Episode 2 Discussion

[JHyde]

On the issue of Ros and Ruth. What Ros did was just a really sad mistake, and understandable given she was new to the team. Don't get me wrong, I cursed her for it then and sometimes now, but who's to say this slightly more assertive Ruth doesn't have a better chance with Harry?

I was never party to the whole Ros love fest, it's been a slow process of learning to like her as a character, although I think that fantastic scene with Zaf in 5.3 was the beginnings of it. In any case, as almh says, they are both really professional, the worst that will happen is they might rub each other the wrong way because Ruth sees things and people differently from Ros. They analyse risk and reward differently, but ultimately they're both focused on the same things. Neither has love for false prophets or, as Harry puts it, "self appointed saviours", and they don't suffer fools gladly. And Ros has ended up building a great rapport with Harry. Ultimately, they're on the same side.