Episode 6 Discussion [rewatch]

[CONDOR]

I tend to agree with YFM, it really could have done with being a background story over a few episodes, starting with the allegation, Zoe's inevitable suspension, lead up to the court case then the conclusion, which I must say was in true spooks tradition.... However I still can't understand how MI5 have worked out the science of Time Travel, magically spiriting Zoe back to 1984 with the new identity of Alex Drake.

Seriously it was a bit disjointed and I think that they could have made a good storyline from this that could still have had a lot of action and pace. I did give a cheer when Harry pointed out that "If Zoe went down, a few reputations would follow, as 5 knows where all of the bodies are buried" oh to have a boss like that! Unfortunately these days it is a requisite that to gain a management post you need first to undergo an operation to have your spine removed, and to make best use of the surgeon's talent, have your sense of right and wrong and any grain of staff loyalty cut out at the same time!

I think the Danny and Zoe thing was handled very well in this episode, she would have been much better off with Danny than that other idiot Will. I think that they could have linked episode 5 to this by having Danny and Zoe discuss events of episode 5 and comparing it to Zoe's predicament. Episode 5 would have continued to have an effect on Danny and so some reference should have been made to it for continuity