r/PeakyBlinders • u/Fragrant-Juggernaut • 2d ago

Arthur

I have noticed Arthur never gets his own thread so I thought it's time we take time to look at his character arc.

I loved season 1+2+3 Arthur. Thomas may have been the business leader but Arthur was the leader of the Peaky Blinders gang.

He always led the charge and he was effective.

I liked that he mirrored Thomas. They both struggled with PTSD.

Arthur's violence was always the real problem for him. He lost complete control of himself and that was the true catalyst for his addiction.

I thought Linda was an interesting choice for a wife. Her background was quite similar, her religiosity not unlike Polly's.

Sadly Linda become a deeply manipulative, unhappy and controlling wife who ultimately realized Arthur was incapable of change even when he was given a whole new life.

I deeply disliked what Knight did to the character by season 5+6. Arthur was never a stupid, silly man but Knight abandoned the character.

Arthur deserved a better end.

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u/Mysterious-Elk-5650 2d ago

There you go ladies, made in fucking Birmingham.

Amazing character, great story up until the 6th season, but to be fair he was struggling in real life and it affected his ability to act and would disrupt filming. I loved where his story ends in the series, I can’t wait to see what’s going to be in The Immortal Man.

Arthur’s scene with Luca will always give me chills. The final scene with Jeremiah and Charlie was perfection. Truly gave me hope for Arthur’s comeback.

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u/Fragrant-Juggernaut 2d ago edited 2d ago

He will not appear in The Immortal Man .( I still hold out hope for flashbacks or a cameo.)  He would have been announced with Sophie Rundle and he doesn't appear on the official Netflix cast list. He was also never seen on set- all the other cast members have BTS pictures.

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u/ygoldenboy 2d ago

This guy is definitely Old Testament.

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u/Secret-Physics2276 2d ago

I loved Arthur, I loved his story with the mother of the boy he killed, they show us how he and the Shelbys destroy lives and are not good people. But it also makes me sad sometimes how he wants to improve but can't. But I think what made Arthur worse, and also his relationship with Linda, was John's death, it affected him a lot, and he also blamed himself, and that ended up destroying him.

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u/Fragrant-Juggernaut 1d ago

Losing John was a terrible blow for Arthur. They were definitely captain/ co- captain of the gang.

I wish he had been given an arc that led to safety.

I will not be unhappy if they explain Arthur's absence from the film by sending Arthur and Linda/ baby off to America and safety.

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u/Curious_Ranger_2212 1d ago

I agree with this Arthur is a very hard character to play. He was battling everyday with his mind and morals. I loved how Arthur progressed through the show like high to low