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Boardwalk Empire - Season 4 - Sundays on HBO
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The Dutch Slayer
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For me it was a boring ep, last week was soooo good but this week was just Boardwalk Empire ok, that is still very high but just ok.
Cornballer
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theignoramus
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My baby Gillian
That sucks cuss she was the only interesting women on the show and by far the most attractive. But I think that's the end of the line considering its murder.
utterly false
Spinning Plates
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Surely Eli's time is coming. I think he'll guard his real reason for giving people up to Nox and go out as a martyr. For this reason I hope Will isn't the chosen one but if he is then I hope he botches it.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Yeah Eli's got like a 70% chance of being clipped next week.
Discotheque
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And it's a shame because I've been enjoying every scene with him lately. He's one of the more compelling characters
Chalky was a while ago too but i agree that the scenes with him and the girl have made him a bit less interesting
Both of them have high chances of dying by the end of the season
Cornballer
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A few more takes on last night's episode:
- Rolling Stone
- NY Mag
- IndieWire
- Rolling Stone
- NY Mag
- IndieWire
Perjury in front of Congress, but we don't know who turned him in yet.
Nice one by Eli's wife. Nucky is on it.
And I didn't expect Roy to be a copper honestly. What a twist I said to myself. All this time I thought he was setting up some criminal business in Atlantic City
Can't wait for the finale.
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Read some old posts, apparently I have to use the word Pinkerton. These guys are new to me
And I didn't expect Roy to be a copper honestly. What a twist I said to myself. All this time I thought he was setting up some criminal business in Atlantic City
Can't wait for the finale.
EDIT
Read some old posts, apparently I have to use the word Pinkerton. These guys are new to me
Set-up to get her to confess I'd say.
And you don't have to spoiler tag this. Only preview discussion.
Yeah it was a set-up. The guy he "killed" was one of the Pinkertons who revealed themselves after Roy asked "Did you get that?". Man, every time I hear the word "Pinkerton" I want to rewatch Deadwood in all of its Swearengen glory.
Ionian
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Glad I wasn't the only one.
Very slow episode but enjoyed it all the same. Really looking forward to the finale after watching the preview.
Werewolf Jones
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I was honestly bored to death with the majority of Chalky's scenes this week, while he's mostly been an engaging character this season this last episode it just seemed like they were whispering the entire time. I feel bad for Gillian too, but most people apparently do, so...
Next week though? Richard Harrow gonna be like pop pop pop makin' them feds drop.
Next week though? Richard Harrow gonna be like pop pop pop makin' them feds drop.
I absolutely HATED the Gillian sting. What kind of horseshit writing is this?
"Guys, guys, I got it. I will pose as a businessman who's looking for short term accommodations in Atlantic City. i will make an appointment to view Gillian's house, at which point I will seduce her and make her fall in love with me. I will gain her trust by banging her brains out and curing her heroin addiction over the course of several weeks and/or months. At which point I will propose marriage to her and ask her to leave the city with me. Now, stick with me, cause this is where it gets good: We set up a shoot out in an dark parking garage and whisk her back to the mansion, where I have an emotional break down and threaten to turn myself in, FORCING her to confess to the murder of her former lover! Then you guys jump out from the shadows and snatch her!"
"I love it. Fool proof. All in a day's work, boys."
"Guys, guys, I got it. I will pose as a businessman who's looking for short term accommodations in Atlantic City. i will make an appointment to view Gillian's house, at which point I will seduce her and make her fall in love with me. I will gain her trust by banging her brains out and curing her heroin addiction over the course of several weeks and/or months. At which point I will propose marriage to her and ask her to leave the city with me. Now, stick with me, cause this is where it gets good: We set up a shoot out in an dark parking garage and whisk her back to the mansion, where I have an emotional break down and threaten to turn myself in, FORCING her to confess to the murder of her former lover! Then you guys jump out from the shadows and snatch her!"
"I love it. Fool proof. All in a day's work, boys."
Everyone in here who has never heard of the Pinkertons before should stop what you're doing at the moment, and watch Deadwwod.
I'm excited to see Chalky gain some new allies, but I had to continually turn my TV up so I could hear what they were saying the entire episode.
I'm excited to see Chalky gain some new allies, but I had to continually turn my TV up so I could hear what they were saying the entire episode.
Yup. More like "geez this is taking too long and our financiers are getting impatient, time to go for broke."
pulga
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Chalky's scenes were so fucking boring this week. All this fussing about Daughter has made him less interesting, definitely. It's high time he went home to be a family man.
Regarding the twist, it's obvious Roy planned it all to lift Gillian to the highest of heights and once the moment came, fool her into thinking she was about to lose her happiness all over again. Gillian, being as broken as she is, couldn't bear the thought of losing her last shining light, and hence did the stupidest thing she could've done, misguidedly thinking she was actually comforting the man.
Well played, Roy, well played.
Regarding the twist, it's obvious Roy planned it all to lift Gillian to the highest of heights and once the moment came, fool her into thinking she was about to lose her happiness all over again. Gillian, being as broken as she is, couldn't bear the thought of losing her last shining light, and hence did the stupidest thing she could've done, misguidedly thinking she was actually comforting the man.
Well played, Roy, well played.
Agreed.
I just don't get the whole angle, is it just karma for killing Jimmy v2? Not to throw too much sympathy to her but she was a orphan that got raped at like 12 then pregnant, had her son killed, then grandson taken away, etc. She's lived a pretty horrible life, so why mess with her more? I would have probably just preferred a custody battle between her and Harrow then Harrow eventually taking her out. I'm not going to pretend I have great ideas for her situation, but the whole season with her was an episode of Punk'd basically.
Guess I'll throw full judgment after the finale next Sunday.
CountAntonius
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Yeah I wouldn't have seen the private investigator thing coming had it not been for the guess in this thread. It was pretty obvious at that point but I'm not really perceptive and rarely pick up on things. I just take the show as it comes and don't try to figure out stuff too much before it happens.
i still can't make heads or tails of the pinkerton thing. it was just so out of nowhere
definitely one of the biggest WTF moments i've had watching a show. it was a huge stretch but i guess it was worth it. though i hope the show doesn't resort to that sort of gimmickry again
assuming gillian's done for i'm going to miss her. she was one of the most interesting characters for me... i caught myself sympathizing with her and hoping she'd get a fresh lease on life with roy .... but then i realized the fact she was a stone cold killer was slowly inching away in the back of my mind. and i guess that's what the writers were aiming for this season
really digging this season. not as good as the last one, where i feel the show really hit it's groove and it became much more than just a prohibition period piece. but assuming there's about two seasons left in its life i like how its winding up. probably my favorite show outside of mad men
definitely one of the biggest WTF moments i've had watching a show. it was a huge stretch but i guess it was worth it. though i hope the show doesn't resort to that sort of gimmickry again
assuming gillian's done for i'm going to miss her. she was one of the most interesting characters for me... i caught myself sympathizing with her and hoping she'd get a fresh lease on life with roy .... but then i realized the fact she was a stone cold killer was slowly inching away in the back of my mind. and i guess that's what the writers were aiming for this season
really digging this season. not as good as the last one, where i feel the show really hit it's groove and it became much more than just a prohibition period piece. but assuming there's about two seasons left in its life i like how its winding up. probably my favorite show outside of mad men
You mean duckroll's post and my post from last week? If that's the case, sorry dude.Someone in here spoiled that pinkerton shit verbatim as a "guess".
Just finished this week's episode. Enjoyed it immensely. It was happy to move at a leisurely pace and let us watch the characters interact with each other.
I'm a little concerned now that Eli's wife (can't recall her name all of a sudden) is the one who's going to get clipped, inadvertently. They spent so long on her this week -- more time than she's ever gotten before. Or they could just be setting us up to feel very sad when she's lamenting her dead Eli next week. Not sure yet.
I was very happy with the resolution of Gillian's storyline. I mean, it's profoundly tragic, but I enjoyed the long thread of it.
Also, boy did Harrow have a different look about him this week. He looked positively domesticated.
Going to read reviews now.
brianjones
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that was.. quite the long con to get that confession
it was a little too obvious in the end.. every scene with those 2 i just kept waiting for the other shoe to drop
but i was weirdly hoping things would work out for her
it was a little too obvious in the end.. every scene with those 2 i just kept waiting for the other shoe to drop
but i was weirdly hoping things would work out for her
Grimm Fandango
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Master Thespian
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Justice. Her fucked up past doesn't excuse her killing an innocent.
Great ep, this season is on fire.
It only went on that long because he wasn't getting the confession out of her. Seducing her didn't work, helping her through withdrawal didn't work, so finally having her completely emotionally on board and then committing a "murder" himself was what it took to get her to sympathize and confess.
This too:
It only went on that long because he wasn't getting the confession out of her. Seducing her didn't work, helping her through withdrawal didn't work, so finally having her completely emotionally on board and then committing a "murder" himself was what it took to get her to sympathize and confess.
This too:
Uncle Ulty
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Sorry for the dumb question, but i didn't have time to rewatch it last night. Who was the crew coming for Daughter Maitland and Chalky at the end. Were they just random hoods or Narcisse's people?
Cornballer
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Narcisse's people
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
My wife and I literally high-fived each other when they got Gillian.
FUCK THAT BITCH.
FUCK THAT BITCH.
You two suck!
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I feel so bad for her
Yeah me too. Her story is so tragic and I felt so bad when she was trying to escape. I hope she gets her revenge next year.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
You two suck!
What good was she to the show? She was disgustingly creepy in every scene she was in. I couldn't stand her. Quite frankly, I wanted her dead the moment I found she was having sex with her own son.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Just another consequence of what The Commodore did to her. Yes, Gillian did some absolutely reprehensible things, but that I'm still able to feel sorry for her in her own self-destruction is what made her an interesting character imo. She had some absolutely horrible things happen to her.
WyndhamPrice
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I always felt more pity for Gillian than anything else (more after Jimmy died than before), but I was not surprised to see her get caught finally. Boardwalk Empire doesn't really let shit go.
I did not see the Pinkerton angle coming, though. I thought Roy might be an investigator of some kind but not a Pinkerton.
I did not see the Pinkerton angle coming, though. I thought Roy might be an investigator of some kind but not a Pinkerton.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Her story is over? Link?
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Dat Gillian take down... so so sweet
RIP Jimmy Darmody
RIP Jimmy Darmody
IAmtheFMan
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I liked the episode, but the super-elaborate-way-too-far sting reminded me of this episode of South Park:
In my opinion, there's no where else to take her. She murdered someone, now she's paying for it, there's no redemption to be had.
We'll probably see her this week to cap it off, but I don't see what benefit following her further gives to the storyline. Of course now that I think about it, seeing a female prisoner's life in the 20's could be really neat for a couple of episodes.
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