Sapphire

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 think this was the worst episode in a meh season. It's so meh and lacks a lot of Peaky Blinders spirit that made the show popular among its fans. Tommy doesn't have to be happy and badass all the time but there's way too much introspective and melodramatic scenes. Like we get it. Tommy is depressed and Arthur is an addict. Can we move on to the plot?

The actual plot is taking a backseat to these soap opera scenes. 2 episodes left and most audiences don't even know the goal of this season. Is it the Boston business? Facism? Or Tommy vs Micheal part 2? A lot of plot devices used in a really good season 5 seems to be thrown out the window in season 6. Now they're hinting on a Nazi Germany episode that seems to be happening way too late into the season

And let's not forget the elephant in the room. Where is Finn???

They're just trying to wrap this abomination of a season up as quickly as possible. Not before time too.

Im sure they only used one slow mo walking scene, usually they squeeze a few in. At least there's no new quotes the down and outs can post to Facebook.

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.

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.