[spoilers] Harry and Lucas

[lwhite53]

(05-12-2009 01:26 PM)Silktie Wrote:  

(04-12-2009 07:44 PM)lwhite53 Wrote:  As it turned out (at the end of ep 5), Ros was the more miffed at not being told about Basel. Lucas seemed to take it pretty much in stride. I said before on some thread (have lost track of where) that I think the issue between Harry and Lucas (at present) is more about trust than about truth. Harry lies to everyone (except Ruth) either by omission or comission -- I think they all expect that. What Lucas wants is Harry's absolute trust and if sacrificing truth now and then is the price, he'll pay it.

That's a good analysis. But Lucas, through his actions in 8.6, have probably once again damaged Harry's trust in him. Harry trusted him enough to allow him to talk to Sarah alone, and Lucas promptly ruined it by going off comms, and then letting Sarah get away. Not sure Harry will appreciate that.

You know, strangely enough, I think Harry actually expected that to happen (Lucas going off comms). I'm not sure H letting L go talk to Sarah alone was about trust so much as it was about H allowing L to learn for himself the dangers of the relationship. I think H learned with Tom and Christine that getting all pissy and quoting the rules was the wrong way to handle the situation and he won't do that again. H knows Sarah is disastrous for L (and not just for operational reasons) but he also knows that L has to discover that on his own.