Episodes 1 & 2 [re-watch]

[Tea Lady]

(19-08-2010 02:19 AM)lwhite53 Wrote:  I have a couple of questions:
1) Why didn't Angela kill Harry?
2) Why didn't Juliet know who Collingwood was?

It was never explained why Angela didn't kill Harry. Surely she was aiming for Harry and not Adam when she opened fire? I just think it is one of those "Spooks" end of season questions we are not supposed to ask.

As for why Juliet did not know who Collingwood was, I can only assume that Juliet's role is liasing with various departments in the Home Office and not the Foreign Office, but I am not sure.

I do love these two episodes. I just love the way they are filmed and the soundwork and wish someone has taken note for series 9. Harry is brilliant throughout the two episodes. Peter's acting really is second to none here.

Even though I have seen these episodes several times I still find three scenes difficult to watch. The first is the bus scene where the chap is coughing blood. The second is the Colin scene which I find distressing. He is such an innocent and they kill him in such a torturous way. The third is where Malcolm loses it. I think this scene is far worse than anything in series 8. Malcolm is devastated and takes it out on his old friend Harry. Harry owes Malcolm that much, that he doesn't react.

The other interesting thing about that scene in Adam's flat is the way Harry is sitting. If you didn't look too close, you would think he was resting his hand on Ruth's shoulder. His body language is clearly saying to Ruth, I want to be with you.

I do like Juliet in this episode. She is almost humanised by the writers. She shows great affection and admiration for Harry throughout. As to why she points Harry in Ruth's direction in the end, I can only assume that with her paralysis, any thoughts she still harvested that she may hook up with Harry again, were firmly laid to rest. I honestly believe she still loved him but wanted him to be happy. He was the one she screamed for, when the car exploded.

I liked Jo in this episode. She really came into her own and I loved Zaf fighting with Jenson.

There were also some great lines in this episode such as "you can drop the death stare," "hide the stationery," "he fights dirty."

As for Ros, I try not to think about her introduction too much for all the holes there, as Silktie has pointed out. Ros always seems to change loyalties with the wind. She is not stupid and must have known what the end game was here. This is though the first time she helps to save Harry's life. I did note the death stare she gave Ruth though, when Ruth called her father a traitor. A nail in Ruth's coffin perhaps.