Everyone is mourning Tommy Shelby's demise in The Immortal Man , but let's talk about what the writers actually just pulled off: a masterclass in shedding a protagonist whose plot armor had become a narrative liability. By forcing Duke to pull the trigger, Steven Knight didn't just end an era—he handed the studio the perfect, blood-soaked blueprint for a spin-off. What Actually Happened? In a World War II-era tunnel shootout, Tommy Shelby is fatally wounded by Nazi counterfei