Series 10 - Episode 6 Discussion

[Jhokur]

I went into the episode, having read the minor spoilers, then the major spoilers (Wylie's blog) and yet the last 15 minutes felt like I had an elephant sitting on my chest - which for a drama is what we want *at least I would hope we would*: the suspense, the hurt, the emotional connection to the characters. I can honestly say I called only about 1/2 of what occurred - having Elena calling the shots, her husband killing her, then Sasha being the one to kill Ruth caught me off guard. I think I was just as surprised to see Dimitri shoot Sasha in the leg. Watching Harry go to the house, then to the memorial... my heart hurt to see that, with it being elevated in the middle with Tom taking care of matters. I could only imagine the phone call:

Tom: "Tom Qui.."
Harry: "Tom, it's Harry. Ruth's dead and I need your help."
T: "Harry, I.."
H: "I know its a lot to ask of you, Tom. I ask, however, that you do it for Ruth. As a friend."
T: After a long pause, "Give me the details and consider it done."

The very end gave me chills - I believe he's looking at the dossiers for Ruth's replacements when the phone rings. Definitely a rollercoaster ending to the series and the show.

As far as questions brought up about the inquest and the events of series 10, I imagine a lot of hand waving from HS/PM regarding who was involved in the plots and Ilya vouching for Harry would go a long way.