This is what two people on the spectrum interacting looks like. They amplify each other’s qualities because they have no neurotypical to mimic. This is this most monotone interview I have ever heard. It is like listening to two HAL 9000s interview each other. The gray room and monochrome wardrobes add to the effect.
But they are both intrigued by each other, quite visibly in fact. At the end of the interview Starkey says that he realizes “we are the same person and we’ve gone through the same experiences” and an embarrassed Dickinson acknowledges it was probably why they were paired together.
God I hope someone shows this to Christopher Nolan.