Episode 2 Discussion

[JHyde]

I didn't feel it was better than episode 1, but I enjoyed it very much. As I suspected, it was Jo and Ruth between them who pulled Harry back from the brink - they've always been two of the most empathetic people on the Grid. I don't think it's Ruth going

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all signs point to Jo at this point.

They're definitely ramping up Rob Glenister's presence in the series, not just in episodes one and two, but for episode 3 by the looks of it. There's some truth to that I think - The Home Sec is involved much more in the day to day decisions in MI5 from what we've seen previously, and Glenister's so great.

And Ruth's back on the Grid next time! We also had the first mention of her knowing about Harry's knighthood too, and it was perfectly timed and expressed. "You've got a knighthood and I'm dead".

I suspected already that some of the storylines looked a little season 5ish, and this episode bore me out on that - a little like 5.4, except of course the Harry and Ruth dynamic couldn't be more different. And next week definitely bears similarities to other episodes from season 1 and 5, but the set-up is meaty.

I dig Tariq. Scruffy and fun to be had between him and Ros/him and Lucas. If he'd been really cheeky he would have lost the shirt under his jacket, and that would have been hilarious. No time though!