Netflix's crime drama The Gentlemen has returned for a second season, taking Eddie Horniman (Theo James) deeper into the criminal underworld he inherited from Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone). Speaking to Collider, James discussed how the season's brutal turns—including his character's near-fatal beating and the murder of his new wife, Bella—push Eddie towards a darker, more vengeful path, drawing comparisons to Tony Soprano-style moral decay ahead of a "dangerous" third season.

James explained that Eddie's arc is shaped by conflicting instincts: a desire for retribution against his brother Freddy (Daniel Ings) and Gospel John for Bella's death, tempered by an unwillingness to fully sever family ties. He also linked Eddie's growing obsession with reclaiming his family's land to broader themes of legacy, power and British colonial history that Guy Ritchie explores through the season, alongside notions of leadership balancing judgment and mercy.