Tom Hardy's MobLand drops new series bombshell about Bella and Conrad
more plot twists than many series manage
in a full season. The unpredictability of the characters is one of the key elements that makes the show so gripping.
In the fourth episode, titled "Plan B," MobLand unveiled
a shocking piece of backstory
involving Kevin (played by Patty Constantine), his wife Bella (portrayed by Lara Pulver), and his father, the mafia family patriarch Conrad Harrigan (Pierce Brosnan). Kevin confides in his best friend about Bella's past as one of Conrad's "girls" whom he had slept with, climbing the ranks from number seven to his top girl.
However, when Conrad was done with Bella, after Maeve (Helen Mirren) discovered their affair, he
handed her off to Kevin
in what seemed like a "medieval" transaction.
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The notion of treating a woman as an object to be passed from father to son is disturbing enough, but the fact that she ends up married to the son speaks volumes about Bella's animosity towards the Harrigans and her determination to make her own business deals at any cost.
Lara Pulver shares her opinions on her character
(Image: Paramount Plus)
Lara Pulver, known for her role as Irene Adler in Sherlock, spoke to Men's Journal about the complexity of her character. "She's looking down the barrel of an uncertain future," Pulver said.
She shared: "And when it comes to Tom's character, I don't think she necessarily wants to sleep with him. I don't think she's in love with him, but I think she's just seeing where that boundary is going to go."
In the third episode, Bella makes her intentions clear - she wants Harry to be more than just a helper, even if it means being unfaithful to her husband.
However, the fourth episode reveals a twist: Bella entered the family by dating her husband's father, adding a new layer of complexity to the situation.
"I think she's not wholly comfortable with her past. She's trying to have moments of just owning the present," Pulver commented, shedding light on this latest development involving Bella and Conrad Harrigan.
Pulver also suggested that Bella's reckless actions - deceiving her husband, attempting to seduce Harry, and blackmailing politicians - are likely to escalate. It's all part of her desperate attempt to escape the predicament she finds herself in.
"As the series progresses, she wants to earn her status and establish her identity in the present," Pulver said. She further added: "And so, she starts making choices. Not necessarily great choices, either."
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