Peaky Blinders: Episode #2.1 (2014)
Season 2, Episode 1
The Shelby family is back with the same style and energy
5 October 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I started watching this show after the promo for season 2 came out and Tom Hardy being the main reason. I was unaware of the fact in the beginning that he wasn't appearing till the second season, but after watching the show I would say the experience was everything but disappointment, a pure delight. Set in 1920 this Birmingham gangster drama is brilliant in every way. Be it the writing, acting, direction, production or the soundtrack- things are delivered at its best.

I am excited with the second season now on. A few minutes into the first episode we get the answer for the season 1 cliffhanger where Campbell points a gun on grace and we hear a gunshot with the blank screen. Tommy also pointed out in the end that The Shelby brothers limited is the third biggest racetrack in the country after the Sabinis and the Solomons so we know who we are dealing with in this season.

Tommy wants to branch out in London and team up with the London Jews Solomons to take on the Italians. With the action switching from Birmingham to London, we see Shelby brothers going to a nightclub and smashing some London gangsters. Tommy surely pays the price for it as we see in the end he gets viciously beaten by the Sabini. Tom Hardy, playing Alfie Solomons, hasn't made an appearance yet but I am eagerly waiting to see the Scarecrow and Bane meet on the small screen.

The first season of Peaky Blinders was perfect and second is more the same with great performances, strong writing and brilliant visual style. I am now a fan of this series and waiting for more in this season and like they said in the first episode "London is just trouble and smoke"
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