I clearly remember the first time I saw
The Prisoner episode, “Living In Harmony.” The classic, world-building intro is gone and the story immediately begins with star Patrick McGoohan, dressed like a cowboy, riding a horse somewhere in the American West. I was intrigued, then increasingly frustrated, as it seemed liked the narrative would never return to what I’d expected. Indeed, all the standard trappings of the series The Village, the spy vs. spy plots were absent until the episode’s shocking climax, which remains one of my favorite moments in the entire series.
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“Living In Harmony” loomed large in my mind as I watched