Peaky Blinders Made Tommy’s Darkest Ending Theory Way More Likely
Warning! SPOILERS for Peaky Blinders season 6 ahead.
Content Warning: This article contains discussions/references to suicide.
Peaky Blinders season 6 episode 4 revealed the cause of Tommy Shelby’s most recent seizures and hallucinations, but in doing so, it also made the possibility of the series ending with Tommy’s suicide much more likely. Because of how instrumental Shelby Limited’s work has always been for Tommy (Cillian Murphy), and how Tommy could be seen saying, “one last deal to be done and then we Peaky Blinders rest” in the season 6 trailer, the likeliness of Peaky Blinders ending with Tommy’s death has always been high. Tommy’s terminal diagnosis following tests, prompted by his daughter Ruby’s illness, might be the final blow that prompts his veer towards suicide.
Peaky Blinders season 6 focuses on what Tommy describes as his “last deal to be done." That is, to import Shelby Limited’s opium to North America’s shores by making a deal with Boston gangster and Gina Gray’s (Anya Taylor-Joy) uncle, Jack Nelson (James Frecheville). Tommy has always described this deal as the last one before he and his family can rest, and the final one for the Peaky Blinders as a criminal enterprise. The deal can only be achieved by letting Nelson meet with high-ranking promoters of fascism like Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) or IRA’s Captain Swing (Charlene McKenna), which is what Tommy organized for season 6’s first half. Tommy’s eagerness to finalize this deal sees him persevere despite Michael’s (Finn Cole) anger, as he deemed Tommy responsible for Polly’s murder by the IRA, and his daughter Ruby’s death from tuberculosis, making him ignore his mental and physical health.
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