User Reviews

Alex was standing face to face with Devlin and had chance to put a bullet between his eyes. And she didn't do it. Well, it will come back to haunt her because the pre-airing plot summary of the season finale say that someone on the team will be killed. Well, I suppose it had to happen that way to keep the story line in play for another episode. Too bad, because the stand episodes up until the last two were very good on their own. It's story arcs like this, with stupid decisions by the good guys to keep the story going, is what ruins most series. So I deducted a point for that. Otherwise this was a really interesting episode well worth watching. Have to admit, I didn't see Fiona's betrayal coming even though I suppose it should have been evident by the events of this episode and the previous two. One thing I don't understand: the info bar at the bottom of the screen near the end said the season finale is next week. Why are there only 13 episodes this season? Has it been cancelled?

Let's pretend for a moment that Conor "the Moustache" Devlin (seriously, that thing should have its own billing) could magically escape from his restraints, get and put on a parachute, and *open the rear cargo door of the plane* without anyone noticing...

Let's also pretend that the team in the plane - last known to be on approach to land in the city of Dublin - made some attempt to either land the plane or at very least point it in the direction of the nearby Irish Sea, as opposed to potentially allowing it to career into the middle of Ireland's capital. Thank goodness the Wicklow Mountains go so far north.

Probably best not to pay too much attention either to the fact that the Devlin brothers seemingly went to the same elocution classes as Harry and his sister, where they teach siblings to speak as if they come from entirely different places.

That's all over with in the first 5 minutes though, and after that it wasn't too bad. Yes it was part of this wider story arc being inflicted on us but in essence it was a nice, straightforward mission to save the girls. Utterly predictable, including the double-agent and what's become a slightly wearisome trend of slaughtering henchmen with abandon but only every pointing your gun conflictedly at the bad guy while they saunter off. But still, a nice enough jaunt that sets up a big showdown for the finale, and we got some pleasant Irish scenery and the beautiful Old Library at Trinity College.

As an added bonus, with the action now actually taking place in Ireland they were able to stop making constant references to it, which kept the annoying conflation of the Republic and Northern Ireland to a minimum.

Finally, I have to say another reviewer took issue with MI5 agent Quinn's Irish accent - this isn't especially odd as she has a Northern Irish accent, Northern Ireland being a part of the UK and MI5 being the UK's domestic security service. The fact that she's operating on foreign soil in the Republic of Ireland on the other hand...