# Slow Horses: Date Night Tension > Gary Oldman and Hugo Weaving clash in a tense, funny Slow Horses episode as River Cartwright's date with Sid Baker unfolds. - Title: Slow Horses: Date Night Tension · AV Club | Shortify - Summary: Gary Oldman and Hugo Weaving clash in a tense, funny Slow Horses episode as River Cartwright's date with Sid Baker unfolds. Slow Horses season six episode… - Keywords: slow horses, river cartwright, sid baker, gary oldman, hugo weaving, slow horses season 6, episode 4, bowling alley, assassin, joe, entertainment, culture - Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/slow-horses-recap-season-6-episode-4-lost-and-found - Read time: 2 min - Topics: slow horses, river cartwright, sid baker, gary oldman, hugo weaving, slow horses season 6, episode 4, bowling alley, assassin, joe, entertainment, culture ## Date Night Tension Slow Horses season six episode four features a tense, funny date night for River Cartwright and Sid Baker amid assassin threats. > It’s date night on a tense, funny, midseason slow horses ## River Cartwright's Struggle River Cartwright, the protagonist, remains trapped in a universe that denies him action movie catharsis despite his spy skills. > the most important thing about river cartwright running, it turns out, is that the poor bastard never actually gets to where he’s going ## Sid Baker's Bittersweet Return Sid Baker, River's office crush, returns alive after being presumed dead in 2022 but shows no interest in rekindling their relationship. > sid baker is actually alive and well, despite slough house being told she’d died ## Bowling Alley Battle River and Sid face a neon-soaked battle with assassins Jim and Jane in a bowling alley setting. > jane stalks an unarmed sid and river through a sea of pinks and purples ## Catherine Standish's Crew Catherine Standish navigates bickering with Moira, Shirley, and Louisa while dealing with a safehouse break-in. > the crew of damaged personalities currently orbiting poor beleaguered catherine standish ## Lamb's Babysitting Dilemma Lamb plays babysitter to Roddy Ho and a murdered security team member's son, creating a cartoonish dynamic. > lamb is forced to play babysitter to both roddy ho and an actual child ## Lamb vs. Frank Harkness Gary Oldman's Lamb confronts Hugo Weaving's Frank Harkness in a London Shake Shack dining room. > a confrontation between gary oldman’s lamb and hugo weaving’s mercenary killer frank harkness ## River's Date with Sid River and Sid's date at the bowling alley ends with a tense confrontation involving assassins and a bittersweet reunion. > river’s mad that sid is so good at lying ## Catherine's Sobriety Catherine Standish maintains sobriety despite her team's chaos and the stress of the safehouse situation. > the very real sense of wariness reed exudes when she sees that the house has a fully stocked wine cellar ## Lamb's Improv Skills Lamb uses chaotic improv to escape Frank Harkness, showcasing his unpredictable nature. > when rush’s reese gets himself caught, it requires one of those lamb-esque bits of chaotic improv ## Season Six Dynamics Slow Horses season six focuses on character dynamics and individual storylines rather than sprawling MI5 business. > breaking the cast down into groups like this is a great structure for dialing into individual character dynamics ## Plot Convergence Russia pressures Diana Taverner to kill Sid Baker using Cantor as a middleman amid a hit squad operation. > russia’s leaning on cantor to pressure taverner to kill sid ## Frank Harkness' Role Frank Harkness is hired by Cantor to obtain agent names and tie up loose ends in the hit squad operation. > frank’s in play because cantor hired him to get the list of agents’s names ## What Happens Next Slow Horses season six continues with character-driven storylines and unresolved tensions as the season progresses. > there’s a version of this where slow horses brought back river’s bestie his crush and his supervillain dad all in one fell swoop ## Key takeaway Slow Horses season six episode four features a tense bowling alley date between River Cartwright and Sid Baker amid assassin threats and character dynamics.