Robert Gambles & Wins in 'COBRA's Explosive Series Finale
It’s the series finale of COBRA and the final installment of Season 3’s Rebellion. In short, anything that could happen now... will. Hang on to your hats; this overstuffed episode includes big explosions inside and outside Downing Street. We pick up where we left off at the end of the series’ penultimate installment: Archie at home, under attack by Dan Goddard. Surprisingly, the conversation that follows the spate of initial violence is almost rational. Both Dan and Archie have lost children; Archie’s son died years ago during a military exercise, and Dan’s daughter Polly was killed during the explosion set off by Planet Resistance. Dan veers between contempt and anger, raging against government action that makes a mockery of honor, sacrifice, and the price of freedom. At least Dan is no longer threatening to blow up Downing Street, but there will be another explosion unless Robert Sutherland resigns.
When Archie contacts Robert and Anna, he admits that he trusts Dan (more or less), although Downing Street’s pathological scenery-chewer believes Dan’s “pathological about honor.” Ironically, Dan didn’t know Corvid Aerospace made the ransom payment; however, the money was never of interest to him. He isn’t the only one scheming to remove Robert from the prime ministership. Defense Secretary Victoria Dalton has called a secret meeting of her best friends in government, including the recently resigned Home Secretary Joseph Obasi. She wants Robert deposed and plans to become PM herself. Robert has been responsible for one disaster after another. He’s irrational and compromised; he’s having an affair, and his daughter Ellie is a liability. A vote of no confidence is proposed and unanimously accepted.
Staring down the barrel of losing his position, Robert goes on the attack and fires Eleanor, the Head of the Joint Intelligence Committee, despite her being a loyal, intelligent team member. He appoints Ben Fanshawe (Wil Johnson), formerly head of Counter Terrorism, in her place.
