Boardwalk Empire

[Anonymous]

RIP Nucky.

Good work HBO, no mysteries, conspiracies or gaps in storylines.

Here's to closure.

And anyone that didn't watch it live, tough titties.

[Anonymous]

Haven't watched it yet -- and I'm SHOCKED, simply shocked that you've spoiled it for me that Nucky dies. I would never have guessed. Boo hoo.

[Anonymous]

'Nother spoiler, in this version, it works out for Capone!

All he had to do was pay restitution!

[Anonymous]

Spoiler alert******

Can someone clarify - did Gillian send her grandson to kill Nucky or did he do it on his own as revenge?

It's funny, I had thought several times how much the actor that played Timothy looked like Jimmy but never put two and two together. If Nucky had to die, I'm glad it was done by someone that really "deserved" to kill him.

[ThatSmileyFaceGuy]

Anonymous wrote:You all realize Nucky gets it in the end don't you.

What, does he kill Lucky in the end?

No. That history's been written.

They live, Nucky doesn't. Get used to it.

Since it's fictional anything could have happened. And Nucky Johnson the bootlegger they based Thompson on went to jail for tax evasion and then lived into the 1960's
Actually I was thinking that they were going to announce Repeal and he would be sitting there with all his money and Lucciano and cohorts would be trying to think of a new revenue stream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't take "young" Nucky seriously. That's the best they could do?! Those teeth look freaking ridiculous!

I agree the teeth are a bit obtrusive, but the actor is phenomenal. The mannerisms, the inclination in voice, the facial expressions are all so similar to Buschemi.

I'm not still understanding the relevance of so much flashbacks. I understand it's good background and understanding of the character development with Nucky/Maybel, Eli, Jillian, the Commodore, etc., but there are only 2 episodes left and a ton of other story lines to piece together.

There is something about the Jillian story line too. The most sane in the asylum, I have a feeling something is going to happen. It keeps coming back when it could've been done with last season.


I think the teenager kid (who found Nucky after he got knocked out and brings him sandwiches) is Johnny Darmody - son ofJimmy Darmody. That is why Nucky keeps doing double takes everytime he's in the room with him. It could also bring Jillian back into the main plot.


I didn't pick up on it at first, but when Margaret paid off Rothstien's widow, her lawyer asked how he could thank Nucky. Margaret replied that (the lawyer) could set up a legitimate account (Mayflower Grain Inc). I wonder if this to get revenge on Kennedy...?

Exactly! Every week I keep waiting for the flashbacks to make more sense- I keep thinking, there has to be something in these that I am supposed to actually care about. I mean it is interesting but I feel like I have NO buy in with them, if they stopped all together at any point I would never have thought "oh I wonder what happened with XYZ in the flashback", not once

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't take "young" Nucky seriously. That's the best they could do?! Those teeth look freaking ridiculous!

I agree the teeth are a bit obtrusive, but the actor is phenomenal. The mannerisms, the inclination in voice, the facial expressions are all so similar to Buschemi.

I'm not still understanding the relevance of so much flashbacks. I understand it's good background and understanding of the character development with Nucky/Maybel, Eli, Jillian, the Commodore, etc., but there are only 2 episodes left and a ton of other story lines to piece together.

There is something about the Jillian story line too. The most sane in the asylum, I have a feeling something is going to happen. It keeps coming back when it could've been done with last season.


I think the teenager kid (who found Nucky after he got knocked out and brings him sandwiches) is Johnny Darmody - son ofJimmy Darmody. That is why Nucky keeps doing double takes everytime he's in the room with him. It could also bring Jillian back into the main plot.


I didn't pick up on it at first, but when Margaret paid off Rothstien's widow, her lawyer asked how he could thank Nucky. Margaret replied that (the lawyer) could set up a legitimate account (Mayflower Grain Inc). I wonder if this to get revenge on Kennedy...?

Exactly! Every week I keep waiting for the flashbacks to make more sense- I keep thinking, there has to be something in these that I am supposed to actually care about. I mean it is interesting but I feel like I have NO buy in with them, if they stopped all together at any point I would never have thought "oh I wonder what happened with XYZ in the flashback", not once

I felt that way in the beginning of the season but it really came full circle last night in my opinion- the moment we built to in flashback the whole season, when Nucky seals his fate and hands over a young Gillian to the commodore. It is just desserts that it is Tommy who kills him- not just for revenge for his father, but more for the wrong he did to his grandma- which started the whole saga

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't take "young" Nucky seriously. That's the best they could do?! Those teeth look freaking ridiculous!

I agree the teeth are a bit obtrusive, but the actor is phenomenal. The mannerisms, the inclination in voice, the facial expressions are all so similar to Buschemi.

I'm not still understanding the relevance of so much flashbacks. I understand it's good background and understanding of the character development with Nucky/Maybel, Eli, Jillian, the Commodore, etc., but there are only 2 episodes left and a ton of other story lines to piece together.

There is something about the Jillian story line too. The most sane in the asylum, I have a feeling something is going to happen. It keeps coming back when it could've been done with last season.


I think the teenager kid (who found Nucky after he got knocked out and brings him sandwiches) is Johnny Darmody - son ofJimmy Darmody. That is why Nucky keeps doing double takes everytime he's in the room with him. It could also bring Jillian back into the main plot.


I didn't pick up on it at first, but when Margaret paid off Rothstien's widow, her lawyer asked how he could thank Nucky. Margaret replied that (the lawyer) could set up a legitimate account (Mayflower Grain Inc). I wonder if this to get revenge on Kennedy...?

Exactly! Every week I keep waiting for the flashbacks to make more sense- I keep thinking, there has to be something in these that I am supposed to actually care about. I mean it is interesting but I feel like I have NO buy in with them, if they stopped all together at any point I would never have thought "oh I wonder what happened with XYZ in the flashback", not once

I felt that way in the beginning of the season but it really came full circle last night in my opinion- the moment we built to in flashback the whole season, when Nucky seals his fate and hands over a young Gillian to the commodore. It is just desserts that it is Tommy who kills him- not just for revenge for his father, but more for the wrong he did to his grandma- which started the whole saga

Exactly. I remember in earlier season really disliking Gillian when I'd see her craziness. The flashbacks this season have made her a much more sympathetic character. Seeing her get handed over to the Commodore was just tragic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spoiler alert******

Can someone clarify - did Gillian send her grandson to kill Nucky or did he do it on his own as revenge?

It's funny, I had thought several times how much the actor that played Timothy looked like Jimmy but never put two and two together. If Nucky had to die, I'm glad it was done by someone that really "deserved" to kill him.

Last we saw Tommy, he was shipped to Richard's sisters farm without much family left to speak of. I believe Gillian was able to write to Nucky, but had clearly lost her mind and was no longer masterminding any actions against Nucky. Tommy revealed to Nucky in the end stuff her remembered his grandmother saying about Nucky when he was a kid, after losing his mom and dad at a young age, oh and then Richard (who was my fav.) Kid lost everybody and it all stemmed back from Nucky...

[Anonymous]

Loved it!! Such a sad (but beautifully filmed) show!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spoiler alert******

Can someone clarify - did Gillian send her grandson to kill Nucky or did he do it on his own as revenge?

It's funny, I had thought several times how much the actor that played Timothy looked like Jimmy but never put two and two together. If Nucky had to die, I'm glad it was done by someone that really "deserved" to kill him.

Last we saw Tommy, he was shipped to
Richard's sisters farm without much family left to speak of. I believe Gillian was able to write to Nucky, but had clearly lost her mind and was no longer masterminding any actions against Nucky. Tommy revealed to Nucky in the end stuff her remembered his grandmother saying about Nucky when he was a kid, after losing his mom and dad at a young age, oh and then Richard (who was my fav.) Kid lost everybody and it all stemmed back from Nucky...

I don't know of she ever really lost her mind, so much as being railroaded by the system. But I'll be the first to admit that Ron Livingston scenes did nothing but invite me to pick up my iPad at the time.

[Anonymous]

Several scenarios ran through my mind how the show would end but not one of them included Tommy showing up for vengeance. Bravo HBO, spectacular ending. Nucky's life really did come full circle.

[Anonymous]

IRL nucky johnson didn't get gunned down.

[Anonymous]

On bloomberg this morning, they had the mayor of Atlantic City on - my god, he sounds exactly like he belongs on the show.

I thought that accent was dead. Very 1910-1930's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't take "young" Nucky seriously. That's the best they could do?! Those teeth look freaking ridiculous!

I agree the teeth are a bit obtrusive, but the actor is phenomenal. The mannerisms, the inclination in voice, the facial expressions are all so similar to Buschemi.

I'm not still understanding the relevance of so much flashbacks. I understand it's good background and understanding of the character development with Nucky/Maybel, Eli, Jillian, the Commodore, etc., but there are only 2 episodes left and a ton of other story lines to piece together.

There is something about the Jillian story line too. The most sane in the asylum, I have a feeling something is going to happen. It keeps coming back when it could've been done with last season.


I think the teenager kid (who found Nucky after he got knocked out and brings him sandwiches) is Johnny Darmody - son ofJimmy Darmody. That is why Nucky keeps doing double takes everytime he's in the room with him. It could also bring Jillian back into the main plot.


I didn't pick up on it at first, but when Margaret paid off Rothstien's widow, her lawyer asked how he could thank Nucky. Margaret replied that (the lawyer) could set up a legitimate account (Mayflower Grain Inc). I wonder if this to get revenge on Kennedy...?

Exactly! Every week I keep waiting for the flashbacks to make more sense- I keep thinking, there has to be something in these that I am supposed to actually care about. I mean it is interesting but I feel like I have NO buy in with them, if they stopped all together at any point I would never have thought "oh I wonder what happened with XYZ in the flashback", not once

I felt that way in the beginning of the season but it really came full circle last night in my opinion- the moment we built to in flashback the whole season, when Nucky seals his fate and hands over a young Gillian to the commodore. It is just desserts that it is Tommy who kills him- not just for revenge for his father, but more for the wrong he did to his grandma- which started the whole saga

I'm quoted PP who didn't care about the flashbacks and watched full episode last night (so yea, I had read this spoiler thread first, I do stuff like that a lot!) and I agree with you now PP- it did tie it all together.

Over all, fantastic wrap up without feeling too tidy/cliche.

Also- has anyone seen this? Because my son loves watching it and it makes me crack up:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppGXF8_OvCc

The opening is brilliant (safe for work- sesame street)