It just might...

I liked how they showed Nucky's "warning" about Jimmy not fitting in with Torrio's guys because Jimmy wasn't Italian. There is SOMETHING more than has been already revealed between Nucky and Jimmy. Notice how Nucky told his brother that Jimmy would be coming back to AC.

Last night's episode was good.

Yeah, that was a nice touch.
Another thing though, I don't think I want to know where the producers found those old stag movies...

Did you catch Jimmy's line to Nucky at the 4 a.m. meeting; "...now you look at me like I'm a long lost son." Foreshadowing, perhaps?

What was the source of the money Alden was pulling from the envelopes?

Who was it that he sent it to and why?

Why did Alden's wife (?) tear up the letter?

Van Alden has been intercepting Jimmy's mail. Jimmy was sending money to his wife and child. I'm not sure if he was using his address or Nucky's address as return but in any event Alden was stopping the transmission and opening the mail.

Van Alden sent the money to Jimmy's wife because Van Alden wanted to remove the temptation of using that money for his own personal gain.

Van Alden's wife tore up the letter because Van Alden told her in so many words that if she was infertile then that was God's will and she needed to learn to live with it. Apparently Van Alden doesn't really want a child with her and neither Van Alden nor his wife seem to consider the possibility that Van Alden might be shooting blanks. His wife views infertility as not only a curse but also evidently just really wants to have kids..

I enjoyed this line of Nucky:

"Let me tell you the difference between me and General Wood, he is a warhero, former chief of staff ..."

"I, on the other hand, am a maginficant tipper."

Here's a short interesting look at the latest episode:

Here's the guy who plays Al Capone:

???

It's not Stephen Graham in Boardwalk Empire, but he does look even more like Capone.

BTW - Does anyone else love the way Margaret Schroeder says; "the children"? Gotta love that Irish "twang"!

The actress is actually Scottish but I am not familiar enough with either accent to know if she's doing a bang up job. Either way, as you say it sounds very nice.

The picture is of our very own Don Cardi.

Of course! He's been on the lam so long that I didn't recognize him!

I noticed something there .... the way that Warren G. Harding's "girlfriend" asked Nucky if he had any children. It sounded EXACTLY like Margaret Schroeder.

Like The Sopranos, I am going back and rewatching all the episodes On Demand now that we are well into the season. It really is a good show and I am really enjoying all the characters. Buscemi's part is well written and intelligent. I love the "Tony B" quips Nucky throws out; "Daniel Fucking Webster, over there!" (When Nucky's brother wants to give a speech at the St. Patrick's Day dinner).

You should send the picture to Paramount then.

So how's this serie generally being received bu the American public? Are there many people in America watching this show?

Mixed reviews at best, Sonny. Personally, I really enjoy the series. However,its not really perceived as strong as Sopranos by any means.

Thanks for the feedback Mark. I also really enjoy this so I hope there will be a second season.

Btw, I just looked at the boardwalk empire article at wikipedia which says:

"Since its premiere, Boardwalk Empire has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. Review aggregate Metacritic awarded the series a score of 88%, based on 29 reviews, indicating Universal acclaim."

And the serie get's a 9.0 from more than 1000 votes at IMDB.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0979432/

Is Boardwalk Empire a good show

Is Boardwalk Empire a good show? HBO spent mega-millions on the period-piece mob drama, and instantly renewed it for second season when the Scorsese-directed premiere averaged 4.8 million viewers. But ratings have dropped over the last couple months (last Sunday’s episode, the seventh of the season, had 2.6 million viewers — not bad, but not Sopranos.) On a deeper level, Boardwalk doesn’t seem to have the watercooler appeal of, say, Mad Men, the other lavishly-designed boozy historical drama created by a Sopranos writer. Boardwalk would appear to have something for everyone — mob violence, cutting dialogue, an endless parade of female and male nudity....

Would Al Capone ever KISS FRANKIE FIVE ANGELS?

My wife and I love this show, it and Terriers on FX are our 2 shows we look forward to the most. Sons of Anarchy is having an off-season...

But this show is very well done and I feel like Jimmy is the real lead character over Nucky (or should be).

I really like this show as well. Looks like Jimmy will be coming back to AC to kick some butt for Nucky! I just hope we don't have to wait a year + to see the next season! (Like Sopranos)

Well that was good.

The relationship between Jimmy and his mother is beyond creepy and sliding towards Oedipal.

Watching Margaret play with the French dress store owner reminded me of the scene between Vito and the landlord. Margaret is taking to power like a fish to water. She’s no different or better than any of the other people when it comes down to it.

With Jimmy’s wife (Angela?) and the aborted threeway it’s pretty obvious there never was any art buyer. That guy (along with his wife) just wanted a slice of her pie.

Speaking of that in modern times the sex scene between the returned Jimmy and Angela could be considered rape. She slaps him and tells him no; he ignores that and takes what he wants. She gives in and seems to enjoy it. Problematic?

Interesting to see that Nucky has pull within the Treasury Agency.

Eddie (the German fellow) shows he’s not just a messenger boy/driver. Too bad Vito only had Fredo instead of him. Did anyone catch him trying to make time with the blonde Texas Guinan stand-in? A man of many talents.

The guy playing Rothstein doesn't get many scenes per show which makes the character a bit one note but he's great in what he does.

While watching last night's episode, it dawned on me that Thompson doesn't have any troops except the Sheriff's Department and Jimmy. So, how does he expect to counter what we all know is coming down the track - the Mafia?

It also ocurred to me that while watching the Sopranos, we didn't know how it would end, so there was an large element of surprise associated with it. However, we know how Boardwalk ultimately has to end, right? That takes some of the bloom off that rose.

Don't forget that this was set in 1920 ... LONG before the heyday of the Mafia. Nucky had some semblance of the "law" on his side and that negated a lot of guns that the Mob could put up.

Yup. Also despite his approval of murder, Nucky really is first and foremost a politician. The Mob (at least the more intelligent elements) wouldn't want to start knocking off politicians willy nilly-especially not those with connections to presidential candidates and Senators. IRL Nucky had what was described as total control over local AC police and NJ state police. It made more business sense to work with Nucky.

Nucky

I really enjoyed last night's episode. Seems that this show gets better and better every week. Wasn't too sure the first few weeks but now I am glad that I gave it a chance and some time to develop.


Did any of you GF fans feel that the very beginning of the scene where the agent winds up executing the witness had a Clemenza type ring to it?