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From: ado@elsie.UUCP (Arthur David Olson)
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Subject: Re: The Prisoner (SPOILER)
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Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 20:21:09 EST
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Note:  an event in the final episode of the series is described below.

> . . .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). . .

Sorry--but if you look (and listen!) carefully, you'll find that when the
butler enters the London home near the end of the final episode,
the door closes automatically (in the manner of "Village" home doors).
So much for triumph.
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