Series 9 Episode 4 discussion

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Where to begin - OMG!!!!

Well, first of all they continued the arc of trust and betrayal. The storyline had tons of twists in it with all the people being controlled like chesspieces by someone else.

I love the new HS, the scenes between him and Harry are works of art. There were some great little moments between Ruth and Harry. Ruth came into her own tonight showing ingenuity and courage along with her usual dollop of compassion. Beth was given the chances to learn on the job and Dimitri showed that he was more than just a glorified extra.

As for Lucas, I'm so scared for him and what the writers have in store. It's a great part for RA, not an easy one. He is a walking dicotomy. Brave and fearless, loving and utterly ruthless. At the beginning of the episode we got to see his selflessless on the job when he gave himself up to be arrested for the good of the assignment. Compare that with with his utter deviousness and lack of moral code in dealing with the task of getting Vaughan out of his hair. His actions are repellent yet you can understand how a man who has suffered the way he has would act to keep everything he wants and needs: total self-preservation.

He sells it in the scene with Maya at the hospital. RA can portray complete love in a way that would curl your hair and believe any action was worthy of preserving that love - whether we as viewers agree with or like it.

It's an interesting point that Lucas is able to delude himself so clearly when it comes to women. With Maya, he's jumping into it feet first (much quicker than she is- he closes his eyes for the kiss, while she doesn't) because he is reaching for something tangible and lasting.

It's not going to end well. 'm just so scared for Lucas now. And the ending... EEEEK!

BTW, did anyone else think the Chinese setting a bomb off in a London Street was ludicrous? Perhaps it was just a writers device to give Dimitri something to do!