Lucas North Speculation

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I do think that the psychological breakdown of what happened with Lucas/John is not hard to believe, in fact, it is incredibly intriguing to watch. That is not where my issues lie in.

What made this story not work was the technical aspects, how the writers built the foundations and explanations. It was weak, patchy, and convoluted. Actions and dialogs often contradicted one another.

Quote:It is unfair the writers took him down this road. But these are the people who blew Adam Carter up, left Zaf in the hands of certain death and had Danny shot. People don't get what they "deserve" on this show.

I don't have an issue that this show kills off characters, it has been the way of Spooks for a long time. But what the writers did with Adam, Zaf, or Danny is not the same as Lucas. The other three died doing their jobs, they died loyal to their teammates, loyal to their country, and all of them knew the risks and consequences of the choices they made and understood that they could die in the line of duty.

What happened with Lucas was not "in the line of duty", this was essentially obliterating the memory of someone who in almost every way, always protected his team, always was loyal, and always was dependable in a crisis. They tore all that up and turned him into a crazy schizo-freak.

And I'm not saying that was wrong, but the unfair part comes from the fact that everyone else who died, even Connie, died for something good. Lucas is the one tossed to the curb. Not that it isn't interesting to watch, but the glaring plot-holes did not help this story any better than making people confused and angry.

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As for speculation, to be honest, Lucas probably is dead, and anyways, RA has moved onto better things, at least the writers of the Hobbit will treat his character with more respect than the mess the writers of Series 9 did with Lucas.

No doubt the higher-ups at MI5 will drag Lucas's name through the mud despite everything he has done, and that's gonna make me sick to watch.