‘Gangs of London’ Recap: ‘Episode 9’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Nine of ‘Gangs of London’.

Over the course of its inaugural season, the AMC series, Gangs of London, has done a phenomenal job of plunging us into a world we simply do not understand. For the crime world is nothing short of the opposite of our own since it features little safety for those who choose it since it thrives upon chaos and strife. But while it has been quite fascinating to learn a great deal about how this strange society operates, this particular series had another surprise waiting up its sleeve for its fans in regard to the functionality of the underworld. For the next episode in this harrowing journey was keen to inform us that, when necessary, this world can in fact, borrow from our own when the moment is right.
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For the penultimate episode of season one saw the investor group finally flex its muscles and it make it clear that it expects everyone under its thumb to step in line and behave and well, what made this seem so familiar in nature, is that such acts happen often in our workplaces. Wherein the bosses tighten up the rules and make it clear that goofing around or doing our own thing simply isn’t welcome in the slightest. The only difference being is that in this instance, hungry assassins are the ones that enforce the rules in this world, by way of the death penalty. Which is something they tried to bring about for Sean and his family by storming every stronghold the Wallaces once called a safe space. Only to find that the family was one step ahead of the crackdown and found their way into hiding and well, all lessons aside… their desire to hide allowed for Elliot to step up and try to use the current situation to save a life and potentially bring Sean in at last.

Which is a decision that ended in disaster unfortunately. For he was too late in trying to get his fellow officer to safety since Mariann’s thugs were torturing him with impunity and sadly, he lost his life during the rescue attempt, and the chaos that was surrounding Elliot in that moment, really didn’t give him a solid opportunity to inch Sean toward prison. In fact, the former leader of this incredible empire, was so stunned by everything that happened, that he more or less pushed everyone out of his inner circle, to give himself some time to think about his life and its direction and what should come next and well… that turned out to be quite the dangerous thing for everyone involved in this story. For Sean came to realize that he was nothing more than a pawn and that his legacy was one of embarrassment and the fury that came out of that sour epiphany… motivated Sean to do something quite drastic.

In that, he worked hand in hand with Lale to prepare a special gift for the investors, one that would be placed deep within the garage of the building that he and his family and friends worked so hard to raise toward the sky. And of course, that gift would be explosive in nature, so that he could send a powerful message to the investor group and his enemies that there would be no crackdown, no enforcing of the rules for the Wallace family. No instead, there would only be chaos and strife for those who hurt Sean Wallace and well… it turns out that Sean was successful in this plan. For in the closing moments of this tale his special brand of fury and madness came to fruition and that building came crashing down, signaling a dangerous new chapter in Sean’s reign and this move also set the stage for a powerful and tense season finale.

One where the investor group will undoubtedly have to scramble like never before to bring order to chaos, now that Sean Wallace is ready and willing to wage war upon them and what is truly terrifying, is that Sean might be willing to harm a great deal of innocent lives to enact his own special brand of revenge. But while we wait to see how far he will go to make them pay, we can revel in one incredible tale, one that continued to see everything fall to pieces. Which served to remind us that the chaos that reigns supreme in this world and that it is not for the faint of heart and that perhaps our world is likely a far better place to reside. And it will be quite interesting to see what comes next for this story and this twisted world when the dust settles from the explosion and two power hungry forces engage in one final battle for control of their slice of the city of London. Until next time.

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