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{{quote|'''Emma Craven: '''Millions of years ago when the Earth was cold, it looked like life on the planet would cease to exist. But black flowers began to grow, multiplying across the landscape until the entire surface was covered in blooms. Slowly, the blackness of the flowers sucked in the heat of the sun and life began to evolve again. That is the power of Gaia. The planet will protect itself. If man is the enemy, it will destroy him. }}

Craven encounters, on his travels, the bullish, beaming CIA agent [[Large Ham|Darius Jedburgh]], two [[Affably Evil|extremely affable]] men who might - or might not - work for British Intelligence, a host of other twilight figures who [[Black and Grey Morality|might be good or bad or both or neither]], and - frequently - Emma herself. Emma's post-mortem appearances are not explained; she could be symbolic of his obsession, a useful stalking horse to let the writers exteriorise Craven's inner dialogue, an on-screen symptom of Craven's mental breakdown, or an actual ghost. The series doesn't ever commit to any of those, although there are elements of mysticism in the rest of the story that mean that even the ghostly explanation - ordinarily unlikely in the context of a deathly serious modern thriller - cannot be dismissed out of hand. Indeed, as written, the original ending featured Craven turning into a tree. Thankfully, the production team were willing to tell even Troy Kennedy Martin to think again.

 

 

* [[Action Girl]] -- Clementine has her moments.

* [[Artifact of Doom]] -- Jedburgh describes plutonium in damn near these terms

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