[spoilers] Lucas Discussion 2

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I have to agree with Silktie and Nightowl; I don't think there's any evidence that Harry spitefully left Lucas in a Russian prison for 8 years. One of the first comments he makes on Lucas is that "he was one of the best field-officers" he'd ever known; if that's Harry's honest opinion, then why wouldn't he have made every effort to get Lucas back? Although we don't often see an emotional, caring Harry, he does have that capacity, and will often go above and beyond to avenge his officers (Adam in 7.2 comes to mind).

(21-03-2011 09:00 AM)BravoNine Wrote:  One of the things that Series 9 has always disappointed me with is that there was so much they could have done with Lucas and Harry's relationship, but they didn't bother to go explore into what that relationship meant, and it made those last scenes on the rooftop just seem really shallow. I mean, if they really wanted the series to be about dramatic betrayal and these two characters go head to head, I just wish they had bothered to explore the characters' histories and their feelings over the past and what has happened. There just wasn't enough depth in these characters' relationships to make those last rooftop scenes as powerful as it could have been from a storyline standpoint.

I agree, it's a shame their relationship wasn't developed further. It's a shame Lucas' relationship with Ruth was rather an undeveloped one as well; there was a lot of potential for the writers to really build up to some tense, emotional scenes. However, as you say, it all ended up seeming a bit shallow It just ended up being rather unbelievable for me, by the end of 9.8 I didn't feel upset or betrayed; I just felt really confused and annoyed! It would have been great to have seen a proper "showdown" between Harry and Lucas; I always loved their scenes together throughout S7 and 8 where Lucas would back Harry in to a corner of his office and attempt to demand some explanations from him. Ah, missed opportunities! If only we could have an entirely selfish show that focussed mainly on the relationships between characters