I was the last man aboard the Peaky Blinders train so I’m basically talking to myself here. I must have watched the first episode five times and abandoned it. The weather has been shit the last week, and ran out of other shit.

It was just hard to buy the switchblade menacing gang of brothers.

Like as an American who grew up with droves of black kids waving guns around you and mobsters next door, they just weren’t that menacing.

Finally stuck through. The tortured by WW1 angle grabbed me first. The shell shocked guys. Dudes just fucked in the head.

Once Tom Hardy showed up as that crazy Jew mobster, I was blown away. I struggled with the lead character for a long time. Paul Anderson as Arthur was fantastic, but Tom Hardy just owned every scene he was in. I’d pay for a series based on that character.

I was so tilted that it wasn’t the finale. I was sure it was over and I kept powering through, only to find there is still a season six due in 2022. Fuck me. You Brits with your six episode seasons three years apart. It’s awesome work, but doesn’t lend itself to my American impatience.

Glad I finally made it though. Was excellent. Review five years late.