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06-17-2014, 07:19 AM | #1 |
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Just read that the story is going to jump ahead 7 years to 1931 for the final season.
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10-26-2014, 10:47 PM | #2 |
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.....and the series finale went down tonight.
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10-27-2014, 10:53 AM | #3 |
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Very good show overall but I felt the final season was a little flat. Season 3 was probably my favorite
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I enjoyed this season, agree that the first 3 seasons are strongest ... The casting of Young Nucky was particularly brilliant. And seeing the moment Nucky sold his soul was pretty powerful (especially considering the way that was set up... that Jillian was not just a random girl he brought to the commodore, but actually a girl who had stayed in his home, bonded with his wife, and received his promise of protection). It also explains a little more about why they spent so much time with Jillian's storyline... since it was so critical to Nucky's story. I liked the Capone capper (the scene with his son was pretty cool, and I enjoyed the headshots of Capone putting on his mask for the reporters).
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10-27-2014, 01:16 PM | #7 |
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yep, it was like the picked the guy and had him watch the whole series to get Buscemi's mannerisms and master gestures down. It was an excellent impersonation.
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10-27-2014, 01:46 PM | #9 |
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I was wondering why they felt the need to go back to the Gillian story, because I was sick of her a while ago. I guess now we know. Good way of explaining how Nucky came to be what he came to be.
The young adult Nucky did a good Steve Buschemi impression, but WTF was with those teeth? They barely could fit in his mouth. They were just hilariously ridiculous. I mean, Bushemi's teeth are crooked, but they're not gargantuan-makes-Elway's-teeth-look-tiny teeth. |
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It's a damn shame for the show, too. I think Boardwalk Empire would have been a much better and more complete story had Jimmy been part of it the entire way. Just thinking about it, there are so many interesting things they could have done with it. How cool would it have been to see Jimmy working with Lucciano and Lansky to take control of everything? Or working with Capone to try to help Nucky address Murder, Inc.
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It was a pretty good series finale...granted, some stuff in this show just went right over my head.
The actor who portrayed young Nucky was awesome. He did a really good job. |
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10-27-2014, 01:19 PM | #12 |
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I had a feeling that kid would end up playing a significant role in Nucky's ulimate outcome.
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10-27-2014, 01:29 PM | #13 |
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I had him tabbed as Nucky's killer (after all, any time they've spent a season showing flashbacks of a main character as a younger person, that character has died in the finale - Jimmy, Harrow and now Nucky), but I thought he was an inside man for Murder, Inc.
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10-27-2014, 09:01 PM | #14 |
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I wish they had explored the relationship between Capone and his deaf son more. Playing off the love he had for those close to him with the scenes of his awful acts. I remember the very emotional scene when Capone and his wife finally realized in their kitchen that their son is deaf. One of the most moving scenes of the entire series.
I think we all knew Nucky was gonna get it but I did not see by who. I think it was a fitting way to see the relationship of the Commodore and Gillian throughout those first seasons, and tie that in to how Nucky "made" his way. Great show. |
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10-27-2014, 09:23 PM | #15 |
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I liked how the scenes after the Jimmy, Richard, and Nucky show their characters.
Jimmy's last scene was him going over the wall in WWI. Jimmy never really left the war and the way it changed his personality. Richard's last scene was him coming home unscarred. He found peace and left WWI behind him. Nucky's last scene is his younger self finally catching a coin. It shows his character never really evolved from grasping for money. |
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