Series 10 - Episode 6 Discussion

[Tomsdouble]

It's 1.02 am on a Wednesday morning and I've just finished watching episode 6. It was a (dare I say it) typical episode for the first 50 minutes - tension, a car driving somewhere, a man shot in the head, action, the usual dollop of misdirection; the stuff we all know and love, the reasons everyone on here watches Spooks.

Then something happened: the episode essentially ended and the 'closure' began.

It was beautiful. I'm sorry but it really was. Ruth's death, even in the midst of a programme that specialises in the killing of major characters, was hearbreaking. The list of names on the wall was, to me, genuinely moving; the brief appearance (I was hoping they'd do something like this) of Tom was so fitting and startling it hurt (in a good way). The sight of Harry visiting what might have been was the moment the lump really started to develop in my throat. I am still in shock, I really am. I tried to hold back the tears but it was too hard.

We now live in a post-Spooks world. It will take some getting used to. I have to just tell myself that Harry is still there, ensuring the defence of the realm.

And even though I've just written all this I still feel speechless.