Series 10 - Episode 6 Discussion

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I thought this episode was the perfect end to the series and indeed the show, I was really scared that Harry & Ruth might end up retiring on the Suffolk coast or Harry wouldn't return to work but neither of those happened thankfully. To see Ruth die was moving and Harry's reaction was written brilliantly and that was how it should have been. Ruth said it perfectly herself 'We we never meant to have those things' or something like that.

The rest of the episode was classic Spooks, a situation where there was imminent danger and intelligence sourced from someone no one trusts. Spending the majority of the episode figuring out who was telling the truth and what was happening with plane was a good storyline to end on. It even had Harry directly threatening the life of someone else in order to protect the country, which is rare in the show and therefore perfect for the final episode.

The scene where Harry visits that memorial has just become my favourite Spooks scene in history, it was beautiful and moving. To see the names of former characters who died for Harry and their country was a brilliant testament to the show and what it achieves so well as drama.

Tom's cameo was brilliant if a little short, I would've liked a final conversation between him and Harry. It was good to know that Tom was alright and what he'd been doing all these years, his cameo was perfect for the last episode and I wasn't expecting it. I wish someone would've filmed me watching this episode, the amount of times I jumped off the couch cheering/wolf whistling and clapping.

I've read people claiming that Spooks lost a lot of its audience last night because it wasn't a happy ending and no doubt the HR crowd are all crushed. All I will say to those people is this, if you honestly expected Harry and Ruth to have a happy ending or even Harry to leave just because Ruth died, then you've been watching the wrong show for 9 years and you shouldn't call yourself a fan.

That ending was everything I could've wanted out of a finale, I'm glad the writers didn't let me down and more importantly, they didn't let the show down.

Favourite line: "This is likely to come up in your pay review." - Delivered perfectly by PF.