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Fiance’ hated the ending. Her gripe was that the whole point of everything the Duke did was to get out of the business then all of a sudden in the last episode he decides he wants to take it over? I guess she has a point.

She was right. His motivations changed completely in the last episode. Also the finale depended upon a bunch of people acting, outside of their normal, without all the information when they could have made a simple phone call. Are to we to believe the Scouse gangsters just left right after they found out who killed their brother and they just say forget it. Also, there is no way the staff of 20+ people are just ok with hiding in the cellar while there is a siege of the house going on?

Also, why does Jimmy still have a job? He let a shipment get hijacked (why was the grower even driving the van? They don't have some one else for that?) and gave away the address of the boss.

I enjoyed the series and would definitely watch a second season. I just don't think it was perfect television. I found that I enjoyed it more by watching one episode a night. If I watched 2 episodes I started to getting annoyed with the underlying plot and some characters .

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Posted by Dave Worth

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Posted on 4/10/24 at 10:15 am to TigerDeacon

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His motivations changed completely in the last episode

I've seen this a lot and don't completely agree. You have the son of a Duke that instead of living the high life joins the military. I think this shows he is looking for something more than the life of aristocracy.

While the situations he finds himself in are terrifying, he handles everything well. Over time he finds that he enjoys the "game" and continues to go down that path and everything associated with it. Similar to Breaking Bad with Walter White going from a good guy that just wants to take care of his family to a full blown criminal mastermind 180 degrees from where he started.

Not saying both shows handle it to the same level. Breaking Bad is a GOAT for me and fleshed that transformation out over multiple seasons in an extremely dramatic show. The Gentlemen is a lot more flair and very slick pizazz with comedy offsetting most of the more intense moments. It's quite simply standard Guy Ritchie stuff. The main character is going to go through some shite, it's going to be slick and fun, and the good guys are going to come out on top more or less regardless of how impossible it would really be. This plays out over 10 hours of episodes instead of a two hour movie but it's still basic Guy Ritchie. If you like his stuff (and I love pretty much all of it) then you'll probably really like the show and the tone.

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Posted by udtiger

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Posted on 4/10/24 at 12:32 pm to TigerDeacon

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Fiance’ hated the ending. Her gripe was that the whole point of everything the Duke did was to get out of the business then all of a sudden in the last episode he decides he wants to take it over? I guess she has a point.

She was right. His motivations changed completely in the last episode. Also the finale depended upon a bunch of people acting, outside of their normal, without all the information when they could have made a simple phone call. Are to we to believe the Scouse gangsters just left right after they found out who killed their brother and they just say forget it. Also, there is no way the staff of 20+ people are just ok with hiding in the cellar while there is a siege of the house going on?

I really don't think it was out of character for Eddie. Sure, he seems to have "done all the right things" separate and apart from his noble upbringing, but at the same time, his one and only driving motivation is to protect his family.

At the end of the season, he was confronted with the possibility of someone he did not like and who did not have his family's interests in mind taking control of an operation that was based on his grounds.

Certainly, Glass and Johnston "assured" him he was out, but he also learned he could not give full faith to the word of those "gentlemen." Also, what happened to The Gospel once the "protection" appears to be gone.

Also, by securing/protecting what he deemed as a benign vice, he prevented the expansion of more dangerous drugs using that operation as a ready made distribution hub. Thus, he is protecting his country as well. (I'll admit that is a little of a reach)

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