First, let's look at a few core issues.
Is Alex really dead? If yes, why did the organization want to kill him? Why is Danny still alive? What the hell happened to the attic?
For the first question, I can tell you with certainty that, unfortunately, Alex did die.
The tragedy of Alex's death stems from Alex's upbringing and experience creating his loneliness and idealism. The latter is dangerous because idealists tend to be persistent and radical (terrorists are also idealists, in a sense). Scottie once said that idealists don't make good spies. Presumably the organization has been paying close attention to Alex, not only because of his genius, but also because they know that Alex is a very Sentimental and idealistic person. This kind of person entering MI6 is a hidden danger, but who is Alex who wants to train him What about the spy's mother? What's more, his research involves state secrets.
To talk further about Alex's death and why Danny wasn't killed, let's first note that the relationship between Alex and Danny lasted 8 months. They are being watched all the time during this time, which means if the organization doesn't want to see them together and can do it at any time during this time, why wait until 8 months later. Besides, Danny's background is average, and his presence is largely what drives Alex to keep working, which would not have been a bad thing. Organizations are actually prepared to turn a blind eye to this. But then Alex's research went in a direction that was not allowed.
It can be said that the change of Alex's later research direction was the root cause of his killing. But does Alex have to die?
Yes, Alex must die.
First of all, the show has always emphasized that Danny is alive because he is more useful alive than dead. So for Alex apparently Alex is more "useful" dead than alive. First, the last episode shows that the organization has acquired Alex's algorithm and successfully developed the application, so that Alex is no longer indispensable. Second, it was mentioned earlier that idealists are unreliable spies. The organization obviously always felt that Alex was a time bomb. Alex's transformation made them more convinced that Alex's loyalty to the country and the organization was impossible. The hand of a foreign power or the development of other things that threaten the interests of the country, destroying the brain of this genius is the right plan. In addition, Alex's research has been completed, and now Alex has no need to live. He was more useful to the organization when he died.
As for why Danny is still alive, many people may say that Danny is just a prankster, and no one cares if the organization kills him, just kill him directly. First of all, Danny knows scottie, who is a sensitive person. Of course, scottie can also be killed together, but redesigning the crime scene, funeral, legal proceedings, etc. is obviously expensive. Given that the organization knows that Danny has a history of sm and drug addiction, the best way is to induce him to confess to the crime, the heat of the report may last for a while, but people are forgetful, and after two weeks, they will make a new hot spot and no one will pay attention Danny has. Plan pass.
One more question about the attic. Many people wondered that the organization did not take away Alex's computer? !
But this is not a bug. Alex had a premonition that the organization might be against him, so he hid a USB stick with copies of his research in the battery. The production and storage of the USB flash drive were carried out without the organization’s surveillance. Although we are not sure when the organization got Alex’s algorithm and developed it, the organization obviously did not know that there was still a copy. Alex knew the organization might send someone to overhaul his computer, but not the battery. It's also possible that Alex is not sure whether the organization will take away the computer. He can only take a gamble, hoping that Danny will find the USB flash drive with his hint.
On the other hand, for organizations, the computer on the loft bed is also part of the overall stage. First, the organization didn't care that much about Alex's notebook because they had taken the research and confirmed that no sensitive information remained in it. Second, they guessed that Danny would call the police, the video on Alex's notebook could be used as perjury to prove his sm tendency, and the police would definitely find out that Alex was a spy after checking, so a spy without a computer/computer loss is obviously more suspicious, would cause more trouble.
In the end, the whole plan failed because the organization didn't know exactly who Danny was. Like scottie said when he scolded danny, how dare you say you know me, you know what kind of music I like, what kind of movies I like to watch, but do you know that I have suffered from depression for so many years? The organization knew Danny's history and had his full file, but they didn't know what kind of person Danny was, and they wouldn't have expected Danny to be so obsessed with the truth. Of course, the organization's underestimation of Danny's ability and power of love is the decisive factor for Danny not to be silenced.
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