Gentleman Jack fans react to "emotional" season 2 finale amid calls for season 3 renewal
Gentleman Jack fans have urged the BBC and HBO to renew the show for a third season following its "emotional" season 2 finale.
Created by Happy Valley's Sally Wainwright, the Suranne Jones-led period drama centers on Yorkshire-based lesbian landowner Anne Lister, as she navigates rocky romances and male-dominated business ventures in the early 1800s.
The latest installment concluded in the UK on Sunday (May 29), and viewers wasted no time taking to Twitter to share their reactions to the episode. Having essentially tied the knot at the end of season 1, much of Gentleman Jack's second outing has focused on Anne and her new wife Ann Walker's efforts to divide their estates, much to the dismay of the latter's meddling brother-in-law Captain Sutherland – as well as Anne's complicated connection with her ex-lover, Mariana Lawton.
Elsewhere, the couple have navigated money squabbles, their inability to start a family together, and a mocking marriage announcement in the local paper. So it's hardly surprising that fans were left in tears when several of those storylines came to a head yesterday evening.
"This series is a rollercoaster of emotions", one Twitter user wrote (opens in new tab), as another said (opens in new tab): "My god, #SuranneJones is absolute perfection as #AnneLister I never want to see anyone else in the role. She owns it. Magnificent. #RenewGentlemanJack."
"Already missing Gentleman Jack so much. S3 ASAP," a third added (opens in new tab).
"That was such a good ep but I am actually sobbing" one person admitted (opens in new tab), while another wrote (opens in new tab): "RIGHT WHERE’S THE SEASON 3 ANNOUNCEMENT?"
"I've just shouted and bawled my eyes out throughout that bloody awesome episode," one more chimed
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