Happy Valley viewers admitted feeling "sorry" for the show's villain Tommy Lee Royce as the hit drama reached its conclusion.
The BBC drama came to a thrilling end on Sunday night with a final showdown between Sarah Lancashire's Catherine Cawood and evil Tommy - who she blamed for her daughter's death by suicide. Psychopathic Tommy is described by BBC producers as a "dangerous human being" with a "pathological mistrust of everyone" - but that didn't stop fans feeling sorry for him.
Sparklyyy1 said on Twitter: "Is it wrong watching Tommy crying like that makes me want to give him a hug? If he had a better mum and a better childhood, maybe he would not have turned out to be a wrong 'n."
Ben Ramsdale said: "Me rooting for Tommy Lee Royce throughout this episode and then remembering he's a completely deranged serial killer."
Benjiwalsh_x said: "Why do I feel sorry for Tommy?" while Salfordmanda hailed the talents of show writer Sally Wainwright and actor James Norton, saying: "Why am I feeling compassion for Tommy superb acting and writing that's why."
Joanna Thornton said: "Christ when you're genuinely crying because Tommy Lee Royce, narcissist and psychopath, is crying."
Naiyer Qureshi said: "I wonder why Tommy turned out this way - a series of his early life would be great. There's a tiny decent human still lingering in those tears."
But DebraJones_1D disagreed, saying: "How are people feeling sorry for Tommy, he's a rapist."
And LukeTwomey_ added: "You almost feel sorry for Tommy and then you remember he literally just killed three people so."
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