Series 9 Episode 8 discussion

[BoHenley]

Thank you Binkie, Belle and Bravo (and potentially others). Sorry, Nitrus, but I was offended by your comments. I also like the character of Lucas, and the actor who played him, but like Belle, I also like Ruth, Harry, Adam, Ros, Jo and a long list of supporting cast. With all characters, we invest our emotions in following their stories, their wins, their defeats...Lucas is just one. I also miss Ros, Adam, Zaf (and others).

If you dislike the Lucas character, fair enough, no-one has to like all the characters (why should we?), but please don't "rubbish" the posters who DO like the character of Lucas. Yes there are fans of Richard Armitage who watch it, but that also means ratings, and ratings are what ultimately drives the continuation of the show.

And if you think I'm a 14yo giggling schoolgirl, I'm 52, and I've watched Spooks since S3 (stopped watching S1 after the second episode - sorry, that was too much!)

Going back to "sloppy": From a writing point of view, S9 did have some great stories, but the new characters were underdeveloped again (won't even mention Tariq), the ending was hashed and poorly written and I won't even go into the lack of continuity from S7 and S8. That IS SLOPPY writing. If it were a book, the Editor would hand it back and say "Fix it up!"

Now, getting back to the thread: I think the footsteps on the roof and the 48 hours give the writers of S10 an "out" to get the character back...IF THEY WISHED. It does leave an opening of doubt, however miniscule (no body), and of course it does allow them to end the character as well.