Episode 1 Discussion

[Silktie]

Well, that was tense...

Poor Harry. The man can just not catch a break, can he? I was not enamoured with the idea of Ruth having a family, I admit. I do realise that she felt she had to move on as she would probably never see Harry again, but I also thought it was telling that she couldn't tell Harry that she loved her husband. So clearly she was with him not out of love, but more because she did not want to be alone forever. Much as I hated the husband, he did not deserve that. Still, I was relieved to see the end of him. Now, hopefully, the adorable moppet has a mother he can go back to, as I really don't want to see a kid in Spooks on a regular basis.

To be clear, I don't judge Ruth for her reaction towards Harry and calling him a heartless bastard, it was a terrible thing to live through. But I also want to spare a thought for poor Harry - to see the woman he's pined for for so long under these circumstances for the first time. I thought it was telling that the first thing he asked was whether she loved her husband, so he's definitely not given up hope to get her back. This is another reason I hope the kid goes back to his mother, he would just be a regular reminder to Ruth what Harry did.

So now Ruth hates him, and to top it all Malcolm has left. I loved the scene at the end between Malcolm and Harry. Harry looked so forlorn at the end, he's going to need some serious therapy to recover from this.

Okay, so a quick list of what I loved and hated about the episode. I loved:
- The way Harry and Ruth didn't take their eyes off each other during the first scene they were together.
- Harry trying to attack the Indian and telling him not to hurt Ruth: "Don't you dare hurt her!!!" Awww, Harry.
- Ruth apologising to Harry before giving the information.
- Malcolm yelling at Ros, and her apology.
- Malcolm's reunion with Ruth, and the fact that Ruth asked after Harry.
- Malcolm's understated departure.

I hated:
- the new CIA woman. I really hope she's a traitor, that's the only way the storyline would be worth it.
- that there wasn't actually some physical torture involved for Harry.
- the fact that Malcolm's gone. I adored him, and he will be sorely missed.