Episode 8 Discussion [rewatch]

[Silktie]

You make some good points about the Harry/Malcolm dynamic, JHyde. My impression is also that we see much more of Harry and Malcolm interacting on a less official level once

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Ruth leaves.

I'll be interested to see during the rewatch whether that impression is accurate.

Harry does tend to demand the impossible from his officers sometimes, especially when he is under serious pressure, and he does this with everyone except, perhaps, Ruth. So it was probably just Malcolm's misfortune that he was the one in range when Harry went looking for miracles to happen during this particular operation.