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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Older Beholder" data-source="post: 9814215" data-attributes="member: 6813585">Boring? I found that scene utterly funny.Here’s just some of the things I found interesting about the scene:The scene opened to a long take that weaves through a party of beautiful people, all dressed up and acting independently. To me this is already interesting as it’s in stark contrast to the other plotlines of Carol being more and more isolated, and the guy in Paraguay eating dogfood. It’s interesting because we see the depth of the charade the hive is willing to go to for one person’s amusement.Then we get a Jame Bond parody scene by way of the Truman Show (it also made me think of Holodeck scenes in Star Trek). I found it both funny and interesting that the guy playing the villain starts to clap along, despite losing, as it’s still hard for the hive to keep up the illusion of individuality.It’s also interesting that this is all taking place in the hotel room where Elvis was controlled by his minders in the later years of his life, which mirrors what’s happening to Koumba. And makes me wonder if he’s manipulating the hive, or is this just an elaborate prison built out of one’s own vanity?Then, when the game is over the hive quickly drop the act and silently go about cleaning up, exposing the darkness of the reality compared to the fun and lighthearted nature only moments earlier.Maybe my favourite scene of the ep was Koumba watching the way Carol ate her breakfast and then mimicking her.</blockquote>

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