I really enjoyed this episode - or pair of episodes to be exact. They were an excellent way to kick off a new series of Spooks. Also, apart from a couple of poor drivers (who might just as well have been wearing red jerseys), the good guys basically came out on top.
However.
I do rather agree with the reviewer who suggests that Spooks of old wouldn't have been quite so upbeat. It did feel slightly more like a traditional thriller movie, where by and large good triumphs over evil.
Martine McCutcheon is a fun character - I particularly like her answering Harry back when he gives her the 'be grateful' chat and that she's quick thinking enough to make use of the smart jacket when she's being dragged out of Thames House.
But it's basically stunt casting, of someone who was having a 'moment' at the time but who rather sticks out in 2024 as a bit misplaced. And I also think it's one reason for her character being saved in the nick of time, rather than sacrificed as I do agree Spooks series 1 might have done.
It's a question of tone and frankly if changing the tone to be a bit less dour meant that Spooks kept going for longer, I don't really mind. Nonetheless, though this is a fun start to series 4, it is just that little bit more run of the mill than the early stories were.
However.
I do rather agree with the reviewer who suggests that Spooks of old wouldn't have been quite so upbeat. It did feel slightly more like a traditional thriller movie, where by and large good triumphs over evil.
Martine McCutcheon is a fun character - I particularly like her answering Harry back when he gives her the 'be grateful' chat and that she's quick thinking enough to make use of the smart jacket when she's being dragged out of Thames House.
But it's basically stunt casting, of someone who was having a 'moment' at the time but who rather sticks out in 2024 as a bit misplaced. And I also think it's one reason for her character being saved in the nick of time, rather than sacrificed as I do agree Spooks series 1 might have done.
It's a question of tone and frankly if changing the tone to be a bit less dour meant that Spooks kept going for longer, I don't really mind. Nonetheless, though this is a fun start to series 4, it is just that little bit more run of the mill than the early stories were.