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Farewell, Tariq. You join the ranks of the great, dear, departed Spooks geeks. Admittedly, the only other one to actually die was Colin, but that still puts you in pretty good company. RIP lovely Colin and lovely Tariq.
The death of dear Tariq came at the end of another pretty good episode, although there were the typical ridiculous moments and plot holes. The whole plot with the leaked spy details was a bit ludicrous, especially Martha managing to get out of the building past a picture of herself on the news. But, mostly thanks to a great guest turn from Lydia Leonard, making us care about a previously unknown character, it managed to sustain the episode. Seeing Dimitri and Calum (all right, mostly Dimitri) being proper spies fixing up Grogan's body was another highlight.
What didn't work so well, even more so than last week, was the character of Erin. We only met her last week, so why we're meant to care about her moral dilemmas and her personal life is beyond me. Yes, she burned Martha fairly readily, but she did it with regret in her eyes. Would the late, great, departed Ros have done it with regret in her eyes? Would the indomitable Ms Myers have sat in Harry's office, bleating on about needing to believe that she could have a personal life away from the office? Of course she wouldn't, and that's why Erin Watts is no Ros Myers.
But Harry's secret son is working out very well indeed, if only for the chances it gives Peter Firth to look morally tortured, something he does oh so well. Sacha's not exactly the greatest spy in the world, as shown by the body of his dead colleague lying in the corner. Oh well, we all make mistakes. I also thoroughly enjoyed the evil lair of the evil Russians, which appeared to be located in a dingy basement. And they very helpfully spoke to each other in English, which would make listening in to their conversations all the easier to listen in on.
The presence of Elena, and the torch Harry's obviously still holding for her, spells trouble for one of my favourite TV couples, though Elena's no great shakes in the sneaking around department either, which is just one of many reasons why she's not a patch on good old Ruth. And it seems Ruth's had enough of Harry being evasive with her, as she decides to do a little snooping in his file. He might trust her more than anyone in the world, but that still doesn't mean he trusts her completely.
But they are cruel, those Spooks writers. Not only do they constantly tease us Harry/Ruth super fans, then they go and kill Tariq. Tariq! I'm not stupid enough to have expected all the main cast to make it through this final series, but I was hoping any major deaths would come later on. And that they would involve Calum or Erin rather than Tariq.
Despite the fact that they just about broke my heart at the end of the episode, this episode moved the plot of the final series along nicely, introducing more mysteries and plot twists. Just who was it that Tariq saw? And can we have Malcolm back to find it out? That would be much appreciated, thanks.
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