The Prisoner
Jan. 20th, 2025 11:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ksmithRewatching "The Prisoner" for the first time in ages. I was about 10 when I first watched it. I know my dad liked it. Not sure if my mom did—it really wasn't her kind of show. I didn't understand much of what was happening, but I liked Patrick McGoohan. The guardian bouncing beach ball, Rover, scared me a little, though.
So far, I've seen the first two episodes. Memories of plot etc are vague, almost like I'm watching them for the first time. I do remember Leo McKern as one of the Number 2s. He was in episode 2, and I'm pretty sure he appears again.
ETA: I guess I'm waiting to see what I feel the series is about. According to the Wikipedia article about the show: "A major theme of the series is the conflict between individualism, as represented by Number Six, and collectivism, as represented by the Village. According to McGoohan, the series aimed to demonstrate a balance between the two ideologies."
I'm sensing more authoritarianism vs democracy, but there could be underlying reasons for that. Anyway, I'm planning on one episode per evening, so #3 tonight.
So far, I've seen the first two episodes. Memories of plot etc are vague, almost like I'm watching them for the first time. I do remember Leo McKern as one of the Number 2s. He was in episode 2, and I'm pretty sure he appears again.
ETA: I guess I'm waiting to see what I feel the series is about. According to the Wikipedia article about the show: "A major theme of the series is the conflict between individualism, as represented by Number Six, and collectivism, as represented by the Village. According to McGoohan, the series aimed to demonstrate a balance between the two ideologies."
I'm sensing more authoritarianism vs democracy, but there could be underlying reasons for that. Anyway, I'm planning on one episode per evening, so #3 tonight.
