Series 9 DVD Release

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(04-03-2011 05:13 AM)NightOwl Wrote:  Thank you, Byatil, for the transcription.

Series (DVD Extra) The Downfall of Lucas North Spoiler: show

Andrew Woodhead: I hope we've made a series where ultimately you'll watch Lucas' journey and think "Ooh! I wish it hadn't been like that"

Congratulations, you've succeeded, although perhaps not in the way you intended.

I didn't expect that they'd offer up any insights that would make me change my mind about the story arc, but I wish I had been wrong. The plot holes and coincidences aren't addressed at all. The explanations for Lucas's motivations and choices are inadequate and unconvincing. RA tries but he seems unsure himself what to make of all of it - "I don't think," "I think," "hard to define." I don't get the impression that he has much confidence in his understanding of Lucas/John. Who can blame him?

I realize the interviews were probably filmed during production, but I'm also a little disappointed that they didn't film the executive producer after the series ran so that he could address the complaints so many of us had about the series.

Interesting that when asked about the highlights of his Spooks experience, RA doesn't mention the Albany story arc at all.

Poor Richard. You could see how hard it was for him to amalgamate the two characters in his head. He had to convince himself to be able to play the role at all, although he is such a gifted actor.

I bought the DVDs, but only watched this feature. I'll never watch series 9 again. The DVDs are now on the shelf, where they will remain for the rest of my days.