This review contains full spoilers for Slow Horses Season 6, Episode 2, which is streaming on Apple TV now.

The thing we knew was happening from the first and only Season 6 trailer has happened: Olivia Cooke’s Sidonie Baker has popped back into the picture. The reappearance of the short-lived slow horse was hardly anything — that single “hello, River” line before the end credits roll — and yet raises so many questions. How is she alive? Why has she been in hiding? Why was she playing the spoof-call “triangulation” game with River? What’s she doing in his dead grandad’s house? Most importantly, why did Apple TV spoil this in the trailer?

It’s tough not to imagine how much more of an impact Sid’s return would have had if it had been saved for a jaw-dropping tag at the very last second of this episode. (I’m jealous of those who look at the internet less than me; and yes, I have reconciled with the fact that I am part of the problem. Have I learned an important lesson about the true meaning of “Moscow rules”? Probably not.) Regardless, it’s a welcome comeback for a beloved character, despite her only appearing in literally three episodes of Season 1, and it added a fun last flourish to an episode that was already cruising.

As one slow horse enters the picture, another one leaves — poor Moira (Joanna Scanlan) was crossed off the list of the mysterious killers (Kyle Soller and MyAnna Buring).

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