[spoilers] Lucas. Just Lucas.

[molecatcher]

(27-10-2010 11:22 AM)BravoNine Wrote:  

(27-10-2010 11:08 AM)molecatcher Wrote:  As someone who follows Spooks for its brilliant scripts with no real affiliation to any one character now Ros has gone, I can sort of see both sides of the argument here. I agree with what Nitrus says that the direction they have taken Lucas does make some sense. He was in a pretty sorry state in the last series once he got involved with that CIA blonde cut-out character. He seems to crave a relationship, any relationship because he has nothing in his life. The way he's behaving is bizarre but not completely out of character. They did the same to Harry at the start of the series getting his head all messed up and Ruth is nothing like her old self. Trust the script writers. It's Spooks folks so there's bound to be one hell of a twist towards the end.

All we want is a good reason to justify these actions rather than Lucas suddenly becoming a cold-hearted ruthless traitor because he wants a relationship with a girl he loved 15 years ago, a girl he had not thought about until seeing that photo.

There is no doubt Lucas craves relationships, he has always dived in head-first into any relationship because he desires that closeness. But he has never let that turn him into an evil traitor, so for many of us Lucas fans, we have a hard time identifying this to the character we love. It may not be completely out of character, it's just that we Lucas fans like to believe in good in him.

It's not really about whether Lucas's change makes sense or not, it's more about the accusation that just because we are Lucas fans that we think he's holier than thou and that we idolize him so much that we refuse to believe that he is flawed. Which is not true and frankly rubs me the wrong way. I know he's flawed, I know he's made quite a few unsavory choices that I would like to smack him for myself, but I also believe in the good side of him, the side that is loyal, selfless, and brave. It's not a crime that I believe in Lucas, nor is it wrong or because I somehow idolize him as god-like.

I'm just tired of hearing the statements that somehow I am so blinded by idolization that I can't accept that Lucas is rotten to the core and is an evil person.

No worries, I completely understand that at the moment you can't see where the storyline is taking Lucas, just as Harry and Ruth fans are becoming totally frustrated with what might look like another series of long looks and misunderstandings. I realise there is now a spoiler out there giving a clue to Lucas' behaviour so I've quickly skipped through reading the posts because I don't want to know and it's amazing what even a hint can tell you. Hope whatever it is puts your mind at rest and I for one would certainly never accuse anyone of idolising a character. I thought Ros was irreplaceable and this series would be rubbish without her but I'm loving it so there's hope for everyone for series 10 whatever the outcome.