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Cabin In The Woods
Humphrey Bogart
The irony is that were someone like Paige to find out what the company &, evidently the US government, are doing & reveal it, she'd be acclaimed as a heroine. Doing exactly the same thing with help from or under the auspices of the KGB makes her guilty of espionage.
I don't think Paige really appreciates the distinction, yet.
Appreciate the comments & summary. I will give it a try & report back:)
Not sure I agree with that. Problem is just that, moral duty. Paige has no problem protesting against what she perceives as a moral wrong. She even agrees with civil disobedience. The worthiness of the cause justifies many of the methods used, sure.
I'm no lawyer, but couldn't government prosecutors argue that for a US citizen civil disobedience is a form of free speech & legitimate protest, but for that same citizen with ties to the KGB it becomes a form of espionage? Her actions motivated not by patriotism, or seeking the best interests of the US, but by aiding the best interests of a rival power, the USSR?
Agree that Paige is irritating. So is Henry with his utter cluelessness as to the circumstances of their family.
But honestly I do think they're behavior is realistic. Henry accepts the reality that's presented to him. Paige is trying to accept her new circumstance; one step forward, two steps back. It's understandable that she would be all over the place.
I wonder when it will occur to her that, alone among the other operatives of "S" Directorate, she is being asked to commit what many would consider treason against the US.
I think Stan & Oleg demonstrate the cost of the Cold War, of its consequences to the patriotic, highly competent people engaged to work on what were essentially its front lines.