[spoilers] Lucas. Just Lucas.

[BoHenley]

(08-11-2010 11:57 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  

(08-11-2010 11:45 PM)Nitrus Wrote:  So how many of you RA fans are going to be sticking around for the next series? A lot of you discovered Spooks through him and it would be a shame for the show to lose fans just because of one characters exit.

Well, for me personally, I don't think I will stop watching the show, although I'm not sure if I'll be as active as before. But I'll see how things go when Series 10 comes around. I will most likely hang around to see how things work out in Series 10 and what the aftermath will be like.

But I can certainly understand those who stop watching the show because of how they wrote Lucas's exit. Because I'm sure that myself and many others (not just being RA fans) were disappointed with the route the writers took and how glaring plot-holes still were not resolved. For a lot of us, it's not an issue that RA has to leave or even that Lucas dies, it's HOW and WHY he exits. If Lucas had died and exited like Ros or Adam or something like it, I don't think anyone would really mind, we'd all understand that actors have to leave and I'd even enjoy seeing that storyline play out. Lucas killing himself to end all this wasn't the issue I had, in fact, I could understand Lucas's reasons to end his life, I was okay with that. The real issue I had was the mess of convoluted plotlines and sketchy background stories that really didn't make much sense, and I know I'm not the only one who felt this exit storyline was not plausible enough or very true to the Lucas of the last 2 series.

I do hope people still stay and watch Spooks and give the writers another chance, but I can understand if others feel anger or disappointment and stop watching.

[still wading through posts, but had to answer this one]

Well said, BravoNine. Of course I'll still watch Spooks - for a start, I want to see who else they bring in. Spooks is such a great springboard for so many actors.

But like many others, I developed a lot of sympathy for the character of Lucas, his past, his struggles, even (and especially) at the end on the rooftop when he's left with only one way out. (BTW, that scene was the true definition of "anguish" - one has to win, but (as a viewer) you want both to survive). It's just sad to see a good Spook go that way. I'm sure you'd agreed to a point, Nitrus.

RA goes on to bigger things - good luck to him! And now I look forward to our new character(s). Roll on S10.

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And there's no way Lucas could survive a fall off a 15+ storey building. Sorry, fellow Lucas fans, he's gone.

I think that Kudos haven't announced RA's departure because it's obvious he can't do it with the filming schedule for "The Hobbit."