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Slow Horses season 6 finale cliffhanger
Slow Horses season 6 ends with a brutal cliffhanger that leaves fans questioning the show's moral arc.
In brief
Slow Horses season 6 ends with a brutal cliffhanger that leaves fans questioning the show's moral arc. Slow Horses season 6 finale ends with a shocking cliffhanger that leaves character River Cartwright trapped in his cycle of failure without resolution. Originally reported by AV Club.
Slow Horses season 6 finale
The show ends with a brutal cliffhanger that threatens to overwhelm its character genius.
River Cartwright's moral arc
River Cartwright finishes a season trapped in stasis after improbable successes and dumb-assed failures.
Diana Taverner's scheme
Taverner spends cash from KGB through three layers of intermediaries to send an assassin to Russia.
Russian hit squad
Vasily authorizes a hit squad on Sid Baker and anyone Taverner worked with.
Three-way battle
Nearly every surviving character collides at Taverner's safehouse for a bloody brawl.
Character contributions
River, Lamb, Ho, Catherine, Shirley, Flyte, Louisa, Moira, and Reese each get a beat in the fight.
Verbal vs. physical conflict
Words as weapons are far more interesting than bullets in this show's universe.
Frank and River's scene
Frank saves River's son from a vengeful Jane with a beaten table lamp.
Family drama
Shirley and Louisa tear into each other over life choices before the battle.
Gary Oldman's role
Oldman reads Taverner the riot act and plays Cantor as a hapless scapegoat.
Kristin Scott Thomas
Thomas pilots Lady Di back into her most comfortable waters of blame-shifting.
Character arcs
The show refuses to resolve character arcs, leaving nearly nothing learned.
River's hope
River's brief hope for domestic happiness with Sid is crushed by the cliffhanger.
Cliffhanger impact
The cliffhanger leaves fans questioning the show's moral arc and character development.
Season 6 conclusion
The finale ends with a brutal cliffhanger that leaves River trapped in his cycle of failure.
The essence
Slow Horses season 6 finale ends with a shocking cliffhanger that leaves character River Cartwright trapped in his cycle of failure without resolution.
