At this point, there is only one other review for this particular episode and they describe it as among the best shows they've seen in the series. Well, although I liked parts of the show, I was NOT all that impressed by this one. Much of it simply is a matter of your own personal moral compass--and I felt Drake was clearly on the wrong side on this one.
Drake is send to a Muslim country to rescue a doctor who is totally freaked out. The man insists that people are out to kill him and he is so paranoid, he even poses a risk to Drake! Eventually, they head towards the border--as Drake tries to get this man back to Britain. However, their plane is diverted and it turns out the doctor is a war criminal. A Jewish group not associated with the Israeli government has taken it upon themselves to be the judge, jury and executioner of the man, as he conducted experiments on prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp during the war. Drake is outraged and insists that the group has no authority to do this on their own and the man MUST be judged by a court--not these people. In the end, Drake is overruled and the guy is killed.
I had a hard time with this episode because I always thought Drake was a great guy in other shows. Here, however, he seems to be a little too sympathetic towards a truly evil man. Considering the doctor's taken refuge in a nation most like unwilling to ever extradite the man for his crimes, I sure felt that vigilante justice was more than reasonable considering the monstrous deeds he'd done. I would have been happier to see Drake put a bullet in the man's head and his arguing for 'justice' seemed strange and a bit disgusting. At least the show was interesting and makes you think--and I really appreciate that.
Drake is send to a Muslim country to rescue a doctor who is totally freaked out. The man insists that people are out to kill him and he is so paranoid, he even poses a risk to Drake! Eventually, they head towards the border--as Drake tries to get this man back to Britain. However, their plane is diverted and it turns out the doctor is a war criminal. A Jewish group not associated with the Israeli government has taken it upon themselves to be the judge, jury and executioner of the man, as he conducted experiments on prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp during the war. Drake is outraged and insists that the group has no authority to do this on their own and the man MUST be judged by a court--not these people. In the end, Drake is overruled and the guy is killed.
I had a hard time with this episode because I always thought Drake was a great guy in other shows. Here, however, he seems to be a little too sympathetic towards a truly evil man. Considering the doctor's taken refuge in a nation most like unwilling to ever extradite the man for his crimes, I sure felt that vigilante justice was more than reasonable considering the monstrous deeds he'd done. I would have been happier to see Drake put a bullet in the man's head and his arguing for 'justice' seemed strange and a bit disgusting. At least the show was interesting and makes you think--and I really appreciate that.
