London Spy Finale Post

[demented_21]

UK TV ratings: Ben Whishaw's London Spy bows out with 1.56m https://t.co/qG9Mf5v73L
- TV Ratings Roundups (@tvratings) December 8, 2015

ONTD, what did you think of the finale? For me, the only saving grace of this episode was Charlotte Rampling's performance.

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[cam_a]

So underwhelming and unsatisfying.

On a positive note; they could still make a second season as Alex could in theory still be alive. Yes we saw him in the box and that he lied so we assume they killed him, but he could still be alive. pleaseletAlexbealive

[boku_no_hanabi]

It could be that they showed it was a lie just so his mother wouldn't know he was still alive. But I still think the whole premise is a bit ridiculous - why make Danny suffer so much if the issue is settled?

[demented_21]

Danny's fate makes no sense. There was no reason to make him suffer so much instead of flat-out killing him and settling the matter once and for all. There were some theories that Alex had cut a deal, ensuring Danny's survival or something, which I could buy. But the finale suggested nothing of the sort.

[boku_no_hanabi]

Agreed. The only way out that isn't fucking miserable is a) Alex made a deal and b) Danny only suffered cause he kept digging and he wasn't getting too close.

But that still leaves shit like infecting him with HIV which serves NO purpose. I would've been fine if it had been a plot like "Actually Alex was a cunt and left you" or "Alex was testing you this was all fake and now you can escape".

Idk. I just don't know. But pissed there isnt a nice tied up ending in any case.

[demented_21]

Right? Something truly twisty and twisted. Not this. Not "omg Alex really loved him, how swee- oh wait, RIP Alex."

I was so disappointed bb. It really changed my perception of the entire series.

[cam_a]

Oh I agree, the premise it quite ridiculous. I think they tried to make parts of the story waaaay too complicated and over-dramatic that by the end it just all fell apart. I don't know why they need to make Danny suffer so much either, I mean why not just kill Alex, hide the body somewhere it'll never be found, strip his apartment of everything and call it a day? Put surveillance on Danny to find out if Alex gave him any information about the project. (Danny wouldn't have had any information if they had taken all of Alex possessions) Job done. Sure Danny would have tried to find Alex but he would't really have had anything to go on without the usb.

[demented_21]

ia especially because they quickly drugged his mother (she was drugged almost immediately after the lie detector results, so before Alex "died").

But would they even make a second series? Why not just reveal that he's still alive in the finale? Hell, I would have taken a flash-forward, with Danny receiving some cryptic as shit message from ~America~ and immediately knowing it was from Alex.