[spoilers] Lucas. Just Lucas.

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"She needs to keep her mouth shut before she gets herself killed" - 8.2

Not entirely relevant to the discussion at hand, but when Jo is attempting to help Bibi Saparova, I remember thinking it was quite interesting that Lucas should give the above line in response. A nice little reference to his own experiences.

I also liked the fact that we saw Ros having to face the young woman in the drugs-house in Bethnal Green who had a striking resemblance to Jo; it really echoed the Lucas/Dasharvin plot-line as they were both faced with uncomfortable images from their past. Ros' reaction to Harry in 8.2 is also quite interesting as she strongly opposes the fact that he's liaising with the Tazbek's for oil - something quite reminiscent of Lucas' attitudes towards some of Harry's practices. "I must create my own system else be enslaved by another man's" et al.

Lucas' relationship with Sarah is something I'm keen to analyse in a bit more depth. I thought it was strange that he should so willingly accept her apology in 8.4 after finding out that she had been attempting to spy on him. They have a massive argument, yet as soon as she is taken hostage all is forgiven? Why is Lucas so quick to trust the people who hurt him? A symptom of Stockholm Syndrome? (as Harry might like to point out!)