[spoilers] Lucas. Just Lucas.

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(24-11-2010 11:50 PM)binkie Wrote:  I think you'll find that is the tragedy of the obsessive's brain!! I'd like to say I should find something worthwhile to obsess about, but I'm quite happy obsessing about this

Well, I think this is a more interesting show than most to obsess over at least! I do find myself reading the news these days and wondering what MI5 and the government aren't telling us. Spooks has at least given me insight into how unreliable anything the BBC says is!

(24-11-2010 11:50 PM)binkie Wrote:  That is a smart observation. What lends it an even more bitter quality is that he must surely have become aware, during eight yearsof imprisonment, that the content of the file was becoming less and less relevant with every day that passed. His value even as a commodity was being reduced every day he was in that place.

Indeed, he's a very tragic character. I'd go so far as to say your a-typical tragic hero; through no real fault of his own, he is thrown into a downward spiral... simply because he was too loyal.

Another interesting thing is that he never places any blame on the Russians for what happened to him. It's always Harry, or MI5, or England. His rejection of patriotism is very significant in my eyes. He seems to be disinterested in his country, yet he's still willing to die for it. Is this because he has nothing to lose? Or just another attempt at becoming the Lucas he used to be, back when he wanted to protect his country? Because to me, when he returns in S7, he only wants to return to MI5 for rather selfish reasons, once you scratch away the surface. We always view Lucas as a loyal, courageous man who is brave enough to die for his team. But could we actually say his work for MI5 post-Russia is more of a selfish indulgence? I'm assuming that in his mind, there are no other options. It's not as if he could just go home and get a job at the post office or something! He needs MI5 to help himself understand who he is, yet tragically it only serves to confuse him further. He's trapped. He may have left prison, but he's now imprisoned within his own mind instead. And as we've seen... Lucas' mind does not look like a very pleasant place to be.