BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
revenge? Why didnt he just kill Narcisee when he had the chance and free the woman that way?what did he have left to live for?
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Balco
Footballguy
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I agree. Chalky lost his daughter, his family, and his money. He was running from the law. He thought he had a chance to help the woman he loved, and he didn't care if it cost him his life. He was dead anyway if he was caught by the police.
Van Alden was totally unexpected and I couldn't think of a better way for him to go out.
I love the Godfather II style flashbacks this season. The actor playing Nucky really did his homework, not just on voice but mannerisms. And while young Eli doesn't resemble old Eli, he also has the same mannerisms. Good job casting,
Nucky is a beaten man, Eli is a beaten man, I can't see how either of them will survive. My hope is that Eli redeems himself to his son and Nucky before he dies. And I want to see closure between Margaret and Nucky (did I just write that?)
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
You think he gets them out of there alive if he shoots the doctor?revenge? Why didnt he just kill Narcisee when he had the chance and free the woman that way?
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Of all of the characters on the show, I am absolutely shocked that Mickey Doyle has survived this long!
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
you think as long as the doctor is alive hes going to just let that girl go?You think he gets them out of there alive if he shoots the doctor?revenge? Why didnt he just kill Narcisee when he had the chance and free the woman that way?
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
I guess if I was chalky id go with the option where her and the girl live insteadof getting gunned downyou think as long as the doctor is alive hes going to just let that girl go?You think he gets them out of there alive if he shoots the doctor?revenge? Why didnt he just kill Narcisee when he had the chance and free the woman that way?
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
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I had let this season slide so I used my Columbus Day to watch them all. Other than Chalky and that other dude in the women's house wasting half an episode it's been pretty damned strong so far. Sally, Van Alden, and Chalky all getting offed and Eli cast into the wind in just over an episode was pretty powerful stuff.
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
why would they gun down the woman and her child if chalky killed the doctor?I guess if I was chalky id go with the option where her and the girl live insteadof getting gunned downyou think as long as the doctor is alive hes going to just let that girl go?You think he gets them out of there alive if he shoots the doctor?revenge? Why didnt he just kill Narcisee when he had the chance and free the woman that way?
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Great way for Van Alden to go out. It was only fitting that he went out in a blaze of craziness. 
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
He died as he lived...fucking pissed off.Great way for Van Alden to go out. It was only fitting that he went out in a blaze of craziness.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
why would they gun down the woman and her child if chalky killed the doctor?I guess if I was chalky id go with the option where her and the girl live insteadof getting gunned downyou think as long as the doctor is alive hes going to just let that girl go?You think he gets them out of there alive if he shoots the doctor?revenge? Why didnt he just kill Narcisee when he had the chance and free the woman that way?
Balco
Footballguy
I guess if I was chalky id go with the option where her and the girl live insteadof getting gunned downyou think as long as the doctor is alive hes going to just let that girl go?You think he gets them out of there alive if he shoots the doctor?revenge? Why didnt he just kill Narcisee when he had the chance and free the woman that way?
leftcoastguy7
Footballguy
I've been digging the original music of the 20s and 30s that plays during the end credits.
This week? Nothing but the continual sound of a record ending. Very cool.
This week? Nothing but the continual sound of a record ending. Very cool.
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
I knew Van Alden would bite it violently somehow, but I was holding out hope that Chalky would ride off into the sunset. either way, bummer to lose them both like that.
as things are winding to a close, I'm starting to realize more what a fun ride it's been.
as things are winding to a close, I'm starting to realize more what a fun ride it's been.
The Ref
Footballguy
Bigboy10182000
Footballguy
Part of me realizes how good of a show its been but I cant get past some of the f-ups the show has had. Watching this season makes me look at seasons 3 and 4 and say WTF even more than I did after they were done.
I've been watching out of a sense of obligation since season 2, but the last few episodes reminded me of why I ever got into the show in the first place.
Billy Bats
Footballguy
I'm rather disappointed that we only got to see this season of Capone in charge. Along with seeing him brought down by Ness rather quickly.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
They really messed up with the last 2 seasons. It's very telling that they spent all that time setting up Hoover, the doctor, etc. as likely antagonists towards the end of last season, and they're either nonexistent or bit parts in this one. That's how badly off course they got.Bigboy10182000 said:
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I'm not a Capone historian. Was he really that much of a simpleton/loose cannon as he's portrayed here?
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
^^^
Nice. Interesting about the height issue. They could have just put 6" lifts under the actor's shoes and nobody would have known.
Nice. Interesting about the height issue. They could have just put 6" lifts under the actor's shoes and nobody would have known.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
That actor does a wonderful, over-the-top accent, especially considering he's British. But it sounds more New York than Chicago to me. Capone's wiki page explains that too.
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
Check out five interesting facts about Al Capone:
- Capone’s drink of choice was Templeton Rye whiskey from Templeton, Iowa.
- Capone’s specially-outfitted, bullet-proof Cadillac was seized by the U.S. Treasury Department in 1932 and later used by the government as Franklin Roosevelt’s limousine.
- Capone got his “Scarface” nickname after a bar brawl in Coney Island that left him with three large slashes on the left side of his face.
- Even though “Scarface” was his most well-known nickname, Capone’s closest friends called him “Snorky.”
- After suffering a mental and physical decline as a result of neurosyphilis, a Baltimore psychiatrist and Capone’s personal physician performed tests that showed his mental capability had diminished to that of a 12-year-old.
Hard to believe with characters like Capone, Luciano, Ness, Rothstein, Hoover and Lansky that you choose to build a series around Nucky Thompson. I know it was somewhat new ground but it was obvious early on where the audience's appetite was.
No doubt a series will be done again down the road say 10-20 years.
A John Dillinger series would be nice in the meantime.
No doubt a series will be done again down the road say 10-20 years.
A John Dillinger series would be nice in the meantime.
⚡DEADHEAD⚡
Footballguy
I think telling the story from Nucky's perspective allowed the producers to give balanced attention to the other characters. Nucky is a pretty benign character; the interesting part of the show is the other stories. He's sort of the common denominator that allows the rest of the stories to be told.
I like Buscemi but I don't think he's acted the role all that well.
southeastjerome
Footballguy
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
That stand-off was goofy as hell. Still a big fan of the series but had to swallow how only one side fired shots considering how many amateurs were holding guns.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Agreed, that standoff was so stupid! Possibly the worst standoff scene ever...
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Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Everyone dies in 1931, apparently.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
I like this season better than the last two, but this past episode was ham handed, forced, and the Jillian stuff seems to be out of nowhere.
What a waste of charcters and stories. I actually like Steve Buscemi as Nucky. I just think they spent way too much time over the course of the series on fictional charcters and meanderin storylines instead of going into what actually happened. It sure would have been nice to see Capone rise instead of Gyp choke himself.
What a waste of charcters and stories. I actually like Steve Buscemi as Nucky. I just think they spent way too much time over the course of the series on fictional charcters and meanderin storylines instead of going into what actually happened. It sure would have been nice to see Capone rise instead of Gyp choke himself.
The Ref
Footballguy
Welcome to the last bunch of pages to this thread.
I actually really like this season so far, but I admit you need to go in with the understanding that the season is shortened. That was one of the worst standoffs in the history of TV ever but they needed to fast forward so they can wrap up next week.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Come to think of it, from previous seasons I thought Nuck randomly picked Jillian out of a crowd for the commodore?
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Yeah, maybe Nucky walks away from it with some money from the short also - that's really the only interesting loose end left for me. I wonder if the company he's shorting is one he owns. I can't find any info on Mayflower Grain, so I don't know if that was a real thing or not. I think MacDonald's character has been enjoyable this season - she's actually taken on some of Nucky's mannerisms too. A shame they wasted her for most of seasons 2, 3 and 4. This last episode wasn't so great, don't have high expectations for the finale.
