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* An episode of ''[[Life]]'' dealt with a murder in a college where an experiment about prison was being conducted. {{spoiler|The professor told the guards to do whatever it takes to break the prisoners so they resorted to physical and psychological torture. The object is to get the students to act like prisoners. There's no need for locks, bars or even guards. When one of the students killed one of the guards, you could say it worked}}. |
* An episode of ''[[Life]]'' dealt with a murder in a college where an experiment about prison was being conducted. {{spoiler|The professor told the guards to do whatever it takes to break the prisoners so they resorted to physical and psychological torture. The object is to get the students to act like prisoners. There's no need for locks, bars or even guards. When one of the students killed one of the guards, you could say it worked}}. |
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** Actually an adaptation of a [[wikipedia:Stanford prison experiment|real-life psychological experiment]]. Except in this one, the "guards" aren't ''told'' to be cruel. They just become that way because they're playing the role of guards. Much scarier. |
** Actually an adaptation of a [[wikipedia:Stanford prison experiment|real-life psychological experiment]]. Except in this one, the "guards" aren't ''told'' to be cruel. They just become that way because they're playing the role of guards. Much scarier. |
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* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes "[[Doctor Who/Recap/ |
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S27/E07 The Long Game|The Long Game]]", "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S27/E12 Bad Wolf|Bad Wolf]]" and "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S27/E13 The Parting of the Ways|The Parting of the Ways]]" do this with the whole population of Earth, and eventually the Doctor and Co. too. |
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{{quote|'''The Editor''': Well, now. There's an interesting point. Is a slave a slave if he doesn't know he's enslaved? |
{{quote|'''The Editor''': Well, now. There's an interesting point. Is a slave a slave if he doesn't know he's enslaved? |
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'''The Doctor:''' Yes. |
'''The Doctor:''' Yes. |
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