Series 9 Episode 5 Discussion

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(19-10-2010 09:59 PM)RoninExec Wrote:  You are right. I thought mentioning the continuity issue in my previous comment wasn't necessary in order to underline how appalling this show had become.

Then don't watch is the best way for you. Clearly it is not your kind of show anymore.

As for it being a cheap pathetic knock-off of "24", I can most certainly say that Spooks is WAY WAY WAY BETTER than 24 could ever be. If you want to talk about plausibility or British-ness, then 24 is nothing. That show was never plausible to began with as if one person can foil some multi-member terrorist conspiracy in just 24 hours apparently without eating or going to the bathroom.

At least in Spooks, events are spread out, not within 24 hours. Every show in this kind of genre needs suspension of disbelief, and what is done in Spooks is not entirely unrealistic as many of my friends from the military or people I know who formerly worked in the FBI and such, loves this show and actually tell me that what is shown in Spooks could possibly or have occurred in real life.

Obviously some episodes are gonna sound similar, there's only so many ways one could do a terrorist attack or foil some secret plan. But as an American, I can say with certainty that Spooks is nothing like any American-type shows, the show may occasionally write in some dialogs that pander to American markets, but this show is not American in any sense. Serious dramas like Spooks are few in America where everything is glamor and hollywood. Spooks is still very much British as far as I'm concerned.

As for the characters, I find them to be engaging, these new characters are a different generation than the old school Spooks who came before. Beth and Dimitri are still learning through experiences, if they're not too amazing, then it's only because they are newbies, they are still trying to find their footing, not every spy has to be some amazing character. And I haven't seen them show that much gunfire unless it was needed.

Perhaps one should actually watch a series from beginning to end before making judgments simply based on just one episode.

And as for a trend, it's more like changing with the times.

Every series has its strong points and its weak points, even the previous series of Spooks have made its mistakes or have done things that are inplausible.

I still enjoy Spooks, and as someone who have watched A LOT of American television, there is nothing like Spooks in the US, not even 24 can ever compare to Spooks in intensity or unpredictability. It is still the only show I have ever known where I cannot absolutely predict how a storyline or the fate of a well beloved character is gonna turn out to be. Believe me, American shows are highly predictable, hell I've nearly predicted almost every storyline of every show that I watch here in the US. But I can never do it with Spooks. I wish shows like Spooks exists in the states.

UK should be proud of having a show like Spooks.

And even as an American, I am proud to be a Spooks fan!