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From: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler)
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Subject: Re: The Prisoner (& discussions thereof)
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Date: Sat, 16-Mar-85 00:03:34 EST
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>      I would like to discuss "Living in Harmony".  I did not exactly under-
> stand the method by which they were trying to get him to "fess up".  
> Specifically, how were "giving him love", "taking it away", "making him
> kill", and "facing him with death" going to make him spill his guts?
> Were they intending to ask him again in his "dream" to spill 'em, but didn't
> get around to it? If you remember, the Kid did say that the Judge had 
> pushed him into the critical situation too early. Thoughts on this?
> -- 
> Dave Iannucci
> St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia

"Living in Harmony" is one of the more unusual episodes.  I still remember the
first time I saw it. Waiting up late to see the next episode of "The Prisoner",
and then wondering why there was a freeping cowboy movie on.  There was no clear
definition of the method to be used to "break" number 6.  Other than the usual
"pressure of the majority" and giving in to the authority figure.  Perhaps it
was felt that if they could break him in his "dream" state, they might weaken
him when he was awake.

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