The Goods: Film ReviewsA retrospective by Andrew Milne on the works of Gareth Evans.
Of all the characters in Gangs of London who could act as the “heart” of the story – the player with the most sympathetic motives and framed in the most sympathetic light – it’s peculiar that Season 2 seems to have settled on Luan. More than Sean, more than Elliot, more than Marian, more even than Saba, at this point he’s the character I’m rooting for hardest to succeed.
So: Sean Wallace is – big, theatrical sigh – still alive.
The first shot of Gangs of London S2 E2 is pretty inspired, NGL.
There was little doubt that Gangs of London would be renewed for a second season: it was a big hit for Sky Atlantic in 2020, to say nothing of the prestige it conferred upon production company Pulse Films.
And, we’re back!
Oh, wow.
LOL.
Even – dare I say it? – LMAO.
History repeats itself. Gangs of London began with a funeral for the patriarch of the Wallace family, and here we are again. Just like last time, far from being an opportunity for any of the survivors to find peace, it represents the start of a war.
I feel bad for Billy Wallace.
Probably my single biggest objection to the finale of Gangs of London Season 2 was the way Lale’s plotline was handled.
(FULL SPOILERS FOLLOW)