Series 9 Episode 7 discussion

[lordantwarrior]

Hi, first time poster, but a longtime viewer. I thought the episode tonight and last week's were both fantastic. They really do pull out all the stops for the run-in to the finales. It's incredible how it's still gripping people after 8 series... I really hope it is allowed to continue doing so for a 10th and even 11th series.

Anyway, I too feel that Ruth's character is perhaps coming to an end in the series, which I was initially sad about, but after tonight's episode I am not sure how I feel about it. I felt that what she did was quite out of-character but then it does show some of the pain these people must deal with. I just feel that what she did has tainted my view of her character and in some way, if next week is to be her last episode, I won't feel as upset as I would have before tonight, as horrible as that sounds.

R.E. Lucas, I think he is a fantastic character which has kept the viewer guessing all the way, but at the same time I won't be overly sad to see him go because of his actions last week and in general. Not to say I don't like him, just that as a character redemption is a pretty unlikely outcome for the resolution of his story and, if anything undeserved.

Just a few things though, what if Lucas HAS forgot the truth? What if he didn't know about the bomb? Maybe they are throwing us another swerve when they show him detonating the device? All we know is that Lucas is very emotionally unstable and perhaps blames himself so much that he actually believes he was more culpable than he was. It's a long shot admittedly but if there is redemption to his story then it is one of few ways I can see it coming to fruition.