Episode 5.3 [rewatch]

[Silktie]

I like this episode for the fact that it is the only time we see Zaf used for what he is so ideally suited due to his appearance. I thought it was a shame, and a trick the writers missed, not to have used him more in such situations. I could see a season-long arc with Zaf undercover in a terrorist cell, which would have had great potential for tension and drama.

Ros still irritates the crap out of me, specifically due to her snotty attitude towards her coworkers. If I were Jo, I would have stuck my finger in her eye on more than one occasion in this episode. Believe me, anyone who's worked in a team set-up like they do, knows that one person with such an attitude creates enormous problems for morale and the smooth working of the team. The fact that this is not addressed, and that the others just meekly accept her walking all over them with that attitude, is not realistic.

LOVE the Ruth/Harry storyline. Harry really is a closet romantic, isn't he? That lovely speech he gives her during dinner, listing all her attributes, is wonderful. The scene where Ruth tells him she can't have dinner again, breaks my heart too.

ETA: The South African bad guy's accent was terrible! Lol.