Episode 4 Discussion

[marc]

Well, I asked myself almost the same questions. And - I also felt sorry for Oleg. In a way I was almost disappointed that Lucas did handed him over. That there was some sort of feeling still. But, surely, true, he did not owe him, contrary so. I had to remind me of that, that he tortured him, so, handing him over to the FSB and not let him get away with a new identity and money was just what makes Lucas a pro. Still...
I read about the suicide attempt in earlier interviews and expected it to be more than just these tiny scenes. Shocking...not really.
Sarah, well, there is my general disappointment in the cast. Even though, now it's better with knowing her to be the evil one, I just don't feel any authenticity. Bad script or bad acting? I don't know, but as many pointed out, no spark. And no intensity. How different was it with Elizabeta!!!

(22-11-2009 02:46 PM)JHyde Wrote:  Does his mistake in trusting Sarah seem plausible, given his loneliness and exile in Russia? Did you find his flashback to attempted suicide shocking? (I found it harrowing, some of RA's best stuff on the show so far.) And I'd like to hear what people thought about Oleg, as I personally felt for him a little. Make no mistake, I think he was grotesque and did a lot of bad things, but there's a certain hypocrisy in handing him back to the FSB, which I still don't understand why they did. Why not keep him as an asset? It's not as though holding him with the FSB knowing they had him was problematic - after all, Lucas was held by the FSB and the British knew. That plot point didn't really make sense to me. The actor playing Oleg was pretty good there at the end. And was he selling the only thing in his gift by telling Lucas, even as he knew a last minute reprieve was not possible? A final gift to an honourable foe perhaps?

I ask too many questions.