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*Lucifer and MC skipping stones on a lake*
Lucifer: It’s such a beautiful evening.
MC, whispering: Take that you fucking lake.
@abusivelittlebunny I completely agree!
Although, the female characters endings and purposes are entirely unnecessary- I do ultimately understand the writing.
Peaky Blinders is filmed from the perspective of Thomas, so we’re looking at the characters through Thomas’ eyes. Arthur is a broken drunk to him. John is just a henchman to him. Grace is an opportunity for ‘redemption’ (He fabricated an idea of who she was, therefore her death became more tragic. see: reasons why Grace lost her personality after Thomas pegged her). Etc. These characters are more than what Thomas perceives! What I’m trying to say is that Thomas is an unreliable narrator.
He has crippling trust issues and a toxic personality which he’s developed through traumatic experiences and as a result has become numb to empathy of human life. This means, that we can’t rely on Thomas to give us an accurate depiction on what the characters are like, as they aren’t people to him- they’re tools. (Exactly what the gif set is saying).
So once Thomas gets his prize (the woman) or once he shoves his dick in it (the woman) or once he no longer sees use in it (the woman)- they lose every aspect of what stood out to him that he could use.
Something we ALL forget, is that Thomas Shelby is a horrible man. Steven Knight, whether intentionally or not, romanticised the gangster life and made us see Thomas as though he’s just a broken man or a misunderstood soul. Just because you’ve gone through shit, does not mean you can shit on everyone else.
Maybe I’m wrong and maybe Steven Knight just didnt do that on purpose, which is a bit of a dick move (not the kind that I appreciate).
Lucky for us though, this means we can write about the Shelby women however we please because with character holes comes space to fill. So don’t be angry at Steven Knight because he’s given us ample opportunities to now write these women however we please- we can make them into the queens and matriarchs that they really are. Just because Thomas Shelby is a dick to them, doesn’t mean we have to accept that as well!
Pretty sick of your shit, Steven Knight. (x)
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