Boardwalk Empire

[KingV2k3]

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Wow, nobody watched this last night?

I think the show is great. Episode had some pretty big implications and will set up the rest of the season, but overall, I didn't like episode as much as the previous 2. Except for Nucky's woman of course.

Oh, I watched all right...

"Must See TV" fo' me...

And you're right, it seemed like a buffer episode, but enjoyable nontheless...

[Cebby]

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I honestly think this show would be better as a 10 part mini-series than a TV show.

I don't know, things just seem to be really slow. I'm still enjoying it, but not as much as I thought I would.

Shows like this have to start slow.

If you are going for any sense of historical accuracy you can't have shootouts every 20 minutes, and if you want any character development you can't have cheesy voice overs.

This episode definitely seemed to set up nicely for the story to really pick up with Jimmy, Nucky/Omar, and the New Yorkers.

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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I honestly think this show would be better as a 10 part mini-series than a TV show.

I don't know, things just seem to be really slow. I'm still enjoying it, but not as much as I thought I would.

Same here, I've been watching but haven't looking forward it every Sunday as must see TV and almost forget that it's on. It's just missing something and I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's heightened expectations from all the hype but my favorite shows on cable hooked me from the get go and the episode always seemed to end too fast. Haven't experienced that with BE. I'm trying to convince myself this show is amazing because of expectations but I'm not feeling it yet and find it rather plodding.

Maybe it's just none of the characters are particularly memorable so far. They all seem generic and lifeless and it's lacking any real humour and the atmosphere is kinda depressing. Everything is too serious and I know you can't go full blazes every show but the season is only 12 episodes so they need to have some things happen soon. Not to mention you want to keep your initial viewers so it would make sense to have the 1st few shows more eventful to keep thier attention.

I'm gonna give it a few more weeks but right now it's pretty disappointing.

[JayBee74]

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IMO, the best episode of the season. Capone is a welcome character and I can't wait to see what's in store for the mobsters that cut the prostitute.

[steelcurtain311]

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It's interesting the way Jimmy has left and became a narrator of sorts, of the prohibition mob wars in Chicago. I wonder if he's going to become a big time gangster through Chicago, helping Capone and Torrio, and then return to AC as the man. I feel like that's how the first season is going to end, with Jimmy coming back and Nucky finally taking him seriously, and those two build the empire together.

I was sort of confused by the story with Luciano and Jimmy's mom. I thought she was detecting trouble, and setting him up to meet her, only instead of her he would meet some of Nucky's men, but I guess not. I want to see the evolution of Luciano, right now he's just an immature young guy, but he grows into one of the most powerful and influential gangsters in history. I enjoy his scenes with Rothstein, and both of their characters in general, Stuhlberg is f'ing excellent.

Capone is hilarious, I was pleased they threw in some scenes where he's having sit downs, and showing business sense, instead of the "Al Capone doing gangster stuff" novelty scenes they've thrown in so far for him.

Nice to see some character development with Chalky White, as well. Michael Williams is awesome.

[JayBee74]

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It's interesting the way Jimmy has left and became a narrator of sorts, of the prohibition mob wars in Chicago. I wonder if he's going to become a big time gangster through Chicago, helping Capone and Torrio, and then return to AC as the man. I feel like that's how the first season is going to end, with Jimmy coming back and Nucky finally taking him seriously, and those two build the empire together.

I guess he is a "narrator of sorts", in the sense that unlike many of the characters in this series, he has never existed. Interesting how far they take Jimmy.

One historical fact that will not be compromised is Capone's

Spoiler

fierce loyalty to Johnny Torio.

[steelcurtain311]

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It's a lot like Deadwood in the sense that it's a real place, that had lots of famous characters throughout American history stop through, so they use those characters to be part of their semi-fictional world.

This show doesn't have to 100% accurate. As long as it's not raping history, which it isn't.

[JayBee74]

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The mobster that cut the prostitute. Didn't he look like Conan Obrien after exposure to Gamma Rays?

[fistofrage]

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I saw the scar face move coming as soon as they showed up at the brothel.

All I can say now, is "Let the bodies hit the floor..."

The Capone character is excellent. They also have done an outstanding job of capturing the period. Nucky's birthday party scene was fantastic from that perspective.

[JayBee74]

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Probably the best episode to date. Nucky and "Margaret" have some chemistry.

[steelcurtain311]

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Yeah, good episode despite there not being much in terms of theatrics. See, people were complaining about some of the characters after the first two episodes, but it takes time to tell a story. Five eps in now, and the character of Nucky is coming along well. I loved the way this episode was highlighting the differences between him and his brother, it added another dimension to Nucky, and Eli. Margaret and Nucky's arc has been interesting for a romance storyline.

And I can't help it, but Michael Shannon's Van Alden cracks me up. They did a good job with this character, making him an over the top guy, you take him seriously but you also laugh at how ridiculous he is. Beats the usual "cop character" cliche that you're used to seeing, at least.

[JayBee74]

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I loved the way this episode was highlighting the differences between him and his brother, it added another dimension to Nucky, and Eli.

Yeah, the brother is a character. Nucky's reaction to the brother's "phantom punch" (What the he!! was that for?") was hilarious.

[Pared]

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Or...they could be showing you how cutthroat Nucky might be when threatened (if she turns to the Bureau -- remember she was in that Woman's Tolerance meeting and might not be down for what he's all about + she gave the money BACK).

Or we could go back to what we discussed initially!

Writing was on the wall with all the looks he would give her...

[ODogg]

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That dude that cut that girls face - was that Conan O'Brien???

[JayBee74]

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That dude that cut that girls face - was that Conan O'Brien???

That's what I said a few posts up ^^^^^^:

"The mobster that cut the prostitute. Didn't he look like Conan Obrien after exposure to Gamma Rays?"