[Spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce

[JHyde]

I wanted to write a bit about season 7 Harry,

Spoiler: show

particularly the Khordat storyline of episode 4.

I was fascinated by this storyline as it not only included a long dormant character but it also brought into relief Harry's hard earned lessons from Northern Ireland.

Khordhat, of course, was introduced in 3.3, as the "new best friend" of Mace demanding Harrikat's execution. They sort of ignore the back story here, but the implication is that Khordhat didn't really make good on any special relationship he might have formed with Mace.

But most interesting is Harry's assertion that "we cannot win the war on terror. Ever." It's probably the closest to truth the show has ever come. The idea that when the chance to negotiate for peace comes you have to take it. It's not surprising that he then proffers Northern Ireland as his reasoning, suggesting that Harry isn't as implacable as he seems about Northern Ireland, he's learned what that insane history left us.

On the subject of which, I would love to see one more story, done topically of course, on Northern Ireland and Harry before the show ends. That part of Harry's life seems to have informed so much of who he is. He's learned that being brutal doesn't work with real animals, by and large.