Episode 8 Discussion

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(26-12-2009 07:18 PM)DrDuke Wrote:  

(26-12-2009 02:20 PM)YourFutureMuse Wrote:  I don't know it did have the major end of series cliff hanger as usual

It had the cliffhanger but IMO it failed to have the impact of a classic Spooks season finale episode.

I thought this episode was like most of this series, absolutely woeful.

(Apart from episodes 801 & 802) 801 in particular was an excellent episode!

I think the thing that annoyed me most about this episode was the shaky camera work and the constant zooming in and out during conversations, it drove me nuts!

Other things that annoyed me about this episode where the ridiculously unbelievable situations e.g.

Spoiler: show

The Lucas hospital scene, how does Ros go from talking to him on the phone while driving to stopping Lucas from killing someone in the hospital within the space of 20 seconds?

I'd expect this type of nonsense and lack of continuity from a low budget B movie action flick but not from arguably the best BBC drama series of the past decade!

I could rant on about at least another 3 or 4 scenes in episode 808 that where similar but I won't bother.

This is the first series i've watched of spooks and overall i have enjoyed it but....
i fully understand about the continuity.
What really bugged me was the use of 2 totally different and obviously different submarines at the beginning. I know a little about submarines so as a submarine geek it really annoyed me!

The first one without seen rising out of the water is a british Trafalgar class. Hunter-killer submarine (Not capable of launching ICBMs)

Then we see a totally different submarine a British Vanguard Class which carries our nuclear deterrent ICBMs. It is blatently different due to the large dive planes at the front.

Not a big deal but if the Pakistanis had caught an Indian nuclear weapon carrying sub then the stakes would be even higher!