Lucas a good addition?

[JHyde]

I love Lucas as a character. He has a great balance between aloofness and passion, in much the same way as Harry. RA has said that he likes the "contained" feel of Spooks, and the fact that he spent 8 years in Russia is such a big detail. I love the dynamic between Lucas and Ros, this mutual respect and appreciation. I like shows where there are just strong friendships between men and women who work together and have no designs on each other, it feels realistic. Especially given their discussion in 7.3 "colleagues are OK", I'm really enjoying that element of the show.

I also love the understated tension between Lucas and Harry, because they obviously admire each other and are loyal, but Lucas still distrusts Harry a little, as we know.

Finally, I think Lucas is a great addition to Spooks because as I've pointed out elsewhere, he brings a whole new set of fans with him to the show. Not just women either, judging by the many men who use him as their usertitle on this forum.