An unintentional homonym – Isaiah sounds like he’s saying “‘NSYNC[illed] like Lance Bass.”

A reference to Hot 97’s DJ Clue, whose Desert Storm label broke Fabolous in 2001. At that time, T.I. felt overlooked by the New York hip-hop establishment as an up-and-coming Southerner. By 2004, though, his string of radio hits were getting spins from Clue and his ilk, and it appears that the two are now on good terms.

“To go off the deep end” is an idiom referring to jumping into a swimming pool where the water level is over one’s head, so that person needs to be able to swim.

Ross has got so much money that he can fill a swimming pool with cash and swim in the deep end of that money-filled pool.

This begins a passage which demonstrates the extent to which Tartuffe has captivated Orgon: the latter’s sympathy is only for the apparently perfectly fit Tartuffe, to the exclusion of his actually unwell wife.

Still waters run deep.

A proverb that goes back to the first century at least, in context it suggests that Mariane’s demure exterior belies her inner passion, and is merely a cover for some unsuitable intrigue.

The priests came to offer their own, controlled version of life and its gifts. There is nothing outside the walls which is of any benefit, according to this claim. The image of walls is that of a separation between the good and the evil. The Biblical notion of paradise, comes from the Persian term meaning walled garden. The safe and the fruitful are inside.

Syrinx was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology. Pursued by the god Pan, she was transformed into the reeds that grow by the rivers in order to escape his clutches. Pan fashioned the reeds into the first Pan pipes or syrinx. Here, the fact that the temple is in some way dedicated to music is ironic, given that the singer is castigated for discovering a guitar. Perhaps he is a rival to the priesthood who favour their own orthodox music.

Hallow is an older word meaning holy or saintly. Hallowed halls refer to the consecration or blessing of a building intended for a sacred purpose. The term is also used to refer to places of learning, as in the hallowed halls of Oxford University. The link here is between the computers, as sources of knowledge, and the religious function of the priests.

Theocracy is a form of government based on the authority of religion. These priests' authority is based on control of technology and on mystifying the populace with superstitions. They control both mind and body. The medieval legend of the priest-king Prester John is a symbolic example of this form of rule.

Another example would be Henry VIII of England, who took control of the Church of England away from the Pope in order to tighten his hold on his country.