Heroes And Villains

    No.9 claimed that she was going to escape with Cobb. She went to his funeral cutting a forlorn figure as possibly the only true mourner of Cobb's death. The ony trouble is, Cobb wasn't dead, yet possibly No.9 did not know that.
   9 was assigned to Cobb, now she has been assigned to No.6, but will not escape with him, as she says she never intended to without Cobb, so at least she gives the impression of being faithfull to Cobb's memory.
   No.9 works for No.2, used by him, Cobb, No.6, and by the helicopter pilot {if we are to believe the words of No.9} but personally I think that's part of 9's story, that she never really knew the last pilot of the helicopter, but that it was No.2 himself who gave 9 the Electro Pass. Yet if 9 did know the last helicopter pilot as she tells No.6, then she gave a lot to get her hands on that Electro Pass for herself and Cobb, something which would have cost her dear!
   If No.9 thought she was actually going to escape with Cobb, what kind of agent does that make her? As Cobb clearly had no intention of escaping the Village, because he looks far too relaxed at the end. Unless the turn around of Cobb's attitude and loyalties was remarkably swift!   Be seeing you.

Arts And Crafts

A study of Two in chalk and charcoal.

BCNU

It's Inexplicable!

   On the morning of the Prisoner's arrival in the Village, after he fails to make a telephone call, for the want of a number, the Prisoner is faced with an electronic 'Free Information' board. He scrolls down the 'Push and Find Out' menu, and with a finger selects 9 for a taxi.
    I suppose its not so much how the taxi arrived so quickly on the scene after the Prisoner pressed a button on the control panel that is in question here, but the fact that the taxi turned up at all when one was not requested. The Prisoner may have selected the number 9 for a taxi on the 'Press and Find Out' panel, but if you watch the film carefully, you will observe that the Prisoner actually presses the number 1 button, top left hand corner of the panel which would have indicated the Town Hall on the Map of the Village.
I'll be seeing you.

Who Is That On The Telephono?

No.6 'Hospital......yes hospital? Psychiatrics, head of the department.'
249 'Director of psychiatrics.'
'Ah doctor, I'm on grey!'
'I beg your pardon?'
'I'm on grey.'
'Well so am I as it happens.'
'Well we seem to be on the same wavelength.'
'We seem to be on the same telephone!'
'Well doctor, what's the verdict on our friend?'
'Friend, friend, who is this?'
'Your report doctor, on Number Two.'
'Number Two? What are you talking about? Who....who is this speaking?'
'I understand, you'd rather not talk on the telephone.' 'Well not to you certainly.....are you mad?'
'Not according to your records!'
'Look ring off.'
'I understand doctor. Never mind, I'll be seeing you later on......'
'Yes why don't you do that. Come and  see me in my office.'
''Do you think that would be appropriate?'
'Under the circumstances I see no other alternative.'
'Well if you say so doctor.'
'How long have you been making these nuisance calls?'
{the telephono goes dead}

A Couple Of Thought's For The Day

    In It's Your Funeral, No.2 returns to the Village only to face the prospect of retirement. Perhaps if No.2 knew this, and what his masters had in mind for him, he would have stayed away from the Village, resisited his return and went and gone somewhere else!

   No.2 of It's Your Funeral is on record as having said 'You've never understood us Number Six, we never fail!' I admire No.2's faith, but quite obviously this particular No.2 hasn't seen their record against No.6!
BCNU

Caught On Camera

   'Hello Pat.'
   'What have you here?'
   'I understand you're stuck for an ending for the series.'
   'Who told you that?'
   'Oh the director and some of the crew were discussing it.'
   'Were they?'
   'Yes they were.'
   'And this is?'
   'My idea for the conclusion to the series.'
   'It won't work.'
   'Oh go on Pat, give it a chance!'
   'It says here on page two, that the Prisoner escapes the Village after discovering a time displacement device.'
   'Good isn't it?'
   'But that soemething goes wrong with the co-ordinates, and the Prisoner ends up where it all began.........dark clouds gather over a long and deserted road. there's a clash of thunder......this is the start of Arrival!'
   'Which is the whole point of the thing Pat, the whole things a vicious circle.'
   'I don't like it...and don't call me Pat!'
   'Well what about the idea of Lew Grade as No.1?'
   'Don't make me laugh!'
BCNU

Comments

   Upon me' soul, I've a multitude of comments, which I shall deal with later today, as I have to go out for a time this morning. So if you are waiting a response, fear ye not, I've not forgotten, I'll be seeing you later on.

Dave