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So, the condition that Alfie mocks Tommy for: suicidal tendency?

Their first meeting, Alfie threatens to off him, Tommy sits and stares at him, unmoving.

This meeting, Alfie has gun out, cocked, and Tommy actually counts him down to a bang, then huffs/scoffs when Alfie doesn’t pull the trigger.

Followed by Alfie telling him ‘your condition’s got worse, mate.’

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I think it’s more like an indifference. Tommy is in this business and he is so successful because he, as well as other things, isn’t afraid to die. Not because he is brave or reckless but because he welcomes death. It’s a release. That’s the condition — a lack of fear of death. And it is fucked up, and Alfie knows that. “I am already dead” and all that.

There was this Steven Knight interview in which he said that he imagines Tommy putting a gun to his head and not firing, and then putting the gun down and saying “let’s see how this goes” before the first episode of the first season. Like, that’s his whole deal — not dying. It might seem like a good thing, but to Tommy? To Tommy that’s as much a curse as it is a gift. That’s the condition. Which you could name ‘suicidal tendency’ but in reality it’s a tendency to truly not fear death.

#not to overanalyse your post op #but #also I think it’s so funny how Alfie makes fun of Tommy for that #Alfie is such a morbid reminder that Tommy is already at least half dead BUT ALSO that he is still alive #peaky blinders #alfie solomons #tommy shelby

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Micheal’s face between Tommy and Alfie and that line about an honourable reason

#foreshadowing #makes me think of hughes #but also of s6 #micheal gray #tommy shelby #alfie solomons #peaky blinders #pb #cinematography #steven knight

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The thing about peaky blinders is that it is very open to interpretation. There are no clear distinctions between black and white. Where does the black end and the white begin? Where did the black take it roots and what right does the white have to judge it? How far does the white go? Where did it begin? The show doesn’t give an answer. There is no clarity, so many lines that can be read differently. There are no redemption arcs, no climax reckoning, sometimes even no justice. It’s quite arthouse and really deep, you can analyse it again and again. And this makes people uncomfortable. They are so quick to judge, blame events on certain characters, say that that one is psychopath and this one was manipulated. When they all most certainly are and were. When they all most certainly aren’t and weren’t. You see, we have this trend right now that consists of cancel culture and hiding all the uncomfortable parts of art. People want good-natured, fair characters who fight evil, they don’t want ptsd, injustice, the complexity of human relationships and societal problems, they don’t want to see violence explained because to them it sounds like excuses. Hence, such a popularity of superheroes. There are a whole lot of problems with modern cinema and literature trends that seriously distress me, but my point is that peaky blinders is too gray, too arthouse and too serious for such a huge audience. I might be wrong, of course, but I can’t get rid of the feeling that a lot of the points the show tried to capture and get across are not explored or understood enough.