Episode 1 Discussion [Rewatch]

[Silktie]

And so it begins...

I thought it was a very solid and entertaining episode to kick off Spooks. They succeeded in establishing the main traits of our beloved characters very quickly:
Tom as the very efficient spy but already troubled by the double-life his profession is forcing him to lead;
Danny as the flashy young officer having trouble with his finances, and very skilled in surveillance;
Zoe as the chameleon who can play any role needed from her;
Harry as the somewhat mysterious but hard-nosed leader, who already in the first episode showed a willingness to buck the rules to achieve his objectives. Oh, and who already had some very funny one-liners.

They also established right off the bat that this wouldn't be a show where right and wrong would be portrayed clearly, but where everything had shades of grey. One could identify with the baddies' objectives, though not their methods, and Tom double-crossing Mary Kane at the end showed that our heroes would never be pure and white in their goodness.

Great start all in all!