Series 9 Episode 6 discussion

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(30-10-2010 10:33 PM)redlyn Wrote:  I've been away on holiday for a week and have finally caught up with not only the show but all the comments here. It's a fascinating thread!

OK - I really have to stop screaming at the TV as I'm watching this show! Unfortunately I have a feeling that it's only going to get worse in the next two episodes! Great stuff from the team on the Grid - as everyone said, it's lovely to see them all working together in lock-down and brought out the newer members as well.

My main reason for shouting at the TV came from Lucas's actions of course. Whether we like what he's doing or not, it's a brilliant portrayal of someone losing their grip. Lucas wandered back and forth across the moral divide in this episode and his fear and desperation was palpable. The ending with the cybergeek girl was especially chilling as the gentle tender Lucas used his caring side to ease a woman to death. I actually got chills. It was astonishingly awful to watch - like seeing someone losing their soul.

I can't wait for the next two episodes yet I don't know if I can watch them. Ah the genius of Spooks writers - suck you in and make you slowly die inside for the characters!

You're so right, it's a classic tale of good against evil, Lucas the good guy doing his best to fight off the evil person that was John. For all the nastiness that John brings out in him I do want Lucas to come out of this alive as I feel he's paid his penance by spending those years in a Russian cell. I agree RA is doing a stunning job of portraying this inner battle and it's the first series I've cared about the character so that's big high fives for actor and writers.