Boardwalk Empire

Anyone else watching? This season has been so much better than last season.

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And HOLY ****! Manny is not to be messed with. The feces is really going to hit the fan now.

 

And power. Never forget the power.

(Yes, the 2 go hand in hand often. But not always.)

 

The problem with Jimmy is he's not very bright. I don't mean he isn't smart. I mean he doesn't weigh his decisions well, nor consider consequences.

He reminds me of a line from Game of Thrones when Tyrion remarks about his sister, Cersei, "She wants power, but has no idea how to wield it."

Jimmy got all butt hurt last year because he thought Nucky wasn't giving him his due. He's like a typical kid even today: they expect it all right NOW. They refuse to understand that the success the adults they watch have is a result of years of hard work and paying dues. When Nucky was Jimmy's age, he was an underling to Jimmy's Dad. I bet Jimmy's Dad gave Nucky about as much respect at that time. The difference is, Nucky learned all he could from the Commodore. Did his duty. Did what he was told. Worked his way up. Yeah, he screwed the Commodore over eventually to seize his own power, but he got all his ducks in a row first. And he knew what to do when he finally got the power.

Jimmy had no plan other than "Screw over Nucky and rely on Daddy's name to get me what I want."

What purpose did it serve to continually blow off Manny? What purpose did it serve to not pay his debts to Manny? Especially when Manny could have been a great ally? He's reaping what he sowed. Loyalty goes a very long way, and Jimmy has never shown loyalty to anyone except Richard. We'll see how long that lasts.

I mean really? You're going to side with a father you never even knew... who fathered you by RAPING your 12 YEAR OLD mother??? (Who is now nuttier than squirrel turds) Over the one man in your life who actually acted like a father? Really?

I like Jimmy. But some of his actions make zero sense.

Edited to add: And welcome to the boards, Bobby.

 

WTF???

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Did Jimmy do his own mother? Or maybe, did Jimmy's Mom do him??!! Either way...

 

I kinda did. From the moment of the betrayal last year, there was only 2 ways it could end. Neither of them was "and then they made up."

 

While they slightly changed Nucky JOHNSON's name so they can get around being too strict with the actual history, in the end, BE is the story of Nucky Thompson. I never thought for one second that they'd change history THAT much.

 

I think it was a big mistake clipping Jimmy, his story line was so much more compelling then the rest IMO. It's funny because the first season I was into Nuckys storyline but then when Jimmy got more and more involved I lost interest in Nucky. The whole thing with him and Margret is becoming nauseating to me. I'll try and see what the next season is like but I hope they ramp it up or I'll probably will be done with it. I do think the whole Capone thing is a cool tidbit, knowing how big he gets, hope they play on that more.

 

Bumping as Season 3 approaches for Sunday.

When last we saw Agent Van Alden, he was hiding in Cicero...

Which likely means he'll end up working for Al Capone. And we're going to get a lot of Capone this year.

 

Looks like we got a new bad guy to focus on this season, the psycho who killed the guy on the side of the road for no good reason. Wonder if Richard stops with his revenge on Manny or continues to whack others? I think his clipping Manny had more to do with Angela then Jimmy though, so maybe he will stop with Manny and be done with it. Hope they keep him involved though, he's a great hit man.

 

Anyone watching the new season? I have to admit, I am liking this season more then I thought I would, I thought they made a big mistake knocking off Jimmy. This season has been great so far though, Gyp is a psycho, Richard blowing off Manny's head was great, and Nuckys side girl getting blown up was a shock. Been really good so far.

 

I just finished binge watching the entire series. Man, what a good show. I was pissed when they offed Jimmy. Glad his mom finally got what was coming to her. I was really hoping Richard would ride off into the sunset, but he had a pretty good run. Looking forward to season 5 next month.

 

Almost here! Can't wait to see what happens between Chalky and Nucky.

 

I knew it was the last season, but didn't know they were skipping ahead. I'm a little unhappy about there only being 8 episodes. The first trailer looks good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDRcAWjyUYM

 

That totally sucks, I didn't know either of those things. How do you skip ahead with that ending last year??? Thats some bs right there. :darkness:

 

Well, I give the season finale a

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I'm sure they have been taking liberties with Nuckys character all along but to kill him is too much. Why not kill Capone for that matter, hey its only a show right And having it be Jimmys kid is just a cheap thrill IMO. So now you've committed that entire family to be a bunch of twisted f--k ups, Tommy was supposed to be the one who makes it and has a normal life, Richard was going to see to that until you killed him, another bad decision IMO. Oh, and you let Charlie, Benny and the other clown live, grrr, didn't like it didn't like it didn't like it