What do you think?
As always, if you haven’t seen the most recent episode of Peaky Blinders then consider this to be your spoiler alert.
Again, look away now.
Loyalty, revenge, and family.
Three words that encapsulate the very essence of Peaky Blinders but as the credits rolled on the most recent episode, Blackbird, fans were all wondering the same thing…is Aunt Polly about to betray Tommy by handing him over to Luca Changretta?
Cast your mind back to the previous episode and the wise words that Michael Gray said to his mother while he was recovering from the gunshot wounds that he sustained by the Mafia.
“I’m going to get better slowly, you need to get better fast. Without you, he (Tommy) falls apart and without him, without him, they’ll take us all,” he said.
Those few words cut to the very core of what drives the Shelby family. As previously stated, Aunt Polly is a tour de force that’s independent, fiercely intelligent and protective of her family.
In some ways, Polly and Tommy are two sides of the exact same coin and when they’re working in tandem, nothing can stop the Peaky Blinders.
This being said, we’ve also seen those moments when their stubbornness and pride has driven the family part. There’s no doubt that Aunt Polly is fiercely protective of her family, but that encounter with the hangman in prison has changed her.
“I don’t dance anymore.”
“That’s a shame, because you’re dancing with me.”#PeakyBlinders pic.twitter.com/sTO98zTmRX
— BBC Two (@BBCTwo) November 29, 2017
After Tommy made a deal to send his family to prison, the Shelbys aren’t as united as they once were and after facing her own mortality, Polly just doesn’t trust Tommy in the way that she used to.
It’s also worth mentioning that her dependence on cocaine, the death of John and the fear of losing Michael – his adopted mother made an appearance at his hospital bedside – could all convince Polly to betray Tommy.
Don’t forget that she’s plotting an escape to Australia with Michael.
Then again, we’ve seen the leader of the Peaky Blinders in tighter binds than this and as we’ve seen before, Tommy always has a plan. The only problem is that Tommy might be facing someone who knows him better than anyone else, Polly.
Here’s what the fans made of it.
Those who think Polly has sold Tommy out to the Changrettas.
That’s got to be one of the best plot twists on #PeakyBlinders so far?!!
— Nathan Sykes (@NathanSykes) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/ThePeakyFiles/status/935998075587448833
https://twitter.com/MadMatty005/status/935993341522726913
Polly the little snake 🐍 kills me to wait a week to watch the next episode of peaky blinders 🤦🏽♀️
— Lara Black (@LaraBlack18) November 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/smileybrierly/status/935992700549124097
https://twitter.com/grimeslincoln/status/935992406973001732
Polly. WTF?! Can’t work out who she’s really going to double cross- Tommy or Luca… #PeakyBlinders pic.twitter.com/md3VrYynMd
— Charlotte James (@MissCEJames) November 29, 2017
When Tommy finds out about Polly #PeakyBlinders @lgarden27 pic.twitter.com/hGKNVDF3Ms
— Alastair Quinn (@quinn83) November 29, 2017
On the other side of things, plenty of people think that Polly will remain loyal to the Shelbys and that it’s all part of her plan.
Is she a true Peaky Blinder?
We have to wait and see.
https://twitter.com/so_ph11/status/935995819291004929
https://twitter.com/JackyRoberts25/status/935995939386478592
https://twitter.com/DomSamways/status/935993808751333377
I really hope Polly and Tommy have a plan and what I just saw was them tricking us #PeakyBlinders
— 💫✨ (@grimeshelby) November 29, 2017
