Series 9 Episode 8 discussion

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(02-12-2010 07:49 PM)binkie Wrote:  Lucas going over the edge of the building because he realised he was a fiction - that he really was no one - represents, and requires, quite a different emotional response for the viewer than John going over the edge because he had been found out for a fantasist. The trauma of missed opportunities just keeps on coming!

That would have been a considerable deal more tragic! If Lucas had found out that he wasn't in fact who he thought he was, and had to struggle with the returning memories of a past life... that would have created so much more sympathy for the character. The should have played on the potential of Lucas-is-vulnerable, instead of murdering the ridiculous concept of Lucas-is-evil!

Personally, by the time Lucas had disappeared, I just didn't care anymore. He was no longer the character I had been watching for 2 series, and indeed, was no longer the character he had portrayed in those two series. John Bateman is a completely different man, by all accounts. He acts/behaves different, speaks differently - he's an entirely different character. Almost reminds me of the degeneration of Othello in Shakespeare's tragedy! Throughout the play, he becomes increasingly similar to the 'villain' of the tragedy, in terms of his speech, thought and actions. Which is practically what we see with Lucas, as he transfers from a well-intentioned, loyal man, to one who is intent on destruction.

After thinking I would find the end of S9 very sad, I was left disappointed. I was more upset when Adam died, and I'd only seen him in action in 7.1!