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The Pimpernel reference (I only caught the one), I thought was rather odd. An Englishman such as "Paul" might be presumed to think of the Scarlet Pimpernel in heroic terms, but here we have the objectionable Elliot describe "Punter" (the presumed villain) as "your jihadist Pimpernel par excellence". Rather a mixed message. Is this the author sending another signal that Elliot is not someone to be trusted, someone in line with Chauvelin, perhaps? (As if another signal was actually needed ... written for TV, perhaps.)
A curious comparison with The Left Hand of Darkness, issybird. I felt as if I understood Estraven rather more than I do Toby ... so I wouldn't like to guess at Toby's behaviour if the circumstances had changed.
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