Series 9 Episode 3 discussion

[Silktie]

I greatly enjoyed this one as well. Sure, the plot was very unbelievable with the FSB on the Grid, but hey, it's not the most farfetched thing this show has done, so I'm just going to go with it. Loved Viktor as the bad guy, he was evil with a twinkle in his eye. I especially enjoyed him sitting on the bath rim smoking after he'd killed the daughter.

My favourite scenes in this episode is between Harry and the HS. These two play off each other really well. The HS seems to have found his feet in his position rather quickly, and now wants to order Harry around. I love how Harry and the team played them all, and Harry just giving the HS the merest hint of what really happened at the end. It seems that the HS figured it out to, and now realises that it wasn't the great cock-up he believed it to be.

Lucas and Vaughn: If Lucas can intimidate Vaughn that easily, he doesn't appear to be the great menace they made him out to be at the beginning, does he? In that scene Lucas almost came across as the bigger bad guy. Now I'm beginning to wonder whether Lucas didn't play a bigger part in the bad thing they did than I originally thought.

Harry and Ruth are clearly still sorting out their "just work" relationship. Poor Harry is really struggling with that one, isn't he? I do think it's good to show that he can't just suppress what happened like he always does, it's an indication that he's human after all and was hurt by what happened. Lovely final scene between them, I thought. I think Ruth clearly picked up on his double meaning there.

(05-10-2010 07:03 AM)Deb p Wrote:  Hi,
My first post !

Why is Ruth keeping Harry at arms length ? She obviously has feelings for him but seems to be protecting him somehow. Does Ruth have a dark secret that will come out in time and is she protecting Harry for when that time comes ? Anyone else have thoughts on this ?

We have a Harry/Ruth thread in the Characters section where we debate these things at length, drop in there and join the discussion!