Boardwalk Empire

[Spur|n|Austin]

I'll watch Sunday nights premiere tonight - let's see if this season keeps me a little more entertained than last.

[ChumpDumper]

Yeah, the show got Rome'd but it's probably more justified in this case. The other historical mobsters and even totally made up characters like Chalky were more interesting that Nucky.

Skipping over the things like the 29 Atlantic City conference and Rothstien's getting offed in favor of emo Whitma-- er Nucky Thompson flashbacks is stupid. This season is going to become the Lucky Luciano season whether they like it or not. Looks like Vincent Piazza put on a little weight, and whatever hair and makeup did really went a long way to show the character's evolution.

In the end, this is going to be remembered as a well-made mess that didn't trust its original premise to be engaging enough to stick with. Over the course of five seasons, they proved themselves right.

[DesignatedT]

I'm still watchin. Need to refresh though. I thought last season was good IIRC.

[leemajors]

I really like the Nucky flashbacks, but they should've been there way sooner.

[ChumpDumper]

I really like the Nucky flashbacks, but they should've been there way sooner.

Yeah, seems like a time killer in the final season.

They just blew through the entire rise of Capone in one 60 second newsreel, including about one second devoted to the Valentine's Day massacre. They're dealing with the fallout of Rothstein's offscreen death. Bugsy Siegal has had zero character development. Ness just shows up out of nowhere. It's a mess.

Now they are locked into playing out the Capone/Ness story and Lucky's killing everyone off in the next couple of episodes, then tie up whatever the Gillian, Chalky, Narcisse and Willie are doing, then I presume end prohibition and Nucky's storyline. It's going to feel just as rushed as Rome with all the lil' Nucky flashbacks crammed in there.

[mrsmaalox]

Yup, I love it when Nucky gets pissed off enough to make death threats!!! It's been such a weird, loose season that I kinda hate to get too excited over it though. Damn I hope Van Alden kills his wife before he dies. I'd love to see he and Eli make some BIG contributions that benefit Nucky before they get whacked. And Gillian, enough already---where can this possibly go in a couple of episodes? She's going to expose a sadisitic doctor, so what? Don't waste our time. The flashbacks are weird because we know they will end with Nucky fetching Gillian for the Commodore. But we already know that story so what else could it be? Maybe Nucky and Gillian had something too, maybe he's really Jimmy Darmody's father! Oh and that's what drove Nucky's wife Mabel to the consumption! And the teeth on that kid playing young Nucky, is that a joke? Oh, also Chalky and Narcisse will just kill each other, nothing to see there. Shrewd Margaret is going to survive everything a very rich widow.

[ChumpDumper]

Man they are really trying to punch up Nucky's storyline trying to tie it in with others.

"Lucky wants to kill Nucky!"

"Nucky just happened to be at the Masseria hit!"

"Nucky vows revenge!"

"Novelty teeth!"

Huh?

This is going to be damned anticlimactic if they go back to actual history.

[Strange Love]

Yup, I love it when Nucky gets pissed off enough to make death threats!!! It's been such a weird, loose season that I kinda hate to get too excited over it though. Damn I hope Van Alden kills his wife before he dies. I'd love to see he and Eli make some BIG contributions that benefit Nucky before they get whacked. And Gillian, enough already---where can this possibly go in a couple of episodes? She's going to expose a sadisitic doctor, so what? Don't waste our time. The flashbacks are weird because we know they will end with Nucky fetching Gillian for the Commodore. But we already know that story so what else could it be? Maybe Nucky and Gillian had something too, maybe he's really Jimmy Darmody's father! Oh and that's what drove Nucky's wife Mabel to the consumption! And the teeth on that kid playing young Nucky, is that a joke? Oh, also Chalky and Narcisse will just kill each other, nothing to see there. Shrewd Margaret is going to survive everything a very rich widow.

Can you spoil it some more, please? Jesus.

[mrsmaalox]

Can you spoil it some more, please? Jesus.

Spoil what? I haven't spoiled anything, all I did was relay how I think some of the issues will/should play out. You can come up with your own too.

[DesignatedT]

I am enjoying the flashbacks as well. Also love the increase in Capone time. The Capone/Eli/Van Alden story line is great.

[Reck]

This show sucks this season. It's all over the place.

[leemajors]

Gonna check it later tonight.

[Reck]

Gonna check it later tonight.

Sure glad I didn't just spoiled some big happenings on the latest ep.

[leemajors]

Sure glad I didn't just spoiled some big happenings on the latest ep.

I'm not one to complain about spoilers I know what I'm getting into here, but thanks. It's either done well or it's not

[mrsmaalox]

Well?! Someone say something about the episode.

I have opinions to share but I don't want to "spoil" anything

[leemajors]

Well?! Someone say something about the episode.

I have opinions to share but I don't want to "spoil" anything

how about blech, that's how it ends for both of them? really?

[lefty]

Kove BE, but stopping watching early in season 2

I dont have the time lol

[mrsmaalox]

how about blech, that's how it ends for both of them? really?

Exactly. Both deserved better, at least to take out a major player with them. Such strong characters in the beginning, a total waste. Glad Jimmy Darmody got taken out when he did or he'd have just faded into obscurity too.

[leemajors]

I never understood how little they used Michael K Williams in general.

[ChumpDumper]

I don't think I was supposed to be laughing throughout the episode, but there it is. I almost wish the s had killed Nucky too so they could have just ended the series right there.

[Reck]

Kove BE, but stopping watching early in season 2

I dont have the time lol

Too busy blowing up and plotting your next target?

[ChumpDumper]

Um, so that's over.

[mrsmaalox]

As weird as this last season has been, I think the finale was okay. Capone scenes were the best.

[Malik Hairston]

That was the worst season I've ever watched among my favorite shows of all-time, tbh..not just final seasons, but seasons altogether..

Absolutely horrendous season, I can't believe how much they rushed everything, absolutely no development whatsoever, too..I guess they just wanted to get it over with, it's a shame..

Overall, Boardwalk was still a good show and worth watching for those that haven't seen it, but it didn't live up to it's potential, all things considered..that's probably always the case when the peripheral characters are more interesting than the primary, though..