Episode 7 Discussion [rewatch]

[A Cousin]

Ruth didn't firmly ensconce herself in my heart until early S4

Spoiler: show

when she thwacked David Threlfall over the head with the branch.

There were moments prior to that, but that is what did me in for good. I was blissfully ignorant for a very long time. But that is for another board.

I think Danny has a particularly strong character arc in this episode. He really takes a journey and makes his choice. Ruth's line at the end, "Promise me we will never end up as broken or as bitter" is heartbreaking. By choosing to find Ruth and dispose of the code on his own, he has made the choice to not be bitter or broken both personally and professionally.

After reading the DVD commentaries for this episode, I was wondering if anyone else, in their first viewing, figured out that Andrew was the culprit just before he asked Ruth to dinner? I did, which one of the rare times I was ahead of the game and not lagging pitifully behind.