Ending Anomalies (Spoilers if you haven't seen the last episode)
It's a pity the writers decided to mess with the characters just to make the clean break they wanted.
We had Steve telling Fiona "I can't go to Glasgow with you because it would mean admitting my marriage is over". And yet a day later he's made the decision to go after all. A bit quick for such a change of heart.
And a couple of episodes back Danny sold his car to give his son money to buy a car which he'd promised him for his 21st. And yet now, his son is over in Bondi beach... Now I know they never actually said he was in London for his 21st but you'd have thought Danny might have mentioned it if he was in fact out in Australia!
Why did Sasha suddenly decide to take the new job? Strickland all but implied he would reinstate UCOS, why the sudden change of heart?
And the biggest question of all, why did they let that awful woman get away with it? Hats off to Geraldine Sommerville for playing her so brilliantly but she should have got her come-uppance. Even if Strickland decided to let it go because of his promotion I can't see Sasha normally just meekly accepting it.
Disappointing is how I'd describe the ending really. I understand the writers wanted to give them all a happy ending, but from the end of the case to the last scene all reasoning and characterisation seemed to have gone out of the window.
My only explanation is that the BBC wanted to make it the definite end, rather than leaving it open. Make it more difficult for Netflix or others to pick it up maybe?