The Colonel in the episode ‘Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling,’ is aware of No.1, and asks No.2 to tell No.1 that he did his duty. At the beginning the Colonel is somewhat nervous of his surroundings, the village, as the tone of his voice indicates that he would much prefer to be elsewhere.
On one occasion the bathroom door of '6 private' opens automatically for No.6. On other occasions he has to physically slide the door open. And not all citizens have such automatically opening electronic doors such as No.2 and No.6. No.24-Alison doesn't for one, nor No.12 for another!
The reason behind the idea of so many individual No.2's instead of one permanent No.2, is so that it is impossible for a relationship to develop between No.6 and No.2. But then knowing what human nature can be like, there is the rapport shared between No.6 and No.2 during ‘The Chimes of Big Ben,’ ‘Once Upon A time,’ and ‘Fall Out.’ And possibly, although not quite on the same level, the rapport between No.6 and No.2 of ‘A B and C’ and ‘The General.’
Colin Gordon- No.2, the failure of the experimental drug wasn't all his fault, was it? The doctor-No.14 played her part in his downfall, and possibly that was the reason why we see this No.2 returned to the village for ‘The General.’
This No.2 is afraid, afraid of failure and the consequences that must surely follow any such failure. He likes to appear firmly in control and has a boastfulness and an arrogance which cannot be denied, and that is a flaw in his character. He also suffers from a stomach ulcer, hence his drinking of milk.
In his first encounter with No.6, he believes that No.6 was going to sell out. He wants to know what he had to sell and to whom he was going to sell it. He relies much on the skills of a doctor-No.14 and the drug she has developed. A drug that has not even been tested on animals yet, let alone human beings!
This No.2 doesn't care what happens to No.6, even if the patient dies he'll worry about that after, just as long as he gets what he wants. However he drastically underestimates No.6 he fails to see the image of the doctor-No.14 on the screen as No.6 opens his eyes for a moment. The doctor is able to get into No.6's dreams, and it is in his dreams that No.6 finally turns the table on No.2.....'C.'
No.2 is shattered by the outcome, No.6 wasn't selling out, he was going on holiday! You would think that we would not be seeing this No.2 again, as the harsh reality is suddenly brought home by the insistent buzzing of the oversized red telephone. But it wasn't all his fault, the doctor-No.14 must surely pay for her part in his failure.
No.2's second encounter with No.6 is an indirect one, as No.2 is preoccupied with the General and the new an revolutionary educational process known as 'Speelearn.' No.2 is there to see the smooth running of the 'Speedlearn' experiments, which in all respects is simply another form of brainwashing.
Only through No.6's sudden interest in the General, is No.2 brought into touch with No.6. And I bet at the end, No.2 had wished No.6 had kept his nose out! Because at the end The General is destroyed, the Professor killed, as well as No.12 of Administration, and with all of this, this total mishap, No.2's fate is sealed, and with no reason to ask WHY?
Again No.2 is confident, he has confidence in The General, in the Professor, and his ability to see that the Professors wife gets her husband to carry on with the lectures.
Again No.2 is boastful, boastful of the General, in that there is not a question the General cannot ask! And it was this boasting, and his final act of arrogance that helped No.2 in his own downfall. He allowed himself to be goaded by No.6 in allowing him to ask the General his question.
In the end, this No.2 cuts a tragic figure. Its not all his fault, and he's still suffering from that stomach ulcer!
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