Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch]

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I liked this ep for many reasons -- Colin and his computers, Malcolm and the Lord of the Rings references, Ruth's knowing early on that something isn't right with respect to the supposed Islamic terrorists but no one paying attention, the Danny/Zoe/Will story.

Loved the looks on Harry and Malcolm's faces at Sam's "time of the month" comment -- absolutely priceless. And Harry's, "Do you want to be taken out and shot" to Colin. Lots of really good comic lines in the ep.

Everyone is really keen to believe that all this is the work of Islamic terrorists -- one of those situations where your prejudices can color how you react to a situation and blind you to other possibilities.

Also like the set up of the Ruth/Andrew relationship -- they actually had a lot in common and the dialogue between them was flirty, in an innocent way.

Wasn't fond of Harry in the shirt and suspenders -- not a good look, imo. And Guy Facer in a yellow shirt and purple tie -- that was seriously ugly!

I found all the technobabble in the ep really interesting (have no idea whether any of it made any sense, but it did sound good) and the question of whether it's really possible for one person with a laptop to bring down a country is an interesting one, especially in a time where computers are integral to almost all societies.