We Love Idris Elba, But These 5 Plot Holes in Hijack Are Ridiculous

Perhaps Idris Elba really should be the new James Bond. After all, the plot holes in Hijack were about as obvious as those we've come to expect from the 007 movies over the years. The problem is that while the James Bond franchise has ironed them out as it has moved on to grittier storylines, Hijack was a tense thriller that let itself down with its finale.

Here are the five biggest mistakes made by the creators of Hijack:

5. Amanda killing the pilot

Why? He posed no threat. And she'd been promised immunity, which would surely have gone out the window after shooting an unarmed, innocent man. She was supposed to be an intelligent operator. But this move made no sense at all.

4. Amanda never received the text

Remember when we discovered that Amanda, the only person left who could land the plane safely, would only do so if she received a text from Edgar? Of course you do. That was a pretty big plot point. Edgar was encouraged by John to send the text, but he didn't. And after John killed Edgar, he didn't send it either. So we can only assume that she never received it. At the very least, if she did, someone dropped a huge clanger by not realising that it was an event that should have been shown.

3. The whole Elodie situation

Ok, let's try to unpack this. Amanda only hijacked the plane because the OCG had kidnapped her daughter. Up until that point, that makes sense. However, she then agreed to land the plane safely after being told that Elodie would be killed no matter what. Then, after getting off the plane, she simply called Elodie, who was fine. Yes, that's right, the Elodie who was supposed to die no matter what.

2. The bear market

Perhaps I'm being pedantic. Or maybe this is a plot hole that is too big to avoid. In reality, the stock market would have been suspended the minute news of the hijacking broke. And that means the whole premise of the show was flawed. And while this may not be common knowledge - or indeed, viewers may find it relatively easy to take a bit of creative licence here - I can't help but feel that the writers could have covered this hole with a bit of lateral thinking.

1. The terrorist threat

In the post 9/11 world, it's hard to imagine a situation like this being allowed to happen. The moment there was a threat to London, the RAF would have been scrambled and the plane shot down. Again, this feels a little overly critical, but having come up with a premise like this, it's surely up to the showrunners to make sure that glaring errors like this are dealt with. Another layer of danger that meant shooting down the plane was too risky would have really ramped up the tension.