NOTE: Spoilers
Let's face it, The Fall is a fantastic crime drama but one that has been leading up to a moment we've all been begging for for over a year and a half now - the Stella Gibson and Paul Spector face-off.
Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan as Stella Gibson and Paul Spector / Credit: BBC
45 minutes into last night's feature length finale, we finally got our wish as an arrested Spector said he would speak only to the woman in which he was seemingly becoming obsessed with humiliating - and Stella of course agreed, going against the wishes of her colleague Jim who didn't think it was the best idea.
"He's not a monster; he's just a man" she told Jim, who tried to further convince her what she was doing was wrong. "But you still came to my hotel room uninvited and mounted some kind of drunken attack on me." she declared, continuing: "What did you want? To fuck me? Nail me, bang me, screw me?... I was saying no, Jim. Quite clearly. You ignored me and carried on... No, it's not the same. But you still crossed a line." Perfect takedown.
A to-and-fro between the pair in such a dramatic setup was the best scene the entire series has ever seen. Camera angles were constantly on-point with direct to camera talking and tight close-ups, ensuring everybody at home was glued to the screen, unable to move or even breathe too loudly in fear of interrupting a superb exchange.
Doing the unthinkable, Stella managed to pull back the smug exterior of Spector when she inquired about his childhood, past, feelings and family, ultimately leading him to confess to all of his murders and explain the feelings he got when in the midst of killing the women. He was rattled at times, but it was only ever picked up on by the twitch of an eyebrow and a minute increase in the huge intensity harboured and utilised by Dornan.
The fantastic script ensured that each actor was given ample opportunity to shine - Dornan's Spector showing off how God-like he felt when squeezing the life from a fellow human being, and snarling at Stella how she was a "barren spinster" - something he must have picked up from sneaking around her hotel room and reading her journal undetected.
It was this genre of television at its finest - likely to go down as one of the most dramatic and suspenseful scenes of all time.
Let us not forget the brilliant performances from Bronagh Waugh as Spector's wife Sally-Ann. Miscarrying in the station whilst being questioned, her entire life was crumbling around her and she could do absolutely nothing about it. Just as heart-wrenching was the scene in which Olivia Spector - Paul's daughter played impeccably by Sarah Beattie - was lightly questioned and did her best not to sell out her father. She was trying to protect him, blissfully unaware of the type of person he truly was.
With another slightly frustrating conclusion where Spector lay bleeding in Stella's arms after being shot, it'd be difficult not to think The Fall will be returning for a third series. If things did end there forever however, would we feel cheated? I certainly don't think it's half as bad as some may say. Leaving things open mean we can create our own endings. And in that is a world of possibility.
The Fall Series 2 is out on DVD and Blu-ray now, courtesy of RLJ Entertainment's Acorn Label