Its in an episode like this that we get to reap the benefits of the limited series format.
Characters are evolving, actions have consequences, and the stakes are very, very high.
Andrew Birch is quickly moving up in the world.
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And now hes got the suits to match the new high profile.
They each hold secret over the other, and it draws them together.
Or, at least, I think thats what is going on.
So Jed and Pine do it.
While Im not totally out on Jed & Pine (Jine?
), I have to wonder what either of them is doing in this affair.
Do they even like each other?
What do they talk about?
Their sexual collision feels more like narrative form filling rather than the product of them as characters.
But, hey, who are any of us to complain about a Ropers having a meeting quickie?
There are three ships set for an unknown destination, but only one is probably filled with weapons.
Angela Burr is on the case, and that is a very big problem for some very bad people.
But instead of rolling over and shutting down Limpet, Mayhew triples Burrs budget.
She must be onto something if the bad men are gunning for him.
NEXT: And he is exactly right.
These are the consultants listed on the invoice, each set to receive a $5 million fee.
Who are these two entities?
Whoever they are, theyre probably assisting in making Ropers sale of farming equipment appear to be above board.
Burr puts the screws to a source in MI6 and gets a big answer.
Lets just move on.)
To be more specific, Apo and his wife/girlfriend have had their throats viscously cut.
For all of this talk about how evil Roper is, he hasnt done anything passively evil.
Yet he has a hand in every bit of it.
This ties nicely into a sweet little story Angela Burr tells about her first encounter with the man.
On assignment and away from her husband, Pines operator witness a combo mustard-and-sarin gas attack.
Olivia Colman has been quietly fantastic throughout the entire series, but this scene was mind-boggling great.
Her furious breakdown, which was restrained and yet powerful, appeared so effortless and heartwrenchingly believable.
This is exactly the kind of actress you bend a character to meet.
Burr was a man in the book?
Well, Olivia Colman is interested, so now hes a pregnant woman.
Burr has no choice but to snap into action because theres a problem.
Pine was on the phone with Jed, possibly compromising his position within the outfit.
She wants him out, but he refuses.
The predicament forces Pine to make a call, and he sells out other agents to protect his cover.
Jonathan Pine or Andrew Birch?
