Eddie Gibbs
@eddiegibbs.co.uk
Host of King & AI podcast with Sir Kenny Dalglish. Director Liberty Shield VPN, Anfield Index, EPL Index, Scothosts etc. Tweet mainly on Sport & Tech.
Still, it kept you guessing. The scale broadened, the stakes sharpened, and the final image left the door wide open. With so many bodies on the floor, where it goes next is anyone’s guess.
I’ll be there for series three, questions and all.
I’ll be there for series three, questions and all.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Still, it kept you guessing. The scale broadened, the stakes sharpened, and the final image left the door wide open. With so many bodies on the floor, where it goes next is anyone’s guess.
I’ll be there for series three, questions and all.
I’ll be there for series three, questions and all.
It did stretch plausibility. Teddy’s turn came too fast to convince, and Pine’s sympathy towards him ignored wounds that had barely healed. The repeated weapons decoy, echoing the first series, felt like a familiar card played twice.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
It did stretch plausibility. Teddy’s turn came too fast to convince, and Pine’s sympathy towards him ignored wounds that had barely healed. The repeated weapons decoy, echoing the first series, felt like a familiar card played twice.
And Roper, restored and gliding back into English comfort, felt like a deliberate provocation.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
And Roper, restored and gliding back into English comfort, felt like a deliberate provocation.
The finale was ruthless. Teddy’s fate was brutal; Roper’s execution of his own son was delivered with chilling calm. Burr’s death in the snow removed one of the drama’s moral anchors. Justice, if it ever existed in this world, bled out alongside her.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
The finale was ruthless. Teddy’s fate was brutal; Roper’s execution of his own son was delivered with chilling calm. Burr’s death in the snow removed one of the drama’s moral anchors. Justice, if it ever existed in this world, bled out alongside her.
Tom Hiddleston, cool to the point of frost, played Pine as a man worn thin by his own crusade, less romantic hero now, more haunted instrument.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Tom Hiddleston, cool to the point of frost, played Pine as a man worn thin by his own crusade, less romantic hero now, more haunted instrument.
What carried it, above all, was the pull between Pine and Roper. Hugh Laurie returned with such sly authority that every scene bent in his direction. You could feel the show quicken when he appeared.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
What carried it, above all, was the pull between Pine and Roper. Hugh Laurie returned with such sly authority that every scene bent in his direction. You could feel the show quicken when he appeared.
This time the scaffolding was lighter, the plotting looser, and yet it still made for deeply watchable television.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
This time the scaffolding was lighter, the plotting looser, and yet it still made for deeply watchable television.
Let’s be honest, it was never going to top the first series. That had the luxury of John le Carré’s architecture beneath it, every betrayal and double cross rooted in something painfully human and believable.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Let’s be honest, it was never going to top the first series. That had the luxury of John le Carré’s architecture beneath it, every betrayal and double cross rooted in something painfully human and believable.
Virgo did, and the silence he leaves behind will be deeply felt.
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Virgo did, and the silence he leaves behind will be deeply felt.
He brought humour without condescension and enthusiasm without strain. He made the game feel open, companionable, something you could share rather than merely watch. Many fine players pass through snooker; fewer become the soundtrack of the sport.
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
He brought humour without condescension and enthusiasm without strain. He made the game feel open, companionable, something you could share rather than merely watch. Many fine players pass through snooker; fewer become the soundtrack of the sport.
That familiar cry when danger hovered near the cue ball was not a gimmick; it was instinct sharpened by experience.
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
That familiar cry when danger hovered near the cue ball was not a gimmick; it was instinct sharpened by experience.
From TV's Big Break to snooker commentary, he spoke as someone on your side, alert to the tiny dramas that decide frames and fortunes. His commentary had urgency, warmth and judgement, never mistaking volume for insight.
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
From TV's Big Break to snooker commentary, he spoke as someone on your side, alert to the tiny dramas that decide frames and fortunes. His commentary had urgency, warmth and judgement, never mistaking volume for insight.
As a player, he earned his place properly, a UK champion, but it was later that he became part of people’s lives.
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As a player, he earned his place properly, a UK champion, but it was later that he became part of people’s lives.
I’ve written a piece asking the questions I’d like to have put to Slot and Hughes, cutting through the PR, and examining what this video really tells us about Liverpool’s direction.
Bold, hopefully balanced, and unapologetically blunt.
Read it on my Substack 👇
Bold, hopefully balanced, and unapologetically blunt.
Read it on my Substack 👇
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I’ve written a piece asking the questions I’d like to have put to Slot and Hughes, cutting through the PR, and examining what this video really tells us about Liverpool’s direction.
Bold, hopefully balanced, and unapologetically blunt.
Read it on my Substack 👇
Bold, hopefully balanced, and unapologetically blunt.
Read it on my Substack 👇
It's always hard to have sympathy for a millionaire sportsman, but in this case, I'll make an exception. I really hope it all works out ok for the lad.
February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's always hard to have sympathy for a millionaire sportsman, but in this case, I'll make an exception. I really hope it all works out ok for the lad.
That's the unforgiving truth. Talent earns entry, belief sustains survival. Once belief is withdrawn, football rarely looks back, no matter how gifted the player left behind.
February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
That's the unforgiving truth. Talent earns entry, belief sustains survival. Once belief is withdrawn, football rarely looks back, no matter how gifted the player left behind.
What might have been resolved cleanly will instead drag on, with diminishing returns each month, and likely conclude with a discounted summer sale.
February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
What might have been resolved cleanly will instead drag on, with diminishing returns each month, and likely conclude with a discounted summer sale.
Liverpool will likely pay a price for this standoff. A player once capable of commanding a strong fee will now carry uncertainty, and uncertainty always reduces value.
February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Liverpool will likely pay a price for this standoff. A player once capable of commanding a strong fee will now carry uncertainty, and uncertainty always reduces value.