During the opening sequence
of Arrival we enjoy the extended journey made by the Prisoner, from his London home, to that office where he hands in his letter of resignation
to a man sat behind a desk.
After
the Prisoner has driven into an underground car park, in Abingdon Street by the way, we see the Prisoner go through a pair of doors with
the words "WAY OUT" on them. Now these two words have been
interpreted in three ways, A B & C.
A, It is Number 6 being unconventional as always and entering by
an exit.
B, It could signify his way out ie. resignation.
C, It may be a comment on how the rest of the series was going to
turn out. Viewers cannot say they were not warned!
Oh very
good, save for the fact that A, the Prisoner was not known as No.6 until after
his arrival in the village, nor was the Prisoner at that time unconventional.
Because all the Prisoner was doing was leaving, not entering a building, the
underground car park via the way out! B, I suppose using the words "WAY
OUT" could be a sort of in-joke about the Prisoner's resignation, but
somehow I don't think this has anything to do with it - it's just a sign on a
door, or doors in this case. And finally C, well Patrick McGoohan had no idea
how the series was going to pan out. So "C" can only be an
interpretation with hindsight - after the event!
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