I almost think that Elizabeth and Philip are bringing Paige to meet Gabriel out of love and respect for Gabriel, not so much as part of recruiting her (though there is that, too). Gabriel is leaving them. They have a complicated emotional relationship with Gabriel. He's so proud of them and admitted how much he is going to miss them. I think they view each other as a sort of family, not just as handler/officers, boss/staff. They want him to be able to meet their daughter who, even if not fully committed to the cause, is at least sympathetic to it. So far as Paige is concerned, it's almost like giving her a grandfather figure.
And yeah, because nothing is simple on this show, there's also the recruitment angle to consider. The use of the Peter Gabriel song was an unsubtle hint that Paige is losing her religion in favor of this new ideology. They're bringing her one step further into the fold of true (socialist) believers and presenting just about the most sympathetic role model for her possible. Can you imagine this same scene playing out, but substituting Claudia for Gabriel? The dynamics would be completely different.
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Re: Paige meeting Gabriel
Date: 2017-04-12 10:16 pm (UTC)And yeah, because nothing is simple on this show, there's also the recruitment angle to consider. The use of the Peter Gabriel song was an unsubtle hint that Paige is losing her religion in favor of this new ideology. They're bringing her one step further into the fold of true (socialist) believers and presenting just about the most sympathetic role model for her possible. Can you imagine this same scene playing out, but substituting Claudia for Gabriel? The dynamics would be completely different.