[spoilers] Lucas. Just Lucas.

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(24-10-2010 04:50 PM)WhiteSwan Wrote:  

(24-10-2010 11:55 AM)theeyeshaveit Wrote:  Even though they have thrown out hints and questions about Lucas' loyalty I have felt he has squashed each hint with loyalty, bravery and everything else required. I have never had a further question about him since the episode where he went back to Russia to help clear Harry who was being accused of treason.

What more loyalty (and I felt some sort of affection for Harry) could Lucas show than to have the courage to go back to Russia to save Harry when there was a good chance he could be picked up and end up back in a Russian prison again. It would have been a terrifying experience and you could see how nervous Lucas was in the taxi ride from the airport. Lucas took the biggest risk of anyone to save Harry and that was not the action of a traitor.

I totally agree!
During season 7 and 8 there were quite a number of occasions when he proved his loyalty, but really the most outstanding one was him returning to Russia in order to save Harry.
Lucas as a traitor or as someone who's dishonest, ruthless and evil makes no sense whatsoever when you look at the way he behaved in the previous series. I only hope the writers of series 9 bothered to watch Spooks 7 and 8 to do some character studies in preparation for their job.

EXACTLY!!

Lucas went back to Moscow, the place where he was last captured and sentenced to a hell hole for 8 years, the place filed with nothing but horrible memories, simply because Harry ASKED him to, because Harry needed him to. He didn't whine, he didn't hesitate. Harry asked him to and he was going to do it. If it meant risking his life and sanity, he was still willing to do it. This is NOT the act of a person who is treacherous and evil!

And not only that, Lucas ran around the London at the end of Series 7, even taking a bullet for the team, to make sure that everyone would be safe. He could have left Ros and Connie on their own, he didn't have to risk his own life and safety to protect them, yet he did. He took a bullet, he distracted the FSB kill squad. He stood up to the kill squad with his head held high, not afraid to die. This is again NOT what a traitor would do, nor what a traitor would risk.

And let's not forget the situation with Oleg Dasharvain. Lucas could have unraveled and gone a million different ways, he could have turned and run, but he didn't. He stood strong, he stood up to Oleg, and he did his job despite the damages to his own psyche. He didn't turn traitor, he didn't let Oleg use him. He came through for the team and turned the tables on Oleg. If he can do that to the man who tortured him for years, then surely he can do it to Vaughn, no matter what secret Vaughn is holding over Lucas's head!

And again, when Lucas and Dimitri were inside the Chinese embassy, Lucas once again risked his own life as a distraction so Dimitri can get out with the information. He risked his safety even though he knew that there is a chance that he may not get out. He put the good of the mission and the safety of his teammate first before his own life. THIS is NOT what a traitor would do.

And there is plenty more examples of Lucas's bravery and loyalty shown throughout the 3 series. I simply CANNOT see this treachery that they are trying to make Lucas do. Just WHAT possible secret from 15 years ago that could have Lucas so terrified? WHAT possible secret that has Lucas think that Harry would condemn him even after his years of loyalty?

Lucas is MI5 through and through, he said it himself! MI5 is his HOME, he would never betray them!!! He wouldn't do that to this team, not after losing Ros and Jo.