Series 10 - Episode 6 Discussion

[A Cousin]

(29-10-2011 04:36 AM)daphne Wrote:  

(28-10-2011 09:52 AM)molecatcher Wrote:  On 2nd viewing I got the impression Ruth walked up to Sasha and pushed against him as if she felt she could stop him by putting her body between him and Harry. Sasha looked as shocked as she did when she stepped back wounded. I'm not so sure he intended to stab her let alone kill her.

thank you. my take is along the same lines- I thought I was alone..

I saw the scene as 3 people in an emotional daze- not quite themselves- their professional instincts 'off'- mental and physical faculties slowed just enough to take that crucial edge off response time..

I saw Harry and Ruth and Sasha as 'naked' for the moment- not-Spooks, 'just' human beings.

an ineluctable accident

that is what makes the scene 'Tragic' in the "Classical" sense, for me.
3 individuals caught up, tangled in 'Fate', because of who they are- (Aristotle- the inevitability of consequence..)

Love that, daphne!

You both are not alone. That was my take too. But, whether Sasha did it intentionally or not, the fact remains that he did do it propelled by his inevitable fate. As are we propelled by the inevitable that Spooks will one day have to come to an end.