Series 10 - Episode 6 Discussion

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Actually, they did finish it on a high - it was perhaps one of their strongest episodes, IMO. The performances were brilliant.

Yes, it was tragic drama, but some of the most brilliant plays are. It's how those left behind cope and move on - or don't cope and fall apart, that we are left to ponder. We are left to wonder what happens next and how each person on the Grid copes. Of course Harry will be forever changed, but He knows he must go on, and I think that's mostly why he does return to the Grid to honour Ruth's memory - he knows she would be pissed if he surrendered to depression. She died on HER terms, protecting Harry and the Service. As much as Harry had been compromised recently, she knew he needed to be on the Grid protecting the Realm.

Dimitri and Tariq have known her a couple years whereas Erin and Calum have known her very briefly, so their reactions to the loss of Ruth will obviously be different.

I remember the end of series 4 of "Waking the Dead" when Mel was killed after being thrown off an apartment/condo complex by a delusional woman. It affected them all differently. Frankie even left after that. But the show went on for 6 more years...I'm still on S5 on Netflix.