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Subject: Re: The Prisoner (& discussions thereof)
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Date: Sat, 16-Mar-85 23:21:59 EST
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> >> How about the shower going on when he got back to his pad? There certainly
> >> couldn't be an explanation of that (could there? :-))
> >
> >There certainly was a reason for the shower going on!  If you remember,
> >at the beginning of the episode 6 tried to take a shower, but there
> >was no water.  [when it came on at the end ...]
> >this was a signal that everything was "back to normal."
> 
>           Maybe I once again didn't make myself clear. I agree with what 
> you say about it being a sign that everything's back to normal, but there
> was no *physical* reason for the water going back on.  It would have had to
> have been some sort of supernatural force!

No!  How about a simple a thing as a main water valve.  You turn it off, 6's
shower goes off.  You turn it on, 6's shower comes on.  Yeesh!  Supernatural?

> >Also, I think every plot was carefully thought out and there was
> >a method to every madness, no matter how strange.
> 
>        Well, it's a matter of opinion, but I just don't agree with you here.
> That's why I don't look past a certain "depth".

Given.
 
> >Ok, let's keep this up!  Surely there must be other fans than 1 
> >guy from Penn State and 1 from St. Joe's!
> 
>           Yeah, like what is this?  If it weren't that I was worried we 
> would be leaving others out of a good discussion, I would suggest we conduct 
> this by mail. Hey, that's an idea. We could simply set up a mailing list for
> those who are interested (is there really anybody?). Let me know.

Nah, I don't like mailing lists.  I feel that even though not many take
part in this discussion I feel some enjoy just reading it.  Hmmm?????

"Be seeing you!"

-- 
Never give a gun to duck.

Michael S. Weiss                               BITNET:  weiss@psuvaxg.bitnet