[spoilers] Harry and Ruth

[Silktie]

Right, to continue the discussion we'd been having in the Sir Harry thread:

(08-02-2010 12:48 PM)lwhite53 Wrote:  

(07-02-2010 04:28 PM)Tea Lady Wrote:  I dont know whether there was something romantically there but clearly Harry was different with Ruth than other members of his staff when first meeting them (well the meetings we have seen throughout the series.) He certainly doesnt really respect Sam or Helen until she died. Why are they so different to Ruth, perhaps more attractive and younger? Something a middle aged man might go for over brains surely?

I think H's initial reaction to Ruth may have had something to do with her coming from GCHQ. I think he probably didn't trust her from the get go, believing that she had been placed in his unit to spy on them. So he's being careful about how he acts around her, not wanting to give her any ammunition against him/them.

I would agree with lwhite, I think he was distrustful of her at first, but then she almost immediately impressed him by finding Khaldun in 2.2. He seemed to be uncertain as to how to handle her, and only made things worse by trying to sideline her in 2.3. And when she once again comes up with the goods, he is forced to revaluate his opinion of her. Ironically, as soon as she seems to be winning Harry's trust, Ruth betrays them in 2.4. I wonder if Harry ever found out that Ruth had been the leak?