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Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Mon October 13, 2014 9:20 pm
by Norah
numbers wrote:should have been more drawn out, rather than over the course of two episodes.
Pretty much my thoughts on this entire endgame.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Mon October 13, 2014 9:21 pm
by Alex
cutuphalfdead wrote:numbers wrote:should have been more drawn out, rather than over the course of two episodes.
Pretty much my thoughts on this entire endgame.
chud extols the virtue of quantity; imagine our surprise
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 1:06 am
by Norah
Alex wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:numbers wrote:should have been more drawn out, rather than over the course of two episodes.
Pretty much my thoughts on this entire endgame.
chud extols the virtue of quantity; imagine our surprise
how's that low hanging fruit taste?
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 2:47 am
by lowlight79
- Spoiler: show
- Did he ever really intend to have chalky help him, or just kill him cause he could force him to keep his word?
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 3:20 am
by Norah
Chalky's fate was sealed the second Narcisse walked through that door. Either Chalky shot him in that room and Narcisse's men took care of him, or Chalky agreed to the terms. But agreeing to the terms always meant getting shot in the alley immediately afterward.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 6:54 pm
by Alex
cutuphalfdead wrote:Alex wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:numbers wrote:should have been more drawn out, rather than over the course of two episodes.
Pretty much my thoughts on this entire endgame.
chud extols the virtue of quantity; imagine our surprise
how's that low hanging fruit taste?
low hanging fruit delicious
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 10:31 pm
by @SkitchP
I just wonder if part of the Death of Chalky was handled the way it was as a nod to the complaints of how Omar died.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 10:32 pm
by kreng
that would be weird, what kind of complaints were there anyway?
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 10:34 pm
by numbers
@SkitchP wrote:I just wonder if part of the Death of Chalky was handled the way it was as a nod to the complaints of how Omar died.
Looking back, the Omar death was perfect.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 10:34 pm
by @SkitchP
kreng wrote:that would be weird, what kind of complaints were there anyway?
I seem to remember people being upset how Omar was just gunned down (which to me was perfect.) People were expecting a moment. And for Chalky to be killed, knowing it was coming, facing his killers seemed like a nod. I dunno. just a thought I had. A ceremonial "classy" version of killing Omar.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 10:34 pm
by @SkitchP
numbers wrote:@SkitchP wrote:I just wonder if part of the Death of Chalky was handled the way it was as a nod to the complaints of how Omar died.
Looking back, the Omar death was perfect.
No doubt. Any other way would have felt phony.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 10:45 pm
by kreng
@SkitchP wrote:numbers wrote:@SkitchP wrote:I just wonder if part of the Death of Chalky was handled the way it was as a nod to the complaints of how Omar died.
Looking back, the Omar death was perfect.
No doubt. Any other way would have felt phony.
yep, hence my surprise that people complained about it.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Tue October 14, 2014 10:52 pm
by numbers
I can definitely see how people complained about it. They had built it so that you wanted Omar to get Marlo so bad. It was still perfect though, as it was true to the series.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Wed October 15, 2014 12:39 am
by Chris_H_2
Loved the introduction to Jillian
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Wed October 15, 2014 4:19 am
by Stickman
The barfly in red. I liked her moxy.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Wed October 15, 2014 4:24 am
by Norah
@SkitchP wrote:kreng wrote:that would be weird, what kind of complaints were there anyway?
I seem to remember people being upset how Omar was just gunned down (which to me was perfect.) People were expecting a moment. And for Chalky to be killed, knowing it was coming, facing his killers seemed like a nod. I dunno. just a thought I had. A ceremonial "classy" version of killing Omar.
Omar died exactly the way he should have.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Wed October 15, 2014 8:38 am
by Heathen
Thanks for the spoiler, guys.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Wed October 15, 2014 11:51 am
by Revelator
I agree that the Van Alden storyline felt a bit rushed--to be expected though with a truncated season. Would have enjoyed a few more episodes with him and Eli because I thought they were excellent/hilarious together.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Wed October 15, 2014 12:02 pm
by spike
So Van Alden basically had a pointless arc unless those ledgers end up bringing Capone down I guess.
Re: HBO: Boardwalk Empire
Posted: Wed October 15, 2014 12:58 pm
by Revelator
I would assume that the Capone storyline has concluded as far as this series is concerned. Capone went away in Oct 1931 for tax evasion, the fed's obtained the ledgers after the Van Alden shooting. Despite his flip flopping between righteous prohibition agent and stone gangster, Van Alden was actually successful in the end in bringing down Capone. Was bittersweet seeing him go, though, Michael Shannon really nailed that role--I thought he was the funniest character on the show, too.