 Critics reacted positively towards Lucas ' development in the ninth series . Metro 's Keith Watson said that the scene had a " touch of Don Draper about it , " one of the factors that " Spooks has still got its hooks in . " Catherine Gee of The Daily Telegraph reflected on the " dramatically provided " twist , stated " just as we were finally beginning to trust him . " Vicky Frost of The Guardian stated that Spooks was " looking a bit lacklustre , " but now " seems to have raised its game " because of several developments for series nine , including the closing scenes involving Lucas and Vaughn , and his relationship with Dimitri Levendis . The Daily Mail Weekend Magazine stated " will he really turn out to be a bad guy ? It wouldn 't be the first time , " mirroring Armitage 's statement that " baddies are always the most fun to play . " 
