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From: daveb@rtech.ARPA (Dave Brower)
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Subject: Re: The Prisoner
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Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 02:28:50 EST
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> By retaining his individuality, #6 beats the system.  In doing so, he
> becomes the new "system" (hence the scene of everyone returning to
> London and their appointed places in society).

The sound of the door closing on 6's London flat at the end of the last
episode and it's mechanical motion are identical to the doors in The
Village.  Given his non-reaction, I always took it to mean he *THOUGHT*
he had escaped, but had not since in fact *THEY* ran everything, even
The Outside World.  I expected the `next' episode to reveal him as much
a Prisoner as before...

(but I got better! :-)
-dB
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