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( Spooks Series 9 ep 6 )

26. Favourite dodgy government type?

Ickle Home Secretary was quite cute, pity he exploded. But new, gruff Tory bastard Home Secretary is quite amusing too.

27. What would you want to see in a Spooks movie?

Would Spooks even work as a movie? It's got that slick, movie style to it already, and with a bigger movie budget for more explosions and special effects they might loose the moments of quiet, old style spy drama. So I guess that means I'd want to see that.

( 30 days of Spooks )

21. An episode that made you cry?

Some of the deaths hit hard. DANNY! I was sniffling away from the moment of his big speech and shooting, but then there was Ruth at the end with the body and I was full on bawling. Then there was Colin. COLIN!

22. Favourite actor?

Like actresses, the show has had a lot of good actors, guesting and main cast. Even the main three of Tom, Adam and Lucas have all been well acted, even if the writing of their manpain got annoying at times. Peter Firth has been doing a good job as Harry all these years, capible of subtle and scenery chewing. And David Oyelowo was always good, I always felt he was the better actor but restrained from blowing Matthew Macfadyen off the screen when the script had Danny playing second fiddle to Tom.

( 30 days of Spooks )

14. Favourite quote?

So many good lines to choose from. Today's one is from the season 9 opener, ( so spoilers. )

15. Tom, Adam, Lucas: who would win in a fight?

Three way tie in a manpain off. Oh, you mean fisticuffs? In a straight fight I'd say Lucas, those years in a Russian prison would have either toughened him up or killed him.

16. Favourite actress?

Nicola Walker. But there are also many other awesome actresses who have gone through Spooks' doors that if it weren't for my blinkers when it comes NW I would have had a real problem picking just one.

17. Least favourite episode?

Rock star episode. The horror. That was just...embarrassing.

18. Most interesting plot?

Connie being evil was good and awful (oooo no Connie don't be bad, you're awesome!) and they probably could have gone into that in more depth, even though I don't think my nerves could have taken it.

( 30 days of Spooks )

11. Favourite male character?

Harry! At first he was just the boss, with the focus mainly on the pretty, angsty young things, but over 9 years and Peter Firth's wonderful performance he's become the back bone of the show. And that's not just because he's the only one who's been there from the very start.

Though I do also have a soft spot for Tom. He was the original pretty emo spy.

12. Least favourite male character?

Here I was stuck, as while Adam could get on my nerves I wouldn't say I hated him. Then I remembered Andy Serkis from that rock star episode. Poor Gollum, but by god that character was annoying.

( 30 days of Spooks )

New Apprentice, and it's the adult version so that means no Alan Sugar being nice because he might make the teenagers cry. Though since it's the beginning all the candidates are an indistinguishable mass of smug and sound bites.

But seriously, a sales technique consisting of a strange man going door to door asking if people wanted to buy his sausages? I'm surprised none of them got arrested.

And continuing with month of Spooks Day 8. Worst exit?

Zoe's was a bit of a muddle, but it's got to be Zaf. Captured at the beginning of series 7, what happened to him? Would it be that over the course of the series they eventually find out what happened and track him down, perhaps mount an epic rescue? No, we got to watch Adam have epic manpain and tuns out Zaf was just tortured and killed. Poor Zaf! Fucking writers!

( 30 days of Spooks )

( Series 9 Ep 3 )

And it's meme days 4,5 and 6!

4. Favourite female character?

RUTH! Oh how I love Ruth. I've had the biggest crush on Nicola Walker since The Last Train and Chalk (I know, shut up), so Ruth had me the moment she dropped her files. Then she battled a lamp!

Her development from enthusiastic and naive GCHQ plant to ruling the Grid to out in the field to the more world-weary, pragmatic woman she is now, she (and Harry) have added some good old fashioned spy intrigue and depth amongst all the snazzy camera work and face paced action. Plush, she's a cat person!

But I also have to mention Ros. When she first showed up I HATED her, and her involvement in Ruth leaving, even though that was down to behind the scenes pregnancy, did not endear her to me. But when I came back to Spooks in series 8 she won me over. Her leadership was a nice change of pace from the chronic manpain of Adam and Tom; she was cold, ruthless and brilliant, and the writers wisely didn't try and soften her with crying or irritating relationships (hello Tom, Adam and Lucas!), instead letting Hermione Norris bring the depth to her in her performance.

5. Least favourite female character?

Oh, that's got to be Not!Christine. So least that I can't even remember her name. Even if she did become slightly more interesting as the series went on, her American accent travelling across the states in a single scene was still irritating as hell. And you know it's a bad accent if I notice it!

6. Favourite location?



Go Thames House that is not really Thames House! The Masons certainly have impressive architecture. And when I spot similar buildings here I can pretend that MI5 agents are inside, saving the UK and having angst and being all secretive. Instead of just, you know, Masons.

( 30 days of Spooks )

2. When did you start watching?

Right from the very beginning, baby! To get freaked out by the Deep Fat Fryer of Doom and the year long wait to find out the fate of Tom and the Locked Door and Explosive Laptop! Remember when that was the worst thing to happen to him? Good times.

And to think I only started watching because I heard Anthony Stewart Head was going to guest star and it was during that sad, reduced-Giles season of Buffy and I needed my sexy Librarian fix.

( Rest of the days )