Series 10 - Episode 2 Discussion

[Kagami]

(26-09-2011 03:37 PM)Scarlet Wrote:  

(26-09-2011 03:23 PM)Nitrus Wrote:  Any mention of Bill Crombie in Harry's Diary?

Yes. According to Wikipedia who quotes it as the source:

His first assignment at the service was to A Section, in Northern Ireland, where he was an agent handler during the Provisional IRA's campaign against the British state, until his close colleague Bill Crombie was kidnapped and killed in August 1978

It then says:

Pearce was then seconded to the Secret Intelligence Service (aka MI6), where he was stationed in Paris, under Juliet Shaw.

Any connection between the two events I wonder?

Bill Crombie is a reference to the last episode of series 1 - he was Harry's partner who was killed by Patrick McCann's IRA team in front of Harry (who had a gun but was too scared to help). Harry lied to Tom, Zoe etc. and said he had no chance to save him. Tessa tried to use this information to blackmail him when he confronted her about her phantom agents. I thought it was a nice callback (you can tell I've watched these episodes too many times!!!)

First of all, TARIQ. I had no idea that was going to happen, but I did begin to suspect something was up when we saw his outburst at Callum and him going home. Not going to lie, when he first booted up the MI5 software at home my mind was shouting 'double agent!'. Oh, how wrong I was... His death was touching because it wasn't 'heroic' or anything like Adam's or even Ros', there was nobody he could call for help or anything. I too was reminded of Colin. Definitely the best acting we've seen from him (which isn't saying much; he was more sidelined than Zaf and that's saying something!) It was an awful and sad death. I didn't have a clue he was leaving the series so it really shocked me.

I agree that the person in the CCTV is Elena but, as others have said, she thought she was communicating with Harry so it doesn't prove much yet. There's something really awful about knowing more than the characters though

I like Erin because she isn't as tough as she makes out to be, but surely this toughness is something you need quite a bit in MI5? It seems strange that she was (apparently) so ruthless in the weeks she covered for Harry (decommissioning Beth without a second thought etc.) but as soon as we see her she crumbles. Definitely a realistic character though, and her scenes with her daughter are so cute

I like Sasha! I don't know how, but I somehow see the *tiniest* resemblance between him and Harry...I don't have a clue where he got his looks from if Elena and Harry are really his parents though - his brown hair for starters!

All in all, another good episode (if you overlook the gaping plotholes mentioned previously in this thread, which I can easily do...).