"Leave the rock, take the prisoner."

I recently rewatched the episode where Van Alden beats his back with the leather strap at the end. Prior to this, he is at his desk reviewing Margaret Schroeder's immigration file and photograph. In the paperwork, I caught that Margaret and her husband came to the U.S. in 1909 and it listed her condition arriving as pregnant. I thought this odd because her "cheel-drin" are no where near 10 years of age. Then, as Van Alden is flipping through more paper work, it lists Margaret as a patient in a medical facility who was suffering from vaginal bleeding, etc...an obvious miscarriage from another beating she suffered at the hands of her husband. The beating we saw in the first episode - 1920 - was not the first child Hans Schroeder killed.

Good catch!

Was the husband Hans?

Or were the children his? Wasn't she working as a domestic or something like that?

Good questions, Lilo. I'm not sure. I assumed they emmigrated together but I could be wrong. Now I have to rewatch that scene and pay closer attention.

I can't say if I like Margaret's newfound appreciation of power and what can be done with it or not.

It was interesting how Nucky didn't mind helping her with the French storeowner's request when he believed it was just Margaret being selfish as opposed to when he thought that Margaret was just being selfless and altruistic.

Watching this show makes you smart. I watch "Jeoprady" a lot and tonight the $2,000 answer in the Presidents category was something about "he interrupted a golf game in July 1921 to sign a peace treaty". I knew, from watching "Boardwalk", the answer was Warren G. Harding.

I can't believe there are only 3 episodes left!

Looks like Nucky is unleashing Jimmy and Harrow on the D'Alessio Brothers...this is gonna get good!

For real? Is the season over already?

Yup. It doesn't seem like it but I imagine they don't order too many episodes, just in case things don't pan out.

In the last episode, the women who was performing near the end of the episode: wasn't she also in the last entry in the Rocky series?

The woman telling the jokes and singing was supposed to be Sophie Tucker, a wonderful performer of the the times. Bette Midler does a great imitation of her (and often speaks about how funny Tucker was). I don't know the actress who portrayed her.

these past episodes were the best, and i can't wait to see how the season will end. and, i also wonder how this series will end...maybe they will end historically with nucky getting caught or maybe just maybe go a different route (who says that everything has to be historical).

also too i just checked wikipedia and looked at the cast, and i had no clue their were six D'Alessio brothers.

That actress used to pay Marcie on "One life to live". I think she would be too young to have been in the last Rocky.

Indeed, it was. Kathy Brier.

While re-watching the last episode in preparation for the new one later tonight, I realized that one of the D'alessio Brothers is none other than "Benny Fazio" from "The Sopranos". (real name is Max Casella).

You just realized that? You're slooooow. haha.

Good episode last night! Jimmy is a true bad ass, Van Alden is showing what a freak he really is, Chalky got some good payback and Margaret's angst towards the Atlantic City "machine" is beginning to simmer to a boil. I see Mickey Doyle getting his when Nucky is done with him. Capone is starting to become the Al we know today and I love how they introduced Jake Guzik in Chicago. "Greasy Thumb" Guzik is one of the pivotal men in the history of the Chicago Outfit. BTW - I have invented a new drinking game...every time Margaret says "the cheedle-drin", take a shot! Salute'!

Wow! I just got turned on to this. Watched the first 3 episodes on HBO on demand last night....will stay away from this thread until I am up to speed, cause I don't want any inadvertant spoilers.

This is better than the Sopranos

Last episode is definitely the best so far. And lmao at Nelson Van Alden, what's he up to this time?

Anyone else think Van Alden may be setting himself up to switch sides? It seems he is getting nothing but grief and I think he DESPERATELY wants to be recognized for something. It started with a few drinks and then whoring around.... what's next?

No, he is in real moral (and mental) conflict. I see him doing something really crazy such as kidnapping Margaret or murdering his wife.

Van Alden's got needs too...

I would have thought that someone as sharp as Lucky might have mentioned to Rothstein, Lanksy and the D'Allessio's that "Hey, I almost got taken for a ride by Jimmy and I might have let slip that we were the ones behind the recent moves in Atlantic City". Of course Lucky wouldn't have cared about the D'Allessio's being in a bad spot but it certainly complicated things for Lanksy and Rothstein.

Funny how Jimmy went from kind and cuddly to cold rage in just under 3 seconds. Did anyone ever see the movie "Layercake". There's a shot in that movie where a character delivers a righteous beating to someone, which is framed POV JUST like the beginning of the Jimmy-photographer scene.

Van Alden can't admit to himself that he wants some of Margaret's hokey pokey so he has to frame it in terms of "saving her". Of course women in need of "saving" probably excite him which would make the Lucy hookup quite logical in its way.

I have a feeling that Van Alden might see a new oppertunity in Lucy to get to Nucky. But he did crack up a bit so to speak..

The brother who shot at Nucky, whom Jimmy blew is face off this week, did't he play one of C's friends on "Bronx Tale"?

This is an older piece but I don't think it was posted here before.
It is a profile of Paz de la Huerta (Lucy) for New York Magazine by an ex-boyfriend. From the article it appears that Paz may not be acting too much when she plays a free spirited lush with Daddy issues.

http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/66284/

You're just guessing this now? Girl, you're slow.

Crazy Mario (from "A Bronx Tale") is the same as one of those D'alessio Brothers.

http://exhibitions.library.temple.edu/prohibition/lanzettis.jsp

These are the guys that The D'Alessio Brothers were based upon.

http://exhibitions.library.temple.edu/prohibition/duffy.jsp

This is supposed to be the guy that Mickey Doyle is based on.

people are getting confused by all the supporting characters - and they ain't even brought in Bugsy Siegel yet. lol.

When they "introduced" Meyer Lansky as "Lewis," I had no idea it was Lansky - I thought it was of them midgets from that midget-boxing! lol. Lansky really was "the little man."