Series 9 Episode 7 discussion

[Silktie]

Bloody hell.

Don't forget to tune in next week, when they'll show us how Lucas, erm, I mean John, used to rip the wings off butterflies and drowned cute puppies for fun as a kid. They're really doing a hatchet job on the character, aren't they? So apparently he really is doing all this for lurve? Meh.

Personally I don't think there's gonna be a major twist, or that we're going to discover he was brainwashed or something like that. Unfortunately, I think Lucas really have done all those terrible things. The only way out for this character I can see, that will provide any redemption, is to sacrifice himself to save something of grave importance, like whatever is in the Albany file, or you know, Harry. It's just one big mess, isn't it? Oh well, at least Malcolm finally got to see the Highlands as a result, so it wasn't all for nothing.

But my own speculation is that he's going to attempt "suicide by team member." So maybe Harry'll get to shove him off the roof...

My favourite scene was the Harry/Lucas one. So much going on there, it was fantastic to watch. Poor Harry, betrayed once again by a trusted team member. And still, he lets Lucas go in the end. Why, Harry, why?! Part of me wonders whether he hoped that Lucas would disappear and save him the heartache of dealing with the situation.

Also loved the three Harry/Ruth scenes. There's so much history between these two now, it's really hard to see how they will get past all this. But when Harry told Ruth that he would not let her die and would always try to save her like he was doing with Lucas, I wanted to slap him. Don't tempt fate, Harry! You just know that's going to come back to haunt him.

I don't see Ruth's reaction in shooting that guy till he looked like a sieve as Ruth totally losing her heart and/or soul. I actually think it's a good sign that she fought so hard to survive, and yes, I think the situation brought back memories of Mani, especially since she received a reminder about her life in Cyprus a little earlier. Her reaction was, to me, all the suppressed rage about what happened coming out. Maybe, now that she literally has blood on her hands as well, she will develop a deeper understanding of what Harry copes with every day.