Series 9 Episode 8 discussion

[John LeCarre]

the plot overall had holes and assumptions, but the point of Spooks is to show the human angle. Firth and Armitage were excellent. It didn't matter to me if the Lucas character jumped the shark-this was definitely an angle which was not explored by Spooks. The Gone Bad, betrayal of faith character.
It was handled well considering Lucas went sour in 6 episodes-but his history was dubious anyway.
Connie was a sharkjump, but luckily the series came back to reality.
I think the 2 newer characters(junior officers) are going to need a lot of work. There is not much there at the moment, but unfortunately for BBC, this series costs money.
Overall, still the best entertainment on TV