tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post8679432926028078427..comments2024-03-25T12:31:58.169+00:00Comments on David Stimpson: The Prisoner Compared to Itself!David Stimpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-61575448770669569572015-04-03T11:01:36.462+01:002015-04-03T11:01:36.462+01:00Nadia,
Just to add, I think also that 'The G...Nadia,<br /> Just to add, I think also that 'The Girl Who Was death' gives us a glimpse into the kind of work Number 6 carried out in his former life. And indeed that of Patrick McGoohan as an actor in his role as 'Danger Man' John Drake.<br /><br />Kind regards<br />David<br />BCNUDavid Stimpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-73798547852804133352015-04-03T08:11:56.039+01:002015-04-03T08:11:56.039+01:00Hello Nadia,
I actually like the episode, it w...Hello Nadia,<br /> I actually like the episode, it would make a fitting episode for 'The Avengers,' with a touch of 'Mission: Impossible.' When Mr X goes to the Magnum Record shop he receives his instructions via LP record. It was in that same way that Mr. Briggs received his instructions in the very first episodes.<br /><br /> There is no doubt that 'The Girl Who Was Death' is a "filler" episode, according to David Tomblin, one which he sketched out for 'Danger Man.' Originally it was going to be a 90 minute special, as you probably know, I'm glad it wasn't, as that would have been too long!<br /><br /> I think 'The Girl Who Was Death' is what you see, an adventure, a piece of pure escapism, I have never seen any deep meaning in the episode. Having written that, I have wondered how many times Number 6 had been to that nursery to tell children his fairytales. Was this the first story, or simply one of several? Like Scheherazade.<br /><br />I do see it as a "buffer" for Number 6, between what has been, and that which is yet to come!<br /> Such are my thoughts.<br /><br />Very kind regards<br />David<br />BCNUDavid Stimpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-22375888775535501292015-04-02T16:46:43.719+01:002015-04-02T16:46:43.719+01:00Hi David
Also in the Girl Who Was Death, No.6 (or ...Hi David<br />Also in the Girl Who Was Death, No.6 (or Mr X) is locked in a battle with Sonia! I’ve recently re-watched this episode and was wondering what your thoughts on it are. I know it divides Prisoner fans – some like it, others hate it! I actually like it – it reminds me of The Avengers (of which I’m also a fan). Sonia is very like one of the villains in the Emma Peel episode “the Joker”; and I just totally love the car chase from the fairground to the mysterious other village of Witchwood.<br />Do you think that this Prisoner episode was just put together as a filler or does it have deeper meanings?<br />Nadia<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com