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Spooks: Series 9, Episode 4 – Dork Review

October 12, 2010 By Nick Bryan

Spooks - Series Nine, Episode FourIn these last couple of weeks, Spooks appears to have been pushing a subtle Cold War anti-Communist agenda. After last week’s episode saw them face down the Russians, this time the Chinese are coming. Red Terror lives! Next week: the Cubans?

Tragically uninformed political commentary aside, this episode featured all the requisite triple crossing, ongoing subplot momentum, not to mention a rare chance for Ruth to do something other than fiddle with papers and gaze at Harry. And not a Missile Crisis in sight.

Is The Chinese Government Worse Than Terrorists?

The war on terror goes on hold this week, as MI5 yet again uncover a threat from a foreign government, a plot involving desalination technology and oil. I love Spooks, but sometimes the plots seem to be constructed by raving conspiracy theorists armed with fridge poetry.

More excitingly, two under-utilised staff members get some action this week. Firstly, new boy Dimitri finally gets a role beyond standing around looking pretty (although he does a lot of that as well). He seems like a very nice bloke throughout; in fact, it’s still his only real character trait.

Oh, but he has one playful exchange with Ruth, so maybe he and Harry will be in a steel cage deathmatch for her love before the year is out. We can but hope.

Will Gazelle Survive In The Lion’s Den?

Ruth herself, meanwhile, goes solo to infiltrate an evil corporation. I always enjoy the Spooks sequences where the deskbound characters go out and kick some arse, and this was no exception. Her adopting of the codename “Gazelle” was a little alarming, as everyone knows gazelles only appear in nature documentaries to get killed.

And, happily, we have some progress in the Lucas storyline, as the cuddly Richard Armitage does some unexpectedly nasty things. Since I believe this episode represents the halfway point of the series, hopefully this will be speeding up now.

In short, another well-stocked instalment, with some cool spying set-pieces. It saddens me a little that Ruth has an iPhone, and I wish they’d give episodes individual titles again to make my review headings more interesting, but otherwise it was fun. Watch it yourself on BBC iPlayer, and let us know if you agree.

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Nick Bryan

Nick learned to read and write at an early age. This has developed into an unhealthy need to either write stories or consume them for later dissection. He reviews film and TV on Dork Adore and The Digital Fix, lives in London and enjoys a nice white beer.

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Comments

  1. nuttycow says

    October 13, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Ha! You missed the fact that MI5 security is so tight that top-level passwords are clearly visible to all and sundry.

    • Nick Bryan says

      October 13, 2010 at 3:37 pm

      True, it would've been less silly if Lucas had gotten the password by memorising his keystrokes with spy skills. But I guess harder to pull off on-screen.

  2. Sottovoce says

    October 19, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    Mon 18th October episode….Producers please note …When Air Force One arrives in UK it was at STANSTED airport and NOT STANSTEAD

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  1. Spooks: Series Nine, Episode Five - Dork Adore Review | Dork Adore says:
    October 19, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    […] This is probably Dimitri’s first really major role in an episode, and actor Max Brown milks it. There’s even a brief moment where it looks like he might do the full James Bond and seduce a female negotiator, but sadly he doesn’t get time. I allowed myself an indulgent chuckle when Harry confirmed that Dimitri’s main character trait is “habitual good cheer”, since I said that in my last Spooks review. […]

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