"slow Horses" Last Stop(2022) May 2026

Jackson Lamb tracks Katinsky to a remote location. In their final confrontation, Katinsky reveals his personal vendetta: he blames Lamb for the death of his former colleague. Rather than being captured, Katinsky chooses to take his own life after Lamb exposes the futility of his mission.

River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) narrowly avoids a disaster after misidentifying a threat at the Glasshouse, while Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar) deals with the emotional and physical aftermath of Min Harper's murder earlier in the season. Critical Reception "Slow Horses" Last Stop(2022)

The primary threat involving a potential "bomb" at the Glasshouse skyscraper is revealed to be a diversion. The true goal of the Russian mastermind, Nikolai Katinsky, was a cyber-attack aimed at depleting MI5's "slush funds" as an act of financial sabotage. Jackson Lamb tracks Katinsky to a remote location

This report covers the sixth and final episode of the second season of Slow Horses , which aired in December 2022 . It concluded the "Dead Lions" storyline, focusing on Jackson Lamb's (Gary Oldman) final confrontation with Russian sleeper agents and the resolution of the "Cicadas" conspiracy. Plot Overview & Resolution River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) narrowly avoids a disaster

Reviewers on IMDb gave the episode a 7.5/10 , noting that while it delivered strong emotional beats and resolved the season's arcs, it felt slightly more deliberate in pace compared to the high-intensity penultimate episode.

Critics and audiences largely praised the finale for its balance of dark humor and genuine stakes.