Series 9 Episode 7 discussion

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(03-11-2010 09:44 AM)berlin101 Wrote:  I'm completely with you, BravoNine - Maya is so devoid of any character traits and backstory, it's suspicious.

And the brainwash/sleeper theory is the only one that makes any sense to me at this point.
The scenes where Lucas/John is clutching his head as if it is going to explode? Not only because his conflicted conscience, but maybe two personalities/pasts/... one of them trying to get the upper hand?
Harry has known Vaughn for a long time - why? Were they both orderer to guard a valuable asset -aka John/Lucas/Albany? Why doesn't Harry seem surprised with what is happening? Why does he let John/Lucas roam free if the only sensible thing to do would be to arrest him? No - instead he puts chains on Ruth for planting the bug in Lucas/Johns computer... Harry must be behind this or at least know all about this.

Your points about Lucas, Maya and Harry,

Lucas, it's not a conflicted conscience, he is not just angry at being outed or blackmailed, he is confused. This tells me he is being manipulated and has been from the start.

Maya, I agree about the lack of anything except beauty. An important point is that she is a doctor. She may specialize in something sinister. And we still don't know how she met him as John. Someone that important to him would have had a mention while he was in Dakar. He looked to be quite the loner. When the real Lucas gave his speech about loving something more than yourself, John came up blank, i.e. no great love, no Maya. If she met him after he took his new identity, she would know him as Lucas.

Harry, he doesn't have to be all bad or even a traitor. He is possibly trying to troubleshoot a mission gone wrong, an experiment gone wrong.