[Spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce

[Silktie]

Maybe there's another angle to the impact events in 8.1 had on Harry that could explain his softer approach in season 8. For the first time, perhaps, Harry had to sit there and see the impact his decision had on someone else. Usually, he's making these hard decisions in the cocoon of the Grid, where he is insulated from experiencing the grief these decisions cause other people. But this time, he had to sit there and watch the anguish his 'right decision' caused Ruth - a bird's eye view of the very real human cost of his decision. That would certainly make me think very hard about my own humanity.