Boardwalk Empire

[flannj]

Pretty ballsy to go for the blatant Taxi Driver callback in the Bugsy/Gyp scene. That sequence and the Rothstein/Nucky conversation redeemed what I thought was an otherwise meh episode.

Too much dong.

THI

I watched the last three eps back to back last night. Enjoyed the hell out of all of it. I'm not all that into Nucky's girlfriend though. I'd rather smash Margaret. Hope Owen gets another opportunity to duke that out. He seems bored with Katie, who is fucking banging.

She sure enjoys Mr. Poofles.

[Quality Start Machine]

Pretty ballsy to go for the blatant Taxi Driver callback in the Bugsy/Gyp scene. That sequence and the Rothstein/Nucky conversation redeemed what I thought was an otherwise meh episode.

Too much dong.

THI

I watched the last three eps back to back last night. Enjoyed the hell out of all of it. I'm not all that into Nucky's girlfriend though. I'd rather smash Margaret. Hope Owen gets another opportunity to duke that out. He seems bored with Katie, who is fucking banging.

Wish granted.

[Internet Apex]

Pretty ballsy to go for the blatant Taxi Driver callback in the Bugsy/Gyp scene. That sequence and the Rothstein/Nucky conversation redeemed what I thought was an otherwise meh episode.

Too much dong.

THI

I watched the last three eps back to back last night. Enjoyed the hell out of all of it. I'm not all that into Nucky's girlfriend though. I'd rather smash Margaret. Hope Owen gets another opportunity to duke that out. He seems bored with Katie, who is fucking banging.

Wish granted.

That was an amazing show. I hope Richard at least gets to hold hands with that old vet's daughter.

[Internet Apex]

This season hasn't been nearly as good as the first two. There are some good storylines and there are some that I could give a rat's ass about. And Rossetti's just too cartoonish and weird to get all worked up about. When the antagonist was Jimmy and his ma, I felt conflicted. I wanted the two to reconcile and at the end, when Nucky offed Jimmy, I was shocked and even saddened. With Rossetti? Just shoot the douche in his face already.

I like the show, but I think this season is weaker than the first two by far.

[R-V]

"Would you pay a dime to see this?"

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with Apex on the internet. I think I've enjoyed this season more than the first two, especially if they can stick the landing. I understand the complaints that Gyp is a Joe Pesci caricature, but I think this show needed someone like that. It's been amazingly staged and shot all along but I think adding a little more FIRE AND PASSION has been a good thing.

[CBStew]

"Would you pay a dime to see this?"

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with Apex on the internet. I think I've enjoyed this season more than the first two, especially if they can stick the landing. I understand the complaints that Gyp is a Joe Pesci caricature, but I think this show needed someone like that. It's been amazingly staged and shot all along but I think adding a little more FIRE AND PASSION has been a good thing.

His unpredictable and totally irrational violence is a major part of this program.  Try to picture what this season would have been without him. 

[Quality Start Machine]

"Would you pay a dime to see this?"

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with Apex on the internet. I think I've enjoyed this season more than the first two, especially if they can stick the landing. I understand the complaints that Gyp is a Joe Pesci caricature, but I think this show needed someone like that. It's been amazingly staged and shot all along but I think adding a little more FIRE AND PASSION has been a good thing.

His unpredictable and totally irrational violence is a major part of this program.  Try to picture what this season would have been without him. 

For starters, I wouldn't have had the awkwardness of sitting next to my mother-in-law when his schlong came on screen.

[CBStew]

"Would you pay a dime to see this?"

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with Apex on the internet. I think I've enjoyed this season more than the first two, especially if they can stick the landing. I understand the complaints that Gyp is a Joe Pesci caricature, but I think this show needed someone like that. It's been amazingly staged and shot all along but I think adding a little more FIRE AND PASSION has been a good thing.

His unpredictable and totally irrational violence is a major part of this program.  Try to picture what this season would have been without him. 

For starters, I wouldn't have had the awkwardness of sitting next to my mother-in-law when his schlong came on screen.

I am sorry that she missed my almost performance in "Hair".

[Internet Apex]

A fate better than St. Louis, I guess.

[CBStew]

As good as the last episode was, from the preview next week's finale looks to be one memorable event.

[flannj]

As good as the last episode was, from the preview next week's finale looks to be one memorable event.

There are not enough episodes of this show.

[Internet Apex]

As good as the last episode was, from the preview next week's finale looks to be one memorable event.

There are not enough episodes of this show.

Eh, I'm all set.

[R-V]

Great finale. The first scene (shot from behind the poor saps who surrendered and then got lit up by Capone and his goons) was amazing. Did anyone keep count of how many goons Richard took out at the hoo-a-house?

[flannj]

Gyp told Joe Masseria that he had 9 of his own men.
With one escaping by hiding in a closet (Tonino).
There were two others on the beach with Gyp after the firefight.
Sure seamed like Richard took care of more than that.


Also, any and all phone conversations between Mickey Doyle and Arnold Rothstein are gold.

[Internet Apex]

Gyp told Joe Masseria that he had 9 of his own men.
With one escaping by hiding in a closet (Tonino).
There were two others on the beach with Gyp after the firefight.
Sure seamed like Richard took care of more than that.


Also, any and all phone conversations between Mikey Doyle and Arnold Rothstein are gold.

A very good episode. I still wish they had wrapped up the Rossetti plot in about four episodes and moved on to more interesting material. With all of the fascinating real-life characters they've fleshed out, they have endless options for storylines more captivating than the cartoonish Rossetti. Al Capone and Chalky were amazing on screen together for starters. Every scene involving Rothstein etc. is fucking amazing. I have hope that the next season will eclipse this one based upon the direction things seemed headed as this one closed out.