Sapphire

This episode felt like it was jumping all over the place, making it hard to follow and confusing, like... why? Decent acting but the storyline feels like its spiraling into nothing.

So this episode is definitely the best of the season so far, it greatly shows how Tommy is dealing with the most recent loss in his life. It also feels like more of a season 3/4 kind of tone to it, the last 2 seasons have been the weakest in my opinion but heading in this track it should finish with 2 very strong episodes. Quite an emotional episode, it also had me cringing at a moment but I think that was the point.

The episode of course is not perfect, there were a few unnecessary scenes in my opinion, Arthur is absolutely wrecking my head, his character is gone to the dogs. After the "intervention" in the last episode I expected a lot of him but no, same old bs as usual with him.

"I am not a devil, but a mere mortal man" great quote.

Ruby's funeral leads to a melancholy and slower paced episode. Both Tommy and Arthur are in not the right mind and it is about to get worst.

Ruby might have died from TB but Tommy Shelby is convinced that it was dark magic and takes it out on a gypsy camp in the most brutal way.

It leads to question how well Tommy is able to spy for Winston Churchill as he continues to make inroads with Oswald Mosley's inner circle.

Writer Steven Knight highlights how some people are comfortable with fascism today as Diana Mitford casually spouts a story about the treatment of Jews at a dinner party.

It is unfortunate that after such a bright start, the final series had entered a lull. It is not quiet up to its high standards but there is still plenty to play for the Shelbys.

I love this show, and I'm all for slow burners, but something is definitely missing this series. Dragged out scenes and characters feeling sorry for themselves.

I feel like Helen McCrory's untimely death has played a big part on how this series has ended up, which is sad. It almost seems like the show feels guilty for going on without her.

Hopefully we'll have a big finish, but this feels destined to be the shows weakest season.

I thought this season would be about Tommy branching into the US, Tommy vs Michael, the fight against facism, and revenge on Billy for informing for Mosley. So far... none of it has happened. Four episodes in and it's just ticking along. Yes Tommy is losing it, which is interesting, but there's only two episodes to go now and still nothing is really happening. Arthur is unbearable like always, Ada has some cool scenes but not enough to majorly influence the plot and don't get me started on Finn. Where the f&(k is Finn!? His big mouth set off last season's finale and now he's just vanished..? Such a great show and they are bottling the last season big time.