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Tea Lady · 04-09-2010, 11:05 AM

I can't remember if I have commented on this episode before, but anyway. It is a great episode and feels very "Hustle" like. I love the use of split screens throughout and the little bits like the "flag cams." Malcolm must have loved this op.

I do think it a little OTT that Harry approved the killing in the end. I don't think any of them would have risked 20 years in prison for this, no matter how important it seemed to be at the time.

I know they have been done to death, but the H/R moments are so lovely, but so sad. Ruth is struggling big time with her decision and is even finding it hard to speak to Harry at one point, let alone do anything else with him.

As for Ros at the end. What a cow. What I don't understand is how she knows things are a disaster with Ruth? Earlier in the episode she smiles at Adam when Harry goes to bed. Clearly she is thinking he is shacking up with Ruth for the night. Then at the end of the episode she somehow knows that Harry's relationship with Ruth is a disaster and makes fun of it.

There are two things that bug me about this episode which are continuity errors. The entire team wears the same clothes throughout the operation. They are at Havensworth for three nights. Harry and Adam wear the same shirt and tie for 4 days. Ros wears that green top under her suit for 4 days and Ruth wears that PJ top for 4 days. Now I know things are tight in the Civil Service, but you would have thought they could have afforded another change of clothes. Also when they flash back to the Grid, and show Malcolm typing, his nails look very manicured and he is even wearing a wedding band at 38 minutes !!! Congrats Malcolm.