7.7 [re-watch]

[Noam]

(10-07-2011 09:04 AM)Silktie Wrote:  1. How did the Russians and/or Connie find out about Sugarhorse in the first place? Did Hugo Prince inadvertently let something slip during pillow talk? Did one of the Sugarhorse assets betray it?
2. Was it really Hugo Prince that gave Connie that tacky souvenir with the tape in it, or did the Russians manufacture that to throw Harry off the scent?
3. How long has Qualtrough been a Russian agent?

It's exactly this kind of question which niggles me. I enjoy each episode, but afterwards, when I think back on them, there always seem to be unexplained loopholes.

How indeed did the Russians know about Sugarhorse in the first place? How was the SH information disseminated within MI5? Why were MI5 running SH and not MI6? What information did Connie leak? Which operations did she blow, or was she a sleeper?

It's all very dramatic, but sometimes the backstories don't add up. Remember Copenhagen? Another dead trail.

S7E7 is the most recent episode that I have seen (although I have more recorded) so I don't know whether there's any form of resolution or indeed explanation in S7E8.

Other observations:
When Harry called Ros to his interrogation, I couldn't understand at first why he was 'confessing'; playing his words back in my mind, 'renaissance' stood out, and I'm glad that Ros caught onto it a bit later. After all, she might still have believed that Harry's confession was real. I suppose it would have been over the top to have winked at that stage - nonverbal communication similar to Connie's hiss.

When Ben said that his eyes were very tired, why didn't he take his chance to 'go and make the tea', thus escaping Connie and getting the vital evidence to the Grid? By that time, Lucas had already told him that Connie was the mole so he had been warned and should have done his best to get away from her. By staying, he signed his death warrant (although moles don't normally kill).