[spoilers] Lucas. Just Lucas.

[NightOwl]

(25-10-2010 04:18 PM)Naivety Wrote:  Lucas's loyalty to Harry and MI-5 has never really been in question up to now, but what about his mental stability?

In series eight I would say that the writer's questioned his reliability a couple of times. When his Russian captor tried to manipulate him, Lucas wasn't entirely in control of himself or events; and again, even when Ros, Harry and Ruth were all telling Lucas that Sarah was part of Nightingale, he still had feelings for her. I seem to remember he carried on sleeping with her despite knowing that she had killed Walker.

I have never quite gelled with the Lucas character, but I know I would be just as upset if I thought that the writers were going to turn Harry.

I feel we have to have confidence in the Spooks writers. It will all make sense in the end.

Many of the characters haven't always been in control of themselves or events: Tom, Zoe, Adam, Jo, and even Ros. Harry's need for revenge has resulted in two premeditated murders.

Lucas has had trouble keeping his emotions in check at times yet in both series 7 and 8 he always was able to regain his composure and ultimately retain his professionalism. If, in series 9, Lucas suddenly can't cope anymore than there needs to be a better reason than Maya for the story to work for me.

I actually like the idea of Lucas being conflicted about Harry and MI-5, of Lucas still trying to cope with freedom and perhaps disappointment with his post-Russia life. But I also think that the writers themselves closed the door on those stories by not exploring them last season. If they now try to say "Wait, Lucas is a emotional wreck who betrays everything he's been shown to care about because of a woman/something that happened 15 years ago." it retcons Lucas.

That said, I do remain cautiously optimistic that there's a twist to the story that will make it work.