No.6 "Where did you get this bunch of tailors dummies?"
No.2. "They were here when I arrived."
{Free For All}
So it would appear that up until the episode of 'Free For All' that there was a democratic process, in that there was a local Council. I must have missed the election for the new No.2 in 'Arrival!' And yet by the time of 'Dance of the Dead' the democratic process has been thrown out of the window with the baby's bath water! Beacause No.2's administration no longer has an opposition, an irritation that has been dispensed with. But it isn't until 'It's Your Funeral' we observe the new process, the Appreciation Day ceremony, which brings about the introduction of a new No.2.
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I'm inclined to assume that the transition of administrative power, from one No. 2 to another, as depicted in "Funeral" would be the standard way in the Village. Perhaps or most likely accompanied by a more or less pompous ceremony. And no elections whatsoever, why should they? Thus, it is quite believable what No. 2 of "Dance" says about being democtatic "in some way". Only when No. 6 comes into play, and his "tissue" mustn't be damaged, the election campaign is set up as an intricate ploy. - BCNU!
ReplyDeleteHello Arno,
DeleteThe election of 'Free For All' is a very elaborate ploy, all that effort for very little result, if no result at all.
The Village Administration moves in mysterious ways it's wonders to perform. No.2 comes and goes, quite seemlessly at times, at others with pomp and ceremony according to the scriptwriter at the time. It all goes to make the Prisoner what it is.
Very kind regards
David
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Absolutely true, all the effort to make the election process appear real. However, it's one of my top 5 episodes. Highly enjoyable and sneakily clever. Athough the two hardly compare take a look at Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much" that I was watching again recently. It's perhaps the most laborious and long-winded way to kill somebody in the history of cinema. And with an amount of black humour, too. - BCNU!
ReplyDeleteHello Arno,
DeleteI agree, 'Free For All' is highly enjoyable and fiendishly clever and is rated very highly in my opinion, placed in my top six.
"The Man Who Knew Too Much," I think I've watched it, but it was a long time ago now..
Very kind regards
David
BCNU