TONIGHT!

Suspects is the number 1 thing to watch today!

I'm personally more interested in fining out how Jack is coping with being a dad? Will he let Lucy call him dad? Will he act like a dad?
Though by letting Lucy live with him that does seem like a good sign he's taking on daddy duties. Or maybe she's there as more of a flat mate and it could be frustrating her that Jack won't just open up and be a dad.

I'm normally not too bothered by spoilers, but considering how much they've been giving away before each episode this series, I've been avoiding any articles, so I'm afraid to read this thread! I'm feeling topsy turvey about what to expect.  I had some disappointment in last week's episode, police procedure that's really hard to believe - like letting the crack-head partner of a homicide victim just stroll away with their baby, or letting a minor who's mom just got arrested and who's been living with the suspected cop killer stroll away... Also been feeling that Jack is behaving a bit out of character.  I'm just finding it hard to believe that he isn't doggedly pursuing justice for Martha, despite the skeletons popping up.  His personal life and sometimes questionable policing methods have landed him in hot water before, yet he still pushed and pushed.  But I'm willing to concede that his more subdued behavior could be attributed to this being another senior officer he's dealing with, and the severity of the secrets that are being exposed.  

The 'next time' intimations of a possible Jack firing, and these "rumors" that some forumers have mentioned about no more Jack give me some worry, but at this point, I really can't predict anything.  I'm not watching till tonight, my time, which is the wee hours your time so I'll have to keep off the forum all day! 

Oh Jack!

What did you all think of tonight's episode?

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An amazing episode, gripping.

Jack should know better than to cover for Lucy the way he did - he's way out of line. I don't care if he is her father, there are some things you don't do. Mind you, I'm amazed Lucy is actually his - I thought she may well turn out to be his brother's! Good on Charlie for asking for that test, which managed to be completed in record time. I also thought her reading out the 'prepared witness statement' struck a false note - it was so obviously not her, and Jack is not a fool - he would normally have told her what to say,  not wrote it down, or got her too. I'm finding a lot of things wrong with this series, while I am still waiting for the next episode with eager anticipation. It's less the programme I love and more a run-of-the-mill detective drama.

I also don't like the way Alisha spoke to him when she found out about Lucy - she definitely acted as though she was his boss, the way she talked about one word from her to his boss would have him directing traffic for the rest of his life. I know she has worked closely with the DCI for a few years, but still...... I look forward to her finding out that the DCI is the reason nothing has stuck on certain criminals they've been trying to get for years!

I'm still having problems with a 16-year old whose mother has been jailed and has nowhere to go is allowed to just wander without being referred to Social Services. I know the legal age is 16 but most look after minors till they are 18.

So, Lucy has been abducted from Jack's - who knew she was staying there?

Sometimes it seems a bit scripted to me.

That was an episode absolutely worthy of 5 stars!!  Last weeks ep had so many little niggles for me - things that just didn't quite click - and I was worried that maybe the switch from full on documentary style storytelling to drama filmed in documentary style wasn't going to work so well.  But this week I was so thoroughly engrossed that I didn't have a chance to notice anything else.  And the acting is just so gobsmakingly good!! I loved it when Alisha tore into him!  And not just because of the Annie/Hal feels....  She may not actually be his superior, but I totally get that she feels she is - not surprising considering the completely unprofessional way he behaved! 

I'm still feeling rather suspicious of Lucy....and I'm reserving judgement on whether she is really Jack's daughter until we hear it confirmed by somebody other than dodgy Dan!  I'd like to revise my earlier assertion that I didn't think he was totally dodgy.... I was rather taken aback by his kindly hand on the shoulder attitude towards Jack when he found him on the roof.  Alisha, Charlie and Gary all think he's in danger of losing his job....and yet his DCI merely tells him to go home  for a couple of hours.  As Ellie said....who knew that Lucy was a Jack's place....??!  But, then again, I worry that I just find it a bit too easy to come up with conspiracy theories!!

Must admit that I'm also still struggling with the lack of social services care for Lucy....emphasised somewhat by Jack's question 'why aren't you at school'!!  And - although I didn't actually think about it while I was watching - I am left feeling a bit bemused by the total lack of any allusion to Martha's death at all during that ep (unless I missed it?)  I appreciate that DCI Dan has tried to quash any further investigation....but we're talking about the murder of a police officer - surely it wouldn't just be shelved so quickly?!  It's starting to feel as if this story could've started with the murder of any old person, and it was just a convenient way to write Martha out of the series.....

WOW!

100% votes for '5 stars - Excellent TV' for this episode!

Such a well constructed story, incredibly brought to life by every single performance.

The emotion, particularly from Jasmine, Lucy and Damien, was tangible, utterly amazing, raw, authentic talent.

Clare's reactions to Jack were so natural and realistic. Seamless acting and improv. So heartbreaking to see the position she was in.

Lenora and Perry have really made their characters now, both shone in this episode.

That scene with Alisha and Jack was standout, the fact that it happened in Martha's old office (*sniff*) gave me flashbacks but also possible flash forwards.. 

So many layers, so  many threads.. and I'm invested in every single one of them.