[s6e4] Why Is Tommy Still Alive? Now

Beyond the medical fake-out, Tommy’s survival is also tied to his character's "immortality" through the war.

The diagnosis was a orchestrated by his political rival, Sir Oswald Mosley.

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While the tumor was fake, Tommy’s real-world symptoms like seizures and hallucinations were likely triggered by extreme stress, PTSD , or alcohol withdrawal after he stopped drinking earlier in the season.

Tommy only discovers the truth in the series finale after seeing a newspaper clipping of Mosley’s wedding, which featured Dr. Holford as a guest. Why He Didn't Die Beyond the medical fake-out, Tommy’s survival is also

Mosley used Dr. Holford—a fellow fascist—to convince Tommy he was dying, hoping Tommy would take his own life to avoid a slow deterioration.

A recurring theme is that Tommy "died" in the tunnels of WWI in 1918, and everything since has been "borrowed time". Tommy only discovers the truth in the series

However, the reason Tommy is "still alive" by the end of the series is one of the show's biggest twists. It turns out he was never actually terminally ill. The Great Deception