Dave's side: This was a great one. I'm sure the plot's been done many times, but the timing in this case made it so welcome. The tide was turned on one of the least likable Number Twos, soundly. It all reminded me of one of my favourite episodes of MASH where the ultimate prank is pulled: the prankster tells his foe that a brilliant prank awaits... and as time passes without a sign of it, paranoia blooms into sleepless, friendless, agonizing obsession. Number Six saw his opportunity in Number Two's fear of Number One. He turned the force of Number Two's clenched fist against him. And Number Two was cut down by the near edge of his own sword. Safely in my top 3 favourite episodes of The Prisoner, memorable enough to make my all-time TV list, and includes a trampoline battle scene with Asian background music. Over the top awesomeness.
Angelica's side: I really liked this episode and I really liked Number 6 in it. In this episode, it felt like he found a meaningful purpose within the village. In this episode, he found himself, at least for me, not as man trying to escape The Village, nor as man defending himself against the system of The Village, but rather as hero. He's out to avenge a death, to stand up to a challenge and to bring a man down. And that he does - with a little trickery here and a little trickery there - with a little looking for a pretend message here and leaving a pretend message there. And I ate it up. Every last bit of it. I liked watching Number 2 begin to suspect everyone around him, watching his paranoia set in - watching him dismiss everyone, one by one. And watching Number 6 run all over the Village setting up all his little deceptions everywhere. What would Number 6 think up next, what would Number 2 fall for next? This episode had me from the beginning and carried me right through to the end.
Dave's side: This was a great one. I'm sure the plot's been done many times, but the timing in this case made it so welcome. The tide was turned on one of the least likable Number Twos, soundly. It all reminded me of one of my favourite episodes of MASH where the ultimate prank is pulled: the prankster tells his foe that a brilliant prank awaits... and as time passes without a sign of it, paranoia blooms into sleepless, friendless, agonizing obsession. Number Six saw his opportunity in Number Two's fear of Number One. He turned the force of Number Two's clenched fist against him. And Number Two was cut down by the near edge of his own sword. Safely in my top 3 favourite episodes of The Prisoner, memorable enough to make my all-time TV list, and includes a trampoline battle scene with Asian background music. Over the top awesomeness.
Angelica's side: I really liked this episode and I really liked Number 6 in it. In this episode, it felt like he found a meaningful purpose within the village. In this episode, he found himself, at least for me, not as man trying to escape The Village, nor as man defending himself against the system of The Village, but rather as hero. He's out to avenge a death, to stand up to a challenge and to bring a man down. And that he does - with a little trickery here and a little trickery there - with a little looking for a pretend message here and leaving a pretend message there. And I ate it up. Every last bit of it. I liked watching Number 2 begin to suspect everyone around him, watching his paranoia set in - watching him dismiss everyone, one by one. And watching Number 6 run all over the Village setting up all his little deceptions everywhere. What would Number 6 think up next, what would Number 2 fall for next? This episode had me from the beginning and carried me right through to the end. 
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