Peaky Blinders BBC

[Freakuk]

I could have saved 5 hours and just watched the last episode.

So that is it, is there definitely a film, will this answer what happens next?

[R56Cooper]

2fast748 said:

Excellent finale, made up for a pretty dull series.

Was decent to be fair. Arthur's gun fight with gas and respirators was cool. Still not 100% clear on the storyline though.

Alfie totally stole the show, great character - "is it the clap Tommy?", genuine lol.

Edited by R56Cooper on Monday 4th April 10:46

Edited by R56Cooper on Monday 4th April 12:54

[Steamer]

Yes a bit more action - but half of it still resembled a moody music video.

[Adam.]

good finale

shame we had 5 episodes of nothing scene-setting and zero plot to get there

seems set up for a film finish, which I suspect will be much poorer than a final series, has that ever worked? Ray Donovan was rubbish for instance

[paulw123]

Finale was better than the previous episodes but still underwhelming. Won’t bother with the film.

[Old Man Peabody]

As mentioned, skip to episode 6 and you wouldn't have missed much this season

Something I must have missed, but why was he having fits if there was nothing wrong with him in the first place?

[Muzzer79]

The whole series felt a little self-indulgent on the behalf of the creators, but superbly acted as ever by all involved.

I liked the finale, especially Arthur's revenge and will watch the inevitable film.

Something I must have missed - what specifically did Finn do to deserve expulsion from the family? Was it his friendship with Billy? Is the suggestion that he knew Billy was an informant?

[Little Pete]

Muzzer79 said:

The whole series felt a little self-indulgent on the behalf of the creators, but superbly acted as ever by all involved.

I liked the finale, especially Arthur's revenge and will watch the inevitable film.

Something I must have missed - what specifically did Finn do to deserve expulsion from the family? Was it his friendship with Billy? Is the suggestion that he knew Billy was an informant?

I wondered this too.

[Amused2death]

Little Pete said:

Muzzer79 said:

The whole series felt a little self-indulgent on the behalf of the creators, but superbly acted as ever by all involved.

I liked the finale, especially Arthur's revenge and will watch the inevitable film.

Something I must have missed - what specifically did Finn do to deserve expulsion from the family? Was it his friendship with Billy? Is the suggestion that he knew Billy was an informant?

I wondered this too.

Was it simply based on the fact that when Duke gave him the gun he tried to shoot a peaky blinder rather than Billy?

If he'd tried to shoot Billy he'd still be part of the clan.

[Adam.]

Amused2death said:

Little Pete said:

Muzzer79 said:

The whole series felt a little self-indulgent on the behalf of the creators, but superbly acted as ever by all involved.

I liked the finale, especially Arthur's revenge and will watch the inevitable film.

Something I must have missed - what specifically did Finn do to deserve expulsion from the family? Was it his friendship with Billy? Is the suggestion that he knew Billy was an informant?

I wondered this too.

Was it simply based on the fact that when Duke gave him the gun he tried to shoot a peaky blinder rather than Billy?

If he'd tried to shoot Billy he'd still be part of the clan.

a simple line in the script from Duke saying "we know Billy is the informant" would have made that whole scene make more sense

[soad]

Finn Shelby explained - what happened in the Peaky Blinders finale?

[ozzuk]

soad said:

Finn Shelby explained - what happened in the Peaky Blinders finale?

I'd be surprised if they'd even thought about it as much as that analysis suggests, to me that scene stunk of make him an outcast so we have a revenge thread for the film. It made no real sense.

[Pitre]

Old Man Peabody said:

As mentioned, skip to episode 6 and you wouldn't have missed much this season

Something I must have missed, but why was he having fits if there was nothing wrong with him in the first place?

Fits the script...

[joema]

Ending was odd. Is he dead? Went to visit the doctor after meeting his dead child. The doctor is a short horse ride away and the wagons on fire when he gets back.
Was it all in his head, and armistice was peace for him?

[aspender]

The doctor wasn’t a doctor… His vision of his daughter told him how to realise that.

The (not a) doctor told his groundsman to torch the wagon.

The bit about him being seemingly camped near the doctor was a bit of bad location selection/editing IMO - I’m pretty sure that there were two completely different places he was camped in across those scenes.

In short, not dead.

[Adam.]

Yeah he had the vision of his daughter so moved his charming traveller wagon to the doctors gaffe

[BadOrangePete]

Great finale, Fair chunk of unfinished business with the fascists' ect but guess that's getting saved for the film.

[Adam.]

Given Mosley and wife were real and lives well known he couldn’t really bump them off and deviate from history I guess.

Thought more would be made of the Boston gangster getting his comeuppance

[Smollet]

Adam. said:

Given Mosley and wife were real and lives well known he couldn’t really bump them off and deviate from history I guess.

Well they’ve deviated from history with this nonsense of the original Peakies having razors blades in their caps and it is the BBC so anything is possible especially as Mosley and co were a smidge right wing which is more than enough for Aunty to put her particular slant on matters.

[Don Veloci]

80 minutes of Alfie would've done for me.

What's left to tie up? Mosley for sure and I don't think seeing off the IRA lady ties up that end, don't think they're known for "okay, point taken, we'll leave it"
Boston maybe tied up with Alfie now having some power there.

Young Finn a fly in the ointment?

WWII time jump?