tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503758639704574841.post2607642126713345329..comments2022-03-25T15:01:43.500+00:00Comments on Visual Mutterings: The Prisoner - Dance of the DeadH E Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967729929106311170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503758639704574841.post-4718862580537388632015-04-08T10:04:10.349+01:002015-04-08T10:04:10.349+01:00Okay. I've watched this one and it still isn&#...Okay. I've watched this one and it still isn't sticking in my mind.<br /><br />I will say that the repetitions of things like not breaking Number 6 because they want him whole is okay for me, since most people were watching it weekly, rather than quickly together with enough focus to write reviews.<br /><br />This episode certainly had a more upfront Orwellian tone than the background noise of conformity the show usually has.<br /><br />I agree that this feels like an episode that should be shown VERY early in sequence. They even repeat the dictum from the first episode, "Questions are a burden, and answers a prison for oneself." He also interacts with maids quite frequently, and they drop out of sight in later episodes.<br /><br />There is some good banter in this episode:<br /><br />Number 2: Everything you want is here.<br />Number 6: "Everything's" elsewhere.<br /><br />As for guest actors, it was good to see Aubrey Morris in this one (town crier and Caesar).<br /><br />This *was* a very strange episode for "The Prisoner." I'm not sure I'd call it a filler episode, although it might have been. It was almost a second pilot ... for those who missed the premiere (which is why it fits much earlier in the timeline).<br /><br />As always, a very good review.<br />Be seeing you.<br />Jas. MarshallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503758639704574841.post-48472666522198717882015-04-06T15:37:07.941+01:002015-04-06T15:37:07.941+01:00Preliminary response: Aside from the striking fig...Preliminary response: Aside from the striking figure of Mary Morris, I don't actually recall this episode's details. This is in contrast to the many episodes I recall with great detail. Before commenting, I'm going to have to rewatch it sometime in the next few days.<br /><br />Be seeing you.<br />JM of the Triskele RoadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com