***Warning: Major Peaky Blinders spoilers ahead***
Peaky Blinders lost a vital member of the squad tonight as Aberama Gold (Aidan Gillan) was brutally stabbed to death during the Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) assassination attempt.
Aberama was waiting in the wings for his moment to finally confront and kill Billy Boy Jimmy McCavern to avenge the death of his son Bonnie, but before he could, he was gagged and knifed repeatedly.
The Mosley rally descended into chaos, with Alfie Solomons’ (Tom Hardy) Jewish gang invading the scene, poor Barney Thompson shot in the head and killed just one episode after meeting him, and the Billy Boys out in force.
With the assassination plan scrapped, the Blinders were forced to scarper, as the mystery of who exactly the new gang in town is hanging in the air.
But poor, poor Aberama, who after a season of heartache was dealt a little relief just two episodes ago with Polly (Helen McCrory) finally accepting his hand in marriage.
Just three weeks away from their wedding too.
With no choice, the boys were forced to abandon him in the wings of the theatre for fear of their own lives.
Viewers were heartbroken about his death after being such a loyal member of the Blinders, and shared their sadness online.
IS ABERAMA DEAD? DID THEY KILL ABERAMA GOLD? I AM—#PeakyBlinders pic.twitter.com/1yoovefVr4
— 𝖆𝖓𝖆 (@starkofstarfall) September 22, 2019
NAH ABERAMA CANT BE DEAD IM CRYING #PeakyBlinders
— kay🥀 | peaky blinders spoilers (@oldvendetta) September 22, 2019
He deserved better#PeakyBlinders pic.twitter.com/SfsHGnO8p9
— Noli nocere/peaky spoilers (@Liberty11_) September 22, 2019
Did aberama really just –
Steven knight has broken me this series and I’m not emotionally okay with it #peakyblinders
— 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐚 (@AnyaWilkinson04) September 22, 2019
Tonight’s season five finale paved the way for one hell of a season six, with Tommy and Arthur both losing their sanity and the Shelby family now in tatters.
With Michael (Finn Cole) eager to step up and take over, Polly has jumped ship, but it looks like it’s actually Gina (Anya Taylor-Joy) pulling the strings.
But viewers were given one major high point with the return of Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy), who was recruited by old foe Tommy to help him with his mission.
Knowing now what having Mosley in charge means for the Jewish community, will Alfie come out of retirement and stand side-by side with Tommy to take the weasely politician down once and for all?
Basically, so many questions…and such a long time to wait.
Peaky Blinders is available on BBC iPlayer now, and on Netflix from 5 October.
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