Well then! Episode 3 was mad! 
I donāt know what to make of it.
need more episodes 
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Episode 4 left me speechless 
I misread the situation at the end, I didnāt think it would go that way 
(Spoilers ahead)
I thought the gun would be emptyā¦ I didnāt expect them to take him out of the picture! H was excessively angry throughout & Iām impressed with how rebellious Steve is being.
Iām annoyed that he gave up the meeting time/location - though it pretty much puts the nail in the coffin for Hās identity
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@nexusmaniac nah, itās certainly not him. Hastings had a laptop that he disposed of but after the panicked disposal we saw another communication between H and the OCG ā so if Hastings is H, he disposed of that laptop for no clear reason because he immediately came into possession of another to continue contact. During this episode Hastings received money from the ex-officer but that was (ostensibly) a refund from his investment that went badā¦ the only connection we have between Hastings and H is the spelling of ādefinatelyā when he was posing as H which is certainly meaningful but itās so painfully obvious that it must be a red herring and if that is a red herring it makes everything else more likely to be a red herring. Some people have suggested that when Hastings was posing as H he was giving instructions to Lisa to kill the undercover police officer but if that was true it doesnāt fit with him visiting the prison to (presumably) reveal the identity of the undercover officer within the OCG ā why do that if he has contact with the OCG? He took his police service car to the prison, heāll be on CCTV, in the visitors logā¦
Thereās just too many painfully obvious signs that itās Hastings for it to be Hastings. Generally I like to think about it in terms of how the revelation would reflect on what weāve seen so far: if it is Hastings, and we look back on the previous seasons with that in mind, does it enhance our enjoyment of the show knowing that he was corrupt all along and running the OCG? For me personally it would not, it would seem very lazy.
Presumably following an episode that just screamed āHastings is H!ā and with 2 episodes to go weāll see episode 5 be about Hastings being identified as H and then episode 6 will be exonerating him because itāll transpire he was set-up with some of the āshadyā characters from earlier seasons. We are being beaten over the head with āHasting is Hā ā how do they drag that revelation out to 1 x 60 min + 1 x 90 min episode unless itās some sort of flashback into how everything from all previous seasons fits into placeā¦ but theyāve renewed for a 6th season so it seems doubtful.
I canāt believe theyāve locked him up 
Thereās an astonishing amount of evidence being pressed against H but itās become too easy to point the finger at him 
Thereās 1 episode left for the truth to come out in! 
I for one cannot wait to see it
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Iāve heard so many people say how good this is lately, think itās time to give it a go. Starting Series 1!
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OMG What an episode!
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Loved it! Iām very new to this show but have binge watched all the episodes over the last couple of weeks. It is so compelling!
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Really enjoyed that! 
So fantastic how Kate and Steve were on the ball with that lack of security 
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I thought that ending fell pretty flat. The show hasnāt evolved enough, itās doing the same thing over and over again at this point: itās a shame because the concept is fantastic and the earlier seasons were very good but this season felt like filler. Everything that happens in the episode has happened before and they hit viewers over the head with it until we say āyes, yes, we get it, thereās a shifty looking police officer in the background doing shifty thingsāā¦ and then they just give everybody immunity for the hell of it. Iām not even going to acknowledge the morse code nonsense, that was painful to watch. I like the show overall and it was worth watching but thatās about it, I canāt imagine this season will get much critical acclaim. I certainly wouldnāt compare this season to the earlier seasons in terms of quality.
My prediction for Season 6 is that they are re-assigned to investigate Jed Mercurio for crimes against Line of Duty.
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The Morse Code thing?
Anyone? 
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