[spoilers] Recurring Themes in Season 8

[Silktie]

I try not to over-analyse entertainment, because basically I just want it to entertain me. But Beatrice's comment made me think. Is what the "terrorists" in 8.3 did really that different from what our heroes have done on more than one occasion - i.e. be prepared to sacrifice a few for what they perceive as the greater good? Had they stuck to what was originally given as their aim, namely to hold these very rich and powerful men accountable for some atrocious things done by their corporations, is this not also what our heroes try to do on a regular basis? Granted, by the end of the episode we're into decidedly murky waters when it becomes evident that the leader was also using it to bring about a regime change in Russia, but the rest of his gang had more altruistic intentions.