Helen McCrory's death is dealt with right at the opening, as a victim of the season five finale - there's a moving funeral scene, and the episode's dedicated to her (the end credits are bird song, which must have some special meaning). Then audaciously, it's four years later, and Tommy is trying to do business in North America.
"Since I foreswore alcohol, I've become a calmer and more peaceful person," announces Tommy, deadpan, whilst shooting up a Newfoundland bar.
Michael is after revenge, Arthur seems to be a total mess. Ada's getting some useful time negotiating with Moseley and his mistress (Sam Claflin and Amber Anderson). Stephen Graham's a Liverpool docker. Conrad Khan turns up as Tommy's long lost son, who prefers horses to people. We wonder how this is all going to wrap itself up.
In a curiously inconclusive ending, the Moseley story is left open. Michael fails to get his revenge because Tommy of course outsmarts him (with the help of Curly and Tom Hardy). And in a beautiful WW1 touch, Arthur evades assassination with the help of some mustard gas.
That impressive-looking church in episode 2 is the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.
DP Mathieu Plainfossé, editor / sound designer Paul Knight, production design Nicole Northridge. Good sound.
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