It’s been two and a half years since Guy Ritchie ushered viewers into the dazzling, violent criminal underworld of his Netflix series “The Gentlemen.” Now, in an even darker and more volatile second season, audiences are reentering this world, with a very different Eddie (an exceptional Theo James) at the center. Engaging, devastating and thoroughly entertaining, it’s clear that with its second season, “The Gentlemen” has upped the ante and fully hit its stride.
When viewers last saw Eddie, he was finding his bearings as the recently instated Duke of Halstead, and was navigating the unhinged antics of his constantly coke-out older brother Freddy (Daniel Ings), who was suffocating with bitterness after being usurped by his younger brother for their father’s title. The Duke was also learning the inner workings of an extensive cannabis empire, housed on his family’s massive estate and run by the incarcerated Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone) and his whip-smart daughter, Susie (Kaya Scodelario). A former Army Captain, Eddie initially felt out of his element. Yet, as he and Susie bonded and he leaned into his military training, Eddie slowly realized being a gangster suited him as well as his tailored coats.
