Peaky Blinders Season 6 Twist Commits A Cardinal Sin
Warning: Contains spoilers for Peaky Blinders season 6.
The Peaky Blinders season 6 finale delivered a shocking twist in regards to Tommy Shelby’s death, and the decision to do so commits a cardinal sin, betraying the premise of the story. There are certain unwritten rules in storytelling that writers are expected not to break. The Peaky Blinders season 6 finale not only broke one of these rules, it did so in spectacular fashion.
In Peaky Blinders season 6, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) is plagued by visions and seizures that are established as having begun during his voyage back from America at the beginning of Peaky Blinders season 6, episode 2. In episode 4 of the season, Doctor Holford (Aneurin Barnard) informs Tommy that he is suffering from Tuberculoma, a tumor in the brain that is caused by tuberculosis, the same disease that killed his daughter Ruby. Unable to face the prospect of losing his functions and relying on others, Tommy prepares to take his own life, but realizes moments beforehand that Holford was in league with Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) and had lied to try to get him out of the way.
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While many viewers might have been relieved that Tommy Shelby does not in fact have a brain tumor and will likely be back to his old self in the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie that is set to end his story, this conclusion serves as a slap in the face. After the establishment of Tommy’s illness, there is no evidence provided to indicate that Doctor Holford might be in league with Mosley or the Nazis. Holford has been Tommy’s doctor for multiple years and has little screentime. There is no mention of Doctor Holford or the seizures in Peaky Blinders
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