At this point, we’re so far into Peaky Blinders that you’re either reading this as an objective non-fan reader or a die-hard devotee like myself. All I can say is that EP6, S6 - the “finale” episode of that season, if you can categorize it as such, is one of the best episodes of the entire show - and personally for me, a masterclass in TV writing generally. Character twists, betrayals, probably the best single episode soundtrack I’ve ever heard… but also, this insane writing structure. The first 30 minutes of the 1-hour episode takes place across the span of one “meeting” - all the “items” that Tommy has to run through as boss of the Peaky Blinders. It’s something we’ve seen every season, sometimes multiple times across a season, and actually hearkens back to season 1 where the audience was just getting to know the inner mechanics of the gang. What’s so incredible is this vaguely nostalgic, quaint “meeting schedule” (quaint, given how huge their operations are now) now becomes this epic, Shakespearean roller coaster where members challenge Tommy in a pseudo coup, people are executed, relationship dynamics are flipped, there are breaks and recommencements, generational standoffs, it just keeps going and going! It’s really a bold move by Steven Knight. So much so that I was sort of disappointed when the meeting ended and the remainder of the plot had to happen. I have to admit though, the one flaw of the episode is that really it’s a bridge into the (likely final) season 7. It doesn’t have resounding conclusion by any means, so it’s not really a finale so much as a midseason climax. On those terms, it is some GREAT TV.
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