In Sully’s absence Dushane had allied with his ex-rival, Jamie (Michael Ward). That’s something Sully outwardly did not agree with, but nobody could have foreseen Sully going out of his way to kill Jamie. Newsweek has everything you need to know about the end of Top Boy Season 2 (or Season 4, for the Summerhouse fans) and the possible motives behind Sully’s drastic action.
Top Boy Season 2 Ending Explained
Why Did Sully Kill Jamie?
Exactly why Sully decided to kill Jamie with two gunshots to the chest and one to the head was never explicitly stated in Top Boy. In fact, there was no dialogue spoken between the pair before Sully pulled the trigger, but there were a few factors at play leading to Sully’s decision.
For starters, Sully had been suffering from PTSD, following the death of Jason (Ricky Smarts) in Season 1 in a house fire he was unable to save him from. The guilt of killing his former close friend, Dris (Shane Romulus), also seemed to have taken a toll.
It looked as if Sully was stepping back from the world that had caused him so much pain, but instead, he was thrust back into it after being kidnapped and beaten by Peckham gang members Khadeem (Khali Best) and Cyprus (Michael Balogun).
Sully had been rescued by Dushane and the Summerhouse gang and perhaps out of loyalty to his “brudda,” he was back on top, with Dushane, just like how things used to be. However, since his return to Summerhouse, Sully had been more violent than ever, unafraid to pull the trigger at any given moment.
So, when Dushane told Sully he had plans to keep Jamie in his drug operation after he proved his loyalty by killing his best friend Kit (Kadeem Ramsey) for being responsible for Ats’s (Keiyon Cook) death, out of anger and not in the right state of mind, Sully may have pulled the trigger on a whim.
On the other hand, Sully may have calculatedly pulled the trigger on Jamie to get rid of him. Before the killing, Dushane told Sully he intended to continue working with Jamie to secure his and Sully’s “retirement plan.” Sully did not like that idea, stating his and Dushane’s plans “ain’t aligning.”
Sully had also been suspicious of Jamie after meeting him in Morocco, where drug lord Juan revealed to Sully that Jamie had previously spoken to him about having his “own big plans.”
Sully had other reasons not to trust Jamie, especially after he tried to have Sully killed in Season 1. Despite Jamie proving his loyalty to Dushane by killing Kit, Sully may have suspected he was playing the long game and would one day turn against Dushane and Sully to become the Top Boy. Who knows, maybe Sully thought he was doing Dushane a favor by eliminating Jamie once and for all.
In hindsight, there was also some small foreshadowing that Sully was on track to take out Jamie. In Morocco, he threatened Jamie he would “bury” him if he looked at him wrong, adding: “You think I’ve forgotten?” referring to the prior attempts on his life at the hands of Jamie
“Dushane told me everything that happened in the past is done,” replied Jamie, to which Sully asserted: “Dushane don’t speak for me.” With Jamie now set in Dushane’s eyes to become the next Top Boy, Sully, who was now becoming even more and more comfortable in this life, wiped out his competition.
The saddest part of it all is the fact Jamie killed his best friend to ensure a better life for his brothers, but in the end, he was killed by the company he was trying to keep and his brother’s lives are set to change for the worst. After all, the shooting happened in front of Jamie’s younger brothers Aaron (Hope Ikpoku Jnr.) and Stef (Araloylin Oshunremi), and they both knew it was Sully who delivered the fatal shots.
Other Key Moments From the Top Boy Finale
Lauryn is Free
Jaq’s (Jasmine Jobson) sister Lauryn (Saffron Hocking), who had been banished from Summerhouse last season for revealing to Dushane and Sully’s enemy their location, had ended up in Liverpool, pregnant.
Sadly, Lauryn had found herself trapped in a psychologically abusive relationship with Curtis (Howard Charles), an arms dealer. His sister, Vee (Ava Brennan), was also abusive and controlling, trapping Lauryn inside their home.
Lauryn eventually made the brave decision to escape, fleeing to her family home in Summerhouse Estate. However, to no one’s surprise, Curtis and Vee followed.
What then ensued was a war between Curtis and Vee on one side and Jaq, Dushane, and Sully on the other. After shooting up Shelley’s (Little Simz) nail salon, Dushane and Sully planned to ambush Curtis by pretending they would hand Lauryn over to him. On the other hand, Curtis and Vee planned to kidnap Jaq in exchange for Lauryn.
In the end, it was Lauryn who was in control of what happened next. She called Curtis, begging him to leave and come to her family home alone. When he arrived, it seriously looked like Lauryn was about to go back to Liverpool with him, but it was all a setup on her end.
Lauryn, armed with a knife, stabbed Curtis violently to death and Dushane and Sully arrived just in time to clean up the crime scene.
Summerhouse Is Safe
Dushane was dealt another blow this season when his mother died. She passed away at home, in Summerhouse, her final wish, which ultimately spurred Dushane on to save the deteriorating estate.
Dushane had originally invested in the Summerhouse redevelopment plan, against his mother’s wishes. After her passing, he threatened developer Jeffrey (Shaun Dingwall), the husband of drug mogul Lizzie (Lisa Dwan) to reverse the plans to include homes for everybody who would want to return to Summerhouse when redevelopment was complete. If Jeffrey refused, Dushane would have his wife killed for betraying him in Morocco.
Ultimately, Jeffrey relented and reversed the plans, saving the future of Summerhouse and its community.
Ruben Kept Quiet
For now, Dushane has narrowly escaped jail once again. His best friend Ruben (Theo Ogundipe) was inches away from telling detectives Lee and Sarah (the undercover drug addicts from Season 1) all of the details about Dushane’s criminal enterprise but backtracked after Dushane threatened his family harm during a brief prison visit.
For now, it looks like Dushane is the Top Boy after all, but for just how long, hopefully, a Top Boy Season 3 is on the cards to find out more.
Top Boy is streaming on Netflix now.
