[spoilers] Hermione Norris/Ros

[Nia M]

As much as I did not want to see Ros go, I think her exit was handled very well. As Jhyde said, 'Ros went out in a very Ros way.'

'Not really part of the job description.'
Doing her duty (and going beyond) right to the very end.

'My only regret about dying is not being around to know what it's like.'
Again, absolutely YES. (And even if she's only saying this in order to get the location out of Price, it's still a fantastic line.)


Re the woman at the funeral: I think it was her mother. As for the man with her, no clue, but I suppose an uncle / mother's new partner woudl be plausible (the former more so).

Ros' death had me crying, I'll admit. The reading of the poem, the fact that only six people came to say goodbye (although how many people do you reckon that came to her first funeral would have actually been informed that she hadn't died then? ) and also the link back to the 'Colleagues are okay' scene with the 'Liked might be a bit strong' (or similar - can't remember exactly, but thank goodness for some continuity! ) from Lucas... I do think it was a fitting farewell to her, and

Series 7.1 and 8.8/9.1 Spoiler: show

Also, both Ros and Adam went out in flames? Hmm, wonder if we could make anything out of that?

Jhyde Wrote:OK, I could be totally wrong about this, but I could have sworn the poem was Benjamin Franklin's. Poor Richard, 1744.

Nope, the poem was definitely Alexander Pope's 'Ode on Solitude'. Which I though was absolutely perfect, particularly the lines 'Thus let me live, unheard, unknown | Thus unlamented let me die' and 'not a stone tell where I lie.' So completely Ros.