[spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce 2.0

[lwhite53]

(28-09-2010 06:05 AM)Silktie Wrote:  I, for one, am a happy camper that Harry is still not quite himself. For me it would have been unrealistic if he had just shrugged off everything that was bothering him last episode. It is portrayed well thus far, with him being just a little more subdued than normal. I really like the scene at the golf club where he so subtly told that oil baron he would not be allowed to overthrow African governments without ever using any direct language. That's the Harry we know and love.

He might not be his usual politician stomping, death-stare throwing self, but, as Silktie says, he's still pretty damn effective. I, too, loved his scene at the golfclub -- a very understated, very muted, very deadly Harry. And his call alerting the HS that he was going after the oil guy was not the usual bombast, but a straightforward "I'm going to do this." This is like the minimalist SHP -- everything is smaller, quieter, more internal but he still gets the job done.