Boardwalk Empire

[llipgh2]

The IRS agent -

[Letang Is The Truth]

I was expecting AEA

[the wicked child]

Uh...... WTF was up with the ending?!

[llipgh2]

Uh...... WTF was up with the ending?!

The IRS agent is a pervert...creepy...

[canaan]

I was expecting AEA

haha...i was as well... but the corporal mortification was a nice fall back.

nice touch with the suitcase strap as his makeshift silice.

[tifosi77]

And everyone was complaining about how boring Jimmy was......

Spoiler:

"I think you'll agree that Greek Town belongs to us now."

[the wicked child]

And everyone was complaining about how boring Jimmy was......

Spoiler:

"I think you'll agree that Greek Town belongs to us now."

He's becoming more interesting while the rest of the show is kinda stagnating though... which is unfortunate. Needs to pick up the pace ASAP.

[shmenguin]

And everyone was complaining about how boring Jimmy was......

Spoiler:

"I think you'll agree that Greek Town belongs to us now."

jimmy went from a 1.5/10 to a solid 2. i guess that's something? the dude with the mask though...interesting.

[Kraftster]

I have consistently really liked Jimmy's character.

I have almost decided that the show is too slow, though. It would have been better as a miniseries, I think. So many things that are shown for like 45 seconds then no mention for two or three weeks. I bet we won't see Jimmy's wife for two weeks now

Spoiler:

after her girl on girl scene this week.

. We didn't hear anything about

Spoiler:

those guys that mugged Nucky's guy on the board walk

for three weeks and now it gets brought up last week at the card table. Just not enough pace.

[canaan]

i want a spinoff entitled "doyle" where it would be him in a mst3k-type situation and all he would do is snicker. id enjoy it.

[tifosi77]

I'm actually fine with the pacing as is. It makes for a more satisfying dramatic payoff of the story when the Big Reveal finally happens.

It would have been standard fare to have Jimmy be a badarse gangster from the first week, and they certainly alluded to that with the hijacking scene. But since it took 6 or 7 episodes to really build him up, when he finally started walking the walk I think it has been much more rewarding. And, frankly, much more plausible. I think it shows confidence in the material that the people telling the stories are willing to spend a bit of time with them before rushing them into something. (altho they have done that with one story line, and that irks me....)

One thing this series does that I don't think any mob/gangster story has done since The Godfather is make genuinely sympathetic characters out of villains. Shoot, they even managed to make Al Capone a sympathetic figure two episodes ago. Alphonse freakin' Capone. I don't think Scorsese has ever really managed to do it, and what I saw of The Sopranos didn't do it either. But it's a real trick to take murders and turn them into people the audience truly empathizes with and hopes for their success. When Al finally ascends to the top of the Chicago heap, I think I might almost cheer.

I like the character of the man in the mask - Richard Harrow. (not too subtle, that naming convention) He's possibly the most interesting character they've shown so far, and he has only had like five minutes of screen time. He and Chalky would make a fun pair.

And regarding Jimmy's girlfriend/fiancee/baby mama..... my wife nailed it right on the head when she guessed four or five episodes ago where that particular storyline was headed. Well done to Mrs Tif.

[Trip McNeely]

I'm excited to see how Rothstein and Meyer Lansky fit in during the next episodes

[meecrofilm]

I'm actually fine with the pacing as is. It makes for a more satisfying dramatic payoff of the story when the Big Reveal finally happens.

I agree with this. I guess some people were expected a lot of fast-paced yelling and violence every episode?

[llipgh2]

The pacing of the show is very similar to "The Sopranos".

Which is no surprise considering this show was developed by the lead writer for "The Sopranos".

[shmenguin]

the difference being that tony soprano was a compelling character played by an appropriate actor...while nucky thompson is a weak character played by the completely wrong actor.

the main characters aren't very good, so the show isn't very good. luckily, the setting is interesting and the secondary characters are strong, so i'll watch it until the end of the season.

[llipgh2]

the difference being that tony soprano was a compelling character played by an appropriate actor...while nucky thompson is a weak character played by the completely wrong actor.

the main characters aren't very good, so the show isn't very good. luckily, the setting is interesting and the secondary characters are strong, so i'll watch it until the end of the season.

I disagree. Steve Buscemi is very nuanced in his performance as Nucky. He is very understated in his acting.

[Draftnik]

I like the show a lot. Its kind of a cross between the Sopranos and Carnivale IMO. Sopranos for the crime/violence aspect, Carnivale for the period angle, slow pacing, and general freakishness of the characters.

[tifosi77]

Okay, I have to admit that the last episode got me with a nice piece of misdirection....

Spoiler:

They set it up well to imply that Van Alden was going to send his wife off to New York to see the baby doctor by plundering the hoarded money Jimmy had been sending home. Totally tricked me when Van Alden sent the loot on to Jimmy's girl.

The law enforcement guy remains the most wack-a-doodle character in the show.

[canaan]

I look forward to this show every week because i love the casting choices (shooter mcgavin ftw) and the pacing is excellent. it does, however, need more 1/2 face, doyle, and chalky.

[the wicked child]

Mos def needs more chalky.

[Kraftster]

I think upon reflection at the end of the season, the pacing on the whole will end up being just fine. I'm liking the show more and more (of course I've done this flip flop before).

[shmenguin]

people actually liked this week's? i thought the convention stuff with nucky was insufferable.

[Kraftster]

people actually liked this week's? i thought the convention stuff with nucky was insufferable.

I liked it more for how the stage is now set. Really looking forward to the final few weeks. How many are left? Seems like it should be winding up but previews look like 3-4 anyway.

[canaan]

Nucky came off as having some political clout after this episode. In the end, I think Nucky's gonna have the same problem that Tony Soprano had (big fish, little pond) when it comes to the big wigs, but it seems, for now, that some of the heavy hitters in the Rep Convention were really vying for Nucky's vote. This will probably top out as the most important Nucky will be in terms of the political structure, but for one day, he had his moment in the sun.

[llipgh2]

Okay, I have to admit that the last episode got me with a nice piece of misdirection....

Spoiler:

They set it up well to imply that Van Alden was going to send his wife off to New York to see the baby doctor by plundering the hoarded money Jimmy had been sending home. Totally tricked me when Van Alden sent the loot on to Jimmy's girl.

The law enforcement guy remains the most wack-a-doodle character in the show.

Spoiler:

Van Alden's actions didn't surprise me. I knew he would get into the money, but to send it to Jimmy's g/f (or get rid of it somehow). He probably saw it as a test of faith, and he passed by NOT sending the money to his wife.

That, and he's just a dispicable human being.

I, like everyone else, feels there needs to be more Chalky.