‘Gangs of London’ Recap: ‘Episode 4’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Four of ‘Gangs of London’.
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It is always terrifying, when a leader of an organization or a nation… becomes mentally unstable and unpredictable. Because such an unfortunate and unexpected twist can lead to all kinds of trouble for that company or that country, since this leader would be prone to dangerous and wild decisions, the kind that would absolutely impact lives in ways never thought possible. Which is why safeguards are in place for such matters in those particular scenarios, to minimize the damage done and to allow for everyone to feel safe. But what if by chance, those safeguards didn't exist in those situations? How then would peace and safety come into play? Well, it just so happens that the next episode of Gangs of London, explores this in great detail.

Because this particular tale, sees Ed worry greatly about Sean Wallace’s state of mind and where it will lead the organization. For his anger after getting some semblance of retribution at the camper site, has only grown since that attack. To the point where he is still demanding that the cash flow for criminal activity stops in London and that he gets to deal with Lale’s betrayal of the rules himself. A request that more or less sends chills down Ed’s spine, since he knows full well that his boss will likely do horrible things to her. To the point where she might die and more trouble might come into play and that motivates him to enact his own plan behind the scenes, one that involves Elliot. Wherein Ed and Elliot would handle Lale on their own. Which while troublesome, in its own right, would still provide a better result than Sean going after her on his own. 

Since it would keep the business stable and keep its perception of it as functional, and this decision more or less answers those all-important questions. By making it clear that the right person would do whatever it takes to create safeguards to protect all in this situation, so that chaos doesn’t ensue. But before the plan could go into motion, Ed and Elliot came to realize that Sean was one step ahead of them. For he had an old henchman named Cole, kidnap Lale’s family and hide them in a high rise in the hopes of drawing her out for punishment. Which of course, sent Elliot and Ed scrambling to find them so that the blood of innocent children was not on anyone's hands. Which led to quite the harrowing sequence for certain, wherein Elliot gave it his all and more to save those kids and their guardian, and thankfully received an assist from Ed in saving them when he could give no more. 

But while that spoke volumes to Ed’s loyalty to the cause and how far he will go to protect the status quo, a surprise twist showed us that his efforts might all be for naught. Because eventually, Sean was able to get his face-to-face meeting with Lale and he revealed in that conversation, that his faculties are actually in perfect order. Because everything he did here was part of a calculated plan of control. One that would break Lale at an important time so that she could understand who is in charge and to never cross Sean again. For to do so would indeed bring about incredible penalties and well, that definitely changed the tone of this tale and allowed for us to understand that perhaps Sean is far savvier than we give him credit. Or he simply knows how to check his temper when the time is right and it will be quite interesting to see if Sean can continue to keep it together in this slick and frightening manner in the days to come.

Because eventually, some hard secrets are going to come to light. Since his mother now knows that her late husband had fallen in love with a woman that was down on her luck named Floriana, and that Ed had knowledge of this affair as well, and that kind of discovery and the fact that she somehow relates to the death of Finn… could send Sean into another fit of rage and revenge. But while we wait to see what Sean’s endgame is going to be, and if he’s found focus after all, we can bask in one fascinating and engrossing tale. One that did a phenomenal job of world-building and one that really did show us how much this lifestyle means to some and of course, you cannot go wrong with such epic surprises and revelations and it will be quite interesting to learn what other secrets and surprises await us in the weeks to come as Finn’s past and Sean’s future come into focus. Until next time.

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