Episode 6.4 [Re-watch]

[A Cousin]

(28-03-2011 01:24 PM)HellsBells Wrote:  I found this episode rather confusing and a bit hard to follow.

Thank goodness! Its not just me. I thought I was just being stupid.

I'm late to the party, but I'll put in my two cents worth anyway.

Yalta feels clunky to me. Structurally speaking. Almost deus ex machina-esque.

Still not sure what is motivating Ana to do what she is doing? She says that she will eavesdrop on her husbands meeting to prove Adam wrong which she ultimately does. But it's not like she has an abusive or even neglectful husband. And yet she keeps going back to Adam. Is she doing it for the thrill? Is Adam just that good in bed? For a higher cause? I actually thought the actor was rather good in this episode, it's the characters motivation that still confuses me.

Quick thinking on Jo's part changing her call sign. Just goes to show you that Malcolm was right: call signs save lives!

I did like how they utilized the known canon and brought back the Michael Johnson character from 5.3. The last thing they say about him in 5.3 is that they were going to set him up as an asset in his local mosque. It might be the only time they have done that? It is not something that could be done often without running the risk of it looking like there are only 50 people living in London and they are all either agents or assets or politicians.

For me, the filming was less annoying than the last episode.

In addition to Harry, Connie and Bob Hogan - I'd like to shout out to Simon Abkarian as Dariush Bakhshi. I think he is really good in this series too. He walks the line between devoted husband and implacable envoy very well. He is down right frightening in that last scene when he tells Ana that he knows she is a mole. The four of them are the best thing about this series so far.