A life time fan and Prisonerologist of the 1960's series 'the Prisoner', a leading authority on the subject, a short story writer, and now Prisoner novelist.
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
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Why does the new No.2 in 'Arrival' mirror No.6 in the way he wears identical clothes?
That's an interesting thought, and as speaking as individuals perhaps all the other male No.2's demonstrate their individuality by wearing plain blazers without the piping. Ah but then doesn't that begin to make them all alike, wearing the same clothes makes them look like they are wearing the same uniform, which they are. Perhaps the only real individualistic No.2 is No.2 {Eric Portman} who wears a particulr colour of jacket, and given a particular style. I mean No.2's jacket has "cuffs!"
Both the Village and the intelligence service that No. 6 had worked for emanated from a system of suspicion and distrust (our side, I take it) unless both even belonged to the same organisation. Who knows. By the time of the Prisoner's arrival the Village would be trying to ensure that 1. it appeared most "puzzling" to him, thus to give him as little orientation as possible and 2. there'd be no clue that would allow him to identify "which side" they were on or where they came from, even "when" all this took place. It would also be useful for us, for a moment, to forget about the ending of the series which then was something that PMcG still had to work out. So, he was given the same "fancy" dressing which the Village superiors would also adopt most of the time. - BCNU!
That's very good, and well thought out. And I quite agree it is helpful to try and forget the end to the series when trying to understand and interpret what takes place in the previous 16 episodes. Although it's not easy! Because if we do forget the conclusion to 'the Prisoner,' then No.1 can be anyone, or group, or ruling Assembly!
Possibly because it is thereby indicated, only hinted at, that No. 6, in a way, is "one of them". Speaking of the system not as an individual. - BCNU!
ReplyDeleteHello Arno,
DeleteThat's an interesting thought, and as speaking as individuals perhaps all the other male No.2's demonstrate their individuality by wearing plain blazers without the piping. Ah but then doesn't that begin to make them all alike, wearing the same clothes makes them look like they are wearing the same uniform, which they are. Perhaps the only real individualistic No.2 is No.2 {Eric Portman} who wears a particulr colour of jacket, and given a particular style. I mean No.2's jacket has "cuffs!"
Kind regards
David
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Both the Village and the intelligence service that No. 6 had worked for emanated from a system of suspicion and distrust (our side, I take it) unless both even belonged to the same organisation. Who knows. By the time of the Prisoner's arrival the Village would be trying to ensure that 1. it appeared most "puzzling" to him, thus to give him as little orientation as possible and 2. there'd be no clue that would allow him to identify "which side" they were on or where they came from, even "when" all this took place. It would also be useful for us, for a moment, to forget about the ending of the series which then was something that PMcG still had to work out. So, he was given the same "fancy" dressing which the Village superiors would also adopt most of the time. - BCNU!
ReplyDeleteHello Arno,
DeleteThat's very good, and well thought out. And I quite agree it is helpful to try and forget the end to the series when trying to understand and interpret what takes place in the previous 16 episodes. Although it's not easy! Because if we do forget the conclusion to 'the Prisoner,' then No.1 can be anyone, or group, or ruling Assembly!
Kind regards
David
Be seeing you