I’m beginning to feel I should recapBoardwalk Empiregeographically.
Times were simpler then, and back in the first season.
Forget a boardwalk empire, it’s a national one!
Let’s start with the main man, though.
He mentioned Teddy and the others are in Brooklyn (Margaret living with her family, presumably?)
but there’s no other mention of her.
Nucky is melancholic and bored.
Not that these people are deserving of friendly attitudes, but Nucky is bitter, and it shows.
Speaking of that old friend, that’s Bill McCoy.
Don’t remember McCoy?
Don’t feel bad.
More tangled webs Nucky shouldn’t be involved in.
She doesn’t need saving, either, which is a nice change.
There’s still hope!)
“Acres of Diamonds” featured two emotional interludes that showcased how greatBoardwalkcan be.
In a show that tends to not look back, this episode was very reflexive within the series.
McCoy’s return was one example, but Richard heading home was another.
Emma shooting Carl Billings brought Richard’s two worlds into a collision.
A little heroin seemed to do the trick for now …
Heroin is another thing tying the season together.
He’s a more dynamic character than Nucky has ever faced before.
No surprise: series creatorTerence Winterwrote this one.
Episode Rating: A-
Musings and Miscellanea:
– Whatever happened with the custody battle over Tommy?
– McCoy: “He’s looking forward to meeting you.”
Nucky: “Most people are, until they do.”
– How great was it that Emma’s sand and gravel beau called Richard “Rick”?
And then Richard made a joke??
– The scene when Richard removed his mask and turned his face to the sun was beautiful.
Such a loaded series of moments for him in this episode.
– Death by machete.
– “Shit flows downhill, don’t matter where it stops” - Chalky to Purnsley.
Is Purnsley only pretending to double cross Chalky?
– Looks like Chalky might have a love interest.
– Chalky: “The white folks seem to like her.”
Narcisse: “Thatwouldbe important … – “You don’t have a code.
You’re just stupid.”
– Personally, I loved the interlude with Willy Thompson.
His interaction with Mickey Doyle seemed to foreshadow something sinister in the future, although perhaps not.
– “Don’t let the door hit you in the brains” - Mickey.
– Patricia Arquette really could be a bar owner from Tampa in that era.
She nails the vibe.
– “When men make themselves into brutes, it is fair to treat them as brutes.”
