Series 9 Episode 7 discussion

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I won't entirely give up on the whole storyline until I see the very end, so I still have some faith that maybe these writers can give me some explanations.

Unpredictability is what I love about Spooks too, the sense that no one is ever safe, it does keep me glued to the TV wanting to know the next story, and I will be the first to admit that even in the mess of this storyline I do enjoy the shock and RA's amazing portrayal of two very different personalities.

But like I said before, there is a difference between shock storyline written with consistency as character development and shock storyline written simply to shock and awe the audience, and it is the latter that I don't appreciate very much and really hope that Spooks won't go into.

This isn't the first convoluted evil betrayal storyline I have watched, in fact, just less than two years ago, 24 had the same kind of storyline with the resurrection of Tony Almeida, a character who was essentially a very good guy but at the end of that storyline turned into a revenge seeking terrorist willing to hurt innocent people. It was just as hard for me to see sweet loving Tony turn into this hollow empty bastard as seeing loyal Lucas turn into cold-blooded John, but I took Tony's change. I took and accepted that storyline, however convoluted, because the seeds were all planted there, the reasons were all there, we knew his intentions, we could see him walking down this path of darkness, we could see the hints even before the character came back from the dead, the pieces were already set in place for such a storyline to take place, and as hard as it was for me to accept it, I understood Tony's change. I was worried, but 24 writers came through, and as much as I hated seeing this dark side of Tony, I accepted it because it made sense.

I can only hope that Spooks writers will find a fitting conclusion for Lucas's storyline, and I hope I can accept that too. I love Spooks, I love its pace and its unpredictability, and I would hate for this show to loose any credibility in my eyes.

Acting-wise, RA and his fellow cast is hitting this story out of the park, however crazy, convoluted, and completely insane this storyline may be, the actors are acting the hell out of whatever they can and it's what has me so drawn into the storyline that for that one hour, I forget that this storyline has holes and I LOVE what's happening. Thank god for this amazing cast, what a saving grace!!

And I guess even if this storyline never turns out the way I want it to, I may still stay on to just watch these wonderful actors act.