Soooo.... that was an interesting episode?? Possibly the oddest the series has got so far but I liked how much it was focusing on how Tom had been affected by the split!

 

No idea where it's going to go now that she's left the town though! Suprised there was no Sian this episode, wanting to see what her purpose is.

I just watched up and that was interesting but I liked the focus on Tom and how he has been affected by the split. Still, don't know what Simon said to him but I bet it has a proper impact.

I was SO hooked at that episode omg just so gripping and sets up well for the finale.

Wow that episode was brilliant, best since the opener! Loved that we saw some of it from Kate's perspective and how the suspicion turned back round on her now, and also how different she dealt with it than Gemma!

 

That ending was fantastic too, jaw open at the final moment!

Best episode of series 2 last night. She won't knock him down.

That was an incredible episode! So gripped throughout!

Very gripped so far. Didn't think she'll knock Simon down.

Didn't watch series 1, but got into series 2 and it's been thrilling as anything. So many twists.

I feel underwhelmed by that finale imo.

It wasn't as good as the season 1 finale for sure. It was decent but a bit of a comedown from last week.

Really disappointed and just plain confused by that finale.

 

She left him a suicide kit full of medical equipment, so if he had used it, all eyes would have automatically gone to her. Remember there were previous suspicions about her helping his mum to die. Also, a handwritten instruction letter?? Huh??

I think that was great to set up season 3, it gives it a new direction and there's still a story to tell. Rather then being able to shut out Simon or have him dead and out of mind and move on as it looked briefly like she could, it changes the dynamic yet again. I honestly thought Tom had killed himself when she ran behind the hotel to that road where simon almost threw himself in front of the car, my heart couldn't take it :drama:

I’m so disappointed by that ending. No feeling of revenge. How could she go back to him!

I thought there was no series 3? I have no interest in a series abou then finding Tom

I think that was great to set up season 3, it gives it a new direction and there's still a story to tell. Rather then being able to shut out Simon or have him dead and out of mind and move on as it looked briefly like she could, it changes the dynamic yet again. I honestly thought Tom had killed himself when she ran behind the hotel to that road where simon almost threw himself in front of the car, my heart couldn't take it :drama:

 

I agree! My heart was in my mouth :drama:

 

Incredible series and I really hope we get a third. Suranne has said she's not free until January 2019 though so we're going to be in for a bit of a wait! :lol:

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Absolutely brilliant finale once again. I very much had my doubts over the second series, both before and during, as expressed in this thread as I really wasn't sure where there was to go but I'm very happy to have been proved wrong. It ended up being just as strong as the first series which was no easy thing to do!

 

I really was on the edge of my seat with my jaw on the floor as we learnt about Tom at the end. I think it did work really well as it showed the effect of the split/relationship on the child and particularly their actions in the last couple of episodes. Tom kept thinking that it was all over but they just kept getting drawn to each other and they would continue to do so. They couldn't leave each other alone, they had so many chances from the Series 1 finale but they couldn't help interfering with each other and continually going back to the other one. Simon could have stayed away after Series 1, Gemma could have stayed away after leaving in Ep 3, Gemma could have stayed away after PROVIDING him with stuff to kill himself but they always just returned to each other. So the only way to get away from it was to leave them both and run away!

 

A really brilliant character drama all round, where no one was perfect.

I get the sense a lot of people are disappointed because Simon wasn't killed off? Ugh. That would have been way too soapy.

Yeh, that would have been too over the top I think and a bit seen it all before!

I get the sense a lot of people are disappointed because Simon wasn't killed off? Ugh. That would have been way too soapy.

Yeah I totally agree, it would have been so OTT and it would undermine the way the show has gone so far. I kind of thought he'd be killed off, I thought someone would die but I thought it might be Tom just to highlight how they reflected his wellbeing and how much it affected him. I guess him goin missing by running away is the same though, but a bit less morbid and final plus it opens up a third series. It's not the ending I expected or necessarily wanted but I was happy with how it was played out.

I personally think the thrill of the episode was wondering if Simon WOULD be killed off but that's not to say I wanted him to be killed off. I just loved how you kept guessing is Simon going to die or is she going to save him. That sort of thing.

I actually thought Simon was going to push Gemma in front of the traffic when she was trying to save him. Now THAT would have been dramatic.

 

Admittedly, that whole scene was very tense. I still don't understand the suicide kit/handwritten note though. It's just bizarre.