Prove Yourself
In the eighth episode of Top Boy Season 2, Shelley opens the salon in the morning with Naomi. Unfortunately Curtis happens to be outside with Vee and with guns in hand, they head inside and hold them both up at gunpoint. Shots rain down as Curtis and Vee spray bullets and take off. ..
Jamie tells Dushane and Sully that he didn’t know about Ats’ death and pleads with them both that he didn’t do anything to cause it. Ats’ death was a mistake.
Jamie is given an ultimatum – he needs to kill Kit or Jamie will die. That’s one way to show loyalty! And that’s exactly what Dushane is banking on, given how close the pair are.
How does Jamie react to his ultimatum?
Jamie is loyal to his family and initially decides they should get out and run instead. With Kit hooking them up with a place in Cardiff, Jamie broaches the subject with his brothers. ..
Jamie is not happy either and bolts, leaving Aaron on his own.
Dushane hears about the shooting and rushes to find Shelley. He promises to find the people responsible and make them pay. ..
Jaq is organizing a coup to meet with Curtis in order to get more information about Vee and Speaks. Jaq is angry with Lauryn for not providing more information, and promises that they will no longer be working together after this is over. ..
Is Curtis killed?
Jaq sets everything up, but Curtis has other ideas. He figures this is a trap, but just before he leaves the car, Lauryn rings and tells him to come and meet in private. She doesn’t want anyone to get hurt. ..
Curtis shows up to Lauryn’s house and makes her promise not to run away again. However, Lauryn grabs a knife and stabs Curtis in the back. ..
As he bleeds out, Lauryn kicks Curtis’ phone away and stabs him in the neck to make sure he’s properly dead. Blood stains the floor as Lauryn wails. She eventually rings Jaq, sobbing, ending the meet as she scrambles out to find her sister.
What makes Jamie change his mind?
Meanwhile, Stef walks into a trap of his own when he tries to sell the handgun Tia found in the playground earlier in the season.
When Stef points a gun at one of the men, the heat from the gun causes all sorts of heat to come down on him. Stef scrambles out to safety but in doing so, finds the gang after him.
Jamie is ringing a friend to help him out when he gets into a sticky situation. However, this change in heart seems to be permanent, as he wonders whether leaving the situation is the right decision after all.
As Dushane’s attention turns to sorting out Ruben, Sully is left with cleaning up Curtis and dealing with Vee. Sully rings Vee and gives her an ultimatum. Either she head back up to Liverpool and live her life, or she stays and things escalate further. One thing’s for sure – Curtis is not coming back. And scenes involving a car being crushed prove as much, as we’re led to believe Curtis is actually inside.
Jeffrey turns his attention to Ruben.
Thanks to Lizzie’s scheming, Dushane decides nonchalantly that he’s going to have be killed. If not, then he wants the Summerhouse plans reverted back to how they were before, with enough houses available for everyone.
What does Jamie choose to do? Is he loyal to Dushane?
Jamie eventually decides to shoot down Kit while he’s driving in his car. Realizing he can’t uproot Stef and Aaron, he chooses family over his crew, and eventually messages Dushane, telling him he’s done the deed.
As the message comes through, Dushane is surprised to see him prove his loyalty. Sully though is still not convinced. For Dushane though, Jamie is the next generation, the one who’s going to take over as Dushane grows older. Sully reflects on his words and agrees, believing that now is a good a time as any to move on.
What happens in the aftermath of Kit’s death?
Jeffrey’s redevelopment plans for Summerhouse are suspended, much to his disdain, while Jamie manages to patch up his issues with his brothers. Lauryn and Jaq seem to patch up their problems too, with the latter joining Lauryn for her baby scan, gushing over how she’s going to be a great aunt. ..
Ruben decides to stay quiet after all, taking the fall and being locked away to save his family from Dushane’s wrath.
Chaash manages to send the young Spanish boy over to see his sister after all, trading Jamie’s watch for a boat ride. It’s a nice way of rounding out his storyline, while it’s business as usual for Dushane and the crew in town. ..
How does Top Boy Season 2 end?
As the episode closes, we cut to Jamie’s house where a knock at the door sends him over to answer it. It’s Sully. As this final shocking scene ends, Jamie is shot dead as Stef pleads with his brother to wake up. ..
The Episode Review
Jamie escapes prison in the first episode and is killed in the last. He has been playing a dangerous game with Dushane and Sully all season long, with the latter clearly not trusting of him despite coming through for Dushane and killing Kit. ..
Netflix has rebranded Top Boy, and I’m still baffled by it. The show is still a great watch, but it feels like they’ve done something completely different with the show. It feels like they’ve taken the idea of a high school comedy and turned it into something else entirely.
This season of Top Boy has been all about growth and portraying a snapshot of life on the streets. This is similar to the first seasons of course, and Top Boy does a great job taking an unflinching look at the lives of these youths. ..
Top Boy ended on a high note with many questions left unanswered. Where will our characters go from here? The finale left us wondering what the future holds for these characters. ..
