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Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch]
07-03-2011, 10:26 PM
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RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch]
(07-03-2011 08:52 PM)Nia M Wrote:  Ruth is awesome and would never say such a mistake Tongue

I agree! It would be completely out of character for Ruth to not know which poet she was quoting!

This is really bugging me. When do you think Ruth realises that Andrew is the cyber terrorist?

When I first saw this episode, I thought it was immediately after Ruth said the Abu Nuwas line - the sudden realisation on her face and Andrew's realisation that she had twigged. If we assume that Ruth knew before that line and was deliberately setting him up by naming the wrong poet, then we also have to ask why she went to dinner with him in the first place - surely that was putting herself in unneccessary risk. Nor do I think that this interpretation fits in with the overall story arc.

Alternatively, we can blame the scriptwriters for making a clumsy mistake, perhaps using the name of a classic Arab poet to link in with previous references earlier in the episode to 12th century Arab groups. In their defence, I guess they figured that few watchers would notice/realise - and they're probably right. I have to admit that I didn't until I started to look into it more closely.

Unfortunately, now that I do know, it annoys me, as it doesn't fit into the storyline of the episode!

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Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - Nitrus - 08-05-2010, 04:40 PM
RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - Aria - 09-05-2010, 05:27 AM
RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - Aria - 10-05-2010, 02:09 PM
RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - JHyde - 11-05-2010, 12:20 PM
RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - JHyde - 11-05-2010, 04:10 PM
RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - Nixie - 06-03-2011, 08:00 AM
RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - Nia M - 07-03-2011, 08:52 PM
RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - Nixie - 07-03-2011 10:26 PM
RE: Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch] - Nia M - 07-03-2011, 10:37 PM

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