Angelica's recollections: Too distracted by sandwiches, I fear I missed some key information in the opening moments. Enjoying having not read any background...all I know is that there are 17 episodes and a storyline that will draw me in. If I close my eyes to remember certain scenes, I can hear them before I can see them. A brilliant plan launched tonight to re-watch last week's episodes each week...one viewing is clearly not enough...
Dave's recollections: are a little vague at the moment... it was an overwhelming experience... more thoughts after these messages... later: Now that i've seen this episode twice (thank goodness the ol' VCR started working properly again), i feel more confident reviewing it. The number of cuts is intense, disorienting, effectively connecting us to the state of of our protagonist. The juxtapositions of image and sound require constant attention, something i appreciate, and which again seems to reflect the experience of the protagonist, Number 6, as he investigates The Village. i loved Patrick McGoohan's intensity - one can only wonder what the direction must have been like on set. It sometimes seems like Number 6 is suffering a break-down, flipping from one emotion to the other in the span of one jump cut. The Menacing White Ball, the antique bicycle, the umbrellas - what a strange and compelling world they built 4 decades ago. I think The Village is a British-run operation and that they are trying in earnest to determine the motives for Number 6's resignation - i.e. is he defecting?
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