Even though you were already spoiled? I had NO IDEA and I was SO DELIGHTED. I vaguely remember somebody mentioning a rumour before series 10 started... but I didn't think it'd ever actually happen.
Tom was like a healing balm to the soul; one I never would have imagined would be so comforting in those final moments. To have him come back and prove that he survived the fallout was brilliant. We needed that.
Tom reappearing was the best part of the episode imo. I still hated everything relating to Ruth and Harry though. AND WHY THE HELL IS HARRY STILL WORKING? AND STILL THE HERO? HIS ENTIRE TEAM WENT ROGUE.
Totally the best part. Calum's final line was unexpectedly close to favourite, though. I keep imagining it as the byline in the meme-mentioned Spooks movie - SPOOKS: BAD PEOPLE WANT TO KILL US (AND OFTEN SUCCEED).
Ahahahaha, icons, what a good idea. Love them! (And you don't need to credit me, it's mainly Calum after all!)
PS, I listened to the first half of Storm Warning this evening, and pretty much everything about it is fabulous. I didn't think it was possible to love Charley more than I already did from your fics, but turns out it is. And Eight is brilliant! And the airship! And the up-to-no-good Lord Whatshisface! And the mysterious passenger! And Doktor Johan Schmidt! And the time velociraptors or whatever they're called! (Thank you!)
I'm late to the party, but yeah, Tom was the best thing about that episode. I was all "TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"
(even though I had heard the spoiler, I had totally forgot!)
I sort of liked it, but it was so much like a fanfic that it made me wonder if they had been reading some. Tom, the wall of names, the house by the sea...
I too would have preferred it with the death the other way round. I have actually watched this series now and it was a bit Harry heavy really, excellent though he is. Shame about the waste of dimitri and new lady, who were practically written out - if I were to write fic I think that's what where I would pick up. But then I always like the secondary characters.
Oh yes, the house by the sea was especially ficcy! I would've been very suspicious if other ficcy themes had appeared, like Zaf not being dead. (ALSO, DELIGHTED.)
I'm glad you got to watch the final series and sort-of enjoyed it (and that you dropped by to say so)! I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying the fact there was an ending. Series 10 certainly wasn't great, but it didn't fuck things up so badly that I now can't look back on Spooks with a bit of fondness. (And a great deal of relief that it's ended when it has.)
Erin and Dimitri were pretty backgrounded yes, and seemed to change personalities a few times for the sake of the plot... I'd love to read some fic which turned them into people.
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And of course now there are two dozen fics in my head about TOM BEING AN ASSASSIN OMG.
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*shakes head sadly*
ps: LOVE your caption for Tom.
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And then I remembered that I could make simple text icons:
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PS, I listened to the first half of Storm Warning this evening, and pretty much everything about it is fabulous. I didn't think it was possible to love Charley more than I already did from your fics, but turns out it is. And Eight is brilliant! And the airship! And the up-to-no-good Lord Whatshisface! And the mysterious passenger! And Doktor Johan Schmidt! And the time velociraptors or whatever they're called! (Thank you!)
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(even though I had heard the spoiler, I had totally forgot!)
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I too would have preferred it with the death the other way round. I have actually watched this series now and it was a bit Harry heavy really, excellent though he is. Shame about the waste of dimitri and new lady, who were practically written out - if I were to write fic I think that's what where I would pick up. But then I always like the secondary characters.
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I'm glad you got to watch the final series and sort-of enjoyed it (and that you dropped by to say so)! I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying the fact there was an ending. Series 10 certainly wasn't great, but it didn't fuck things up so badly that I now can't look back on Spooks with a bit of fondness. (And a great deal of relief that it's ended when it has.)
Erin and Dimitri were pretty backgrounded yes, and seemed to change personalities a few times for the sake of the plot... I'd love to read some fic which turned them into people.
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