[spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce 2.0

[Silktie]

So as soon as Harry takes the morally correct decision in letting the Russian terrorist live at the beginning of 9.3, it comes back to bite him in the ass. Like Ruth said, it was the decent thing to do, but he gets no reward for making it. Poor Harry seems to be struggling to prove to himself (and to Ruth I suppose) that he is still a good man this season, but he's getting nowhere fast. He does the same thing at the end of the episode when he tells the Professor the truth, and his words to Ruth about giving a man a chance to show you who he really is seems to underline it.

I like that he admits to Ruth he made a mistake and that he takes responsibility for it, and I also like that she told him it was the decent thing to do. Whether Harry wants to admit it or not, her opinion of him matters a great deal to him, so this indication that she still regards him as a good man will mean a lot.