Episode 8 Discussion

[JHyde]

My initial thoughts, because sleep is eluding me still:

*How nice was it to see people SMILING???? Loved Ros and Lucas resuming their playful banter and how lovely was it to see Ruth going toe to toe with Harry? That's the Ruth I love, and he does too, I think. And she was absolutely right too. Even if he had turned out to be a bad guy, she was right to pull Harry in. I love Harry to bits, but he is a bit quick sometimes to jump to conclusions.

*After lamenting on the season 8 thread that there were no choreographed hand to hand stunts this season, we get two in the final episode. Awesome.

*Dear Alrick Riley - I love you and your work but for the first time this season I just did not buy the hand held camera. It sucked kaboodle. Often scenes with three or more people (like in the conference room or the HS' office) were shot from too many angles and just made it look rushed.

*Speaking of which, the scene of the rooftop should have been better than it was. I suspect it was performed much more slowly and was then cut considerably so that the pacing was off. It also should have been done in close profile, without point of view shots for Harry and Ruth, it would have been better to just have the camera on them both at the same time. The scene could have spoken for itself. Honestly, I preferred the office scene. And yes, Tea Lady, Harry *definitely* looked her up and down. Twice. Be still, my beating heart.

*Great episode for Ros and HN. She was stellar in her last scene in the hallway, managing to make you laugh and cry at the same time. She loves the physical stuff as an actress, and if she did just get killed off, then it was a damn fine way for her to go. My favourite line of the episode: "The only thing I regret about death is not being there to see it." Great script from Ben Richards, one of his best. He knows how to bring a season home.

*I liked that we were guessing about the Home Sec right up until the lat second with the injection. Those glances between him and Price's boys made me, at least, think he might be involved. It was only after the injection that you knew for sure who he was. And how great was his moment with Ros in the hallway talking about sacking Harry? Lecherous to the end. (I did pick which line pissed Harry off the most though, so I'm happy about that.) And him trying to crack onto Ros was so funny, especially in comparing Harry to his dad.

*Great Lucas storyline too. He has a lot of trouble putting his emotions in a box, much more so than any of the other male heroes we've seen on the show. He is his own worst enemy. This character still has so many stories in him, I really hope we get more of that.

That's it for now. But I'm sure I'll have other stuff to add, I always do