The Prisoner, on a
psychological level, a mental level in the mind, is in a daily struggle with
himself! Outside of The Village, a physical struggle for survival would be ‘The
Girl Who Was Death’ who has found herself a worthy opponent in Number 6, and he
has found someone he can ultimately beat. And yet in The Village although
Number 6 puts himself to the test, both physically and mentally, he can never
win because he can never beat himself! But a hero, if Number 6 is seen to be the
hero, must have someone to vanquish, and what better purpose for Number 2 than
to be the villain of the piece who Number 6 must always be seen to beat! As for
the meeting between Number 6 and Number 1, that was something of an
anti-climax, a nothing because nothing came of it. Yes Number 6 sealed his
alter ego in the nose cone of the rocket, but he was probably still alive at
the exact same moment they escaped the Village together. After that, well it’s
anyone’s guess. Seeing as its all supposed to begin all over again at the end
of ‘Fall Out,’ unless ‘Fall Out’ is where it all begins, then Number 1 is most
definitely still alive. It’s Number 6 you see, he can never get the better of
himself, because he will not allow himself to!
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