What a long, strange trip it’s been.

The chief complaint about this odd season ofBoardwalk Empirehas been its wandering.

The journey has been uncertain both for the series and the characters within.

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Whether or not it’s too late remains to be seen.

“Two Impostors” was a great episode though, and suspenseful throughout.

Not exactly a rousing group.

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What and to whom is debatable (I know what I would like to happen, anyway.

Sidebar: I’m essentially hoping he shoots Gillian in the face.

Yes, I who wrote of excessive violence last week.

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But that at least would have a point to the story.

Eli saving the day was fantastic, as was Capone’s sudden appearance.

Lucky Luciano, out on his own getting arrested, felt less certain.

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The war will be brutal and bodies will stack up.

Hopefully one of them will be Gyp’s.

It’s new for him still.

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– Poor Eddie Kessler.

– Kessler was quoting Kipling’s poem “If…”

– Gillian was such a snake this week.

There hasn’t ever been anything redeemable about her.

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If she sleeps with Gyp and they die in some Harrow-engineered bloodbath, I will cheer.

– Gyp: “You’ve been left out in the sun a little bit too long.”

Chalky: “Maybe you still cooking.”

– Chalky used one of my favorite phrases: “for the nonce.”

– “Then we’ll sit down and talk about who dies.”