The 'Miss Scarlet' Season 6 Finale Feels Like a Goodbye
The finale of "Miss Scarlet" Season 6 wraps up a little *too* neatly, if we're honest.
Miss Scarlet wraps up its sixth season with its most balanced episode yet, a surprisingly well-put-together installment that makes great use of its full ensemble and is undoubtedly the strongest of this run. Despite its overall quality, it's also an hour that will undoubtedly leave fans wondering about the show's future. Because "The Line of Duty" feels an awful lot like a series finale, even though it's not being advertised as one.
The episode concludes in a way that feels deliberately, almost calculatedly tidy, with every major character getting what roughly equates to a happy ending without labeling any of those moments as such. Sure, Blake and Eliza don't get married — technically, they aren't even engaged – but they've professed their love, and they no longer have to worry about conflicts of interest in their professional and personal lives thanks to Blake's promotion. Even Sophia has figured out that they're together and is fine with it. (What were they telling her before this??) A wedding is pretty much the only thing that doesn't happen for them this week.
In fact, everything is pretty great for everybody. Blake is named Superintendent. Barnabas is back to work at the mortuary. Ivy is promoted to Clerical Manager at Scotland Yard. Eliza gets a huge payday, enough to finally hire some new investigators for her practice. All the applicants are women, highlighting just how far we've come since the show started and Eliza herself was struggling to be taken seriously as a private investigator. In what world is this not a series finale?
