The hostage crisis ends midway with Alex surviving his ordeal in French Guiana and a key captor returning to Britain to escalate conflict for Dalton and Toussaint. The series pivots from the central kidnapping to personal betrayals and domestic repercussions. Grandad Max is brutally murdered in his hospital bed by Saskia, who is revealed as a turncoat alongside Adrienne. Matheo is devastated after falling for a honey trap. Dalton faces an unsympathetic opposition during a parliamentary emergency session. Kofi continues to uncover betrayals and remains a standout character. Tension builds toward further shocks.
But the important guy, Alex, is alive - as is Old James Bond, thank the heavens. It's actually quite the bold, and refreshingly subversive, twist to resolve the series' central conflict midway through. That said, I had wondered how it could be sustained across five full episodes, with the crisis now being public knowledge, and the captors' leader (played, by the way, by Martin McCann) returning to Britain to raise hell closer to home for Dalton and Toussaint.
Turns out that, like Adrienne - caught red-handed by Kofi, who continues to be one of my favorite characters in the show - she was a turncoat all along. Poor, poor Matheo. He fell for the honey trap. The guy just can't catch a break. (Would it be too mean to start questioning his decision-making when it comes to the fairer sex?)
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