Plot-holes

[molecatcher]

(07-04-2011 09:45 PM)Byatil Wrote:  

(07-04-2011 07:02 PM)molecatcher Wrote:  Anyway, as someone else suggested I do, I'll get off the thread since my opinion is causing such a furore.

Aw, please don't! Not before I've asked you a couple of questions, at least?

Do you have any issues with the way S9 was conducted at all, or do you just see it as light-hearted entertainment? How many series of Spooks have you watched prior to S9? Are you more interested in the "threat of the week" or the characters?

I'm just interested because I watched Silk recently, and whilst the character plots were at times ridiculous and often completely unrealistic, I went along with it because it was entertaining and I enjoyed the characters. Is that how you view Spooks? I wonder if some of us are a little too emotionally invested in the show to disregard a plot as "light-hearted entertainment", which, whilst not entirely plausible, is still "good drama".

I can't say I had any real issues with Series 9 and nothing in the way of a plot hole jumped out at me although initially Harry proposing to Ruth was a giant leap from the previous series but I understood the writers had to move them on rapidly in order to set them up nicely for some emotional turmoil. I only became a fan at the start of Series 8 because work commitments previously restricted tv viewing. That first episode when Harry and Ruth were reunited was so moving I needed to find out what had gone before so I then purchased Series 1-7 over a few months to see what I'd missed. For me, and it is just a personal opinion (!!), Spooks is pure entertainment and yet the writers often appear to have a crystal ball with their ability to foresee national and international threats in real life. Yes, of course I get caught up in the characters but don't look on changes in their direction as a plot hole but rather an acknowledgement that we humans are complex characters and there's no knowing who always tells the truth or means what they say, especially in the world they live in. Lucas' story was unadulterated entertainment but it's not for me to say others should see it that way. I've read thrillers that have left me feeling let down when a character I loved turned out to be the villian but still applaud the author's ability to surprise and even upset me.

I haven't seen Silk but sounds like your approach was great, sit back and enjoy the ride.