“He does it because he loves (Helen) and because he owes her something and because he’s trying to protect her from the burden of killing this child,” said series creator, writer and executive producer Joe Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project) tells Tudum. “He always lived his life by the principle of not killing innocent people. Although one can argue that Trent is not innocent of having done bad things, he is still a gentle soul who made a terrible mistake.”

Barton adds: “The idea was that Sam would make a personal sacrifice for his friend because he loves her and because, as you see in Episode 3, she sacrificed her own chance to get out to help him. He’s there to do everything for her, so he does.”

Read on to dive deeper into the finale and find answers to the remaining questions Black pigeons Questions including where Helen and Wallace are, what is happening to Sam and Michael and more.

Is it always in the script that Trent kills Ambassador Chen?

NO! Barton explains: “There was another revelation about who killed the Chinese ambassador that we filmed and ultimately didn’t use.”

Previous versions of the script included a subplot involving Perryman (Adam Best), the Irish MI5 agent who visits Helen and Wallace’s home about the US embassy break-in and who was hired to kill Ambassador Chen.

Why does Helen choose not to find out about Jason’s true identity?

Reed (Sarah Lancashire) gives Helen a hard drive with everything she has on the real Jason, who we find out was actually an MI5 agent investigating Helen because he fears she leaked government secrets before his death has. Instead of diving into Jason’s life, Helen throws the ride into the Thames.

Barton says her reasoning for the bold move is open to interpretation, but from his perspective, he explains, “She has enough information about him, namely that he loved her and saved her, and the details are unnecessary because she made one up.” “ completely new details in itself. … What was ultimately in his heart was the only thing she knew was real, so this act of saving her was real, and that was all she needed.”

Will Helen and Wallace stay together in the end?

Although there is a sense that “they have secrets from each other,” Barton says, Helen and Wallace stick together in the end. We see this in the finale when they celebrate Christmas with the children and look very similar to the picture book family.

“They accept each other a little more for who they are, with all their flaws,” Barton notes. “They really care about each other.”

Will Sam and Michael get together?

Unfortunately no. Barton points out that when Sam and Helen do the dirty work of their jobs, “the consequence is that it takes away some of their happiness or their freedom.”

By killing Trent and Alex Clark, Sam “put himself in the firing line, so he knows he’s simply not capable of being with the man he loves because he’s dangerous,” it adds EP added. “This is underscored by the fact that Hector (Luther Ford) shows up at Michael’s (Omari Douglas) house and gives him an ultimatum: ‘Either you can work for me and continue in the criminal world, or you can leave – but you.’ .’ go forever.’”

“Michael isn’t even an option in this election, so it’s kind of over,” Barton explains. “When Sam returns to Michael’s apartment, he knows it’s impossible (to be with Michael), but he can’t say it, so they dance a little.”

What happens to Eleanor and Williams?

Clever assassins Eleanor (Gabrielle Creevy) and Williams (Ella Lily Hyland) not only survive this ordeal with the Clarks, but also walk away with a new friend: Ambassador Chen’s daughter Kai-Ming (Isabella Wei). A final montage shows the trio spending the holidays together, drinking and having a merry old time.

“I liked the idea of ​​found family,” Barton says. “I wanted to show that they had a nice Christmas and I think the three of them are really funny.”

Does this mean we might see them working together in Season 2? The Black pigeons Showrunner says the idea isn’t that far-fetched. “You could certainly see how they formed a small group,” he muses. “Kai-Ming probably needs to stop being a heroin-addicted party girl. Maybe they could start their own little assassin agency from their canal boat. I would like to see that.”

Is Marie, the Webbs’ nanny, also a spy?

Like Wallace’s colleague Dani (Agnes O’Casey), the Webbs’ nanny, Marie (Molly Chesworth), turns out to be a Black Dove spy working for Reed.

“She’s like the cuckoo in the nest,” says Barton. “It’s the realization, ‘Oh, even her nanny works for Reed and is secretly spying on her.’ ”

Does Sam finish the job and kill Hector?

No! Sam meets with Lenny, who reeks of gunpowder, but it’s just leftovers from when he killed the Clarks.

“He’s debating whether or not to work for Hector, and Lenny’s still wondering, ‘Did you kill him?’ Because I asked you to do it several times and he didn’t do it,” Barton explains.

The scene with Lenny and Sam in the diner is about whether they can coexist in London or whether they will eventually have to compete against each other. “It’s (like) two cats who don’t like each other in the same room and just walk around each other,” Barton posits.

Although Sam decides not to kill Lenny, the story originally called for her death. “In the script, Lenny was killed by Eleanor and Williams,” the EP explains. “But we just love Kathryn Hunter so much that we thought, ‘We can’t do that.’ We have to keep her with us. (There) will be a second (season).’ ”

So Lenny lives to fight another day, but as Barton notes, “I have a feeling this won’t be the last time these two come into conflict.”

Where do Reed and Helen go from here?

While Wallace is on his way to becoming the next British Prime Minister, Helen stays with the Black Doves to reveal more government secrets. Still, Barton says, “There will always be tension between her and Reed.”

“I think Reed really cares about Helen and feels quite maternal towards her in a way, but would also absolutely turn her off if he had to,” he explains. “And Helen feels the same way about Reed. They could work together and everything could turn out well, or they could end up being sworn enemies. We’ll see how it goes.”

What awaits season 2?

Barton, who has already started working on Season 2, says he likes the idea of ​​Helen being “drawn even deeper into the world of spies after she was on the verge of leaving it.”

As Wallace’s career advances – and she ends up at 10 Downing Street or elsewhere – “the pressure and danger for her as a spy increases,” Barton adds. “I just see the excitement of seeing Sam back in London… I’d like to see more Eleanor and Williams and Kai-Ming and all those people. I would like to start putting them against each other again and maybe make things more dangerous and challenging for them.”

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