I'm pretty torn on this series. While the setting and atmosphere of both the village and the 60s sci-fi interiors are intriguing, and Patrick McGoohan's performance as No. 6 is charming, with some clever dialogue peppered throughout, there was a feeling of repetition in many of the episodes. There was always a new No. 2, there was always either some type of escape plan, or some type of test being performed on No. 6... The repetition made the series a bit of a slog to get through despite the series' having some good moments here and there.
The plot was at times also confusing, and the final episode left a lot of plot points unanswered, instead offering up a lot of seemingly random imagery and characters that made the events somewhat difficult to follow. The theme of individuality is certainly present throughout, which is good, but the show kind of fumbles when it tries to explore these themes... not having much more to say than simply "Individuality is good, conforming to society is bad", which may or may not have rung more true in the 1960s, but nowadays just feels like an extremely obvious thing to say.
Shout by VigorousJammerVIP 2BlockedParent2023-06-11T16:31:43Z
I'm pretty torn on this series. While the setting and atmosphere of both the village and the 60s sci-fi interiors are intriguing, and Patrick McGoohan's performance as No. 6 is charming, with some clever dialogue peppered throughout, there was a feeling of repetition in many of the episodes. There was always a new No. 2, there was always either some type of escape plan, or some type of test being performed on No. 6... The repetition made the series a bit of a slog to get through despite the series' having some good moments here and there.
The plot was at times also confusing, and the final episode left a lot of plot points unanswered, instead offering up a lot of seemingly random imagery and characters that made the events somewhat difficult to follow.
The theme of individuality is certainly present throughout, which is good, but the show kind of fumbles when it tries to explore these themes... not having much more to say than simply "Individuality is good, conforming to society is bad", which may or may not have rung more true in the 1960s, but nowadays just feels like an extremely obvious thing to say.