Just finished first season. This show is really enjoyable. Good plot. Lots of criminal politics and violence. Interesting characters. But the style and costuming. Damn. So interesting to make such a squalid environment look so simultaneously stylish. [Reply]
Just finished the season. The last episode is fucking ridiculous...in a good way. But the season on the whole was really weird. I guess they are making a movie to finish it up. There's definitely a lot of loose ends here. I'll re-watch this season again. Was not crazy about it to be honest, but the last episode was fucking awesome... [Reply]
So many good characters. Any time Alfie Solomons is on the screen I'm glued to the dialogue. Tom Hardy is so fucking good. And I get that it is mostly comic relief, but fuck it's hilarious.
In early seasons I wasn't in for the Ada character (other than Sophie Rundle is an absolute smokeshow), but she really came into an enjoyable character after she's like, you know what's not so bad? Money. I really liked the scenes she was in.
Arthur is a character I also enjoy. It kind of sucks when he's completely off the rails, but when he circles back it is invariably compelling. Man he's had some really good performances.
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Her name was Elizabeth Gray stuck with me for a few days.
Damn. That rang through to the soul.
Of course Murphy is a stud. There really isn't anything to say. Dude is throwing 100 for the whole series, without really saying much most of the time.
This really did miss Helen McCrory (RIP :-) ). She was really excellent in this show and it missed her. They tried to fill in some of that role with Ava, but they even wrote in "I'm not Polly". She was really good. RIP.
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Maybe I'm a naïve moron, but I didn't see much of it coming, other than blowing up the house. And I certainly wasn't surprised that got the dope to Solomons in exchange for the buildings.
I was really surprised they ran out Finn. I think it's a good play though, he's not been a Blinder in terms of doing what's necessary for awhile, and it was really nice to see him held accountable for being a soft bitch. And it's a nice dichotomy because John and Arthur have done stupid shit and Tommy didn't run them out. But I think it goes back a few seasons when they started bringing kids in and Tommy said "They didn't fight, so they're different."
Really good writing here. I wasn't expecting it and IMO it added a lot to the show.
I thought the Michael Gray stuff was pretty good. There have been times I really didn't like his character, but it ended up pretty good. I liked it.
I loved how they did away with the IRA crew. That was some brilliant filmmaking and fuck yes to mustard gassing some bitches.
The brainstem turn was pretty solid. I should have but didn't expect it. But it was well played in the end.
Some of the music montage stuff was a bit over the top. Normally I'm down for it but a couple of them were a bit much. But overall it didn't detract a ton.
The show just does so much stuff well it's a shame to see it go. It's also a shame that they are pivoting away from more "prestige TV" and towards Reality. Fucking Netflix. If I can get my wife convinced that the kids can do without it there is a good chance I'll shitcan it. Peaky Blinders is worth money. Reality TV is very much not to this consumer, anyway. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
I really fucking like Peaky Blinders.
The show just does so much stuff well it's a shame to see it go. It's also a shame that they are pivoting away from more "prestige TV" and towards Reality. Fucking Netflix. If I can get my wife convinced that the kids can do without it there is a good chance I'll shitcan it. Peaky Blinders is worth money. Reality TV is very much not to this consumer, anyway.
Don't fret they're making a movie to wrap things up [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
Don't fret they're making a movie to wrap things up
Honestly, I just don't think it's necessary.
They landed the plane so incredibly well in that finale. The degree of difficulty in that final season without Polly was remarkable and they really got it all right.
I'd prefer they just not do a movie at all, but it's hard to not want to go back to that universe if only for a couple of hours. [Reply]
So late to this thread. I just started watching season 1 and I am hooked.
I figured my wife would like it but she does not. She thinks it is to violent.
What impresses me the most is the scenery and backdrop. They made this thing pretty gritty just like the industrial revolution. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Honestly, I just don't think it's necessary.
They landed the plane so incredibly well in that finale. The degree of difficulty in that final season without Polly was remarkable and they really got it all right.
I'd prefer they just not do a movie at all, but it's hard to not want to go back to that universe if only for a couple of hours.
Knight has this ending in mind (that he’s openly talked about multiple times, so spoilers beware), that I worry he’s been stuck on for so long it’ll feel a little forced in the context of what the show has become (like How I Met Your Mother’s ending, for instance).
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With Polly and Michael gone and Paul Anderson rumored to have a heavily reduced role in the movie due to the actor’s irl substance abuse issues, I just don’t know if his original idea will have the same punch.
I’d love to be wrong, though. I consider Season 2’s finale to be among some of the greatest television ever. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Knight has this ending in mind (that he’s openly talked about multiple times, so spoilers beware), that I worry he’s been stuck on for so long it’ll feel a little forced in the context of what the show has become (like How I Met Your Mother’s ending, for instance).
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With Polly and Michael gone and Paul Anderson rumored to have a heavily reduced role in the movie due to the actor’s irl substance abuse issues, I just don’t know if his original idea will have the same punch.
I’d love to be wrong, though. I consider Season 2’s finale to be among some of the greatest television ever.
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With Michael gone, I guess you could squirrel Arthur away in America for the duration of the movie to explain his absence. Then if he gets himself sober, bring him back for the next movie. You could write around it for a spell. I'd hate to see him killed off-screen; Arthur deserves better than that. And you can't 'fake' his death a second time - been done already. So they have to have a reason for him not to be there and ultimately having him take over Michael's racket in America could be a pretty straightforward one
Originally Posted by Graystoke:
So late to this thread. I just started watching season 1 and I am hooked.
I figured my wife would like it but she does not. She thinks it is to violent.
What impresses me the most is the scenery and backdrop. They made this thing pretty gritty just like the industrial revolution.
Congrats. Enjoy the ride. It is in my pantheon of TV.
But GTFO this thread there are spoilers everywhere. [Reply]
