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Boardwalk Empire Episode 11 recap: Under God's Power She Flourishes

In this episode everybody's past pretty much come back to haunt them:

First off, the ghost of Hans Schroeder comes back to rear its ugly head. It effects Nucky, Margaret and Eli. Eli, who is in jail after being arrested by the feds on the orders of Esther Randolph, based on information provided by Deputy Halloran. His lawyer says if he admits to murdering Schroeder because Nucky ordered him to, he can get life in Prison, instead of being put to death via the Electric Chair. Nucky, on the order hand is telling Margaret to prepare for the worst. Both has been subpoenaed by the Federal Government. Margaret, feeling that God is punishing her for all the wrong she has done, as well as her daughter(who has contracted polio), is thinking about testifying, and tells Nucky such. He warns her not to do it, and even though he doesn't says it plainly, he indicted that he will kill her, or at least have her killed, if she does.

Mickey Doyle get a wake up call, too. Realizing that Jimmy Darmody can not handle the reins of power, Mickey, Al Capone, Meyer Lanksy, and Lucky Luciano sell the liquor among them. They are chatting Jimmy won't be coming back because his wife and her girlfriend was killed. Mickey tells them that it was Manny Horovitz that did it. When Doyle asks when Jimmy comes back looking for his share, the other three tells them to pay him out of his share. When Mickey ain't down with that, Luciano reminds him that because of a life insurance policy he signed with Arnold Rothstein in the first season, that he is actually worth more dead than alive, so he best do what they say.

And we get to see Jimmy in his college days, before he enlisted to fight in France in World War I. There, at Princeton he meets Angela for the 1st time, and she seems to be a friend with "benefits" type of girl. When Jimmy gets her pregnant, he gives her a roundabout marriage proposal. They really don't know each other very well, so it seems the pregnancy is the only reason why they got married in the 1st place. His mom, Gillian, comes up to visit him. It is revealed even at this stage, Nucky had influence and power enough to make this happen. Gillian meets Angela, and Gillian is still young and pretty, so a lot of the college guys flirt with her. One of Jimmy's teachers gets a little too frisky, its not really clear if he tried to raped her or just got too rough with her, but something obviously happened, and Jimmy beats his ass down. As Jimmy takes his mom, who is drunk to his dorm room to sleep it off, we learn Gillian loves her son TOO DAMN MUCH. I remember when she is in a previous episode told Angela when she changed his diaper when he was a baby, she used to kiss his "little winkie". :yuckky: Anyway, when Jimmy is helping her get to sleep, she tells him how she used to lay with him when he was a baby and that it felt like they were alone in the world. We he goes to kiss his mom and the forehead, Gillian instead kisses him on the lips, tells him "There's nothing wrong. There's nothing wrong with any of it" and they proceed to have sex with each other. :x That is so wrong on so many so many levels. If there is one thing you shouldn't put your penis in, it is the vagina YOU CAME OUT OF!!! Sure, she was drunk, but she knew what she was doing. After all, she initiated it. Anyway, he wakes up, mother's gone, and he seems to realize the severity of what he has done with his own mother, she the troops outside his window, and decides to enlist in the Army that same day.

Even our favorite lawman we love to hate Buren Van Alden gets caught up. In talking to Nucky, one of his black servants mention that his church, while doing baptisms in a nearby river, that Van Alden drowned a agent who worked with him, Agent Sorbo. This came to light of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General Esther Randolph( base on Mabel Walker Willebrandt ). When a lawmen at her office tried to arrest him, he shot the lawman in the leg and ran.

Jimmy eventually got the news that his wife was murdered, and he was sad about it. His mother, of course, who didn't like her anyway, doesn't care. She is so cold, acting like it was no big deal, and they will just move on like nothing happened. Even when talking to him, Gillian says they should tell his son that his mom went away to draw, then tell him that she went to live with her friends in Paris and wanted him to stay with his father. While Jimmy is sitting there with tears in his eyes, she goes to suggest that her grandson will eventually not remember who she is. Jimmy gets up, grabs his mother by the neck say "I'LL REMEMBER, I'LL REMEMBER". He appears that in his fit of rage he might choke his mother to death, so the Commodore attacks him with a stick. Despite him having a stroke, he pins Jimmy to the wall, and put the stick to Jimmy to his neck, chocking him. However, the stick breaks and winds up stabbing the Commodore with it in the stomach. When Jimmy pulls it out, his mom tells him to finish him off, sho he stabs him again in the chest. He did get injured in the shoulder, but I'm guessing it was from the fall her had after he killed the Commodore. As he comes to, he sees his his friend Richard Harrow cleaning up the scene. Jimmy son, Tommy is there to see him. When he asks where his mom is at, Gillian says "I'm here. Everything's fine". She grabs him to put him to bed. Before she goes up, she forgives Jimmy for choking her, saying he didn't mean it, and that it never has to be mentioned again. She even feels like she would be a better mother to her grandson than Angela would be a mother. She even suggested to Angela that she can have her youthful adventures and she would raise Tommy when Jimmy was in Chicago working for Torrio and with Capone.

So, next season, the finale. They flash it quick, but it looks like Chalky White and the blacks who help run A.C. will get their share, even taking over importing the liquor. I'm eager to see what else transpires.

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I knew they had an "odd" relationship but good god that was legit disgusting.

[Sweet Lu]

yes it was. i think that really crossed the line. What else can they do now????

i mean i thinkw e all kenw his mom was hot for him, but to show that they actually did it. YUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. Some taboos should not be shown!

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How did I not see it before? I remember when he came back from in the pilot episode last year, the way she jumped into his arms, it was like he was her husband or girlfriend on the side. Since they showed him visiting his wife first, I actually thought she was his girl on the side. When I found out she was his mother, I wondered why she looked so young. Eventually, we learn about her and the Commodore, and what he did to her, which one of the main reason she SO FUCKED UP!!! Still doesn't excuse what she did. Plus, Jimmy should think about her raising his kid. She sexually abused him, even when he was a baby, who says she won't do the same to her grandson?

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i totally agree, it kinda all added up but still, alot of people who are abused can repete the same abuse themselves, and justify it at times, not that its right, also i thinks she has chosen to forget it, Im wondering if he'll kill his mom?!@

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Boardwalk Empire Episode 10 Recap: Manny Horvitz Attempts to Kill Jimmy...

Meanwhile, back in Jersey - Waxey Gordon tried to have Manny Horvitz killed, but his hitman failed miserably and became just another one of Manny's victims.

Manny knows Jimmy was behind it and will be on the warpath. Jimmy's stronghold on Atlantic City is turning out to be short-lived as soon as Nucky gets the Irish whiskey imported across the Atlantic.

All is not well with Nucky's empire though. Lurking in the background are the Feds - who are building a pretty strong case against him with the help of Van Alden.

With just three episodes left there are many unanswered questions. Will Manny take out Jimmy? Will Nucky go down to the Feds? And, just how long will the strike go on?

Nucky Heads to New York To Meet Rothstein and His Lawyer

Nucky is fed up with his lawyer's inability to get is case squashed so he fires him. He then heads up to the Big Apple to meet with Arnold Rothstein and his lawyer William Fallon, who got Rothstein off the hook for the Black sox Scandal. Fallon won't be cheap and Nucky doesn't have the money to pay the bribes needed to make his legal woes go away. Perhaps the newfound Irish Whiskey operation will provide the necessary funds.

Margaret's Daughter Emily Has Polio

Margaret gets the worst possible news regarding her daughter Emily, who can no longer feel her legs. She has polio and has to be quarantined. Margaret watches helplessly as her daughter is stuck with a needle in her spine. Later on in the episode, Margaret goes into the quarantine ward to lay with her daugher in her bed - in one of the most touching scenes in the two seasons of Boardwalk Empire.

The Commodore Calls out Jimmy Over the Strike

Jimmy and his cronies discuss how to handle the problem with the strike. Jimmy wants to deal with the black citizens of A.C. Of course this doesn't sit well with the old racist white folks such as The Commodore who is struggling to speak. Finally, The Commodore is able to speak like he used to and he stands up, taking Jimmy to task. "Why don't you just show them your c**t. Just pull up your dress and show them!" Looks like the old man is recovering from the stroke and unafraid to tell Jimmy how disappointed he is with him.

Chalky's Workers are Beaten and the Strike Will Go On

Eli's racist goons take it upon themselves to "deal" with the striking workers with baseball bats. This leaves a nasty taste in Chalky's mouth. When Jimmy meets with Chalky to negotiate the end of the strike he is willing to offer raises to the workers.

This isn't good enough for Chalky. He wants $3,000 paid to the families of the men killed in the Klan attack. Jimmy agrees to that. But, Chalky also wants the three men delivered to him who did the shooting. Jimmy won't do that. So Chalky tells him that the strike will have to go for the rest of the busy tourist season. "There's always next year", says Chalky. It has always been a mystery, but it's possible the three men who did the shooting were Jimmy, Eli, and The Commodore.

Manny Goes After Jimmy and Ends Up Killing Angela

This season has been rife with shocking scenes of violence. From the scalping scene to Eli caving in O'Neil's skull, and Manny taking out Waxey Gordon's goon with a meat cleaver - this season has delivered in the department of graphic violence.

Manny Horvitz is certain Jimmy tried to have him knocked off. When Doyle goes to visit him and offers to extend the olive branch in the form of $5,000 - Manny responds "why didn't he come here himself?" It's true. This "gesture" is nothing more than a slap in the face from someone who tried to have him executed. Manny proceeds to choke Doyle nearly into unconciousness.

Turn to the end of the episode. Manny goes into Jimmy's home and is ready to do the deed. However, Jimmy isn't at home. He's heading to Princeton.

Angela is in bed and Manny covers her mouth. He waits for someone to come out of the bathroom. In this case it's Angela's new lover. Manny shoots her dead and Angela runs over to her lifeless body on the floor. She begs for her life and Manny simply says "Your husband did this to you." Manny shoots her in the head.

It's quite a shocking end of the episode and certainly a curveball. I'm a little disappointed that they decided to kill off Angela's character. Unlike many of the other female characters on the show, Angela represented the artsy type who goes against the grain and does her thing. Lesbianism was taboo in the 1920's and her "other life" added a really interesting dimension to the show. Actress Aleksa Palladino (who played Angela) said in an interview she was pretty disappointed about her character being killed off. She even said there was a possible storyline involving her and an anarchist. It's a shame they didn't go in that direction.

Nonetheless, this isn't necessarily a bad direction either. Now that Manny killed Jimmy's wife, it will set the stages for one hell of an episode next week...hopefull

sorry guys was catching these up to date

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Boardwalk Empire Recap: Season 2 Episode 11 …quot; Under God’s Power She Flourishes

The news of his wife’s death and his trip to Princeton have Jimmy flashing back to when he first met Angela. He recalls waking up with her after an illicit night in his dorm room and his roommate helping to smuggle Angela out of the building.

Nucky meets with Fallon who tells him that Randolph is betting big on the capital case of Hans Schroeder’s death. “Just so you know, I’m innocent,” says Nucky. “I wouldn’t have taken this case if you weren’t,” smirks Fallon. They discuss Van Alden taking the stand and Nucky asks if he’s a bigamist. “He’s an adulterer, with a child by your former mistress,” clarifies Fallon, before hilariously waving that away. Nucky notices the butler, Harlan, lingering and asks him to leave. Harlan hesitates and then, at Fallon’s prompting, tells them about Van Alden’s fervent baptismal display during their church retreat.

Van Alden is enjoying a quiet morning with Sigrid, who asks him a little bit about his family. Shockingly, Van Alden isn’t close with his mom and dad. They were followers of some doomsday soothsayer and Papa Van Alden sold the family farm in anticipation of the rapture. They lived in a tent for a year and Papa never got over the disappointment. Van Alden’s ongoing existences was more than his dad could bear, which I imagine made the holidays pretty tense. Sigrid assures him that he is a good man.

Emily is getting fitted for her braces. Margaret and the doctor ease her to her feet, but she can’t stand for more than a nanosecond. The doctor tells Margaret that Emily needs to develop strength in her arms and torso and that they need to prevent her from going back to crawling. Father Brennan assures Margaret that the Lord will give her strength, then tells her this parable about a man who was able to visit hell and heaven. In hell, the damned sat around a table piled high with food and moaned in agonizing hunger because their spoons were too long to feed themselves. In heaven, the ascended sat at the same kind of table with the same kind of spoons, but were full because they fed each other. He tells Margaret that her donation is going toward a new church building and, hey, maybe a new roof for that building will get Emily on her feet!

The coroner is taking Angela’s body away and Gillian is being questioned by a cop. She’s annoyed that Eli wasn’t sent as she requested and bluntly states the facts: Angela was being intimate with another woman, probably not for the first time, and an intruder broke in and killed them. The cop starts to ask Harrow some questions but Gillian interrupts and explains that Harrow is a simpleton that Jimmy simply takes pity on. The cop leaves and Harrow tells Gillian that he couldn’t reach Jimmy. Gillian mutters that he needs to come home before people get the wrong idea. Harrow quietly walks to the bedroom and stares and the congealed blood on the floor. He dips his fingers into the blood and his lip trembles. Awww…

Back in Jimmy’s Princeton days, he’s reading some Webster in his English class. They discuss Jacobean society through Webster’s eyes, in which everything is corrupt and all of the women are whores. His professor is impressed when Jimmy grasps the meaning of the passage, that the protagonist’s mother taught him useless things and he can’t get rich. Jimmy teases a classmate who has enlisted in the army and they scold him for not being patriotic. The professor asks him to stay behind and reminds him that he won’t get anywhere in life treating the type of people that his classmates are that way. The professor, revealing his own working class roots, tells Jimmy that people like them need to be clever and don’t have a life already set up for him like his classmates do.

Doyle, Lucky, Al, and Lansky are discussing their successful booze sales. They joke about Jimmy killing Angela, until Doyle tells them that Manya was responsible. They decide to sell Jimmy’s share and split the profits, but only giving Doyle 5%. He protests, but they remind him that Rothstein has a life insurance policy on him.

Margaret is trying to explain the heaven and hell parable to Nucky, who thinks it’s dumb. Like, why didn’t the people in hell just hold their spoons further down on the handle. This was my question, as well. Margaret is frustrated that Nucky doesn’t seem to believe in any higher power. Nucky clarifies that he just doesn’t believe in divine retribution.

Eli gets a visit from his lawyer in jail. Eli claims that Halloran wanted him gone and that this is all a set up by him. The lawyer explains that if Eli is willing to testify that Nucky ordered Schroeder’s death, Randolph might not argue for the electric chair.

Jimmy recalls a visit that his mother paid him at Princeton. As they settle into a hotel for the weekend, she tells him that her latest boyfriend has dumped her because, as it turns out, he’s married. She’s brought booze and she and Jimmy have a glass. She tells him that on the way there, she thought about how she can’t ever get too sad because no matter what she has him.

Randolph and her clerks are discussing Margaret and ask Van Alden about his impression of her. He insists that he thought nothing of her (you know, besides wanting to bang her and rubbing one out to her immigration picture). He then resolutely signs the divorce petition that Rose sent him.

Jimmy is at a Princeton mixer and is pleased that Angela was able to attend. He introduces her to Gillian, who says, “We’re going to kiss!” Angela’s slightly puzzled by Gillian: her youth, her beauty, her boldness. Jimmy and Angela stand apart from the rest of the guests and Jimmy’s socially anxious roommate attaches himself to them. Jimmy spots Gillian flirting with his English professor and gets this look on his face like he smells a really bad fart. Angela breaks up the moment by breaking the news to Jimmy that she’s pregnant. Jimmy is a little stunned but then babbles, “We’ll get a place. It’ll be swell!” Confidence! Joy!

Margaret goes to Nucky’s study after the kids are in bed. He explains that Eli is going to testify against him to save himself and that his testimony might be enough to put Nucky in the chair. He starts to explain how he’ll be transferring his assets to her and Margaret gets all irritated by his pragmatism.

Angela finds Jimmy outside, having a Oh-My-God-My-Girlfriend-Is-Pregnant drink. They see Gillian stumbling out of an alcove, her dress a little torn, the English professor stumbling behind her. She tells Jimmy that she thought they were just flirting. Jimmy confronts his professor who is stunned to find out that Gillian is his mother. “Your life is pretty Jacobean all by itself,” he says. Jimmy punches him. The professor tells him to walk away now and they’ll pretend this didn’t happen. “It is happening,” snarls Jimmy, and then proceeds to pound the hell out of the professor’s face.

Van Alden goes to see Doyle, who asks him to sit because he doesn’t like the way Van Alden looms. Doyle explains that he’s getting screwed over in the liquor sale and suggests that the feds intervene for half of the money in return. Van Alden would get about $150,000, which is better than the envelopes he’s getting (from Nucky?). Van Alden deadpans, “I’d prefer not to,” in his best Bartleby the Scrivener voice. He orders Doyle to never contact him again.

Jimmy is carrying a drunk Gillian back to the hotel. She asks Jimmy how badly he hurt the professor. “Enough to get me expelled,” he says. Gillian assures him that Nucky will fix it. He asks Gillian why she came there and she mumbles that it’s because she’s just the loneliest person on earth. “Do you love that skinny girl?” she asks. “I don’t know. No. I don’t know,” babbles Jimmy. He goes about trying to put Gillian to bed, helping her remove her shoes and dress. She collapses into bed pulling Jimmy with her. She tells him how she used to curl up with him when he was little. Then things take a turn for the Sophoclean when Jimmy starts to pull away but Gillian grabs him to her, forcing him to have sex with her. “There’s nothing wrong with any of it,” she hisses. When Jimmy wakes up in the morning, Gillian is gone. He stares out the window at the ROTC students marching and thinks, “Well, I could gouge my eyes out or I could join the Army.” He chooses the latter and during his intake lists Angela as his next of kin. The officer notices how unnerved Jimmy is and asks him why he’s enlisting. Jimmy fibs that he’s eager to stick a bayonet in the Kaiser’s guts because he lost a brother on the Lusitania, borrowing a story from his more somber classmates.

Margaret is tinkering with Emily’s braces in the kitchen. Owen comes downstairs and she explains that the braces are chafing Emily’s legs in one spot. Owen inspects them and starts working on a rough grommet. “Do you think about me? Because I think about you,” he asks. Margaret tells him to stop and that she’ll pray for him. Katy, overhearing this, rushes from the doorway.

Jimmy, back in present time, and in what looks like the same hotel where he and his mom had their unholy union, is on the phone with Gillian. She’s telling him to return and show the world that he has nothing to hide. But Jimmy is in the middle of an epic bender seasoned by the packet of heroin that Lucky gave him.

Van Alden goes to work and is startled to see Fallon there with the deacon of the church that witnessed his drowning of his partner. When they show him his deceased partner’s shoes, Randolph’s associate goes to arrest Van Alden. But Van Alden struggles and manages to shoot him, then takes off.

Nucky is surprised to find Margaret drinking when he comes home. She shows him the subpoena that she received and he tells her to ignore it. She’s surprised at this new confidence and Nucky tells her that Van Alden turned out not to be a credible witness. Margaret gets all worked up about how they began in sin and will end in it unless they change. She believes she’s culpable for all of her sins, her stealing, deceiving, and cheating. Nucky prods her for clarification. She stole from her family, her employers, and Nucky. She deceived anyone who thought she was good. And cheated on…well, Margaret’s not quite ready to fess up to that and redirects the conversation to the fact that she lives with the man who had the father of her children murdered. Nucky is furious when Margaret says she’s going to testify and says that he won’t permit her to sacrifice him. “If you don’t think I’m as good as my word, you don’t know me at all,” he says, reminding her that he gave her everything.

Jimmy is back in town and Gillian is discussing funeral plans for Angela. She tells him that for now she told Tommy that Angela went away for a few days to paint, but might end up telling him that she moved to Paris. “A month from now he won’t even remember her,” she says. Jimmy, enraged, starts to strangle Gillian and screams, “I’ll remember!” The Commodore stabs Jimmy in the back with one of his spears. Jimmy spins around and the Commodore pins him by the throat, but Jimmy manages to stab him. Gillian, horrified, screams, “Then finish it, goddamn you! Finish it!” Jimmy stabs the Commodore once more before collapsing. He wakes up some time later in a haze. His wound is bandaged and he sees Harrow cleaning up the Commodore’s body. Harrow sees him and draws the curtains. He wakes up again, the audible memory of Angela’s voice telling him that she has to leave. He looks into the next room and sees that Harrow has removed all evidence of the the murder. Gillian brings Tommy to see Jimmy. He whimpers that he had a bad dream. “Me, too,” says Jimmy. “But everything is going to be fine.” Tommy asks where his mama is and Gillian answers, “I’m here, baby.” She assures Jimmy that he didn’t mean to do what he did and they need never mention it again. “It’s all going to be better now. I hope you’re able to see that,” she says, carrying Tommy upstairs. “One day soon he won’t be a little boy anymore. It happens just like that,” she says. “I’ll put him to bed and I’ll be upstairs.”

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Boardwalk Empire Recap: Season 2 Episode 12 – To The Lost

Jimmy and Harrow surprise a KKK meeting and start shooting people. They demand the names and addresses of the guys who shot up Chalky’s. They only have to kill like four people before the assembled racist turds get the point.

Manya is now hiding out in the basement of a synagogue but still giving poetic but long-winded descriptions of his status. Doyle, Nucky, and Owen are sitting across from him, trying not to look bored. Nucky understands that Manya has had a rough time of it recently but explains that Waxey Gordon is a business partner. But Manya informs Nucky that Waxey is in business with Jimmy and that they should help each other out. Nucky notes that Manya doesn’t look to be in a position to do anything, but Manya tells him that if Angela could still talk she would tell him otherwise.

Jimmy and Harrow deliver the KKK guys to Chalky, plus $5,000 for each family. Chalky declares the strike over and Jimmy asks Chalky to tell Nucky that he wants to talk. “Welcome back, fellas!” says Chalky, as the KKK guys are dragged to the ground and beaten. In the car, Harrow tells Jimmy that whatever he does to try to change things, they’ll never forgive him. I’m not sure who Harrow is referring to here: the African-American people of Atlantic City or Nucky and his comrades. Or both.

Emily is working on walking when Nucky arrives home. Katy informs him that Margaret left a little bit ago and didn’t say where she was going. Turns out that Margaret has gone to see Randolph with Father Brennan along for moral support. Father tries to do all the talking but Margaret sends him out. Randolph tries to understand where Margaret is coming from, and Margaret explains that her husband beat her and her children, while Nucky has never been cruel to her. Randolph tries to guilt Margaret by pointing out that she’s putting her children’s safety and comfort above everyone else’s.

Nucky and Fallon are discussing how Margaret’s testimony will sink him when Chalky calls. Nucky goes to visit Jimmy, who informs him that the Commodore is dead. Jimmy regrets not killing him sooner, like the moment he suggested betraying Nucky. Jimmy knows that there’s nothing he can say, but hopes that there’s something he can do. Nucky demands the truth and Jimmy tells him that the attempt on his life was Eli’s idea.

Margaret’s knitting a scarf and boiling water for tea, which makes sense since it’s like 100 degrees. Nucky comes to talk to her about the fundamental differences in their faith. His version of God demands that he love his family. There is more God in the love that he feels for her and the children than in all of the churches in Rome. “I adore you and our family. My entire universe is in these walls. The rest can disappear,” he says. It’s really quite lovely, but Margaret is of course skeptical. Nucky needs and wants her to marry and is upfront about the fact that she would save his life by doing so. “I’m afraid. I don’t want to die or spend my life in jail. I would never admit that to anyone but you,” he says. Margaret doesn’t have an answer for him at the moment.

The Commodore’s death certificate, listing his cause of death as an accident, has arrived costing a pretty penny. His will leaves his estate to his servant, the one who tried to poison him. Jimmy tears up the will, so that the estate can go to him and then to Tommy if anything happens to him. Neary, Ryan, and Boyd arrive and Jimmy shocks them by ordering them to recant their testimony and blame everything on Eli.

Margaret is awoken the next morning by the sound of Nucky cheering on Emily. She looks out the window and is thrilled to see Emily working on walking with the encouragement of Nucky and her brother. Later, she tells Nucky that she’ll need him to accompany her to church, where she’ll make a full confession and then marry him.

Randolph is practicing her opening argument while Margaret is making her confession and while Jimmy and Harrow are approaching Neary’s office. Neary is in the midst of diddling his secretary. Jimmy advises her to go for a coffee break and not come back. As Margaret and Nucky tie the knot, Jimmy and Harrow walk Neary through his confession/suicide note…and then they walk him through his suicide, too. Helpful guys, those two.

In court, Randolph can hardly believe the blatant witness tampering. But with essentially no cards to play, she agrees to let the judge declare a mistrial. Eli is released on his own recognizance, but Halloran, who confessed to killing Hans Schroeder, gets sent to Leavenworth.

Gillian watches as Jimmy and Tommy arrange a pony ride at the beach. Jimmy tells Tommy about how he used to come out here by himself and tells Tommy that he’ll be able to do the same when he needs to.

Nucky comes to bed a little drunk after celebrating the mistrial. He insists that he had nothing to do with Neary’s suicide and Margaret insists that she believes him. There’s more good news: Congress is going to approve the road appropriations, so he’ll need her to sign the deed back to him. “Maybe God is giving me another chance,” he says.

Eli is sitting on the porch when Nucky comes to see him. “Hot enough for you?” asks Eli. “Yes, and how about those Phillies and my brother tried to have me killed,” says Nucky. “Et tu, Eli?” Eli doesn’t get the reference and Nucky says that it’s from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. “There’s a character named Eli?” Eli asks and I die laughing. Eli insists that he had nothing to do with the attempt on Nucky’s life, but that’s not what Jimmy said. Nucky tells him that he needs to plead guilty. He’ll do two years at the most, but be out in one, while Joan and the kids are well looked out for. It’s the best he’s going to get.

Lucky and Lansky are pitching this whole heroin thing to Rothstein, who says that they could start an import business, Chinese lanterns perhaps. Nucky calls and asks Rothstein how he would feel if Manya were suddenly to be amongst the departed. Rothstein, given the nod by Lucky, says that he would have no opinion.

Van Alden, Sigrid, and Abigail are moving into an apartment in Cicero, Illinois. (Cicero, since this show is dripping in symbolism, was the Roman philosopher who called for a return to traditional republican government after the tumultuous dictatorship of Caesar.) They have new names: Mr. and Mrs. Mueller.

Jimmy and Harrow are sharing a drink and some stories from the war. Harrow used to think that that was where he was meant to be. Jimmy assures him that no one was meant to be there. Nucky calls and says that he’ll be meeting Manya in an hour. Harrow offers to go for Jimmy, who he tells him that it’s something he needs to take care of. Personally, I would want Harrow as back-up just in case, but whatever. Gillian looks a little concerned that Jimmy has gone out and notices that Tommy is wearing Jimmy’s dog tags. “You’re gonna be a big man in this city one day,” she tells him. “Just like your father.”

Jimmy meets up with Nucky, Owen, and Manya, seemingly cuffed, at a war memorial that is still under construction. “Now you will have your revenge?” asks Manya. “Is that what this is?” asks Jimmy, as Eli appears behind him with a shotgun. Manya reveals that he’s not actually tied up. “This is the only way we could have ended?” asks Jimmy, but Nucky insists that this was his choice. “I died in the trenches years ago,” says Jimmy. “So who’s gonna do it?” he asks looking at Owen, Manya, and Eli. “I am,” says Nucky, pulling a gun from his vest. Jimmy tells him that the first time he killed someone he vomited for two days straight. He assures Nucky that he’ll get through it, all he has to worry about it is when he runs out of booze and company. Nucky cuts him off by shooting him. “You don’t know me, James,” he says. “I am not seeking forgiveness.” He shoots Jimmy in the head and Jimmy dies underneath the large, bronze doughboy. We flashback to Jimmy in the trenches, hearing the whistle and climbing out into nomansland.

In the morning, things look rather idyllic at the Thompson household. Margaret asks Nucky where he was last night and he tells her that he ran into Jimmy. Margaret is initially pleased to hear that they cleared the air, but her face falls when Nucky tells her that he reenlisted. Nucky goes to meet Bader, Moran, and Fleming at the future site of the highway to celebrate. Margaret goes to Nucky’s desk and ponders the deed and the map showing the future highway. She signs the deed, scratching out the beginning of her old last name and correcting it to Thompson, then signs it over to Father Brennan’s church.

[Sweet Lu]

Man, what a sneek Margaret has become. Nuk is gonna flip when he finds out. Why is it the more "devoted" to religon some people are, the more underhanded and arrogant they become?

And poor Jimmy. Though have to admit I didn't see him survivng, I thought he would kill himself. Never thought Nuk would do it. And now his son is stuck with that sick mother of his.

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Man, what a sneek Margaret has become. Nuk is gonna flip when he finds out. Why is it the more "devoted" to religon some people are, the more underhanded and arrogant they become?

And poor Jimmy. Though have to admit I didn't see him survivng, I thought he would kill himself. Never thought Nuk would do it. And now his son is stuck with that sick mother of his.

To answer your question, some overtly religious people become that way because they believe they got "GOD" on their side, therefore what they do cannot be wrong. And true, Nucky is gonna be pissed when he finds out.

As far as Jimmy goes, Nucky killing him was shocking to see. I did have a feeling that Nuk would never forgive him for turning his back on him. Not to mention he did try to have him killed. However, I do kind of find it hard to feel sympathy for Jimmy. Granted, his sick mother who sexually abused him as a infant "and" as an adult made him that way. Thing is, if we feel bad for him, shouldn't we feel bad for Gillian, who was raped by the Commodore and had Jimmy when she was on 13? Not sure what will happen to his son, stuck with her. And will Richard Harrow become a father figure for him? Jimmy's death leaves those characters in total disarray, and one wonders if they will be back next season.

[Sweet Lu]

it was more a redundant question k dub, but thank you it was appreciated.

and i agree, i think Gillian, Richard and the kid are going to be very itneresting characters next season. and i do feel bad for Gillian for what happened to ehr. it was obvious when she went slap happy on the Commadore that she is still scared by it (and rightfully so). BUT, jsut to be clear, though i feel bad for what happened to ehr, does not mean i condone what she did with Jimmy.

[k_dub]

Whoa, did you think I condone what she did with Jimmy just because she was also sexually abused at a young age? I think we all agreed that was wrong and sick. :yuckky: :x I was just pointing out I don't think you can feel sympathy for Jimmy without feeling sympathy for his mother. Plus, Jimmy turned his back on the only person who did actually did love him, Nucky.

[Sweet Lu]

nope, didn't think that at all, that was for anyone who might stagger along.

and agreed about Jim and Nuk, that was a tragic turn of events. iw as hopign they would reconcile at the end, but it was not meant to be

[LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE]

HBO Renews Boardwalk Empire for Third Season!

HBO has just announced that they will be renewing Boardwalk Empire for a third season next year! Here is the official press release:

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2011 – Following resounding critical approval for the series’ second-season debut on Sept. 25, HBO has renewed BOARDWALK EMPIRE for a third season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

“Following a triumphant first season, I was eager to see what Terry Winter, Martin Scorsese and the rest of their stellar team had in store, and they continue to surpass our highest expectations,” said Lombardo. “The response from the media and our viewers has been extremely gratifying.”

From Terence Winter, Emmy® Award-winning writer of “The Sopranos” and Academy Award®-winning director Martin Scorsese, BOARDWALK EMPIRE is set in the 1920s in the early days of Prohibition, and chronicles the life and times of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the undisputed leader of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.

The renewal of BOARDWALK EMPIRE is the latest in a number of recent drama series pickups, following “True Blood,” “Game of Thrones” and “Treme,” as well as commitments to the new series “Luck,” “Veep,” “Girls,” “Life’s Too Short” and Aaron Sorkin’s as-yet untitled project.

Among the early critical raves for the new season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE, New York’s Daily News called the show “delicious entertainment” and “one of the best shows on television,” while Daily Variety termed it “consistently bold and lusty,” as well as “good to the last illicit, intoxicating drop.” The Boston Globe hailed BOARDWALK EMPIRE as “a must-see show” and “remarkable,” and Entertainment Weekly noted that “drama this good should be illegal.”

BOARDWALK EMPIRE ranks among HBO’s most popular series with an average gross audience of 10.7 million viewers.

At the recent Primetime Emmy® Awards, BOARDWALK EMPIRE led all programming with eight awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Martin Scorsese).

In Jan. 2011, BOARDWALK EMPIRE received two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Television Series – Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Steve Buscemi)

The series also received two Screen Actors Guild awards, for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Steve Buscemi).

[LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE]

According to several reports around the web, actress Paz de la Huerta will not be a part of Boardwalk Empire season 3. HBO has decided not to renew her contract and we won’t speculate as to the reasons. This could possibly be because of creative differences but it could also just mean that the show is moving away from her character who was playing less of an important role as season two went on.Either way we’ve enjoyed her on Boardwalk Empire and we’re sorry we won’t be seeing her again. This doesn’t completely rule out her possibly return in season 4 or beyond (or a surprise appearance at the end of season 3) but we wouldn’t bet the boardwalk on it. Many characters will be leaving the show for this new season with many new ones taking the stage.

[LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE]

HBO.com got the chance to sit down with Nucky Thompson himself, Steve Buscemi to talk Religion, Staying Clueless, Jimmy Darmody and Nucky’s Decision-Making Skills. Here is most of the conversation but you can see the original interview at the HBO homepage.

HBO You’ve been Nucky for two years now. Have you changed your approach from last season?I’ve never worked on something that went on this long. I was a character on ‘The Sopranos,’ but I only lasted a season. This is like working on an extended film that you don’t know the script to and I like it …quot; I like being surprised. I will sometimes ask Terry about something that’s going to happen in the future because it might affect the scene that I’m doing that day, but otherwise I really try not to ask too many questions. The characters don’t know; they’re living day to day.

Nucky and Margaret went through a lot this year.Their relationship gets deeper because they’re living together. And Nucky certainly gets closer to her kids. That means a lot to him, and I think that does have an effect on Margaret. At the same time, the more that Margaret learns about Nucky’s world, the more troubling it is for her.

They seem to fall out when it comes to religion.I don’t think Nucky is dismissive of religion. It’s just not for him. It does cause a rift because he tries to understand, but it’s not in his makeup. He doesn’t understand why people fall for it. In some ways, it’s a healthier attitude. Nucky does have a lot of problems, and he’s under pressure and stress. But guilt doesn’t seem to be one of them. He does the things he does because he feels like in some way, it’s the right thing to do. Or that he has no choice. So he really doesn’t lose sleep over these decisions and actions.

Speaking of, can you discuss Jimmy’s final scene?I like Michael Pitt. You hate to see somebody like that leave the show. Having to do a scene like that, where I am killing another actor who I like …quot; and then on top of that, my character is the reason that he’s leaving… It’s one of the times where I called Terry and Tim Van Patten and said, “We have to talk about this.” Terry really had to remind me who Nucky is, and why he can’t let this go, no matter how much Nucky loves Jimmy. The guy that he is cannot let this stand. I asked about each line and each beat of the scene because I just wanted to make sure I fully understood it.It’s a huge moment for Nucky. I don’t think it came easy for him. He would have preferred things going a different way. A better way. But as he says in the scene to Jimmy, the choice was his. Jimmy brought them to this.

What’s the best part of being Nucky?It feels like he’s a character that’s going to be around a while. It’s more than the power that he enjoys. He’s a force. He’s right in the thick of things. That’s what I really like: He’s obviously so important to this story. And he’s a fun character to play, and to be in his shoes. In his very expensive shoes.

HBOWatch: Nothing on Boardwalk Empire Season 3 this time but hopefully we’ll get more information once it’s actually been written. Boardwalk Empire season 3 will premiere Fall 2012. We’ll keep you updated with all of the latest as we get it.

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Thanks for the interview LMS! Love it.

Btw, i for one, am happy paz is gone Pitt/Darmody being killed off still breaks my heart

I wonder if Gretchen Mol (jimmy's mom) will have as big of a role now that jimmy is out, she is one amazing amazing amazing actress...it's surreal.