to what happened to cause The Prisoner to WANT to resign. After all, he told them that his loyalties had NOT changed.<br />So if we believe that he was NOT being disloyal, then what other reasons remain?<br />He had knowledge of something that went against his morals to such an extent that he couldn't work for them any more?<br />He was just tired of whatever he had been doing and wanted to quit?<br />If he was under surveillance as much as his captors said he was, then they should have known as much about his missions, assignments or whatever, as he did. So the ONLY thing that they couldn't have known was the INTERNAL and UNSEEN emotional thought processes.<br />They already knew that he couldn't be bought off, even though they made a half hearted try in Arrival.<br />Did they think that they could get him to change his mind? Why was HE such a valuable person compared to all of the others?<br />In retrospect we can see that since HE is Number 1 as well as Number 6, he didn't want to damage himself!<br />Perhaps he himself didn't know why he resigned!<br /><br />BCNU,<br />KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216072285740409212noreply@blogger.com