If there's one undeniable saving grace that "Top Boy" has had since the beginning, it's the performance from Kane Robinson, aka Kano, a British grime rap icon before the show even began. During the show's Netflix term, Robinson has flourished as Sully, the volatile and tortured half of Summerhouse's most unpredictable partnership. It's a truly commendable effort, particularly when he didn't want any part of it to begin with.
Robinson admitted that even after the show's six-year hiatus, he still had a very much take-it-or-leave-it attitude toward his small-screen alter ego. "Sometimes when I'm on set I actually think to myself, 'I don't even like this,'" he told NME. Be that as it may, here's clearly found a middle ground after a decade. "I just have no interest in the industry of acting, I don't want anything to do with it," he explained. "But I respect the craft. I really respect it – that's why I won't film the show and make an album at the same time."
It shows. Robinson's focus has been unflinching, transcending everything Sully was before he returned on Netflix. Season 3, Episode 4, "Bonfire Night," directed by "The Marvels" director Nia DaCosta, is a particular highlight, pushing Robinson into depths fans had never seen him go. Naturally, with turns as good as this, the final season is going out with a bang and drawing in some equally big names to help with the send-off.
