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Slow Horses ends season 6 with River’s fate uncertain
The Slow Horses season 6 finale ends on a cliffhanger as River Cartwright collapses at his grandfather’s home.
The spy drama follows MI5 agents, including River, Jackson Lamb and Sid Baker, as they face Russian assassins and River’s father, Frank Harkness.
Earlier in the finale, Emma Flyte is killed and Louisa Guy is shot during a fight at Diana Taverner’s house.
River returns home after learning Sid is staying there, and finds her upstairs.
As he prepares a drink, he realizes something is wrong and collapses, apparently after being exposed to a nerve agent.
River’s survival is not confirmed; the show’s co-executive producer says people can survive the suspected poison, but it can also be fatal.
Sid may also be at risk because she is in the house, and it is unclear whether she will reach River in time.
The finale leaves both characters’ immediate fate unresolved.
Slow Horses season 6 ends with River Cartwright collapsing after apparently being poisoned at his grandfather’s house.
The finale leaves River’s fate unresolved, and co-executive producer Gaby Chiappe says the show does not know what will happen to him.
Chiappe says Novichok is named in the episode and is suspected as the poison.
River returns to the house after learning Sid is there, and finds her upstairs.
The finale also kills Emma Flyte and leaves Louisa Guy shot.
- Who
- River Cartwright, played by Jack Lowden, is apparently poisoned. Sid, played by Olivia Cooke, is also at the house.
- What
- The season finale ends with River collapsing and struggling to breathe. His fate is unresolved.
- When
- In the final moments of the season 6 finale.
- Where
- At River’s grandfather’s house.
- Why
- Not stated. Chiappe says Novichok is suspected, but the episode does not confirm what happened to River.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A gunfight at Diana Taverner’s house ends with Emma Flyte killed and Louisa Guy shot.
River returns to his grandfather’s house after learning Sid is there, then collapses after apparently being poisoned.
- River Cartwright
- Played by Jack Lowden
- Sid
- Played by Olivia Cooke
- Suspected poison
- Novichok, according to co-executive producer Gaby Chiappe
- Emma Flyte
- Killed in the finale
- Louisa Guy
- Shot in the finale
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What people are saying
We don’t know what’s going to happen.
And people survive it, but people also die from it.
I think it is the biggest cliffhanger that this series has ever done before, so I'm interested to see how that lands.
I really wanted for you to know something was wrong, because we were taking so long with absolutely nothing happening.