Boardwalk Empire - Season 2 Discussion Thread

[WaTaGuMp]

Season Finale is on!

More like it.

FUCKING ROCKED

 

[BoomerD]

Interesting show tonight.

Spoiler

Jimmy got what he deserved. No doubt about that.

I think Nucky is going to be a bit displeased with his new wife when he finds out she transferred that land to the church...

I wonder if Jimmy's friend with the metal face, Richard, is going to try for some vengance.

 

[preslove]

Are they doing a 3rd season? This felt like a series finale, too.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Are they doing a 3rd season? This felt like a series finale, too.

I would guess there is about a 100% chance of a 3rd.

 

[Squisher]

Wow, he was such a big part of the show.

 

[Cruisin1]

Wow, he was such a big part of the show.

Yeah crazy He was definately one of my favorite characters... like game of thrones HBO surprises us and kills of the charater we love most

 

[Gooberlx2]

Yeah, wow. Great season.

 

[Printer Bandit]

will al capone get a bigger part?

 

[BoomerD]

will al capone get a bigger part?

You mean like in real life?

 

[thegimp03]

I got the last couple weeks' episodes on my DVR so I have to catch up tonight. MW3 is taking up too much time.

 

[Fausto]

Spoiler

So now Jimmy's son is left with the entire estate and creepy-ass Gretchen Mol to look after him? Poor kid.

 

[Wordplay]

will al capone get a bigger part?

EW.com interview

So can we expect to see Al Capone come into his own as a formidable force next season?
As time goes on. The plan is now is we would come back in season 3 a little further into the future and start to really track Al Capone’s rise and — God willing — through the course of the series. By 1925, Capone was the guy everybody recognizes — the guy in the white fedora who’s firmly in charge of Chicago. Hopefully we’ll be on the air long enough to see that guy. Certainly in [season 3] we’ll start to see Capone on pretty much equal footing as Johnny Torrio in terms of who’s running the town.
You mentioned jumping forward in time for season 3. How long will that be? [Note: Season 2 was set in 1921]
We’re thinking about 16 months and starting the [third] season around the beginning of 1923, then maybe run through the end of 1923. It was an exciting year. All the people who stockpiled liquor started to run out, so competition between bootleggers became really fierce.

 

[EvilYoda]

Some parts felt a little rushed to me but these last few episodes were really exciting. I thought a few of the middle-season eps were weak but thankfully they picked things up.

Can't wait to see what they choose to do with season 3.

(Now, while we're talking about HBO...anybody watched "How To Make It In America"? I have a few of the episodes, wondering if it's worth watching.)

 

[preslove]

It'll be interesting to see how the last bit with Margaret turns out. It didn't seem all that believable to me, honestly.

 

[JSt0rm]

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I think Richard (the ex-soldier) will take revenge on everyone for what happened here. He is incredibly loyal he doesnt care if he lives or dies and the only 2 characters in the show that treated him as a human being have been killed. He will get revenge. Remember when Angela painted Richard? Remember when Richard told Darmady that he had a good life? I foresee this character giving everyone what they want. i.e revenge on the butcher for his coldness and possibly revenge on nucky. I cant see nucky lasting forever. Live by the sword die by the sword.

At any rate Micheal Pitt really had a wonderful performance and I would say one of the best scenes like that you can find on television. He deserves a emmy for sure and I hope this will help him have a strong career.

 

[DaTT]

I couldn't believe a few episodes ago when

Spoiler

Jimmy fucked his mom

. So Taboo.

Also,

Spoiler

I can't believe he was killed off

 

[lxskllr]

Jimmy got what he deserved. No doubt about that.

I don't completely agree. Jimmy was weak, and allowed his wishes to be overridden by others. That's not an excuse, but /some/ latitude should be given. He needed to grow up more for the position he was in.

 

[Arkaign]

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I think Richard (the ex-soldier) will take revenge on everyone for what happened here. He is incredibly loyal he doesnt care if he lives or dies and the only 2 characters in the show that treated him as a human being have been killed. He will get revenge. Remember when Angela painted Richard? Remember when Richard told Darmady that he had a good life? I foresee this character giving everyone what they want. i.e revenge on the butcher for his coldness and possibly revenge on nucky. I cant see nucky lasting forever. Live by the sword die by the sword.

At any rate Micheal Pitt really had a wonderful performance and I would say one of the best scenes like that you can find on television. He deserves a emmy for sure and I hope this will help him have a strong career.

Regarding Nucky :

Spoiler

The real Nucky survived prohibition, ironically the end of prohibition signaled the end of his influence, as without the need for bootleggers, his fortunes dwindled. He eventually went to Prison in either the late 30s or early 40s for tax evasion, so he had that similarity to Capone. In any case, he was decidedly less violent than the other notable prohibition figures, he'd much rather bribe someone than hurt them.

I will bet you're right about the Butcher meeting his end, but I doubt very much if Nucky will ever leave the show. There are a lot of other stories to tell, but if you're going to be centered on the Boardwalk in AC, then Nucky is it for the prohibition era.

 

[BoomerD]

Regarding Nucky :

Spoiler

The real Nucky survived prohibition, ironically the end of prohibition signaled the end of his influence, as without the need for bootleggers, his fortunes dwindled. He eventually went to Prison in either the late 30s or early 40s for tax evasion, so he had that similarity to Capone. In any case, he was decidedly less violent than the other notable prohibition figures, he'd much rather bribe someone than hurt them.

I will bet you're right about the Butcher meeting his end, but I doubt very much if Nucky will ever leave the show. There are a lot of other stories to tell, but if you're going to be centered on the Boardwalk in AC, then Nucky is it for the prohibition era.

Yep, the real Nucky Johnson (Thompson) died in 1968...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoch_L._Johnson

 

[Clemenza]

Spoiler

While logically, I know that there is no other way for the rift between Jimmy and Nuck to end, I hated seeing it. To me Michael Pitt's Jimmy is a much better character than Nuck. I actually found mysely liking him much more than Nucky. It will be interesting to see what happens with Richard.

 

[Wordplay]

Spoiler

While logically, I know that there is no other way for the rift between Jimmy and Nuck to end, I hated seeing it. To me Michael Pitt's Jimmy is a much better character than Nuck. I actually found mysely liking him much more than Nucky. It will be interesting to see what happens with Richard.

What I liked about the Jimmy character is that there was a real sense of torment about the character. He wanted to be loyal but wanted to rule as well. There were multiple was they could go with this type of character.

With Nucky we now know what to expect from this character. AC is his town and he will take out whoever is in his way to keep control of it. Kind of makes him a little bit one dimensional IMO.

 

[Arkaign]

What I liked about the Jimmy character is that there was a real sense of torment about the character. He wanted to be loyal but wanted to rule as well. There were multiple was they could go with this type of character.

With Nucky we now know what to expect from this character. AC is his town and he will take out whoever is in his way to keep control of it. Kind of makes him a little bit one dimensional IMO.

Yeah I'm torn on the whole thing. I think it would have been much more interesting to see a new uneasy truce between them, and for them to work against mutual outside interests together, something of that nature. The real Nucky, and the Nucky of the first season seemed a lot more complex and crafty.

 

[fustercluck]

Spoiler

I'm confused why Eli was there at the end. Seemed like the obvious thing for Nucky to do would be to kill both Jimmy and Eli. And then to give Eli a shotgun? Also seems like a bad choice

 

[JSt0rm]

Spoiler

I'm confused why Eli was there at the end. Seemed like the obvious thing for Nucky to do would be to kill both Jimmy and Eli. And then to give Eli a shotgun? Also seems like a bad choice

Spoiler

He needs Eli to go to jail for 2 years for him. I exchange Eli's family will be taken care of. He probably believed darmady that it was eli's idea to kill him but has a better use for his brother then just a lead bullet.

 

[amdhunter]

Some parts felt a little rushed to me but these last few episodes were really exciting. I thought a few of the middle-season eps were weak but thankfully they picked things up.

Can't wait to see what they choose to do with season 3.

(Now, while we're talking about HBO...anybody watched "How To Make It In America"? I have a few of the episodes, wondering if it's worth watching.)

I fucking love it. It's perfect seeing all the places I've seen in NYC, and even better, there was one scene that took place in my friends father's club. We didn't even know what the hell until we saw the club on TV. We were all like WTF!