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"Peaky Blinders."

"Peaky Blinders."

"Peaky Fucking Blinders" to the diehards. After 6 seasons, it bows out but leaves a mark on the memory (and there's a movie ahead).

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Aug 10, 2022
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It should be evident, but in case not, this post contains spoilers for the end of “Peaky Blinders.” If you haven’t finished, come back when you have.

Somewhere between critical darling and entertaining juggernaut lies “Peaky Blinders,” a show with brilliant performances and wonderful writing, snaking through implausibility, resting sometimes too long on the singular traits of characters rather than expanding them, but never once being boring, even if there seemed to be louder music, more theatricality and fireworks as the train pulled into the station for the last time in season six.

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