With Alex rushed to hospital having been hit by a truck, Miss Stellenbosch goes to the hospital to make sure of his demise. The Division realise they have a clone of Parker Roscoe, and determine a way to put Greif at ease. Yassen makes plans to clean up any loose ends to protect himself and his masters.

Well, ending the previous episode with our hero sprawled on the tarmac having been hit by a snow plough was certainly a bit dramatic, but given that this is his show and we have two more episodes to go, there was never any real doubt that he’d make it, right? More importantly, for once The Division manage to actually start outsmarting their enemies.

First off, they convince Stellenbosch that Alex has indeed died, meaning that they start to relax a little, Then, back at home base they come up with a genius ruse involving Parker Roscoe and their voice print machine that we saw a few episodes back. Managing to convince Greif that there’s nothing to be concerned about and that Tom was really just some random kid and his little video project was a bit of fantasy rather than an expose of a real teenaged spy buys them valuable breathing space. And then it’s time for some familiar faces to reappear.

I’m not going to lie, I think Wolf and his SAS team are absolutely my favourite characters in the show for a variety of reasons. It was obvious when they kidnapped Alex and put him through his initiation that not only were they uncomfortable with the lengths to which they were required to go, but also that they were impressed with Alex’s resolve. Wolf’s subsequent conversation with Mrs Jones reinforced this. Here, of course Alex isn’t overjoyed to see them, and they’re sensible enough to accept why and attempt to make amends anyway. It’s really good character work, and both Otto Farrant and Howard Charles deserve a lot of credit for how much warmth, humanity and humour they both inject into the interactions.

Storming Point Blanc is another great set of action scenes, and the only slight fly in the ointment is quite how obvious a particular twist is, but again when everything is being so well executed in terms of action and effects it’s difficult to mark it down. When the smoke clears and the mission is over, it’s clear that strong bonds have been formed. But is it all really over, with one more episode to go?

Verdict: One of the best episodes of the series, blending brilliant character work with superb action scenes and even letting MI6 be clever for once! 9/10

Greg D. Smith