WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS
Ripper Street is known for its gore and intense scenes that are not for the fainthearted, so naturally on the finale of the series people wanted a bit of a happy ending.
But when the season finale did not give fans that, and instead went polar opposite by killing key characters off.
People were confused at the ‘depressing’ ending which left protagonist Mr Reid lonely.
Frustrated fans were everything from upset the series was over to sad that poor Reid was left on his lonesome to being baffled at the storyline of the final episode.
One fan wrote: ‘SO VERY PERPLEXED about the end of #RipperStreet’ while another chimed: ‘Well, the last ever #RipperStreet was a barrel of laughs.’
I have loved #RipperStreet but was disappointed by a very unsatisfactory final ep ever tonight. Anyone else?
— Deborah Meaden ðºð¦ (@DeborahMeaden) July 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/gumdrops75/status/889592434736455681
Well that was everything I didn’t want it to be, no happy ending, just a heavy heart ð¢ #RipperStreet
— ð (@Larry680) July 24, 2017
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Luckily though, not everyone thought the finale was that bad, thanking the cast for a ‘brilliantly acted series,’ one fan tweeted: ‘Thank you #ripperstreet that was an amazingly written, brilliantly acted series. I’m going to miss you! #bbc2.’
https://twitter.com/lynseybutton1/status/889596088059146241
https://twitter.com/Chlobeemcflyfan/status/889592306239770626
Did the final live up to your expectations?
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No - I was utterly disappointed
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Meh
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Yes - it was excellent
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