[spoilers] Harry and Lucas

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(04-12-2009 03:03 PM)JHyde Wrote:  In the episode 4 discussion thread were discussing Harry once again looking Lucas in the eyes and saying no, he doesn't know what he's talking about, when Lucas asks about Basel. Silktie responded with:
"Yeah, I'm not criticising Harry for lying to Lucas as he has extremely valid reasons for doing so, but my point is that Lucas is likely to take a much less magnanimous view of it - he'll see it as a personal attack on his trustworthiness, which of course, it is. So it will add to the already existing tension between Harry and Lucas."

As it turned out (at the end of ep 5), Ros was the more miffed at not being told about Basel. Lucas seemed to take it pretty much in stride. I said before on some thread (have lost track of where) that I think the issue between Harry and Lucas (at present) is more about trust than about truth. Harry lies to everyone (except Ruth) either by omission or comission -- I think they all expect that. What Lucas wants is Harry's absolute trust and if sacrificing truth now and then is the price, he'll pay it.

I don't believe Lucas's stint in the Russian prison was due to anything Harry did, or didn't do, as he's clearly demonstrated the lengths he'll go to to protect his agents. There may be a question however, in Lucas's mind, about why it took so long to get him back. And that would be a valid question, imo.