*Warning – contains full spoilers for all eight episodes of The Gentlemen season 2.*
The second season of The Gentlemen ends with a truly shocking sequence, as Theo James’s Eddie takes brutal revenge on his brother Freddy (Daniel Ings).
In episode 8, Eddie realises that Freddy was behind his attempted assassination, which ultimately killed his new wife, Bella (Benedetta Porcaroli).
Freddy was working under the influence of Gospel John (Pearce Quigley) and his gang, but had his own personal vendetta against Eddie, believing him to have stolen his inheritance.
At the end of the episode, having taken out John’s gang, Eddie confronted and beat Freddy mercilessly, before putting a gun to his head. As Freddy pleaded for his life, Eddie argued that “someone’s gotta die”, before opening a van door to reveal a tied up and gagged John, along with a man holding a chainsaw.
Eddie then threw Freddy into the van, forcing him to cut John’s head off with the chainsaw in order to save his own life. After the job was done, and a blood-splattered, traumatised Freddy opened the door to the van, Eddie told him he was a “good boy”, on which note the season ended.
Speaking exclusively with Radio Times alongside his co-stars Kaya Scodelario and Benedetta Porcaroli, James revealed that the final scene was shot with creator and director Guy Ritchie “really early on,” and called it a “stressful and complex scene to shoot”.
“It’s an interesting conceit because Eddie needs to find a way of controlling his brother, but if he kills his brother, then he loses his family, and he loses his soul,” James explained. “But he can’t not reprimand him for basically murdering the love of his life, so he has to find the sickest, most f****d up way to do that.”
James continued: “I guess, after season 2, he has control. But ultimately, in the nod to Godfather 2, it’s a dog that needs to be dealt with ultimately, I would assume.”
Eddie’s shocking actions and Freddy’s betrayal will no doubt play a huge role in the show’s upcoming third season, which was officially confirmed ahead of season 2 even being released.
While speaking with Radio Times, James revealed that season 3 will start shooting “pretty soon” – suggesting it should arrive quicker than season 2, which fans had to wait more than two years for after season 1.
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