Episode 14: Boardwalk Empire - Season 3

Nucky Thompson Is Dead.

Matt and I reconnect for a quick discussion on the recently concluded 3rd season of Boardwalk Empire. We both thought it was a fantastic season. The finale? Well...





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Boardwalk Empire

Mean muggin' is played. 

Not so new opinion I recently shared on a popular message board.

Some of you have already noted this, but MKW was horrible in the scene where Chalky was visited by Nucky and Eli. Some of the worst overacting I can remember on this particular show.

To be honest, I've always felt that Chalky was one of the weakest elements to this show. Perhaps not necessarily the fault of the actor, because they really didn't have much for the character to do in season one. I'm worried though that this season they're just setting him up to play prohibition era Omar; taking on the Klan all by himself, so that everyone can comment on how 'bad ass' (ugh...) he is.

There were moments I liked this episode, in particular when he had a barrel of a gun in his face, and a small part of his rant to Nucky, when he spoke of 'his people' in Atlantic City.

I'm hoping when all is said and done, there will be more to the character then what leads me to believe he was just put on this show for fan service.

Sock Game

Though it provided the impetus for this particular post, I thought The Godfather homage was a bit too on nose. Overall, the season finale was solid and did a good job of setting things up storylines for the coming season.

Terence Winter and crew created a very fascinating world, and the plot and characters kept me engaged during the entire season. I know a few people who jumped ship and commented that the show moved too slow. I think this may be due to their expectations being a bit off. You see some of the creative talent involved (Scorsese, Winter, Buscemi, "Omar"), and some of the characters involved in the story (Capone, Luciano, Lansky); people automatically assume it's going to be war all the time. The main character is a politician, so of course there's gonna be fair amount of behind the scenes politics, plotting and scheming during the episodes. Patience is often required and then rewarded with great payoffs for those who stick it out.

A good start for the show. Looking forward to more stories from Atlantic City.

Best Dressed Television Show

"We're business men, right? Gotta look the part" - Al Capone



Mad Men, I believe you've lost your number one spot.

Michael Kenneth Williams (Boardwalk Empire)

Chalky White

Haven't been overly impressed with this character's involvement in the show thus far. Of course it's still very early, and he's only been in a few scenes in the first 3 episodes.

I'm worried that what the creators have in mind for Mr. Williams is a prohibition era Omar Little. If this character is nothing but a righteous brother who's not afraid to get his hands dirty -- well, I'm gonna chalk it up (pun) to stunt casting and fan service.

I can't go for that.

No can do.

Sock Game

"watch the socks there, eh?" - Nucky Thompson