HBO: Boardwalk Empire

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue September 09, 2014 5:34 pm

Anyone else notice the nods to The Godfather in the premier? Lucky going to the can before the assassination. I expected him to get a gun from behind the can. And Nucky in Cuba commenting that the rebels might someday win, ala Michael Corleone in the Godfather 2?

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Wed September 17, 2014 5:09 am

For some reason I thought Capone had died last season. Glad I was wrong. Ticking time bomb that one.

lowlight79 · Post by **lowlight79** » Wed September 17, 2014 12:35 pm

Episode 2 of season 5 was very good.

kreng · Post by **kreng** » Wed September 17, 2014 5:18 pm

Stickman wrote:For some reason I thought Capone had died last season. Glad I was wrong. Ticking time bomb that one.

Capone did die last season, just not Al

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Wed September 17, 2014 5:34 pm

lowlight79 wrote:Episode 2 of season 5 was very good.

The Capone headquarters scene was fantastic. So many moving parts.

numbers · Post by **numbers** » Thu September 18, 2014 2:04 am

I'm so excited that Joe Kennedy is a character on this now.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon September 22, 2014 5:46 pm

I'm enjoying it still, but this season does some like a step down in quality.

A lot of the writing seems contrived, from the older characters coming back (think Gillian and Narcisse) to the whole Kennedy thing. A lot of it seems like winks at history or winks to the shows past just for the sake of it.

Revelator · Post by **Revelator** » Tue September 23, 2014 12:09 pm

This is my favorite show on TV right now (granted I don't watch much to begin with), but have to say I'm not digging what seems like a HUGE gap in the narratives since they've jumped 8 years into the future. I knew this going in, sure, but it just kind of feels like the show is trying to come to a screeching halt rather than tie-up loose ends naturally, if that makes any sense. I'm still really enjoying it though, just wish they could have at least cranked out 2 more years (seasons 5 and 6--full seasons too, not this 8-episode bullshit).

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Thu September 25, 2014 10:53 pm

For example: when Kennedy orders a tonic and nucky had to clarify what he meant.

spike · Post by **spike** » Thu September 25, 2014 11:17 pm

the guy playing joe kennedy is doing a great kevin costner impression, with his accent only sometimes.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Fri September 26, 2014 12:18 am

anyone know who Nellie Bly is?

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri September 26, 2014 12:20 am

Liz Cochrane, early 20th century investigative journalist.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Fri September 26, 2014 12:50 am

so why would she mail 'Nucky?

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri September 26, 2014 12:54 am

Well she died in 1922 so...

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri September 26, 2014 12:55 am

But, she's famous for faking insanity and doing an undercover expose of conditions in mental institutions. So it fits with the Gillian storyline.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Fri September 26, 2014 6:02 am

of course, Gillian, with the paper and the dyke Warden. Almost forgot.

numbers · Post by **numbers** » Fri September 26, 2014 4:18 pm

So, Joe Kennedy was kind of a dick.

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Fri September 26, 2014 5:40 pm

numbers wrote:So, Joe Kennedy was kind of a dick.

Kind of? He didn't build his family's empire by being nice to everyone.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon September 29, 2014 4:41 pm

This is moving pretty slowly for a show with only a few episodes left.

numbers · Post by **numbers** » Mon September 29, 2014 8:37 pm

I really like it, so far.

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