Series 9 Episode 7 discussion

[theeyeshaveit]

Series 8 is currently screening in Australia and I got a big surprise tonight.

I thought, because I had been absolutely gripped by the Lucas goings on in series 9 that I was enjoying the series, but tonight I discovered how little I have been enjoying it. I have been fascinated but I have hated it just the same.

Even with Sarah doing her first dastardly deed this week in S8, at least it was Sarah being Sarah and I loved watching all of it. Lucas, Jo and even Roz in a sneaky way, being softies and having a moral argument with Harry who had to take the tough decisions as usual. It was just a joy to watch, even a Lucas smile or two and a Harry and Ruth who seem to be as least as likely to get together as they do now.

After it though, I am left feeling more depressed about Lucas and the general mood of this series than ever, so tonight's pleasure was short lived. The whole of S9 seems to have been miserable and a complete downer in so many respects. Whether any character will get an ending that can change that feeling I don't know.

I have never watched Spooks to see which character comes to a sticky end next, or only for the nature of the plots, the characters have always been an important part. Even the S9 weekly stories have not been sufficiently above other series to make up for the miserable nature of the rest of it this series. There has been no relief from the cheerlessness of it all from the moment we attended Roz's funeral and found out about the HS until now, and I suspect it will continue until the end.

I guess I can't take unrelenting grimness.