Series 9 Episode 8 discussion

[AnnMarie]

(09-11-2010 03:23 AM)BravoNine Wrote:  Plausibility and logic went out the window the moment they stepped on this Lucas-Is-John train and decided not to get off.

And really, adding those flashes from Series 7 and 8 were just like rubbing salt on the wound. And honestly, I don't think I'll ever heal from this.

Absolutely right on BravoNine

(09-11-2010 03:23 AM)BravoNine Wrote:  Richard Armitage is the saving grace of this storyline, he played this tortured tormented soul so well that for one hour, I even forgot the gigantic plot holes and found myself so drawn into the story! He was brilliant, perfect, so haunting, chilling, yet loving and conflicted.

And as for the Lucas that we all loved so much, the Lucas that I still believe was in there this episode, despite the darkness of John Bateman, I think I did see a shred of Lucas shining through, that part of him that still wanted to protect his team, that still did not want to hurt them anymore than he needed to. He's in there and he decided to end this. In my head, I'll always believe that this monster called John is another personality inside Lucas, and while John may have succeeded in destroying the life Lucas loved, Lucas did make the ultimate sacrifice, he ended this dark monster of John, made sure John could not hurt anyone, including himself. In my head, I'll keep telling myself that. That Lucas won, he jumped because he wanted to stop John, he died a hero.

Brilliant here BravoNine, quite brilliant.


As you said, "This is not gonna be easy to come back from." I fear that the shark is in the water...