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post #101 of 400
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It really looks like they're going to divide Nucky and Jimmy further and really drive that rivalry deep. It's going to tear at Jimmy, but I believe that whole "finish what we started" thing from him. That said, nothing says he can't establish a decent little side empire and end up partnering with Nucky on some level or another.

Loved this episode. Such a beautiful, sophisticated exploration of character that still manages to shock and do outrageous things.

post #102 of 400

The hunters in the woods with Richard were like some sort of guardian angels meant to divert him back into the arms of Jimmy. I was fearful that they might have killed off Richard perhaps the writers were looking at it like his story arc had reached its course. So glad they didn't.

post #103 of 400

The layers in this ep were fantastic. Everyone coming to either Nucky or Jimmy, and the different ways they handle their loyal associates and their respective turncoats. And yet, the show never feels like it's just about them.

post #104 of 400

Wow, Team Rose!

 

Am I a horrible person for wishing for Margaret and Sleater to hook up simply because Kelly MacDonald will maybe finally get naked?  

post #105 of 400
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Wow, Team Rose!

 

Am I a horrible person for wishing for Margaret and Sleater to hook up simply because Kelly MacDonald will maybe finally get naked?  


.....did you not watch season 1?

 

 

 

post #106 of 400

Anyone want to take a bet that Jimmy's getting offed either this season or the next one?

 

I don't want to spoil anyone with how things turn out for the real people, but the way the battle lines are drawn there are precious few choices for the inevitable casualties. Unless they decide to go the Inglourious Basterds route, that is.

post #107 of 400
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.....did you not watch season 1?

 

 

 


If you mean the dressing room showdown with Lucy, I'm pretty sure that was a body double.  

 

post #108 of 400
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If you mean the dressing room showdown with Lucy, I'm pretty sure that was a body double.  

 


yeah....the way the scene was framed....etc.

<shrug>

 

post #109 of 400

If Margret says 'The Children" one more fucking time, .... seriously, don't they have names?  

post #110 of 400
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If Margret says 'The Children" one more fucking time, .... seriously, don't they have names?  



That actually used to annoy me, but now I just find it funny how her accent pulls in three different directions every time she says "chi-eeldran".

post #111 of 400

The is certainly my favorite hourlong right now. The second season is probably better than the first so far, and it's a historic period I have no real knowledge of, so I don't know what's going to happen. I mean, I know Capone and Luciano aren't getting killed, and the opening credits strongly suggest Nucky won't be leaving the show until the show is good and over, but other than that, it's open season as far as I'm concerned. Pitting Darmody head on against Nucky is kind of a ballsy move, and I'm very curious how they resolve it. If they can stick the landing, I'll be damn impressed.

 

I also really like the sister show starring Van Alden. I don't even mind how completely separate it is, because I'm fully engaged in it anyway. 

 

And what a great stable of new cast members this year! Dominic Chianese must have trouble finding stuff to do anywhere near as interesting as Uncle Junior, so it's great to see him show up here with awesome muttonchops. Charlie Cox is pretty damn good too, and it's interesting that I really don't want him and Margaret to hook up, because that tells me I'm rooting for her and Nucky as a couple, which is funny. Christopher McDonald getting an expanded presence was also a great idea, and I like how utterly untrustworthy he is; it gives that whole plotline a lot of tension. But the best of all has got to be William Forsythe. I hope that character ends up sticking around into next season. Tremendous presence in every scene.

 

It's not quite Breaking Bad, but it's a real treat, and though I'll continue to watch Walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy, this is the one I'm most excited for week to week.

post #112 of 400

This past episode was a nice refresher of what a total fuck-up Van Alden is. If there ever was a character deserving of descending into failure, it's him. Conversely, the show has done such a good job of showing Jimmy as a truly deep character, it wasn't until this season when they gave Nucky some real personality that I began rooting for him.

post #113 of 400

This is about neck-and-neck with Sons for me, but the two are so wildly different in tone, setting and pace that there's not much ground to compare them on, other than that they both deal with crime.

post #114 of 400
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I ultimately ended up being part of a really awesome panel at the festival I'm running around at, but I just missed the opportunity to see the next episode projected in a theater : (

post #115 of 400

This is arguably the best-looking show on TV right now, and that's including stuff like Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and Mad Men. I'm not sure why, but there's a pedigree (or gravitas) onscreen that isn't in those other, previously-mentioned shows of similar quality. I find it tough to say it's my favorite (and it might be if TV wasn't so damn impressive these days), but regardless it is required viewing.

post #116 of 400
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This is arguably the best-looking show on TV right now, and that's including stuff like Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and Mad Men. I'm not sure why, but there's a pedigree (or gravitas) onscreen that isn't in those other, previously-mentioned shows of similar quality. I find it tough to say it's my favorite (and it might be if TV wasn't so damn impressive these days), but regardless it is required viewing.



+1

 

it's the attention to detail that can really make or break a show like this....

hell, I'd love to know how much is spent on the clothing budget alone not to mention the cars and set decoration

post #117 of 400

I will go out and say it. If you made me choose between this and any other running show (except for GOT), Empire would come out on top. Everytime.

 

 

post #118 of 400

Personally, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones are the competitors for the best thing going.  Boardwalk and Sons are half a tick lower, with everything else lagging way behind.

post #119 of 400

You people clearly have not been watching HOMELAND.

post #120 of 400

I'd agree Schwartz, but Breaking bad and Game of Thrones are most pointedly not airing right now. Take those out of it, and it's all Boardwalk for me. 

 

I'll get around to Homeland someday. I guess. I was never big on 24, and I here it's just a more adult version of that. I'm sure it's great, just not really my cup of tea. Which is important, as American Horror Story is objectively terrible, but it is my cup of tea. So it gets the go ahead.

post #121 of 400
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You people clearly have not been watching HOMELAND.


Homeland is great but a bit early in its run. It could very easily come crashing down.

 

And when I say Boardwalk Empire is my favorite, I'm including Breaking Bad. It could be my predilection towards the period. It could be that I love crime epics. It could be that I like how they seem to intentionally shy away from relying too much on moneyshots and AHA! moments. 

 

 

post #122 of 400

I'm enjoying Homeland quite a bit but it does trade on Islamaphobia a bit much for it's shocks.   For instance, a white guy who is secretly a Muslim is treated like someone worshiping the Devil.  As for best show on TV, it's for my money Breaking Bad.   Me and the wife marathoned it some weeks ago and it's crazy how good it is.

 

As for Boardwalk Empire, it's a very handsome drama but it sits just below show like Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, The Wire, etc. in the premium TV department.

post #123 of 400

Them fingers falling off into the pisser was hecka gross.

post #124 of 400

 Gillian Darmody might be the coldest motherfucker on the entire show.  

 

Are we done with Lucy?  

 

 

post #125 of 400

I have literally no idea why the one Irish guy killed the other Irish guy. And I don't think I care. Ditto Peggy Rowan's sibling issues. More Jack Huston, pronto. That was his Emmy episode the other week.

post #126 of 400

Agreed. Huston is on fire in this show. Think I might start talking like Richard.

post #127 of 400

I don't think Lucy's done causing headaches for Nucky.  Having her off in the Van Alden show wasn't a good use of her, but Nucky immediately reciting the last time they did it when he saw the baby almost made up for it all.

 

And yeah, the Irish accents were killing me in this episode, and the scenes weren't terribly compelling to begin with.  Still, the material with the two leads has been consistently strong, and a little bit of Richard (or Chalky or Rothstein or Manny) goes a long way, so I'm still digging it over all. 

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Agreed. Huston is on fire in this show. Think I might start talking like Richard.



My favorite revelation of that episode was that Richard doesn't always talk like Richard. The way he called to the dog exposed his halted speech as a kind of crippling shyness. And when he's in badass mode, he's got nothing to say at all.

post #129 of 400

Aw man, he's a douchey Twilight actor!

 

post #130 of 400

You just broke my heart.

post #131 of 400
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Them fingers falling off into the pisser was hecka gross.



That got me.

post #132 of 400

The weakest episode of the season. Margaret's family troubles leave me completely cold.

 

As for why Owen killed that other Irish dude, it was indeed explained. Even with my mind struggling to decipher the accents. Owen was IRA, the other guy was Black and Tan (the loyalist militia).  He killed someone close to him, Owen found him in America and killed him.

post #133 of 400

I thought the Brooklyn street set looked amazing. The attention to detail on this show is something I often take for granted.

post #134 of 400
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Anyone want to take a bet that Jimmy's getting offed either this season or the next one?

 

I don't want to spoil anyone with how things turn out for the real people, but the way the battle lines are drawn there are precious few choices for the inevitable casualties. Unless they decide to go the Inglourious Basterds route, that is.


His journey is the heart of the show.  Nucky's the main character but he's like a force of nature whereas Jimmy has a very pronounced arc.  I really hope they don't kill Jimmy or Richard or Capone (my faves).  (ETA: obviously they won't kill Capone.) 

post #135 of 400
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My favorite revelation of that episode was that Richard doesn't always talk like Richard. The way he called to the dog exposed his halted speech as a kind of crippling shyness. And when he's in badass mode, he's got nothing to say at all.


I did love his stealth 'You've gotta be fucking kidding me' in the other episode after Luciano and Lansky reveal that they're guarding the shipment.

 

post #136 of 400
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I thought the Brooklyn street set looked amazing. The attention to detail on this show is something I often take for granted.


It seriously looked like something out of The Godfather. Really tremendous work.

 



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His journey is the heart of the show.  Nucky's the main character but he's like a force of nature whereas Jimmy has a very pronounced arc.  I really hope they don't kill Jimmy or Richard or Capone (my faves).  (ETA: obviously they won't kill Capone.) 


There are other reasons for my opinion in addition to my pretty valid (I think) show based ones. Rumor has it that Pitt has been a titanic douchebag on this show, leading to his agency dropping him. And the show was lucky to have two other characters breakout, that could carry the same type of plot in Harrow and Capone. 

 

 

post #137 of 400

So relieved that the Van Alden Theater of the Grotesque is finally relevant to the rest of the show. I was half expecting Lucy to proudly show off the Eraserhead baby.

 

I guess I'm alone in enjoying learning more about Margaret, filling out her character through a clearer look at her past. After watching her put up with Nucky's joyless grunting on top of her last week, I can hardly blame her for pulling Slater into the sack. That they were banging while Nuck's getting shot was a mite too writerly for me, but I look forward to the emotional fallout.

 

I have to admit, with very few exceptions I've never been very impressed with Michael Pitt as an actor, even last season. One of those guys whose success has kind of baffled me. This year, though, he's bringing it. Sold.

 

ETA: Also, I thought it was great the showrunners got that time machine working just to cast a young Shirley MacLaine as the assistant U.S. attorney.

 

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post #138 of 400

Yeah, not a particularly great episode. I love a good murder-in-a-grimy-bathroom as much as the next guy but the set up was a bit lost on me. I guess we're supposed to think Slater will be more prominent on the show.

post #139 of 400
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There are other reasons for my opinion in addition to my pretty valid (I think) show based ones. Rumor has it that Pitt has been a titanic douchebag on this show, leading to his agency dropping him. And the show was lucky to have two other characters breakout, that could carry the same type of plot in Harrow and Capone. 

 


That would break my heart.  I love Jimmy and think Michael Pitt is phenomenal in the part.  His youth and intensity are in such striking contrast to Buscemi's Nucky, there are like lightning strikes when they're together.  Harrow and Capone are marvelous though, and I could watch a whole spin-off series about Chalky White. 

 

post #140 of 400

As great as Buscemi and Pitt are in the roles, part of me wishes they could just go fully Inglorious with it, end the season in a bloodbath and have next year start with Forsythe and Richard as the new leads.

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This is about neck-and-neck with Sons for me



Same here.

 

post #142 of 400

"The pups have grown fangs, gentlemen."  

 

Terrific episode for the most part.  I'm torn on the new "Angela's-got-a-new-girlfriend" story.  On one hand, Angela is the dreariest character on this show by a longshot, but on the other hand:  two cute girls kissing!  

 

Great episode for Buscemi.  I don't think I've ever seen Buscemi cry onscreen before.  A first.  

post #143 of 400

That meeting with Torio and Rothstein was just gorgeously shot. 

 

Jimmy is in for a harsh head check very soon.  Sure, you can throw Mickey around with impunity, but he's anointing himself king of AC after completing how many successful liquor shipments?  1? 0?  And you can get as pissy as you want about it, kid, but when you take $5k of a gangster's money and don't provide the goods, you're damn sure going to be hearing about it.

post #144 of 400

All I could think at the end of the episode was "You woke a sleeping giant".  I can't see too many from "Team Jimmy" surviving this season.

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All I could think at the end of the episode was "You woke a sleeping giant".  I can't see too many from "Team Jimmy" surviving this season.


I'm torn, because I want to see Jimmy get the beatdown he deserves, but I don't want him to drag Harrow down with him.  

post #146 of 400

My favorite scene had to be Jimmy talking shit to Manny and then throwing Mickey off the balcony threw the table. I can't stand either of them.

 

Why does everyone seem to be against Jimmy so much? By that I mean the fans of the show? It's his psycho mother who is making him do all of this.

 

 

post #147 of 400
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That's the kind of quiet episode I love. Just beautiful. A dozen scenes I could easily call my favorite.

post #148 of 400

When an episode has Winter as writer and Van Patten directing, you know it's going to be one of the big ones.

 

Jimmy is not long for Atlantic City, or this world. With Nucky meeting with the IRA, Chalky starting up trouble and the not so randomly mentioned three thousand Thompson guns laying around in the Armory, you know shit is about to get really serious, really fast.

post #149 of 400

I'm thinking Nucky is going to hook up McGarigal and the Cause with the 3000 surplus Thompsons in exchange for them blocking whiskey leaving the British Isles.  Let Jimmy's cabal control the east coast if they want, if nothing's crossing the Atlantic, they're fucked.  Especially with a general strike by Chalky's people.

post #150 of 400

Jesus, this most recent episode was fucking phenomenal.

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