I'm not surprised to see all of the "Prisoner" purists posting their angry reviews about this show. The same thing happened to the incredible re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica. But I digress. If you like television that goes beyond the usual two dimensional pablum out their, then this show is for you. It's engaging, smart, and satisfying in the end. Although it seems that most people missed the point entirely about the Village. It does not exist in the physical world. Nobody is physically taken away to the village, only their subconscious, or a portion (layer as the show puts it) is taken or "plugged in" to the village. The purpose of the village is to make the lives of the people in the real world easier for them to deal with. The monitoring that was taking place in the beginning of the real world subjects was a process of looking for candidates for the Village Program. Michael noticed that the people that were being monitored began to change, and that is what he was trying to inform the people on the upstairs "Purpose" floor. The change was brought about by the people being plugged in to the Village. The reason why 6 had such difficulty becoming part of the Village was because Michael/6 could not be so easily separated like all the other people that became part of the project.
How does the Village exist in the first place? The Village requires a Dreamer. In the beginning, the Dreamer, Number 2's wife, is the person who is in a dream state in both the real world and the Village dream world. Her mental state is what keeps the Village together. The holes that appear are the result of the Dreamer attaining a lucid state. You can have only one Dreamer though. Hence why there was such a program of repression amongst it's residents. Another person dreaming could create conflict in the fabric of the Village.
I can come up with two reasons for having Michael/6 take the reigns of the corporation and the Village. One is that it was the only way to keep the Village running without having 6 disrupt the whole project and two, it allows for Number 2 and his wife to finally take a break and be together.
I think that the final episode wraps up the miniseries very well. One warning though, it takes some serious brain power to comprehend the whole thing.
How does the Village exist in the first place? The Village requires a Dreamer. In the beginning, the Dreamer, Number 2's wife, is the person who is in a dream state in both the real world and the Village dream world. Her mental state is what keeps the Village together. The holes that appear are the result of the Dreamer attaining a lucid state. You can have only one Dreamer though. Hence why there was such a program of repression amongst it's residents. Another person dreaming could create conflict in the fabric of the Village.
I can come up with two reasons for having Michael/6 take the reigns of the corporation and the Village. One is that it was the only way to keep the Village running without having 6 disrupt the whole project and two, it allows for Number 2 and his wife to finally take a break and be together.
I think that the final episode wraps up the miniseries very well. One warning though, it takes some serious brain power to comprehend the whole thing.