RE: work for Neil; get shot
Adams, Ernest (eadams@ea.com)
Tue, 2 Sep 1997 13:36:25 -0700
>>...the more I see it over the years the more uncomfortable I feel about
>>Neil's
>> management of the section.
>
>I was uncomfortable with Neil's management of the section from the beginning.
>Hell, I think that's the main reason for watching the show. In the *very
>first episode,* Neil threatened to have an innocent woman arrested for
>shoplifting and prostitution, and was a major factor in her subsequent
>suicide. And these were trifles compared to his later activities: shooting
>his own agents, arranging car accidents, lying to the government, and so on.
>
>The moral ambiguity of Neil's behavior is exactly what makes the show so
>brilliant. Neil is a dangerous, single-minded zealot. On the other hand, his
>masters are diplomatic hacks who are chiefly interested in advancing their
>own political ambitions. It is this tension between two groups, each flawed
>in their own way, that makes the show so successful as drama.
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