[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Miss Scarlet Season 5 finale, “Dangerous Liaisons.”]
Miss Scarlet Season 5 was a season of change. The previously titular Duke, William (Stuart Martin), departed the sequence after Season 4, and Tom Durant-Pritchard joined the solid because the by-the-book detective Alexander Blake, who wasn’t eager to let personal detective Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) work out of Scotland Yards. Eliza pursued her work anyway, placing her in shut proximity to Blake all through the season’s six episodes. They grew on one another because the progressed, resulting in a second within the finale that wasn’t a long-time coming per se however a serious improvement for Eliza.
The February 16 finale featured a harmful case that noticed Oliver Fitzroy (Evan McCabe) attacked. As Blake and his males labored to resolve the thriller, Eliza was employed by Oliver’s mom. Marianne Fitzroy (Robin Weaver), to research his father, Commissioner Fitzroy (Stephen Boxer), whom she suspected was being untrue. She was proper, however she by no means would’ve guessed that her husband was having an affair with a person. This element remained unaddressed by the episode’s finish (maybe will probably be extra necessary ought to the sequence get a Season 6?). Eliza and Clarence (Paul Bazely) additionally had their lives threatened on this investigation greater than as soon as, and one of many threatening presences turned out to be a lady spy working for British intelligence.
This lady’s success impressed each Eliza and Blake. After Blake had already given Eliza a considerate reward earlier within the episode (a brand new ebook about forensic science), the pair shared a charged second after their final encounter with this spy. When Eliza stated she was a formidable lady, Blake locked eyes with Eliza and agreed, however it was abundantly clear who he was actually speaking about.
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The finale ended with the long-awaited nuptials of Ivy (Cathy Belton) and Mr. Potts (Simon Ludders), now Eliza’s roommates. Throughout the reception, Eliza discovered that Blake couldn’t attend as a result of he needed to attend to his sick baby however despatched a form gesture regardless. As Eliza cleaned up their residence after the celebrations on their lonesome, she appeared on the forensic science ebook longingly. It learn like she was able to not be on her personal anymore. She acted rapidly and introduced cake to Blake’s home for him and his daughter.
Blake was moved by the candy act, they usually shared one other romantically charged look in his entrance doorway. Every of them turned to stroll away earlier than instantly turning again, unable to disregard their attraction any longer. Eliza accepted his invitation to come back inside, which made clear that they’re addressing their emotions for one another.
Eliza didn’t usually present her romantic emotions or attraction for the Duke within the earlier seasons. For her to indicate and act on her attraction to Blake marks a famous change for the character. Miss Scarlet Season 5 bought an early streaming launch for PBS Passport subscribers in December 2024, main some followers to debate the season in-depth on social media forward of the PBS airing. Followers on Reddit are happy that Eliza confirmed her emotions so quickly with Blake and argue that he’s a greater match than the Duke, who did make an “look” this season by means of a letter asking Eliza to hitch him in New York.
“The writers lastly FINALLY permit Eliza to be interested in a person and truly present it. I’ll admit — the ultimate scene was cute,” one viewer wrote. “She was by no means actually blushy and susceptible with William … I hate to say it, however as determined as I used to be for a Williza HEA, Inspector Blake is clearly a greater match for Eliza than William may ever be. Mountains would have needed to transfer for Will and Eliza to actually make issues work effectively long run. However Blake is a way more pure match for her in each method.”
This fan additionally added that Blake is bit boring because it stands. They’re hoping the present will proceed and ramp up his motion in Season 6.
“Blake is so very……vanilla. He’s calm, self-controlled, predictable. It’s virtually like they sat him down and have been like, ‘OK, do not forget that Scottish hunk that introduced all the recent and bothered girls to the Yard (pun supposed)? Don’t be that man,” they wrote. “From an actual life relationship perspective, sure — I’ll admit he’s the proper praise to Eliza. But it surely isn’t actual life, and it doesn’t make for a really fascinating sluggish burn that I swoon over in my PJs. They should shake issues up, increase the stakes, and provides him some ardour and a pulse in Season 6. Sorry to say however a dramatic Eliza rescue plus kiss is so as, I feel. I have to see this man in productive wrestle. For now, zzzzzzzz……”
Some followers are feeling the ache of the lack of Nash (Felix Scott), who’s now off to Australia after his temporary look this season.
“Total, I preferred the season. I’m not offered on Blake as a love curiosity but, however I did like his character. I used to be actually upset about Nash,” the viewer stated. “I believed he and Eliza had the very best/ most enjoyable working relationship of all the boys she ‘s been partnered with, so it felt like an enormous loss. I’m actually hoping they bring about him again subsequent season if the present comes again.”
One fan needs the sequence had drawn out this romance a bit of longer.
“I preferred that Blake is completely different. I like that he’s quiet. I didn’t like that they tried to pressure him as a love curiosity by means of Ivy repeating over and over how nice he’s and the way good-looking he’s mainly pushing Scarlet in the direction of him,” they wrote. “I feel it’s too quickly for that. I’m extra keen to open myself as much as a brand new ship if a present doesn’t make it apparent that one character is only a alternative love curiosity. The present ought to have backed off any trace that’s the place they have been going, even when it might need meant Scarlet ended up alone if the present will get canceled. That they had her surrender her nice love for her career then they darn positive ought to make her profession her completely happy ending. And I’m not so positive he’s a greater match for Eliza. Isn’t he going to have the identical difficulty of being a policeman who seemingly can’t be married to a non-public detective? For the Duke, a part of it was wanting one thing conventional however a part of it was because of the job.”
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Miss Scarlet has not been renewed for Season 6 as of the time of publication, however TV Insider has reached out to PBS for touch upon the present’s future.