I was waiting for a car bomb to go off too, like the 2 reviewers above.
This episode has been awesome up until the bomb defusing scene.
Why was the kompromat not in the water heater? How did Budd bury it outdoors when it was expected that he was being monitored? Why was the viewer being misled to think it was in the heater? That was a pointless misdirection except to provide a convenient rope to facilitate Budd's escape.
Speaking of which, why wasn't the Secret Service already monitoring Budd all day? And what was Budd hoping to achieve, walking into Luke's lair alone?
While I respect the reveal about Nadia, how did she build all the future bombs after her arrest? I'm not saying she couldn't have built them beforehand and changed their purpose/target afterwards, but explanation has been scant.
By the way, TATP is Triacetone triperoxide. Just in case someone else is thinking the bombs were made of different explosives like I did, because both names were used in the show. In case my IP was flagged because I was googling explosives, it was the writer's fault forcing me to fact check, dear MI5/SO15/SCO19/GCHQ/...
How did Luke possess a jihadist suicide vest to frame Budd? Did he commission it from Nadia, for fun? And this one has tripwires not found on the first vest! Did Nadia relay the mod instructions to her friends from prison too?
The only useful information provided by bomb disposal was how to trick the dead man's switch. Then Budd miraculously knew how to disarm the bomb from shunting the controller to cutting the power all by himself. How?
Furthermore, did the writer forget about the other suspects that he used to misdirect the audience? Like, why was Anne Sampson reluctant to talk about Luke Aitkens? Because "that was some time ago"? And Mike Travis and Rob Macdonald having a shady conversation solely to cover up their "prank"? And Secret Service has been innocent all along?
Finally, the biggest plot twist and disappointment from the show: there was no car bomb.
This episode has been awesome up until the bomb defusing scene.
Why was the kompromat not in the water heater? How did Budd bury it outdoors when it was expected that he was being monitored? Why was the viewer being misled to think it was in the heater? That was a pointless misdirection except to provide a convenient rope to facilitate Budd's escape.
Speaking of which, why wasn't the Secret Service already monitoring Budd all day? And what was Budd hoping to achieve, walking into Luke's lair alone?
While I respect the reveal about Nadia, how did she build all the future bombs after her arrest? I'm not saying she couldn't have built them beforehand and changed their purpose/target afterwards, but explanation has been scant.
By the way, TATP is Triacetone triperoxide. Just in case someone else is thinking the bombs were made of different explosives like I did, because both names were used in the show. In case my IP was flagged because I was googling explosives, it was the writer's fault forcing me to fact check, dear MI5/SO15/SCO19/GCHQ/...
How did Luke possess a jihadist suicide vest to frame Budd? Did he commission it from Nadia, for fun? And this one has tripwires not found on the first vest! Did Nadia relay the mod instructions to her friends from prison too?
The only useful information provided by bomb disposal was how to trick the dead man's switch. Then Budd miraculously knew how to disarm the bomb from shunting the controller to cutting the power all by himself. How?
Furthermore, did the writer forget about the other suspects that he used to misdirect the audience? Like, why was Anne Sampson reluctant to talk about Luke Aitkens? Because "that was some time ago"? And Mike Travis and Rob Macdonald having a shady conversation solely to cover up their "prank"? And Secret Service has been innocent all along?
Finally, the biggest plot twist and disappointment from the show: there was no car bomb.