Baptiste season finale baffles with time-jump
Baptiste viewers were left frustrated and confused by tonight's season finale (March 24), thanks to an unsolved mystery and some rather curious time-jumping.
The characteristically bleak final episode of the BBC crime thriller revealed Julien's long-lost son Niels to be the police mole working for the Brigada Serbulu.
However, viewers didn't seem to be too shocked by the revelation after Julien uncovered surveillance footage of Niels arranging Kim's murder.
Nils, I knew it!! Thought he was dodgy from the first episode 😱 #Baptiste
- Elysia_JW (@PurpleElll) March 24, 2019
Really obvious it was him. #Baptiste
- Heather Manson (@Heathermanson07) March 24, 2019
I called it. Said it was the son. Just called me Sherlock 🕵️♀️ #Baptiste pic.twitter.com/ymaAJ47PmN
- Sammi (@Sammi_t1993) March 24, 2019
Knew it!! Dodgy git!! #Baptiste
- Jamie Whitehurst (@jwhitehurst1989) March 24, 2019
What perhaps came as a greater surprise was the death of Niels' mother Martha, whom he accidentally shot and killed in a final stand-off with the police before being taken into custody.
Getting to this dramatic conclusion proved to be quite the struggle for viewers, however, as the final scenes of the episode saw the story inexplicably jump forward two months into the future, only the recount the events of Niels' final shoot-out via flashback.
Whoa! What ?!! 2 months gone???? #Baptiste pic.twitter.com/u7IzmG5Xhb
- Gillian Hudson (@JillHudson21) March 24, 2019
Two months later....? Wtf? #Baptiste
- Ros Stephen (@crazy_bitch88) March 24, 2019
2 months later... the groan that just came out of my mouth! FFS!!!!!! #baptiste pic.twitter.com/VwSFtvo0nX
- Charli Millions (@millionsbyname) March 24, 2019
Another flashback also revealed that Cristina, the girl who had been kidnapped by sex traffickers, was never found. Julien arrived at a derelict building where various other girls were being held captive, but he was too late – she'd already been sold on.
Having followed the six-part series in hope of seeing Cristina's case resolved, some viewers were left disappointed that they'd potentially have to wait for a second season (if it ends up being confirmed) to find out what happened to her.
Nooo..so all that and they still didn’t find Christina...😩😩#baptiste
- Jennie Powell (@jenniemay6) March 24, 2019
Would of liked them to find the girl in the end as it was very gloomy but good series #baptiste
- Adrian (@Sandhurstwolf) March 24, 2019
Three simple questions, where is the girl, where is the money and most importantly where is meat cleaver man??? #baptiste
- kaye moors (@kayemoors) March 24, 2019
Baptiste airs on BBC One.
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