Variety's review of "The Gentlemen" Season 2 on Netflix finds Guy Ritchie's crime drama darker and more assured than its first outing, with Theo James delivering a standout turn as Eddie, the Duke of Halstead, whose gradual transformation into a ruthless crime boss drives the season. The review argues the show has "fully hit its stride," balancing violent gangland plotting with dark humour, and frames Eddie's arc as a deliberate echo of Michael Corleone's descent in "The Godfather."

The new season picks up with Eddie further entrenched in the cannabis empire run by the imprisoned Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone) and his daughter Susie (Kaya Scodelario), as he pushes to expand the business into Italy and towards legal cannabis, including lobbying a peer, Lord Hawthorne (Hugh Bonneville), over a parliamentary vote. Tensions rise as Eddie and Susie grow frustrated with Bobby's erratic, increasingly detached leadership, and an Italian mobster alliance with Marco Moretti (Sergio Castellitto) complicates matters further. The review highlights Episode 4, "The Bigger Picture," as a pivotal turning point where Eddie's restrained façade finally cracks, reshaping how both other characters and viewers perceive him.