Series 9 Episode 1 discussion

[A Cousin]

WOW. Just wow! Great opening. Classic Spooks stuff that. First at the "proposal" then at Harry/Blake. Heart stopping and chilling in the space of a few minutes. I will miss Robert Glenister though. SRB though is one of the best actors of his generation (IMHO), so I am looking forward to how he is going to screw the team and/or Harry over.

I loved Blake calling Ruth a "doggedly brilliant bitch" which, considering he was dying because of her brilliance, to me, a backwards compliment is not so surprising. Esp. b/c he was the one who helped clear her name upon Harry's request. Hmm...ironic.

I totally understood why Ruth refused Harry both times. Is this really the resolution of H and R? I am not so sure, but am thrilled they didn't take the happily ever after ending. The rest I shall save for the H/R thread.

Glad to see Tariq got a shirt with a collar at least. But more so that he is an indispensible addition to the grid. I hope he gets more development.

I really dug Max Brown and am wondering how he understood the pirates? He speaks more languages than just greek. I wonder why?

Beth is sufficiently cocky. I think she has potential as a very intriguing character.

But mostly, Lucas' past should prove interesting and I am really looking forward to the unraveling of his character. It is too long in coming.

My only problem is I did not arm myself with nearly enough "highly quaffable" scotch by my side! I am going to get more and watch it again!