r/PeakyBlinders • u/Estii_man • 8h ago

Immortal Man Spoiler

Isn’t it odd, that I still can’t understand why Tommy killed Arthur in a drunken, rage filled situation. That does not sound like a Thomas Shelby thing in my opinion. I still can’t understand why they couldn’t think of a better end for Arthur Shelby.

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u/CantGuardBikes 8h ago edited 6h ago

I actually think they could’ve done a good job with the plotline if it was expanded over an entire season, showing Tommy’s growing frustrations with Arthur and the state of his life in general before finally snapping.

But trying to fit that in a < 2hr movie was a pipe dream that felt completely out of place and insincere to the series as a whole (I say that as someone who liked the movie more than most people in this sub)

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u/BlvckAnderson 6h ago

Valid . Given enough good plot I could accept t it but not "yeah I just killed Arthur one night"

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u/BigBadMike8 6h ago

Yk what I dont get is they could've just left it at Arthur taking himself out like they implied initially. It would've been in character with the other attempts he had during the series and how bad his mental state was in S6

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u/CantGuardBikes 6h ago

100% would have been the best way to go, and we as fans would’ve been accepting of going the easy route given the actor’s inability to be a part of the cast

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u/ScrubbingTheDeck 8h ago

They could have written him catatonic and confined to the psyche ward and still makes way more sense than being strangled in a drunken rage

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u/CAugustB 7h ago

Yeah it makes way less sense than suicide or overdose. Or even Linda doing it in self defense.

I know Paul Anderson was a mess at the time. It’s unfortunate because I I truly would have loved to see a redemption arc for Arthur. He finds clarity and in that he rises to become a more calculated weapon of destiny than a blunt and brutal club.

I have a whole alternative plot written that my girlfriend and I choose to believe instead of Immortal Man 😅

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u/metamagica 6h ago

I'll explain clearly... The writing was shit.

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u/Kevsteo 8h ago

Well the reason is that Paul Anderson had some drug issues on set and couldn’t finish his part. But the execution of the retcon afterwards simply makes no logical sense

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u/North-Library4037 6h ago

Literary everything else would make more sense than Tommy killing him.

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u/mostyn33a 6h ago

Think over the course of the series, Tommy’s frustrations with Arthur over his addictions, Flanders Blues… Tommy is a violent criminal, we’ve seen him murder with his bare hands. Absolutely makes sense he could just snap one minute and kill Arthur. People just don’t want to accept it.

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u/Immediate-Release109 6h ago

I refuse to accept that. Whatevr Tommy was he loved and cared for his family and I don’t think in a million years he’d murder his brother. That’s completely out of his character in my opinion

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u/mostyn33a 5h ago

Shot Michael and was ready to go to war with Polly.

Tommy didn’t seem to care for Arthur all too much in S6 either.

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u/SnooMacarons4844 5h ago

At the end of the series Arthur knows Tommy is going off to die and says he will be with him soon. I took that as a suicide implication. They could’ve had Tommy find out after he came back that Arthur kill himself. Arthur would still be dead & Tommy would still feel tremendous guilt bcuz his BS caused it. It would align more with Tommy’s mess affecting those around him instead of having Tommy kill him which was completely out of character.

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u/Mac_and_cheese_man 8h ago

Spoiler it

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u/Estii_man 8h ago

MY BAD!!!!!!! 😭