Black Shirt

The stakes are high and it's getting tenser. Tommy's daughter Ruby is very sick and Tommy has seizures. Neither of these two characters have a certain future.

Last weeks episode was a bit faster while this episode is slower. It's good but there are more dialogue and monologues. It still looks phenomenal.

It's a shame seeing Arthur this way. He has always been crazy, but it's sad to see how he's doing right now. Arthur and Tommy had a great relationship in earlier seasons but that's long ago.

Only two episodes into the final season to this overall incredible show and you can clearly tell that they've kicked it up a notch for the endgame. The cinematography is outstanding and i'd safely say the best i've ever seen in a tv show before, this coupled with layer on layer of emotional scene after scene, the writing here has an almost transcendent effect. Tommy is truly dead and this show now feels like it's in the after life. Long may this standard continue, if they can pull this off then they will solidify this show as one of the greatest ever.

The episode, is more suspense and melancholy than another episode. This episode is give us different vision and the story is give us more excitement.

My impression of the episode is excellent.

Wow! Kudos to Director Anthony Byrne. We reconnect with Alfie (Tom Hardy) and that's a good thing. We also meet Jack Nelson (James Frecheville) who is clearly a thinly-veiled Joseph Kennedy.

Cillian Murphy is a force in this episode from start to finish.

Tommy starts putting some plans into motion whilst trying to look after family and deal with his own health issues.

This is a strong episode that generates intrigue and has some good character moments.

As ever Tommy is central to the majority of the plot and the character has some excellent moments. The standouts for me involve some brilliant oration from Cillian Murphy and a great exchange with Alfie Solomons. Tom Hardy's character for me always has the most memorable dialogue exchanges and his is the only screen presence that competes with Murphy.

There is a lot going on in terms of plotting, politics and, as always, it is difficult to tell what is going to happen. The writer does a good job of cranking up the intrigue from episode one and makes me want to know what comes next.

The cinematography, editing, lighting, and art design is spectacular. My favourite is definitely the build up to the meeting with Solomons. Tommy's WWI flashback sequences are also done superbly.