[spoilers] Episode 1 Summary

[JHyde]

Stellar work Silktie.

Spoiler: show

The pictures posted today would seem to indicate Ruth and Harry are being held in the same place.

My summary of plot:

Ruth calls MI5. Ros is apprised of the situation with her 'family' and the Iran backstory. Ruth arrives on the Grid just in time to see the film of Harry's execution and his captors demanding that if Ruth does not deliver herself to them her 'family' will also be killed.
Ros does not believe Harry is dead. So to save Ruth's family and Harry Ruth is rigged up and sent in to infiltrate, but the team cannot simply track her in as there is still information needed before they storm the building. This happens, they get home safely.

Ruth and Harry still love each other but that love is a liability. So they are understandably reticent about jumping right into things. I think it will take a few episodes to hook them up.

[Silktie]

Thanks! I agree that Ruth and Harry will probably not hook up immediately, but hope that there will at least be some progress with the relationship by the end of season 8. It is, however, my very fervent hope that we won't have to endure a love triangle scenario, where-in Ruth has acquired a boyfriend during her exile and she must now choose between him and Harry... It is my biggest pet hate of all, I think it is lazy writing, as if the writers cannot be bothered to think up any other possible obstacles to a relationship between two characters. Ruth and Harry will have plenty of obstacles to overcome without having to resort to this cliche.

Phew, I feel better after getting this off my chest.

[JHyde]

No, it's completely reasonable. Even if it is Andrew Scarborough who has been credited on episode one. Maybe Ruth's love interest? Or one of Harry's captors?

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Who is this Stephen Hiller he is playing?