'Roadkill' Finale Recap
Political thriller Roadkill wraps up with a rushed, messy finale that sees Peter Laurence triumph, despite the best efforts of lawyers, journalists, and even some members of his own family and staff, because lol nothing matters.
It probably comes as no surprise that the show concludes with Peter becoming Prime Minister, because how could it have ever ended otherwise? And the fact that his rise is facilitated by the very public and embarrassing fall of a female politician who must then watch a man who has committed far worse crimes than she has sail into her place unscathed? Did we ever really think it would turn out differently?
In light of all this, it’s hard to completely get what the point of Roadkill’s story is. That bad people succeed more often than any of us are completely comfortable admitting? That our institutions are corrupt in ways we don’t even entirely understand? That when push comes to shove literally zero people are interested in doing the right thing?
