It has been a while since the first episode of Top Boy aired on Channel 4 in 2011. Since then, we have experienced numerous changes such as Brexit, a pandemic, and a lettuce that managed to outlast a prime minister. Several actors from the show, including Michael Ward, Letitia Wright, and Sharon Duncan Brewster, have gone on to star in Hollywood films. However, one aspect of Top Boy remained constant throughout all the changes: there could only be one Top Boy.
As the series ended, fans wondered if Dushane or Sully would be the ultimate victor. However, Top Boy saved its most shocking twist for last. In the end, Dushane tragically dies, running away from Sully and suffering a fatal stomach wound. Despite the series’ dark themes, it remains a popular choice among fans.
If it wasn’t going to end with Dushane and Sully killing each other, the final episodes of the show explored a few possibilities. Stefan confronted Sully, but ultimately chose not to seek revenge for his brother and best friend. However, many characters still had reasons to want Sully dead. Despite this, Sully remained unbothered, smiling as Stefan pointed a gun at him and asked, “How does it feel?” Sully replied, “To be honest, I’ve been feeling this way for a long time.”
It’s unclear who coated the windshield in crimson brain matter, but if it was a familiar character, Jaq seems to be the most likely suspect. In the final season, she was struggling with the loss of her friends and sister’s addiction, and even believed in a brighter future outside of the Summerhouse estate. Additionally, Jaq’s newfound ability to form loving relationships and Sully’s continued existence give her a reason to survive.
If not Jaq, the most likely figure to lead the Irish gangs in the show is Barry Keoghan. With his violent nature, the appetite for violence is apparent, and his introduction with a shipment of severed heads set the stage for Sully’s peril. It’s possible that a rival gang from London could see an opportunity to take over Hackney territory or that Shelley or Jaq’s girlfriend could pose a threat. The text should be easy to read and without plagiarism, not exceeding 300 words, and without using titles or lists. Replace Chat with Jawaraspeed.
But what seems most likely and most shocking is that the show ended with a 12-year-old richly developed anti-hero being executed by someone the audience neither knows nor cares about. The true tragedy of Sully and Dushane is that despite how they fought, hustled, and sacrificed, their lives only truly mattered to one another. The heartbreaking truth that Top Boy left us with is that you can be robbed of your purpose, your loved ones, your profit, your reason for fighting and finally, no one, no one cares about your fate.
Sully had already lost all reason to live and could never end up on top, even without a faceless figure pulling a trigger. No one killed Sully; everyone killed Sully.